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Cisco 350-401 Practice Test 43

Question 420

A BGP router accepts two routes to the same destination, and local operations must select one using an explicit inbound weight on a single router only. During troubleshooting: An operator expects a change to local Cisco weight to alter all routers' best paths. Which underlying cause best explains the recorded behavior?

  1. An intentional AS-path prepend on the shorter provider made it appear longer to the receiver.
  2. BGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates.
  3. BGP preference order evaluates higher LOCAL_PREF before AS path length when otherwise eligible.
  4. The BGP NEXT_HOP attribute has no resolvable path in the routing table.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

The actual technical cause is: BGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates. It specifically explains the observation: an operator expects a change to local Cisco weight to alter all routers' best paths. The correcting configuration is: apply an appropriate Cisco-local BGP weight policy on the chosen router without expecting it to propagate to peers.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: Traffic chooses the longer provider path although all higher-priority attributes tie and the shorter path is eligible. Here the recorded observation is: an operator expects a change to local Cisco weight to alter all routers' best paths. The applicable cause is: bGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates.

C:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: An engineer predicts the shorter AS_PATH must win although another route has higher LOCAL_PREF. Here the recorded observation is: an operator expects a change to local Cisco weight to alter all routers' best paths. The applicable cause is: bGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates.

D:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: `show bgp` displays a received network but no usable installed route due to inaccessible next hop. Here the recorded observation is: an operator expects a change to local Cisco weight to alter all routers' best paths. The applicable cause is: bGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates.

Question 421

A BGP router accepts two routes to the same destination, and local operations must select one using an explicit inbound weight on a single router only. The initial change is: Apply an appropriate Cisco-local BGP weight policy on the chosen router without expecting it to propagate to peers. Which continuing control most directly prevents a recurrence of the documented problem: An operator expects a change to local Cisco weight to alter all routers' best paths.

  1. Use propagated attributes such as LOCAL_PREF for AS-wide preference rather than relying on local weight.
  2. Review prepend policy and baseline attribute priorities together before traffic engineering.
  3. Document attribute precedence and propagation scope in routing policy reviews.
  4. Validate next-hop reachability separately from BGP session Established status.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The continuing protective control is: Use propagated attributes such as LOCAL_PREF for AS-wide preference rather than relying on local weight. This addresses the underlying failure mechanism: bGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates. The corresponding operational check is: inspect local weight and best-path choice, then confirm neighboring iBGP routers do not inherit that weight.

Incorrect Answers

B:

That control reduces a separate risk: An intentional AS-path prepend on the shorter provider made it appear longer to the receiver. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: bGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates. The specific required safeguard is: use propagated attributes such as LOCAL_PREF for AS-wide preference rather than relying on local weight.

C:

That control reduces a separate risk: BGP preference order evaluates higher LOCAL_PREF before AS path length when otherwise eligible. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: bGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates. The specific required safeguard is: use propagated attributes such as LOCAL_PREF for AS-wide preference rather than relying on local weight.

D:

That control reduces a separate risk: The BGP NEXT_HOP attribute has no resolvable path in the routing table. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: bGP weight is locally significant and is not advertised in BGP updates. The specific required safeguard is: use propagated attributes such as LOCAL_PREF for AS-wide preference rather than relying on local weight.

Question 422

Traffic from subnet192.0.2.0/24 should take an inspected firewall next hop while ordinary users follow normal destination-based routes. The incident evidence is: Inspection traffic bypasses the firewall although the ordinary FIB route is healthy. Which targeted configuration or design change best addresses the failure?

  1. Apply a validated policy-based route map matching that source and setting a reachable policy next hop on the ingress L3 interface.
  2. Refine PBR classification to match the intended source and destination selectors before setting the policy next hop.
  3. Use a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback.
  4. Restore next-hop reachability through appropriate IGP/static routing or supported next-hop-self policy where required.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The required correction is: Apply a validated policy-based route map matching that source and setting a reachable policy next hop on the ingress L3 interface. The underlying failure mechanism is: No effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup. Verify success by carrying out this direct test: test two source subnets to the same destination and inspect policy match counts and actual next hops.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Refine PBR classification to match the intended source and destination selectors would not address the need for a validated policy-based route map matching that source.

C:

Using a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and documenting normal-routing fallback would not address the need for a validated policy-based route map matching that source.

D:

Restoring next-hop reachability through appropriate IGP/static routing or supported next-hop-self policy where required would not address the need for a validated policy-based route map matching that source.

Question 423

Traffic from subnet192.0.2.0/24 should take an inspected firewall next hop while ordinary users follow normal destination-based routes. The proposed remedy is: Apply a validated policy-based route map matching that source and setting a reachable policy next hop on the ingress L3 interface. Which observation would most directly confirm that remedy works as intended?

  1. Test two source subnets to the same destination and inspect policy match counts and actual next hops.
  2. Run matched and unmatched source/destination test flows to verify only SaaS traffic is steered.
  3. Inspect `show ip local policy` and trace locally generated syslog packets over the intended monitored next hop.
  4. Simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The decisive acceptance observation is: Test two source subnets to the same destination and inspect policy match counts and actual next hops. This tests the working mechanism, while the original incident was: inspection traffic bypasses the firewall although the ordinary FIB route is healthy.

Incorrect Answers

B:

This test measures a different behavior: Run matched and unmatched source/destination test flows to verify only SaaS traffic is steered. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: test two source subnets to the same destination and inspect policy match counts and actual next hops.

C:

This test measures a different behavior: Inspect `show ip local policy` and trace locally generated syslog packets over the intended monitored next hop. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: test two source subnets to the same destination and inspect policy match counts and actual next hops.

D:

This test measures a different behavior: Simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: test two source subnets to the same destination and inspect policy match counts and actual next hops.

Question 424

Traffic from subnet192.0.2.0/24 should take an inspected firewall next hop while ordinary users follow normal destination-based routes. During troubleshooting: Inspection traffic bypasses the firewall although the ordinary FIB route is healthy. Which underlying cause best explains the recorded behavior?

  1. Interface-applied PBR does not act on locally generated packets without a local PBR policy.
  2. The PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path.
  3. The policy route-map match criteria are too broad for the documented service destination.
  4. No effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The actual technical cause is: No effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup. It specifically explains the observation: inspection traffic bypasses the firewall although the ordinary FIB route is healthy. The correcting configuration is: apply a validated policy-based route map matching that source and setting a reachable policy next hop on the ingress L3 interface.

Incorrect Answers

A:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: Transit users match interface PBR as expected, but the router's own syslog packets still use the ordinary routing table. Here the recorded observation is: inspection traffic bypasses the firewall although the ordinary FIB route is healthy. The applicable cause is: no effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup.

B:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: Packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes. Here the recorded observation is: inspection traffic bypasses the firewall although the ordinary FIB route is healthy. The applicable cause is: no effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup.

C:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: Ordinary DNS traffic is sent to the special SaaS inspection next hop. Here the recorded observation is: inspection traffic bypasses the firewall although the ordinary FIB route is healthy. The applicable cause is: no effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup.

Question 425

Traffic from subnet192.0.2.0/24 should take an inspected firewall next hop while ordinary users follow normal destination-based routes. The initial change is: Apply a validated policy-based route map matching that source and setting a reachable policy next hop on the ingress L3 interface. Which continuing control most directly prevents a recurrence of the documented problem: Inspection traffic bypasses the firewall although the ordinary FIB route is healthy.

  1. Review PBR sources, next-hop tracking and fallback behavior after subnet changes.
  2. Use counters and negative-match testing whenever PBR ACLs are expanded.
  3. Monitor policy next-hop reachability and include failure tests in PBR acceptance.
  4. Test locally originated versus transit traffic separately when changing policy routing and account for platform-specific TCP caveats.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The continuing protective control is: Review PBR sources, next-hop tracking and fallback behavior after subnet changes. This addresses the underlying failure mechanism: no effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup. The corresponding operational check is: test two source subnets to the same destination and inspect policy match counts and actual next hops.

Incorrect Answers

B:

That control reduces a separate risk: The policy route-map match criteria are too broad for the documented service destination. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: no effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup. The specific required safeguard is: review PBR sources, next-hop tracking and fallback behavior after subnet changes.

C:

That control reduces a separate risk: The PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: no effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup. The specific required safeguard is: review PBR sources, next-hop tracking and fallback behavior after subnet changes.

D:

That control reduces a separate risk: Interface-applied PBR does not act on locally generated packets without a local PBR policy. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: no effective ingress PBR policy matches the inspection source before ordinary route lookup. The specific required safeguard is: review PBR sources, next-hop tracking and fallback behavior after subnet changes.

Question 426

A PBR policy selects a next hop that is down; operations wants traffic to fall back safely rather than blackhole. The incident evidence is: Packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes. Which targeted configuration or design change best addresses the failure?

  1. Use a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback.
  2. Enable supported `ip local policy route-map` for the locally generated syslog flow instead of binding only an ingress interface policy.
  3. Refine PBR classification to match the intended source and destination selectors before setting the policy next hop.
  4. Apply a validated policy-based route map matching that source and setting a reachable policy next hop on the ingress L3 interface.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The required correction is: Use a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback. The underlying failure mechanism is: The PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path. Verify success by carrying out this direct test: simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Enabling supported `ip local policy route-map` for the locally generated syslog flow would not meet the need for a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback.

C:

Refine PBR classification to match the intended source and destination selectors would not meet the need for a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback.

D:

Applying a validated policy-based route map matching that source and setting a reachable policy next hop on the ingress L3 interface would not meet the need for a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback.

Question 427

A PBR policy selects a next hop that is down; operations wants traffic to fall back safely rather than blackhole. The proposed remedy is: Use a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback. Which observation would most directly confirm that remedy works as intended?

  1. Check BGP next-hop resolution and RIB installation of the previously ineligible prefix.
  2. Simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic.
  3. Run matched and unmatched source/destination test flows to verify only SaaS traffic is steered.
  4. Inspect `show ip local policy` and trace locally generated syslog packets over the intended monitored next hop.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

The decisive acceptance observation is: Simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic. This tests the working mechanism, while the original incident was: packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This test measures a different behavior: Check BGP next-hop resolution and RIB installation of the previously ineligible prefix. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic.

C:

This test measures a different behavior: Run matched and unmatched source/destination test flows to verify only SaaS traffic is steered. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic.

D:

This test measures a different behavior: Inspect `show ip local policy` and trace locally generated syslog packets over the intended monitored next hop. It does not establish the target outcome. For the documented fault, the direct acceptance test is: simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic.

Question 428

A PBR policy selects a next hop that is down; operations wants traffic to fall back safely rather than blackhole. During troubleshooting: Packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes. Which underlying cause best explains the recorded behavior?

  1. The PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path.
  2. Interface-applied PBR does not act on locally generated packets without a local PBR policy.
  3. The BGP NEXT_HOP attribute has no resolvable path in the routing table.
  4. The policy route-map match criteria are too broad for the documented service destination.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The actual technical cause is: The PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path. It specifically explains the observation: packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes. The correcting configuration is: use a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback.

Incorrect Answers

B:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: Transit users match interface PBR as expected, but the router's own syslog packets still use the ordinary routing table. Here the recorded observation is: packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes. The applicable cause is: the PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path.

C:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: `show bgp` displays a received network but no usable installed route due to inaccessible next hop. Here the recorded observation is: packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes. The applicable cause is: the PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path.

D:

That diagnosis is supported by a different symptom: Ordinary DNS traffic is sent to the special SaaS inspection next hop. Here the recorded observation is: packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes. The applicable cause is: the PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path.

Question 429

A PBR policy selects a next hop that is down; operations wants traffic to fall back safely rather than blackhole. The initial change is: Use a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback. Which continuing control most directly prevents a recurrence of the documented problem: Packets matching PBR are forwarded to an unreachable policy next hop until the route map changes.

  1. Monitor policy next-hop reachability and include failure tests in PBR acceptance.
  2. Test locally originated versus transit traffic separately when changing policy routing and account for platform-specific TCP caveats.
  3. Validate next-hop reachability separately from BGP session Established status.
  4. Use counters and negative-match testing whenever PBR ACLs are expanded.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The continuing protective control is: Monitor policy next-hop reachability and include failure tests in PBR acceptance. This addresses the underlying failure mechanism: the PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path. The corresponding operational check is: simulate next-hop loss and inspect path selection for matched traffic.

Incorrect Answers

B:

That control reduces a separate risk: Interface-applied PBR does not act on locally generated packets without a local PBR policy. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: the PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path. The specific required safeguard is: monitor policy next-hop reachability and include failure tests in PBR acceptance.

C:

That control reduces a separate risk: The BGP NEXT_HOP attribute has no resolvable path in the routing table. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: the PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path. The specific required safeguard is: monitor policy next-hop reachability and include failure tests in PBR acceptance.

D:

That control reduces a separate risk: The policy route-map match criteria are too broad for the documented service destination. For the described design, the recurring risk arises from: the PBR next-hop selection lacks health tracking or an available fallback path. The specific required safeguard is: monitor policy next-hop reachability and include failure tests in PBR acceptance.

Question 430

A router-generated UDP syslog flow must use a specific monitored egress next hop, but its existing inbound PBR route map only changes packets entering interfaces, not traffic originating on the router itself. The incident evidence is: Transit users match interface PBR as expected, but the router's own syslog packets still use the ordinary routing table. Which targeted configuration or design change best addresses the failure?

  1. Refine PBR classification to match the intended source and destination selectors before setting the policy next hop.
  2. Use the supported `always` option only when intentionally advertising default irrespective of a local installed default.
  3. Use a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and document normal-routing fallback.
  4. Enable supported `ip local policy route-map` for the locally generated syslog flow instead of binding only an ingress interface policy.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The required correction is: Enable supported `ip local policy route-map` for the locally generated syslog flow instead of binding only an ingress interface policy. The underlying failure mechanism is: Interface-applied PBR does not act on locally generated packets without a local PBR policy. Verify success by carrying out this direct test: inspect `show ip local policy` and trace locally generated syslog packets over the intended monitored next hop.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Refine PBR classification to match the intended source and destination selectors would not enable supported `ip local policy route-map` for the locally generated syslog flow.

B:

Using the supported `always` option only when intentionally advertising default irrespective of a local installed default would not enable supported `ip local policy route-map` for the locally generated syslog flow.

C:

Using a supported tracked or verified next-hop policy where appropriate and documenting normal-routing fallback would not enable supported `ip local policy route-map` for the locally generated syslog flow.


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