Requesting Information; Chapter 4 Requesting Information - Juniper JUNOS OS 10.3 - XML MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL GUIDE 6-30-2010 Manual

CHAPTER 4

Requesting Information

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This chapter explains how to use the Junos XML management protocol and Junos XML
API and to request information about the status and the current configuration of a routing,
switching, or security platform running Junos OS.
The tag elements for operational requests are defined in the Junos XML API and
correspond to Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) operational commands, which
are described in the Junos OS command references. There is a request tag element for
many commands in the CLI
The tag element for configuration requests is the Junos XML protocol
tag element. It corresponds to the CLI configuration mode
described in the Junos CLI User Guide. The Junos XML tag elements that make up the
content of both the client application's requests and the Junos XML protocol server's
responses correspond to CLI configuration statements, which are described in the Junos
OS configuration guides.
In addition to information about the current configuration, client applications can request
other configuration-related information, including an XML schema representation of the
configuration hierarchy, information about previously committed (rollback) configurations,
or information about the rescue configuration.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
Overview of the Request Procedure on page 62
Requesting Operational Information on page 62
Requesting Configuration Information on page 64
Specifying the Source and Output Format of Configuration Information on page 65
Specifying the Scope of Configuration Information to Return on page 81
Requesting an XML Schema for the Configuration Hierarchy on page 94
Requesting a Previous (Rollback) Configuration on page 97
Comparing Two Previous (Rollback) Configurations on page 99
Requesting the Rescue Configuration on page 100
family of commands.
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<get-configuration>
command, which is
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