Changing Configuration Information; Overview Of Configuration Changes - Juniper JUNOS OS 10.3 - XML MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL GUIDE 6-30-2010 Manual

CHAPTER 5

Changing Configuration Information

Overview of Configuration Changes

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This chapter explains how to use the Junos XML management protocol along with Junos
XML or command-line interface (CLI) configuration statements to change the
configuration on a routing, switching, or security platform configuration. The Junos XML
protocol <load-configuration>
mode commands in the Junos OS CLI, which are described in the Junos CLI User Guide.
The Junos XML tag elements described here correspond to configuration statements,
which are described in the Junos OS configuration guides.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
Overview of Configuration Changes on page 103
Specifying the Source and Format of New Configuration Data on page 105
Replacing the Entire Configuration on page 108
Creating, Modifying, or Deleting Configuration Elements on page 109
Reordering Elements in Configuration Objects on page 121
Renaming a Configuration Object on page 123
Changing a Configuration Element's Activation State on page 125
Changing a Configuration Element's Activation State Simultaneously with Other
Changes on page 127
To change configuration information, the client application performs the procedures
described in the indicated sections:
Establishes a connection to the Junos XML protocol server on the routing, switching,
1.
or security platform, as described in "Connecting to the Junos XML Protocol Server"
on page 37.
Opens a Junos XML protocol session, as described in "Starting the Junos XML Protocol
2.
Session" on page 38.
(Optional) Locks the candidate configuration or creates a private copy, as described
3.
in "Locking the Candidate Configuration" on page 53 and "Creating a Private Copy
of the Configuration" on page 54. Locking the configuration prevents other users or
applications from changing it at the same time. Creating a private copy enables the
tag element and its attributes correspond to configuration
103