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Interact with Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) via RESTCONF API

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Device → Connect

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Summary

Connects to a specified device in Cisco NSO using the RESTCONF API.

Inputs

  • deviceName (required) — Name of the device to connect to.
  • additionalOptions — Additional options such as commit queue, depth, dry run, no networking, and response format.

Output shape

no body — success/failure only

Returns success or failure of the connection attempt, contingent on the provided device name and options.

Examples

Example 1: Connect to a device named 'router1' without additional options.

Set 'Device Name' to 'router1' and leave 'Additional Options' empty.

Example 2: Connect to a device with options for dry run and JSON response format.

Set 'Device Name' to 'router1' and specify 'Dry Run' as 'None', 'Response Format' as 'JSON'.

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