4.2 Evaluate Automation and Orchestration Technologies 350-601 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21foundation · easy

   How does a Python script typically interact with a Cisco Data Center device's REST API?

   • ABy importing the device's configuration as a Python module
   • BBy executing CLI commands over SSH using Netmiko
   • CBy reading and writing configuration files in the device's flash memory
   • DBy sending HTTP requests and parsing JSON responses
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2. 22foundation · easy

   Which Terraform CLI command is used to apply the changes defined in the configuration files?

   • Aterraform apply
   • Bterraform init
   • Cterraform destroy
   • Dterraform plan
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4. 23application · medium

   A company has a hybrid infrastructure with UCS servers, HyperFlex clusters, and Nexus switches. They want a cloud-based management platform that provides policy-based configuration, monitoring, and automation across all these components. Which Cisco solution should they use?

   • ACisco Intersight
   • BCisco DNA Center
   • CCisco Nexus Dashboard
   • DCisco UCS Manager
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5. 24application · medium

   A network engineer needs to automate the collection of interface error counters from a Nexus 9000 switch and send a summary report to a ticketing system. The engineer wants to use Python to interact with the device's API. Which Python library or method is most appropriate for this task?

   • AUse the netmiko library to connect via SSH and parse the output of 'show interface counters errors'.
   • BUse the paramiko library to establish an SSH session and execute 'show interface counters errors' to collect the data.
   • CUse the subprocess module to run the 'show interface counters errors' command locally on the engineer's machine.
   • DUse the requests library to send a REST API call to the Nexus 9000's NX-API REST endpoint, parse the JSON response, and format the report.
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6. 25application · medium

   A Windows-based operations team needs to automate the collection of inventory information from a set of Nexus switches and export it to a CSV file. The team is most comfortable with Windows scripting and wants to use a tool that integrates well with their existing PowerShell environment. Which approach should they use?

   • AUse Python with the requests library to query the NX-API and export to CSV.
   • BUse a bash script with curl to query the NX-API and parse the JSON with jq.
   • CUse Ansible with a playbook that collects facts and writes them to a CSV file.
   • DUse PowerShell with the Invoke-RestMethod cmdlet to query the NX-API REST endpoint and export the results to CSV.
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