4.5 Describe the Use of Syslog Features, Including Facilities and Severity Levels 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–29

1. 26foundation · easy

   In the syslog message format, what does the number '5' represent in the following message? <134>Oct 11 10:00:00: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty0

   • AThe message mnemonic
   • BThe sequence number of the message
   • CThe severity level
   • DThe facility code
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2. 27application · medium

   A network administrator is evaluating monitoring solutions for a network of Cisco routers. The administrator needs to receive notifications when a router's CPU utilization exceeds a threshold and also needs to be able to query the current CPU utilization of any router on demand. Which solution should the administrator choose?

   • ASyslog with severity level warnings
   • BSNMP with traps and GET requests
   • CNetFlow for traffic analysis
   • DSyslog with debugging level
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4. 28application · medium

   A network operations team is evaluating how to monitor their network devices. They need to receive notifications when a device's CPU usage exceeds a threshold, and they also want to have a record of all configuration changes. Which combination of tools would best meet these needs?

   • AUse only syslog to monitor CPU and configuration changes.
   • BSNMP traps for CPU threshold alerts and syslog for configuration change logs.
   • CSyslog for CPU threshold alerts and SNMP traps for configuration change logs.
   • DUse only SNMP polling to monitor CPU and configuration changes.
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5. 29expert · hard

   A network engineer is configuring a Cisco router for a customer that requires all syslog messages to be sent to a central server, but the customer also wants to ensure that no messages are lost during a network outage. The engineer has enabled logging and configured the remote server. Which additional configuration should be made to meet the requirement?

   • AConfigure 'logging trap 7' to send all messages
   • BConfigure 'logging buffered 4096' to store messages locally
   • CConfigure 'logging console 7' to display messages on the console
   • DConfigure 'logging host 192.168.1.10 transport tcp port 514'
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