Second Example in section 7.2 of netconf-proto

["Sharon Chisholm" <schishol@nortel.com>]

hi

In section 7.2, the second example indicates it will add an interface,
but uses the operator of replace. The definition of replace does not
actually say that if the entry does not exist, it is created. Should it,
or should the operator of create be used instead in this example?

I also wonder with these examples if there is an implicit assumption
that the key is name and this somehow defines whether something exists
or not?

      Add an interface named "Ethernet0/0" to the running configuration,
      replacing any previous interface with that name:

     <rpc message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <edit-config>
         <target>
           <running/>
         </target>
         <config xmlns:xc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
           <top xmlns="http://example.com/schema/1.2/config";>
             <interface xc:operation="replace">
               <name>Ethernet0/0</name>
               <mtu>1500</mtu>
               <address>
                 <name>192.0.2.4</name>
                 <prefix-length>24</prefix-length>
               </address>
             </interface>
           </top>
         </config>
       </edit-config>
     </rpc>

     <rpc-reply message-id="101"
          xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
       <ok/>
     </rpc-reply>


Sharon Chisholm
Nortel 
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

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