Which vManage API collection lists fabric nodes?

SD-WAN vManage API

Which collection contains the resources to obtain a list of fabric nodes through the vManage API?

  1. device inventory Source Reference Answer
  2. administration
  3. device management
  4. monitoring

Community Votes

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100% of anonymous learners picked answer A. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.

Community Insight

The exam tests knowledge of vManage API resource collections; the trap is confusing device inventory with device management or monitoring, which serve different operational purposes.

The device inventory collection in the vManage REST API is used to retrieve a list of fabric nodes. Community consensus confirms that device inventory contains the resources for querying connected device information, including SD-WAN fabric nodes.

Many candidates choose 'device management' because it sounds related to managing devices, but device management focuses on configuration and provisioning workflows rather than inventory queries.

Community Discussion (6 comments)

Osama_anwar 👍 6 Selected: A
Confirmed. A. device inventory The device inventory collection typically contains resources related to obtaining information about the devices connected to the network, including fabric nodes. Therefore, to obtain a list of fabric nodes through the vManage API, you would likely need to interact with the device inventory collection.
supershysherlock 👍 2 Selected: A
A. Device inventory
slacker_at_work 👍 3 Selected: A
Agree, device inventory nothing to add what is being said.
IgorLVG 👍 2
using the API: https://python-viptela.readthedocs.io/en/latest/autoapi/api/device/index.html indicantes get_device_list(self, category) so the answer would be device inventory: A
raw007 👍 2
Device inventory
Mizuchan 👍 4 Selected: A
To obtain a list of fabric nodes through the vManage API, you would typically look into the "device inventory" collection.

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Expert Analysis

Why the Answer Is Correct

The vManage REST API organizes its endpoints into logical collections, and the device inventory collection is specifically designed to provide information about devices connected to the SD-WAN fabric. When you query this collection via endpoints such as /device, you receive a list of fabric nodes with their status, system IP, and other identifying details. Community members consistently confirm this, with one commenter referencing the python-viptela library documentation that maps get_device_list() to the device inventory category.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Administration deals with user management, roles, certificates, and system-level settings—not device listing. Device management focuses on configuration templates, provisioning workflows, and pushing changes to devices rather than querying their current inventory state. Monitoring is used for real-time and historical performance data, alarms, and statistics (e.g., /statistics endpoints), not for enumerating fabric nodes. Choosing any of these reflects a misunderstanding of how Cisco SD-WAN vManage categorizes its REST API resources.

Community Comment Notes

All six community comments unanimously agree on answer A (device inventory). Commenter [4] provides a particularly useful reference by linking to the python-viptela SDK documentation, which explicitly ties get_device_list() to the device inventory category. Commenter [1] offers the clearest explanation, noting that device inventory contains resources related to obtaining information about devices connected to the network, including fabric nodes.

Official Reference

Exam Strategy

When asked about vManage API collections, remember that 'inventory' is for listing and identifying devices, 'management' is for configuration changes, and 'monitoring' is for statistics and alarms. Map the verb in the question (obtain a list) to the correct collection purpose.

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