DELL TECHNOLOGIESDell SONiC Deploy
The Dell SONiC Deploy certification validates your ability to deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Dell Technologies. It is designed for implementation specialists and systems engineers who work with Dell networking solutions in data center environments. Earning this credential demonstrates hands-on expertise in SONiC installation, configuration, routing, VXLAN, and QoS — skills that keep modern networks agile and reliable.
440 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30
6Domains
24Objectives
134Concepts
440Questions
SONIC-DEPLOY Curriculum
Every domain, objective, and concept the SONIC-DEPLOY exam measures.
- Identify Enterprise SONiC bundle variants
- Compare bundle features and capabilities
- Select appropriate bundle for deployment scenarios
- SONiC installation methods
- SONiC upgrade methods
- SONiC downgrade methods
- Installation vs upgrade vs downgrade
- ONIE prerequisites
- Accessing ONIE
- Manual ONIE install command
- Installation process monitoring
- Post-install verification
- ONIE automatic installation prerequisites
- ONIE discovery process
- SONiC image format and naming
- Configuring DHCP for ONIE
- Setting up a TFTP/HTTP server
- Executing the automatic installation
- Verifying installation success
- Troubleshooting automatic installation
- ZTP Overview
- ZTP Configuration
- ZTP Operation Verification
- Port Groups and Port Profiles
- Port Breakout Configuration
- VLAN Trunk Configuration
- Access Port Configuration
- LAG Configuration
- LAG Verification
- VRRP Configuration
- VRRP Verification
- MC-LAG Configuration
- MC-LAG Verification
- Q-in-Q tunneling overview
- Q-in-Q configuration
- Q-in-Q verification
- VLAN translation overview
- VLAN translation configuration
- VLAN translation verification
- Management Access Configuration
- Configure IPv4 addresses on Ethernet interfaces
- Configure IPv6 addresses on Ethernet interfaces
- Manage secondary IP addresses
- Verify L3 interface status
- Understand L3 mode on Ethernet ports
- Static route configuration
- Default route configuration
- Static route verification
- Static route next-hop and interface options
- Static route administrative distance
- OSPF single-area configuration
- OSPF interface activation
- OSPF network types
- OSPF router ID
- OSPF neighbor verification
- OSPF route verification
- OSPF troubleshooting
- BGP Peering Establishment
- BGP Path Selection
- BGP Attributes
- eBGP vs iBGP
- BGP Route Advertisement
- BGP Route Aggregation
- BGP Route Filtering
- BGP Convergence
- BGP Peering States
- BGP Multihoming
- ECMP Fundamentals
- ECMP Path Selection
- ECMP Load Balancing
- ECMP Configuration
- ECMP Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- BGP fundamentals
- BGP configuration
- BGP neighbor establishment
- BGP route advertisement
- BGP path selection
- BGP attributes
- BGP verification commands
- Route Redistribution Fundamentals
- Redistribution Configuration
- Metrics and Administrative Distance
- Route Maps and Filtering
- Loop Prevention
- Verification and Troubleshooting
- PBR Overview
- PBR Configuration Components
- Match Criteria Configuration
- Set Actions Configuration
- Applying PBR to Interfaces
- PBR Verification and Troubleshooting
- VXLAN encapsulation and header format
- VTEP roles and functions
- VXLAN network identifier (VNI)
- VXLAN control plane options
- VXLAN data plane operation
- VXLAN in Dell SONiC
- Asymmetric IRB Definition
- Traffic Flow in Asymmetric IRB
- L2 and L3 Forwarding Roles
- VLAN and VNI Mapping
- ARP and MAC Learning
- Comparison with Symmetric IRB
- BGP EVPN Address Family Configuration
- EVPN Route Types for IRB
- Asymmetric IRB Architecture
- VLAN and VNI Mapping for IRB
- EVPN Route Advertisement and Learning
- Verification Commands for BGP EVPN
- Troubleshooting Asymmetric IRB
- Symmetric IRB Overview
- VTEP Roles in Symmetric IRB
- Layer 3 VNI and VRF
- MAC and IP Address Handling
- Routing Flow in Symmetric IRB
- ARP and Neighbor Discovery
- Comparison with Asymmetric IRB
- BGP EVPN Overview
- Symmetric IRB Model
- VXLAN Overlay Configuration
- BGP EVPN Configuration
- Anycast Gateway Configuration
- Route Target and VNI Mapping
- Verification Commands
- Troubleshooting EVPN Issues
- QoS Overview
- Traffic Classification
- Traffic Marking
- Policing and Shaping
- Scheduling and Queuing
- Congestion Management
- QoS Configuration in SONiC
- QoS feature configuration
- QoS feature verification
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