Identify the Different Labs for Verifying Scripts. NETWORKING-DESIGN Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6expert · hard

   A network team is evaluating different lab environments for testing their automation scripts. They have a limited budget and need to test scripts that interact with the Dell OS10 CLI and REST API. They also need to test scripts that handle network failures and reboots. Which lab environment provides the best balance of realism and cost for this testing?

   • AA network emulator that runs the Dell OS10 operating system
   • BA combination of a physical lab and a mock server
   • CA physical lab with a few Dell switches
   • DA mock server that simulates the CLI and API
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2. 7expert · hard

   A network engineer is writing a script that will be used to configure link aggregation (LACP) on Dell switches. The script has been tested in a network emulator and works correctly. Before deploying to production, the engineer wants to verify the script's behavior on physical hardware. The engineer has access to a physical lab with two switches. What is the most important thing to verify in the physical lab that cannot be fully verified in the emulator?

   • AThe script's ability to configure LACP correctly on the physical switches
   • BThe script's syntax and logic
   • CThe script's performance in terms of execution time
   • DThe script's error-handling for unreachable devices
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4. 8foundation · easy

   Which lab type runs the actual device operating system (e.g., Dell OS10) in a virtualized environment, providing high fidelity for testing scripts?

   • APhysical lab
   • BSimulation lab
   • CEmulation lab
   • DCloud lab
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5. 9expert · hard

   A network team is building a CI/CD pipeline for their automation scripts. They want to automatically verify script syntax and logic on every commit, and run a full network behavior test nightly. The team has a limited budget and cannot afford a large physical lab. Which combination of lab types best fits this CI/CD requirement?

   • AUse a mock server for syntax/logic checks and a physical lab for nightly behavior tests
   • BUse a network emulator for both syntax/logic checks and nightly behavior tests
   • CUse a physical lab for syntax/logic checks and a network emulator for nightly behavior tests
   • DUse a lightweight virtual machine for syntax/logic checks and a network emulator for nightly behavior tests
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6. 10application · medium

   A network administrator has developed an Ansible playbook that configures interface descriptions and MTU sizes on Dell switches. The administrator needs to verify that the playbook's YAML syntax is valid and that the Jinja2 templates render correctly before committing the code to the repository. Which lab type is best suited for this task?

   • AA virtual machine running a lightweight Linux distribution with Ansible installed
   • BA network emulator that simulates the full Dell OS
   • CA full physical lab with multiple Dell switches
   • DA production staging environment with a single switch
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