Retrieving NETCONF session information

You can use the <get-sessions> operation to retrieve NETCONF session information of the device.

# Copy the following message to the client to retrieve NETCONF session information from the device:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rpc message-id="100" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
  <get-sessions/>
</rpc>

After receiving the get-sessions request, the device returns a response in the following format if the <get-sessions> operation is successful:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rpc-reply message-id="100" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
  <get-sessions>
    <Session>
      <SessionID>Configuration session ID</SessionID>
      <Line>Line information</Line>
      <UserName>Name of the user creating the session</UserName>
      <Since>Time when the session was created</Since>
      <LockHeld>Whether the session holds a lock</LockHeld>
    </Session>
  </get-sessions>
</rpc-reply>

For example, to get NETCONF session information:

# Enter XML view.

<Sysname> xml

# Notify the device of the NETCONF capabilities supported on the client.

<hello xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
  <capabilities>
    <capability>
            urn:ietf:params:netconf:base:1.0
    </capability>
  </capabilities>
</hello>

# Copy the following message to the client to get the current NETCONF session information on the device:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rpc message-id="100" xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
  <get-sessions/>
</rpc>

If the client receives a message as follows, the operation is successful:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rpc-reply xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" message-id="100">
    <get-sessions>
        <Session>
            <SessionID>1</SessionID>
            <Line>vty0</Line>
            <UserName></UserName>
            <Since>2011-01-05T00:24:57</Since>
            <LockHeld>false</LockHeld>
        </Session>
    </get-sessions>
</rpc-reply>

The output shows the following information:

• The session ID of an existing NETCONF session is 1.

• The login user type is vty0.

• The login time is 2011-01-05T00:24:57.

• The user does not hold the lock of the configuration.