NX-API
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NX-API is a Cisco Nexus switch programmatic interface that exposes NX-OS features through REST-like HTTP/JSON APIs for automation and integration with network management tools.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NX-API canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7869939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NX-API Context triple: [Cisco NX-OS, supportsFeature, NX-API]
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A.
Cisco DNA Center
Cisco DNA Center is a centralized, intent-based network management and automation platform for designing, provisioning, monitoring, and securing Cisco enterprise networks.
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B.
RESTCONF
RESTCONF is a RESTful protocol defined by the IETF for accessing and managing configuration and operational data on network devices using YANG data models.
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C.
Cisco vManage
Cisco vManage is a centralized network management and orchestration platform used to configure, monitor, and manage Cisco SD-WAN deployments.
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D.
NETCONF
NETCONF is a network management protocol standardized by the IETF that provides mechanisms to install, manipulate, and delete configuration data on network devices using a structured, XML-based approach.
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E.
Cisco NX‑OS
Cisco NX‑OS is a data center–focused network operating system designed for high-performance, highly available switching and routing on Cisco’s Nexus platform.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NX-API Target entity description: NX-API is a Cisco Nexus switch programmatic interface that exposes NX-OS features through REST-like HTTP/JSON APIs for automation and integration with network management tools.
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A.
Cisco DNA Center
Cisco DNA Center is a centralized, intent-based network management and automation platform for designing, provisioning, monitoring, and securing Cisco enterprise networks.
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B.
RESTCONF
RESTCONF is a RESTful protocol defined by the IETF for accessing and managing configuration and operational data on network devices using YANG data models.
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C.
Cisco vManage
Cisco vManage is a centralized network management and orchestration platform used to configure, monitor, and manage Cisco SD-WAN deployments.
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D.
NETCONF
NETCONF is a network management protocol standardized by the IETF that provides mechanisms to install, manipulate, and delete configuration data on network devices using a structured, XML-based approach.
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E.
Cisco NX‑OS
Cisco NX‑OS is a data center–focused network operating system designed for high-performance, highly available switching and routing on Cisco’s Nexus platform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cisco Nexus feature
ⓘ
network device API ⓘ programmatic interface ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
in-band data interface
ⓘ
out-of-band management interface ⓘ |
| authenticationMethod |
HTTP basic authentication
ⓘ
NX-OS local user accounts ⓘ |
| category |
network automation API
ⓘ
network programmability ⓘ |
| configurationMethod |
NX-OS CLI
ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco NX‑OS
NX-OS running configuration ⓘ |
| developedBy | Cisco Systems ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/sw/7-x/programmability/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_Programmability_Guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_Programmability_Guide_chapter_010.html ⓘ |
| enables |
integration with network management tools
ⓘ
network automation ⓘ programmatic access to Nexus switches ⓘ |
| exposes | NX-OS features ⓘ |
| featureNameInNX-OS | feature nxapi ⓘ |
| hasInterfaceStyle | REST-like ⓘ |
| logging | NX-OS system logs ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | network management systems ⓘ |
| requires | NX-OS feature enablement ⓘ |
| returns |
error codes
ⓘ
structured command output ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Cisco NX-OS
ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco NX‑OS
Cisco Nexus switches ⓘ |
| securityConsideration | should be restricted to trusted management networks ⓘ |
| supports |
JSON-RPC style requests
ⓘ
bulk command execution ⓘ |
| supportsDeviceFamily |
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series
ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Nexus switches
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Nexus switches
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Nexus switches
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Nexus switches
|
| supportsMode |
NX-API CLI passthrough
ⓘ
NX-API REST-like calls ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
configuration commands execution
ⓘ
configuration management ⓘ operational state retrieval ⓘ show commands execution ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
HTTP
ⓘ
HTTPS ⓘ |
| targetUser |
DevOps teams
ⓘ
automation engineers ⓘ network engineers ⓘ |
| transportSecurity | TLS ⓘ |
| usedFor |
DevOps workflows
ⓘ
SDN integration ⓘ orchestration systems integration ⓘ |
| usesDataFormat |
JSON
ⓘ
XML ⓘ |
| vendor |
Cisco
ⓘ
linked to:
Cisco Systems
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: NX-API Description of subject: NX-API is a Cisco Nexus switch programmatic interface that exposes NX-OS features through REST-like HTTP/JSON APIs for automation and integration with network management tools.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Cisco NX‑OS