A network administrator needs to recover the configuration of a switch that was accidentally reset to factory defaults. The switch is critical to the network, and the administrator has a backup of the configuration from the previous day. What is the FIRST step in the recovery process?

Check the switch's logs to determine the cause of the reset before restoring.

Reconfigure the switch manually from scratch to ensure it is clean.

Restore the backup configuration to the switch and verify that it matches the expected baseline.

Submit a change request to document the recovery process before taking any action.

A network administrator is the only person who knows the exact configuration of a critical router. The administrator is suddenly unavailable, and the network team cannot determine the router's current settings. Which practice would have PREVENTED this situation?

Relying on the router's startup configuration to reflect the current state.

Storing the router's configuration only in the administrator's personal notes.

Maintaining accurate and up-to-date configuration documentation in a central repository.

Using a password manager to store the router's login credentials.

What is a best practice for storing network configuration backups?

Store them only in the memory of the device

Store them in plain text on a public server

Store them on the same device they back up

Store them in a secure, off-site location

A network team manages configurations for 50 routers and switches. They want to track every change made to these devices, allow multiple engineers to collaborate without overwriting each other's work, and quickly revert to a previous configuration if a change causes an issue. Which approach best meets these requirements?

Use a spreadsheet to log configuration changes and store the current configuration in a single shared folder.

Schedule nightly backups of all device configurations to a central server and keep only the latest backup.

Store configuration files in a Git repository and use branches for each engineer's changes before merging to the main branch.

Maintain a shared network drive with configuration files named by date and engineer initials.

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16application · medium
A network administrator needs to recover the configuration of a switch that was accidentally reset to factory defaults. The switch is critical to the network, and the administrator has a backup of the configuration from the previous day. What is the FIRST step in the recovery process?
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17application · medium
A network administrator is the only person who knows the exact configuration of a critical router. The administrator is suddenly unavailable, and the network team cannot determine the router's current settings. Which practice would have PREVENTED this situation?
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What is a best practice for storing network configuration backups?
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19expert · hard
A network team is evaluating tools to automate configuration management for a mixed environment of Cisco and Juniper devices. The team requires a tool that can enforce the desired configuration state, detect drift, and automatically remediate it. The team also wants to avoid installing agents on the devices. Which tool BEST meets these requirements?
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20application · medium
A network team manages configurations for 50 routers and switches. They want to track every change made to these devices, allow multiple engineers to collaborate without overwriting each other's work, and quickly revert to a previous configuration if a change causes an issue. Which approach best meets these requirements?
Select an answer first

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A network administrator needs to recover the configuration of a switch that was accidentally reset to factory defaults. The switch is critical to the network, and the administrator has a backup of the configuration from the previous day. What is the FIRST step in the recovery process?

A network administrator is the only person who knows the exact configuration of a critical router. The administrator is suddenly unavailable, and the network team cannot determine the router's current settings. Which practice would have PREVENTED this situation?

What is a best practice for storing network configuration backups?

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