6.6 Recognize the Capabilities of Configuration Management Mechanisms Such as Ansible and Terraform 200-301 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A network operations team is responsible for both provisioning new network devices and making ongoing configuration changes to existing devices. They need to ensure that the provisioning process is repeatable and that configuration changes are auditable. They also need to be able to roll back changes if a configuration change causes issues. Which approach best meets these requirements?

   • AUse only Ansible for both provisioning and configuration changes.
   • BUse only Terraform for both provisioning and configuration changes.
   • CUse Terraform for provisioning and Ansible for configuration changes.
   • DUse a custom script for provisioning and Ansible for configuration changes.
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2. 17expert · hard

   An Ansible playbook is failing on a Cisco IOS device with the error 'unable to open shell'. The playbook uses the 'ios_command' module. The inventory has 'ansible_connection: network_cli' and 'ansible_network_os: ios'. The device is reachable via SSH from the control node. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe playbook is missing 'gather_facts: no'
   • BThe device does not have SSH enabled or the SSH version is incompatible
   • CThe 'ios_command' module is not installed
   • DThe 'ansible_user' is not in the 'privilege' group
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4. 18foundation · easy

   In Terraform, what is a 'provider'?

   • AA plugin that allows Terraform to interact with a specific platform or service
   • BA variable that defines the region for resources
   • CA command that applies changes to infrastructure
   • DA file that stores the current state of infrastructure
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5. 19application · medium

   An organization wants to automate configuration of network devices using Ansible. They have a mix of IOS-XE and NX-OS devices. They want to use a single control node and do not want to install any agents on the devices. Which statement accurately describes the setup?

   • AAnsible requires an agent to be installed on each device.
   • BAnsible uses SSH to connect to the devices and requires Python on the devices.
   • CAnsible uses the network_cli connection plugin to connect via SSH, and no agents are required.
   • DAnsible uses SNMP to connect to the devices.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   In Terraform's HCL syntax, what is the purpose of a 'resource' block?

   • ATo output values after applying the configuration
   • BTo configure the provider plugin
   • CTo define a variable that can be used throughout the configuration
   • DTo declare a piece of infrastructure that Terraform will manage
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