2. Describe the Capabilities of Cisco Network Management Platforms and APIs (Meraki, Cisco DNA Center, ACI, Cisco SD-WAN, and NSO) 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   A network engineer wants to use the Cisco SD-WAN vManage API to programmatically retrieve the list of devices in the fabric. Which type of API request would accomplish this?

   • AA PUT request to the device inventory endpoint
   • BA DELETE request to the device inventory endpoint
   • CA POST request to the device inventory endpoint
   • DA GET request to the device inventory endpoint
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2. 17foundation · easy

   A network administrator wants to programmatically retrieve the current configuration of all SSIDs in a Meraki network. Which Meraki Dashboard API capability directly supports this task?

   • AThe API provides read-only access to network configuration objects such as SSIDs, allowing retrieval of their settings.
   • BThe API returns SSID configurations only in XML format, which must be parsed separately.
   • CThe API only allows configuration changes through the dashboard UI, not through programmatic calls.
   • DThe API requires an on-premises collector to fetch SSID configurations from the Meraki cloud.
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4. 18application · medium

   A managed service provider (MSP) uses Cisco NSO to orchestrate customer VPN services across a mix of Cisco and third-party routers. They want to expose a REST API to their customers so customers can request new VPNs through a self-service portal. Which NSO capability should they use?

   • AThe NSO SNMP interface, which customers can use to manage VPNs.
   • BThe NSO RESTCONF API, which allows customers to interact with NSO's service models.
   • CThe NSO web GUI, which customers can use to configure VPNs.
   • DThe NSO CLI, which customers can use to configure their VPNs.
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5. 19application · medium

   A managed service provider uses Meraki for thousands of customer sites. A customer asks for a daily report of which SSIDs have had clients in the last 24 hours. The automation engineer wants to build this without any manual dashboard interaction. Which approach should the engineer use?

   • AExport the dashboard CSV report once and parse it with a scheduled script.
   • BUse the Cisco DNA Center API to pull Meraki wireless client data from the customer networks.
   • CEnable SNMP on each Meraki AP and poll the OIDs for client counts per SSID.
   • DUse the Meraki Dashboard API to query the organizations, networks, and wireless clients endpoints, then aggregate the data in a script.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   Which API authentication method is used by Cisco DNA Center to secure access to its platform APIs?

   • AOAuth 2.0 with client credentials to obtain a token
   • BA pre-shared key in the X-API-Key header
   • CMutual TLS with client certificates
   • DBasic authentication with a username and password in the Authorization header
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