NETCONF                                                       A. Bierman
Internet-Draft                                                   Brocade
Intended status: Standards Track                        October 22, 2010
Expires: April 25, 2011


                      NETCONF System Notifications
               draft-ietf-netconf-system-notifications-01

Abstract

   The NETCONF protocol provides mechanisms to manipulate configuration
   datastores.  However, client applications often need to be aware of
   common system events such as a change in system capabilities, which
   may impact management applications.  Standard mechanisms are needed
   to support the monitoring of the system events within the NETCONF
   server.  This document defines a YANG module which allows a NETCONF
   client to receive notifications for some common system events.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.1.  Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.  YANG Module for System Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     2.1.  Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
       2.1.1.  Notifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     2.2.  Definitions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   3.  IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   4.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   5.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   Appendix A.  Change Log  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
     A.1.  00-01  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
     A.2.  00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
   Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
































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1.  Introduction

   The NETCONF protocol [RFC4741] provides mechanisms to manipulate
   configuration datastores.  However, client applications often need to
   be aware of common system events such as a change in system
   capabilities, which may impact management applications.  Standard
   mechanisms are needed to support the monitoring of the system events
   within the NETCONF server.  This document defines a YANG module
   [RFC6020] which allows a NETCONF client to receive notifications for
   some common system events.

1.1.  Terminology

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].

   The following terms are defined in [RFC4741]:
   o  client
   o  datastore
   o  operation
   o  server

   The following terms are defined in [RFC5277]:
   o  event
   o  stream
   o  subscription

   The following term is defined in [RFC6020]:
   o  data node


2.  YANG Module for System Notifications

2.1.  Overview

   The YANG module defined within this document specifies a small number
   of notification event messages for use within the 'NETCONF' stream,
   and accessible to clients via the subscription mechanism in
   [RFC5277].

   The YANG language is defined in [RFC6020].

2.1.1.  Notifications

   This module defines some system events to notify a client application
   that the system state has changed.




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   o  sys-config-change: Generated when the <running> or <startup>
      configuration datastore is changed.  Summarizes each edit being
      reported.
   o  sys-capability-change: Generated when the NETCONF server
      capabilities are changed.  Indicates which capabilities have been
      added, deleted, and/or modified.
   o  sys-session-start: Generated when the NETCONF session is started.
      Indicates the identity of the user that started the session.
   o  sys-session-end: Generated when the NETCONF session is terminated.
      Indicates the identity of the user that owned the session, and why
      the session was terminated.
   o  sys-conformed-commit: Generated when the NETCONF confirmed-commit
      event occurs.  Indicates the current state of the confirmed-commit
      operation in progress.

2.2.  Definitions



 <CODE BEGINS> file="ietf-netconf-system-notifications@2010-10-21.yang"

 module ietf-netconf-system-notifications {

    namespace
      "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-system-notifications";

    prefix nc-sys-notif;

    import ietf-inet-types { prefix inet; }
    import ietf-netconf { prefix nc; }

    organization
     "IETF NETCONF (Network Configuration Protocol) Working Group";

    contact
     "WG Web:   <http://tools.ietf.org/wg/netconf/>
      WG List:  <mailto:netconf@ietf.org>

      WG Chair: Bert Wijnen
                <mailto:bertietf@bwijnen.net>

      WG Chair: Mehmet Ersue
                <mailto:mehmet.ersue@nsn.com>

      Editor: Andy Bierman
              <mailto:andy.bierman@brocade.com>";

    description



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     "This module defines an YANG data model for use with the
      NETCONF protocol that allows the NETCONF client to
      receive common system events.

      Copyright (c) 2010 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
      the document authors.  All rights reserved.

      Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
      without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
      to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD License
      set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions
      Relating to IETF Documents
      (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info).

      This version of this YANG module is part of RFC XXXX; see
      the RFC itself for full legal notices.";
    // RFC Ed.: replace XXXX with actual RFC number and remove this note

    // RFC Ed.: remove this note
    // Note: extracted from
    // draft-ietf-netconf-system-notifications-01.txt

    revision 2010-10-21 {
      description
        "Initial version.";
      reference
       "RFC XXXX: NETCONF System Notifications";
    }
    // RFC Ed.: replace XXXX with actual
    // RFC number and remove this note

   grouping sys-common-session-parms {

     leaf user-name {
       description
         "Name of the user for the session.";
       type string;
     }

     leaf session-id {
       description "Identifier of the session.";
       type nc:session-id-or-zero-type;
     }

     leaf remote-host {
       description
         "Address of the remote host for the session.";
       type inet:ip-address;



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     }
   }

   grouping changed-by-parms {
     container changed-by {
       description
         "Indicates who caused this change.
         If caused by internal action, then the
         empty leaf 'server' will be present.
         If caused by a management session, then
         the name, remote host address, and session ID
         of the session that made the change will be reported.";
       choice server-or-user {
         leaf server {
           type empty;
           description
             "If present, the change was caused
              by the server.";
         }

         case by-user {
           uses sys-common-session-parms {
             refine session-id {
               mandatory true;
             }
           }
         }
       } // choice server-or-user
     } // container changed-by-parms;
   }

   notification sys-config-change {
     description
       "Generated when the <running> or <startup> configuration
        database is changed.";

     uses changed-by-parms;

     list edit {
       description
         "An edit record will be present for each distinct
         edit operation on the target database.";

       leaf target-database {
         type enumeration {
           enum running {
             description "The running database has changed.";
           }



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           enum startup {
             description "The startup database has changed";
           }
         }
         description
           "Indicates which configuration database has changed.";
         default "running";
       }

       leaf target {
         type instance-identifier;
         description
           "Topmost node associated with the configuration change.
            A server SHOULD set this object to the node within
            the database which is being altered.  A server MAY
            set this object to one of the ancestors of the actual
            node that was changed, or omit this object, if the
            exact node is not known.";
       }

       leaf operation {
         type nc:edit-operation-type;
         description
            "Type of edit operation performed.
             A server SHOULD set this object to the NETCONF edit
             operation performed on the target database.";
       }
     } // list edit
   } // notification sys-config-change


   notification sys-capability-change {
     description
       "Generated when a <capability> is added, deleted,
        or modified.";

     uses changed-by-parms;

     leaf-list added-capability {
       type inet:uri;
       description
         "List of capabilities that have just been added.";
     }

     leaf-list deleted-capability {
       type inet:uri;
       description
         "List of capabilities that have just been deleted.";



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     }

     leaf-list modified-capability {
       type inet:uri;
       description
         "List of capabilities that have just been modified.
          A capability is considered to be modified if the
          base URI for the capability has not changed, but
          one or more of the parameters encoded at the end of
          the capability URI has changed.";
     }
   } // notification sys-capability-change


   notification sys-session-start {
     description
       "Generated when a new NETCONF session is started.";
     uses sys-common-session-parms {
       refine session-id {
         mandatory true;
       }
     }
   } // notification sys-session-start


   notification sys-session-end {
     description
       "Generated when a NETCONF session is terminated.";

     uses sys-common-session-parms {
       refine session-id {
         mandatory true;
       }
     }

     leaf killed-by {
       when "../termination-reason = 'killed'";
       type nc:session-id-type;
       description
         "Session ID that issued the <kill-session>
         if the session was terminated by this operation.";
     }

     leaf termination-reason {
       type enumeration {
         enum "closed" {
           value 0;
           description



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             "The session was terminated with
             the <close-session> operation.";
         }
         enum "killed" {
           value 1;
           description
             "The session was terminated with
             the NETCONF <kill-session> operation.";
         }
         enum "dropped" {
           value 2;
           description
             "The session was terminated because
             the SSH session or TCP connection was
             unexpectedly closed.";
         }
         enum "timeout" {
           value 3;
           description
             "The session was terminated because
             of inactivity, either waiting for
             the <hello> or <rpc> messages.";
         }
         enum "bad-hello" {
           value 4;
           description
             "The client's <hello> message was
             bad or never arrived.";
         }
         enum "other" {
           value 5;
           description
             "The session was terminated for
             some other reason.";
         }
       }
       mandatory "true";
       description "Reason the session was terminated.";
     }
   } // notification sys-session-end


   notification sys-confirmed-commit {
     description
       "Generated when a confirmed-commit event occurs.";
     uses sys-common-session-parms;

     leaf confirm-event {



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       description
         "Indicates the event that caused the notification.";
       type enumeration {
         enum "start" {
           value 0;
           description
             "The confirm-commit procedure has started.";
         }
         enum "cancel" {
           value 1;
           description
             "The confirm-commit procedure has been canceled,
             due to the session being terminated.";
         }
         enum "timeout" {
           value 2;
           description
             "The confirm-commit procedure has been canceled,
             due to the confirm-timeout interval expiring.
             The common session parameters will not be present
             in this sub-mode.";
         }
         enum "extend" {
           value 3;
           description
             "The confirm-commit timeout has been extended.";
         }
         enum "complete" {
           value 4;
           description
             "The confirm-commit procedure has been completed.";
         }
       }
       mandatory "true";
     }

     leaf timeout {
       when
        "../confirm-event = 'start' or ../confirm-event = 'extend'";
       description
        "The configured timeout value if the event type
         is 'start' or 'extend'.  This value represents the
         the approximate number of seconds from the event
         time when the 'timeout' event might occur.";
       units "seconds";
       type uint32;
     }
   } // notification sys-confirmed-commit



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 }

 <CODE ENDS>



3.  IANA Considerations

   TBD


4.  Security Considerations

   This document defines a YANG module for reporting of particular
   system events.  Although unlikely, it is possible that data obtained
   from this module could be used in an attack of some kind, although no
   specific information in this module is considered sensitive.

   TBD: follow Security Consideration guidelines from new template text.


5.  Normative References

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC3688]  Mealling, M., "The IETF XML Registry", BCP 81, RFC 3688,
              January 2004.

   [RFC4741]  Enns, R., "NETCONF Configuration Protocol", RFC 4741,
              December 2006.

   [RFC5277]  Chisholm, S. and H. Trevino, "NETCONF Event
              Notifications", RFC 5277, July 2008.

   [RFC6020]  Bjorklund, M., "YANG - A Data Modeling Language for the
              Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)", RFC 6020,
              October 2010.

   [RFC6021]  Schoenwaelder, J., "Common YANG Data Types", RFC 6021,
              October 2010.


Appendix A.  Change Log

   -- RFC Ed.: remove this section before publication.





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A.1.  00-01

   Removed sys-startup notification.

   Make changed-by into a grouping, and added usage to sys-config-change
   notification.

   Added target-database leaf to sys-config-change to distinguish
   between running and startup changes.

   Removed 'bad-start' from termination-reason leaf in sys-session-end
   notification.

A.2.  00

   Initial version, based on
   draft-bierman-netconf-system-monitoring-00.txt.


Author's Address

   Andy Bierman
   Brocade

   Email: andy.bierman@brocade.com


























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