2. Compare Controller-Level to Device-Level Management 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A university campus has 500 access points and 100 switches. The IT team wants to enforce a uniform security policy across all devices and automatically detect configuration drift. Which management approach best meets these requirements?

   • ADevice-level management using a configuration script that runs periodically via cron.
   • BController-level management with a centralized platform that maintains the desired state and monitors compliance.
   • CDevice-level management using individual SSH sessions for each device.
   • DController-level management using a simple TFTP server to push configs.
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2. 7application · medium

   A company is comparing management approaches for its network. They have a team of network engineers who are experts in CLI and a small number of devices. They also have a requirement to maintain detailed per-device logs for compliance. Which approach is most appropriate?

   • AController-level management with a centralized controller.
   • BController-level management using SNMP traps for logging.
   • CDevice-level management with centralized logging to a syslog server.
   • DDevice-level management without any centralized logging.
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4. 8application · medium

   A network administrator is managing a pair of core routers that are part of a critical financial trading system. The routers have very specific, non-standard configurations that have been tuned over years. The administrator needs to make a small change to one router and wants to ensure no other device is affected. Which management approach is most appropriate?

   • AController-level management by updating a global template.
   • BController-level management using a policy that applies to the entire network.
   • CDevice-level management by directly editing the configuration on the specific router.
   • DDevice-level management using a bulk configuration script that applies to all routers.
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5. 9expert · hard

   A company has a network with 10 devices. They are planning to grow to 200 devices over the next year. They currently use device-level management with SSH. They want to minimize disruption during the transition. Which approach is most appropriate?

   • AImmediately replace all device-level management with controller-level management.
   • BContinue using device-level management until the network reaches 200 devices.
   • CUse a hybrid approach where some devices are managed by a controller and others are not, without a plan.
   • DGradually introduce controller-level management while maintaining device-level access for troubleshooting.
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6. 10application · medium

   A network team manages 200 switches across 12 sites. Each switch runs a different IOS version and has site-specific VLAN and port-security configurations. The team must apply a consistent VLAN naming convention and a new SNMP community string to all switches, while preserving site-specific port configurations. Which management approach should the team use?

   • AReplace all switches with a single model and version so the same config can be copied verbatim.
   • BSSH to each switch and manually update the VLAN names and SNMP community string one by one.
   • CUse a script that overwrites the entire startup-config on every switch with the same file.
   • DUse a controller to push the VLAN and SNMP templates, while leaving port-level settings managed per device.
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