6.1 Explain How Automation Impacts Network Management 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26foundation · easy

   What is a key efficiency difference between automation-driven management and traditional manual management?

   • AAutomation reduces the time needed to apply changes across many devices compared to manual CLI configuration.
   • BAutomation requires more time to configure a single device than manual methods.
   • CAutomation and manual management have identical efficiency for large networks.
   • DManual management is more scalable because it uses human judgment for each device.
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2. 27foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes how automation affects compliance auditing in network management?

   • AIt allows for continuous compliance checks by comparing device configurations against a desired state.
   • BIt makes compliance audits unnecessary because configurations are always correct.
   • CIt only helps with compliance after an audit has failed.
   • DIt requires manual configuration review for every device to ensure compliance.
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4. 28application · medium

   A network team manually configures 200 access switches for a new campus building. During the rollout, they discover that 15 switches have mismatched VLAN configurations because of typos in the CLI commands. The team wants to reduce these errors and speed up future rollouts of similar size. Which approach best addresses the stated goal?

   • AAssign two engineers to double-check every command as it is entered on each switch.
   • BCreate a Python script that uses SSH to push a validated configuration template to each switch, with a pre-deployment syntax check.
   • CConfigure one switch manually, then use the copy running-config startup-config command on all other switches.
   • DUse a spreadsheet to track which VLANs should be on each switch and copy-paste the commands from the spreadsheet.
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5. 29expert · hard

   A network administrator needs to automate the collection of configuration files from 100 routers. The routers are a mix of Cisco IOS and IOS-XE devices. Some devices are in a secure data center with strict firewall rules that only allow SSH from a specific management server. The administrator wants to use a Python script to collect the configurations. Which constraint is most critical to address first?

   • AAsk the firewall team to open all ports between the management server and the routers
   • BDecide whether to use SCP or TFTP to transfer the configuration files
   • CEnsure the management server has SSH access to all devices and that the script uses the correct credentials for each device
   • DDetermine the exact IOS version on each device to choose the right command syntax
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6. 30application · medium

   A network administrator needs to change the SNMP community string on 40 switches. The switches support SSH and are all in the same management subnet. The administrator wants to make the change quickly and consistently, with a record of what was changed. Which approach is most appropriate?

   • ASend a broadcast message to all switches asking them to update their community string
   • BUse SNMP itself to set the community string on all switches
   • CWrite a Python script that uses Netmiko to connect to each switch and apply the new community string
   • DUse the Cisco IOS command 'snmp-server community' on each switch manually
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