Re: [YANG] new pyang errors

Ladislav Lhotka <lhotka@cesnet.cz> Wed, 23 January 2008 08:26 UTC

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Subject: Re: [YANG] new pyang errors
From: Ladislav Lhotka <lhotka@cesnet.cz>
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Juergen Schoenwaelder píše v St 23. 01. 2008 v 08:44 +0100:
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 08:40:51AM +0100, Ladislav Lhotka wrote:
> 
> > I agree, but im my view of the NETCONF world this (optional) filtering
> > can and should be done at the user's side, by the management
> > application. The size/complexity of the data is not an issue for
> > machine-machine exchange.
> 
> a) ssh is not going to do that for me anytime soon

It's important that raw ssh works in principle but let's face it -
reading and typing NETCONF XML stuff via stdin/stdout is only for
masochists.
 
> b) only the device really knows what has been touched

I'd like to make sure that my configurations work - as much as possible
- even after the device has been replaced by another brand.

> c) configuration will always be to some extend proprietary; so your
>    app needs to understand all the proprietary stuff of all your devices

I don't agree - the whole NETCONF then wouldn't make much sense. That
"some extent" must be rather minor IMO.

> d) SNMP failed badly in this space, partly because of b) and c)

Avoiding hidden assumptions cannot make the situation worse, only
better.

Lada


> 
> /js
> 
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