Changing Configuration Information

This chapter explains how to use the NETCONF 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. The NETCONF protocol operations<copy-config>, <edit-config>, and <discard-changes> offer functionality that is analogous to configuration mode commands in the Junos OS CLI. These CLI configuration mode commands, as well as the CLI configuration statements, 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 how to use the NETCONF XML management protocol to make changes to a device’s configuration. To see how this activity fits in within the overall NETCONF session, see Client Application’s Role in a NETCONF Session.

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• Editing the Candidate Configuration
• Replacing the Candidate Configuration
• Rolling Back a Configuration
• Deleting the Candidate Configuration
• Changing Individual Configuration Elements