Device preparation

In order to start using NETCONF, let's create a separate user as well as turn on the required services:

    set system login user netconf uid 2001    set system login user netconf class super-user    set system login user netconf authentication encrypted-password     "$1$0EkA.XVf$cm80A0GC2dgSWJIYWv7Pt1"    set system services ssh    set system services telnet    set system services netconf ssh port 830
For the Juniper device lab, I am using an older, unsupported platform called Juniper Olive. It is solely used for lab purposes. You can use your favorite search engine to find out some interesting facts and history about Juniper Olive.

On the Juniper device, you can always take a look at the configuration either in a flat file or in XML format. ...

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