6.6 Recognize the Capabilities of Configuration Management Mechanisms Such as Ansible and Terraform 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · easy

   A team uses Terraform to manage network resources. They want to preview the changes that will be made before applying them. Which command should they run?

   • Aterraform state
   • Bterraform apply
   • Cterraform init
   • Dterraform plan
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2. 7expert · hard

   A team manages network infrastructure with Terraform. They have a configuration that defines a VLAN on a switch. After running terraform apply, they notice that the VLAN was created, but the state file does not show the VLAN. They run terraform plan and it shows that the VLAN will be created again. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe VLAN was created on a different switch.
   • BThe terraform apply command failed silently.
   • CThe state file was manually deleted.
   • DThe provider does not support reading the VLAN from the device.
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4. 8application · medium

   A network team wants to use Terraform to manage the configuration of their Cisco IOS-XE devices. They have written a configuration that defines VLANs and interfaces. After running terraform apply, they notice that the configuration was applied, but the state file does not reflect the actual device configuration. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe state file was manually edited.
   • BThe configuration was applied to the wrong device.
   • CThe terraform apply command was not run successfully.
   • DThe provider does not support reading the current configuration from the device.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   Which benefit is most directly associated with using configuration management for network change management?

   • AIt automatically rolls back any change that causes a failure
   • BIt allows changes to be applied consistently and reproducibly across many devices
   • CIt eliminates the need for network monitoring
   • DIt guarantees that all changes are approved by management
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6. 10foundation · easy

   Which Ansible module is specifically designed to manage the running configuration of a Cisco IOS device?

   • Ashell
   • Bcopy
   • Cios_config
   • Dcommand
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