NETCONF¶

Major Features¶

For each top-level feature, identify the name, url, description, etc. User-facing features are used directly by end users.

odl-restconf¶

Feature URL: https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=netconf.git;a=blob;f=features/restconf/features-restconf/src/main/features/features.xml;hb=refs/heads/stable/carbon
Feature Description: Restconf
Top Level: Yes
User Facing: Yes
Experimental: No
CSIT Test: Tested by any suit that uses Restconf

odl-mdsal-apidocs¶

Feature URL: https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=netconf.git;a=blob;f=features/restconf/features-restconf/src/main/features/features.xml;hb=refs/heads/stable/carbon
Feature Description: MDSal - apidocs
Top Level: Yes
User Facing: Yes
Experimental: No

odl-yanglib¶

Feature URL: https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=netconf.git;a=blob;f=features/yanglib/features-yanglib/src/main/features/features.xml;hb=refs/heads/stable/carbon
Feature Description: Yanglib server
Top Level: Yes
User Facing: Yes
Experimental: No

odl-netconf-callhome-ssh¶

Feature URL: https://git.opendaylight.org/gerrit/gitweb?p=netconf.git;a=blob;f=features/netconf-connector/features-netconf-connector/src/main/features/features.xml;hb=refs/heads/stable/carbon
Feature Description: Netconf call home
Top Level: Yes
User Facing: Yes
Experimental: No
CSIT Test: https://jenkins.opendaylight.org/releng/view/netconf/job/netconf-csit-1node-callhome-only-carbon/

Documentation¶

Please provide the URL to each document at docs.opendaylight.org. If the document is under review, provide a link to the change in Gerrit.

User Guide(s):
- NETCONF User Guide
Developer Guide(s):
- NETCONF Developer Guide

Security Considerations¶

Do you have any external interfaces other than RESTCONF?

Yes, we have md-sal and css netconf servers. Also server for netconf call-home.
- If so, how are they secure?
  
  NETCONF over SSH
- What port numbers do they use?
  
  Please see https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/Ports. Netconf call-home uses TCP 6666
Other security issues?

None that we are aware of

Quality Assurance¶

Link to Sonar Report Test coverage percent: 63.3%
Link to CSIT Jobs

Migration¶

Is is possible migrate from the previous release? If so, how?

Yes, no specific steps needed apart from migrating netconf’s topology configuration from DS.

Compatibility¶

Is this release compatible with the previous release?

Yes
Any API changes?

No
Any configuration changes?

md-sal netconf northbound is started via blueprint instead of config subsystem.

Bugs Fixed¶

List of bugs fixed since the previous release

https://bugs.opendaylight.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&chfield=resolution&chfieldfrom=2016-09-08&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=FIXED&list_id=78801&product=netconf&query_format=advanced&resolution=FIXED

Known Issues¶

List key known issues with workarounds

None
Link to Open Bugs

End-of-life¶

List of features/APIs which are EOLed, deprecated, and/or removed in this release

NETCONF southbound plugin, configuration with configub subsystem is deprecated

Standards¶

RFC 6241 - Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)
RFC 6470 - Base Notifications partly supported, netconf-config-change unsupported
draft-ietf-yang-library-06
draft-bierman-netconf-restconf-04
RFC 8040 - RESTCONF protocol

Release Mechanics¶

Link to release plan
Describe any major shifts in release schedule from the release plan

No shifts