A team manages a hybrid environment with both cloud VPCs and on-premises network devices. They want to use Terraform to manage the cloud resources, but they also need to ensure that the on-premises devices are configured consistently. What is the best practice?

Use Ansible exclusively with cloud modules to manage both.

Use Terraform for cloud resources and Ansible for on-premises device configuration.

Use Cisco NSO to manage both cloud and on-premises resources.

Use Terraform exclusively with the appropriate providers for both cloud and on-premises devices.

A network team is evaluating automation tools for a project that requires both configuration management of existing devices and service orchestration across multiple devices. They also need to provision cloud resources. The team has a limited budget and wants to minimize the number of tools. Which tool should they choose?

Cisco NSO, because it can handle service orchestration and has some cloud integration.

Ansible, because it can handle configuration management, service orchestration, and cloud provisioning.

Use a combination of Ansible and Terraform, orchestrated by a CI/CD pipeline.

Terraform, because it can handle cloud provisioning and has some network device providers.

A company wants to automate the creation of a new environment for development teams. Each environment includes a virtual network, subnets, and security groups. The team wants to use a tool that can track the state of the environment and tear it down when no longer needed. Which tool is best?

A custom script that uses cloud APIs to create and delete resources.

Ansible with a playbook that creates the resources and a separate playbook to delete them.

Cisco NSO with a service model for the environment.

Terraform with a configuration that defines the environment and a destroy command.

A large service provider must offer a new MPLS VPN service to customers. The service must be defined once and then instantiated for each customer with different parameters (e.g., VPN ID, CE router, bandwidth). The operations team also needs to be able to modify a customer's VPN later without affecting other customers. Which tool's architecture is best suited for this?

Ansible with a playbook that loops over customers

A custom Python script that generates device configs from a template

Terraform with a module for the VPN

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6. Describe the Capabilities of Automation Tools Such as Ansible, Terraform, and Cisco NSO 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 2)

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6foundation · easy
In Ansible, which component contains the desired state of a network device and is written in YAML?
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7application · medium
A team manages a hybrid environment with both cloud VPCs and on-premises network devices. They want to use Terraform to manage the cloud resources, but they also need to ensure that the on-premises devices are configured consistently. What is the best practice?
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8expert · hard
A network team is evaluating automation tools for a project that requires both configuration management of existing devices and service orchestration across multiple devices. They also need to provision cloud resources. The team has a limited budget and wants to minimize the number of tools. Which tool should they choose?
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9application · medium
A company wants to automate the creation of a new environment for development teams. Each environment includes a virtual network, subnets, and security groups. The team wants to use a tool that can track the state of the environment and tear it down when no longer needed. Which tool is best?
Select an answer first
10expert · hard
A large service provider must offer a new MPLS VPN service to customers. The service must be defined once and then instantiated for each customer with different parameters (e.g., VPN ID, CE router, bandwidth). The operations team also needs to be able to modify a customer's VPN later without affecting other customers. Which tool's architecture is best suited for this?
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Questions 6–10

In Ansible, which component contains the desired state of a network device and is written in YAML?

A team manages a hybrid environment with both cloud VPCs and on-premises network devices. They want to use Terraform to manage the cloud resources, but they also need to ensure that the on-premises devices are configured consistently. What is the best practice?

A company wants to automate the creation of a new environment for development teams. Each environment includes a virtual network, subnets, and security groups. The team wants to use a tool that can track the state of the environment and tear it down when no longer needed. Which tool is best?

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