6.6 Recognize the Capabilities of Configuration Management Mechanisms Such as Ansible and Terraform 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   How does Ansible manage network devices such as Cisco IOS routers without installing an agent on them?

   • ABy requiring the device to run a lightweight Ansible agent
   • BBy using NETCONF exclusively for all devices
   • CBy using SNMP to push configuration changes
   • DBy connecting via SSH and using network-specific modules that translate to device CLI commands
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which Terraform component is responsible for enabling the management of a specific network platform, such as Cisco IOS XE?

   • AState
   • BResource
   • CProvider
   • DModule
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4. 13application · medium

   A network administrator needs to quickly verify that all 20 access switches in a lab are reachable via SSH and have the same hostname. The administrator wants to run a single command from the Ansible control node without creating a playbook. Which approach should be used?

   • AUse the ping module to test reachability and then manually SSH to each switch
   • BRun the command 'ansible all -m shell -a 'show hostname''
   • CCreate a temporary playbook with a single task and run it with ansible-playbook
   • DRun an ad-hoc command with the ios_command module to execute 'show hostname' on all hosts in the inventory
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5. 14application · medium

   An organization uses Ansible to manage a mixed fleet of Cisco IOS and Juniper Junos devices. The team wants to use a single playbook that can configure both platforms without writing separate tasks for each. Which Ansible feature makes this possible?

   • AUsing the 'cli_config' module with platform-specific command sets in the same task
   • BUsing the 'ansible_network_os' variable to select the appropriate module automatically
   • CUsing platform-specific modules like ios_config and junos_config in separate plays
   • DUsing the generic 'network_config' module that works across all platforms
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6. 15expert · hard

   A company is planning to automate their network infrastructure. They have a mix of cloud and on-premises devices. They need to manage the full lifecycle of the infrastructure, including provisioning, configuration, and decommissioning. They also need to ensure that the configuration is consistent across all environments. Which tool or combination of tools should they use?

   • AUse only Ansible for all resources.
   • BUse only Terraform for all resources.
   • CUse Terraform for cloud resources and Ansible for on-premises devices.
   • DUse a combination of Terraform and Ansible, with Terraform for provisioning and Ansible for configuration.
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