6.4 Describe APIs for Cisco Catalyst Center and SD-WAN Manager 350-401 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A large enterprise has a hybrid network with a campus fabric managed by Catalyst Center and a WAN fabric managed by SD-WAN Manager. The automation team must build a single script that provisions a new branch site: it must add the WAN edge router to the SD-WAN fabric and also configure the local access switches in the campus. The team wants to minimize the number of API authentication mechanisms. What is the best approach?

   • AUse a single API token obtained from Catalyst Center and use it for both platforms.
   • BUse the Catalyst Center API to provision the WAN edge router and the SD-WAN Manager API to provision the switches.
   • CUse a single API token obtained from SD-WAN Manager and use it for both platforms.
   • DUse separate API tokens for Catalyst Center and SD-WAN Manager, and call each platform's endpoints for its respective devices.
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which SD-WAN Manager (vManage) API endpoint would you use to retrieve the list of devices in the SD-WAN fabric?

   • AGET /dataservice/device
   • BPOST /dataservice/device
   • CGET /dataservice/monitor
   • DGET /dataservice/policy
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4. 13application · medium

   An administrator needs to automate the collection of interface statistics from all WAN edges in the SD-WAN fabric. The administrator wants to use the SD-WAN Manager API. Which endpoint should be used?

   • AGET /statistics/interface
   • BGET /monitor/interface
   • CGET /device
   • DGET /policy/interface
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5. 14expert · hard

   A network engineer is automating the provisioning of a new branch site. The site has campus switches and a WAN edge router. The engineer wants to use a single automation platform to manage both device types. Which approach is most appropriate?

   • AUse only Catalyst Center API for all devices, since it can manage WAN edges
   • BUse a single custom script that directly configures both device types via SSH
   • CUse Catalyst Center API for campus switches and SD-WAN Manager API for the WAN edge router
   • DUse only SD-WAN Manager API for all devices, since it can manage campus switches
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6. 15expert · hard

   A network administrator is troubleshooting a script that uses the SD-WAN Manager API to retrieve the configuration of a specific device. The script authenticates successfully and calls GET /dataservice/device/{deviceId}?config=true, but the response is empty. The administrator has verified that the deviceId is correct. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe device is not reachable from vManage, so the configuration cannot be retrieved.
   • BThe device has not been synchronized with vManage, so no configuration is stored.
   • CThe API requires a different query parameter, such as ?configuration=true, to return the configuration.
   • DThe device is a vSmart controller, and its configuration is not exposed via the device endpoint.
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