6. Describe the Capabilities of Automation Tools Such as Ansible, Terraform, and Cisco NSO 200-901 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A company wants to use Terraform to manage its cloud infrastructure. They need to ensure that the configuration is stored in a central location and can be accessed by multiple team members. Which Terraform feature is most important?

   • ARemote state backend.
   • BThe use of Ansible for provisioning.
   • CThe use of ad-hoc commands.
   • DThe use of service models.
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2. 22expert · hard

   A network team is choosing an automation tool for a new project. The project requires both infrastructure provisioning in the cloud and configuration management of existing network devices. The team has a preference for a single tool to reduce complexity. Which tool is most appropriate?

   • AUse Ansible for both, leveraging its cloud modules and network modules.
   • BUse Terraform for both, leveraging its providers for cloud and network devices.
   • CUse Cisco NSO for both, leveraging its service models and cloud integration.
   • DUse a combination of Ansible and Terraform, orchestrated by a CI/CD pipeline.
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4. 23foundation · easy

   An organization needs to automate the initial provisioning of network devices and also manage ongoing configuration changes. Which tool is best suited for this use case?

   • AGit
   • BCisco NSO
   • CTerraform
   • DAnsible
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5. 24application · medium

   A cloud team wants to provision identical virtual networks and subnets in AWS and Azure using the same workflow. They need to track the current state of resources and apply changes only when the actual state differs from the desired state. Which tool should they choose?

   • ATerraform with the AWS and Azure providers
   • BCisco NSO with L2/L3 VPN services
   • CAnsible with cloud modules
   • DA set of AWS CloudFormation and Azure Resource Manager templates
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6. 25application · medium

   A network operator needs to deploy a new service that spans multiple devices and requires a consistent configuration across all of them. The operator wants to define the service once and then apply it to many customers with different parameters. Which feature of Cisco NSO is most relevant?

   • AThe ability to run ad-hoc commands on devices.
   • BService models that abstract the service from the device-specific configuration.
   • CThe use of Terraform providers to manage devices.
   • DThe ability to use Ansible playbooks within NSO.
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