6.7 Compare Agent vs. Agentless Orchestration Tools 350-401 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a use case where agent-based orchestration is typically preferred?

   • AEnsuring that the orchestration platform has a simple, low-maintenance design.
   • BManaging devices that do not support standard protocols like SSH or NETCONF.
   • CReducing the resource usage on managed devices.
   • DQuickly deploying automation to a large fleet of devices with minimal setup.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   In comparing agent-based and agentless orchestration, which statement is accurate regarding scalability?

   • AAgentless orchestration scales more easily because it does not require installing and managing agents on each device.
   • BAgentless orchestration cannot scale beyond a few hundred devices.
   • CBoth scale equally because scalability depends only on the network bandwidth.
   • DAgent-based orchestration scales more easily because agents reduce the load on the central orchestrator.
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4. 8application · medium

   A company operates a fleet of network devices in a remote industrial environment with intermittent connectivity to the central management system. The devices run a proprietary operating system that does not support standard management protocols like NETCONF or RESTCONF. The automation tasks require complex local data processing and must continue to execute even when the central system is unreachable. Which orchestration approach is most appropriate?

   • AAgentless orchestration using RESTCONF
   • BAgentless orchestration using NETCONF
   • CAgent-based orchestration
   • DAgentless orchestration using SSH
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5. 9expert · hard

   A service provider is automating the management of customer devices. The devices are a mix of models: some support RESTCONF, some only support SSH, and a few run a proprietary OS. The provider wants to minimize the security risk of running additional software on customer devices. The automation tasks are simple and require no local processing. Which orchestration strategy is the most appropriate?

   • AUse agent-based for proprietary devices and agentless for the rest
   • BUse agentless orchestration via RESTCONF for all devices
   • CUse agent-based orchestration for all devices
   • DUse agentless via RESTCONF for devices that support it, and agentless via SSH for the rest
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6. 10expert · hard

   A network team is planning to automate configuration management for 5,000 devices. The devices are a mix of legacy models that only support SSH and modern models that support NETCONF. The team has a limited budget and wants to minimize the operational overhead of the orchestration solution. They also need to support complex local processing on a subset of devices. Which orchestration strategy is the most cost-effective and efficient?

   • AUse agentless orchestration via SSH for all devices
   • BUse agentless via NETCONF for modern devices and agent-based for legacy devices
   • CUse agentless via SSH for most devices and agent-based only for the subset requiring complex local processing
   • DUse agent-based orchestration for all devices
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