Kent Watsen <kwat...@juniper.net> wrote: > > > >>Wait, I think we're talking about different things. Martin, I'm sure > >>that > >> internal to a NC/RC server, parts of the intended configuration is > >> actually applied synchronously (e.g., a hostname) whereas other parts > >>are > >> not (e.g., config for data plane). But that nuance is not currently > >> exposed in any way today -right? > >I think that today, from what a client sees/experiences, many replies > >from netconf servers fits neither the definition of "synchronous > >configuration operation" nor "asynchronous configuration operation", but > >instead, the reply is somewhere between the two extremes. > > I don't think it matters if the server is anywhere between the two > extremes.
Will there ever be a server that operates in synchronous mode, given that applied will not match intended if hardware is missing? Will a client ever use "block" mode if it means that it might hang forever (or at least until some hw is plugged in)? /martin _______________________________________________ netmod mailing list netmod@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/netmod
