Identify the Components and Use Cases for Stacking POWERSWITCH-CAMPUS-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A company is designing a network for a new office. They have 6 Dell PowerSwitch switches in a single rack. The network architect is deciding between stacking and using VLT. The primary requirement is simplified management, and secondary is link redundancy. Which approach should be chosen?

   • AStack the switches.
   • BUse VLT to pair the switches.
   • CUse both stacking and VLT.
   • DUse standalone switches with LACP.
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2. 2expert · hard

   A network engineer is configuring a new Dell PowerSwitch stack. The engineer wants to ensure that if the stack master fails, the stack continues to operate with minimal downtime. The engineer also wants to ensure that the stack can be managed via a single IP address. What should the engineer configure?

   • AOnly a virtual IP address.
   • BA backup configuration file.
   • CA standby master and a virtual IP address for the stack.
   • DOnly a standby master.
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4. 3expert · hard

   A financial services firm has a compliance requirement that all network configuration changes be logged and auditable per device. They are considering stacking 8 Dell PowerSwitch switches in a data center to simplify management. The compliance officer is concerned that stacking will obscure per-device audit logs. What should the network team do?

   • AImplement stacking and rely on the master's configuration file for audit.
   • BAbandon stacking and manage each switch individually to maintain audit logs.
   • CImplement stacking and configure centralized logging with per-unit identifiers.
   • DImplement stacking and disable logging to reduce overhead.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Which benefit does stacking provide for network redundancy?

   • AIt provides a backup power source for the entire stack
   • BIf one switch in the stack fails, the remaining switches continue to forward traffic
   • CIt duplicates all traffic to a second switch for security monitoring
   • DIt automatically reroutes traffic to a different ISP if the primary link fails
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6. 5application · medium

   A manufacturing plant has a network with high availability requirements. The plant uses Dell PowerSwitch switches in a stack. The network engineer needs to ensure that if the stack master fails, the stack continues to forward traffic with minimal interruption. What should the engineer configure?

   • AA backup configuration file on each switch.
   • BA standby master unit.
   • CLink Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) on uplinks.
   • DRapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) on all ports.
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