Explain the Role and Advantages of Using Smart Fabric Services NETWORKING-FOUNDATIONS Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–19

1. 16application · medium

   A company is expanding its data center and adding two new Dell switches to an existing Smart Fabric. The administrator wants the new switches to automatically receive the same VLAN and VLT configurations as the existing fabric members. What is the most efficient way to achieve this?

   • AUse the 'replace' command in SFS to overwrite the new switches' configurations with the fabric template.
   • BManually copy the running configuration from an existing switch to the new switches using SCP.
   • CAdd the new switches to the fabric and re-apply the fabric-level configuration template.
   • DConfigure the new switches with a basic configuration and rely on VLT to synchronize all settings.
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2. 17application · medium

   A network administrator is responsible for a Smart Fabric with several Dell switches. The administrator wants to ensure that all switches have the same VLAN configuration. What is the best practice for maintaining this consistency?

   • AManually configure VLANs on each switch and periodically compare configurations.
   • BUse the 'vlan-sync' command to synchronize VLANs across the fabric.
   • CConfigure VLANs on the primary switch and rely on VLT to propagate them.
   • DUse the fabric-level template to define VLANs and apply it to the fabric.
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4. 18expert · hard

   A network administrator is troubleshooting a configuration drift issue in a Smart Fabric. The administrator discovers that one switch in the fabric has a different VLAN configuration than the others. The administrator wants to correct this and prevent it from happening again. What is the most effective action?

   • ACheck the audit log to see who made the change and revert it manually.
   • BRemove the affected switch from the fabric and re-add it to force a full configuration sync.
   • CRe-apply the fabric-level configuration template to the entire fabric.
   • DManually correct the VLAN configuration on the affected switch and document the change.
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5. 19application · medium

   A network engineer is evaluating Smart Fabric Services for a customer who has a mix of Dell and non-Dell switches in their data center. The customer wants to use SFS to manage the entire network. What should the engineer tell the customer?

   • ASFS can manage all switches in the network, regardless of vendor, as long as they support SNMP.
   • BSFS can manage non-Dell switches if they are running Dell OS10.
   • CSFS can only manage Dell switches; non-Dell switches must be managed separately.
   • DSFS can manage non-Dell switches if they are added to the fabric as 'external' devices.
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