Question 830
For customer network paths at a managed services backbone in Amsterdam, a maintenance test revisits the fault: An iBGP session configured to peer loopback-to-loopback remains Idle because the local source defaults to the physical interface. Which result validates the intended fix most directly?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This is the observable outcome for ibgp loopback update-source. It tests whether the targeted change, 'Set neighbor update-source to the intended local loopback and ensure routing to the remote loopback', actually resolved the reported issue at a managed services backbone in Amsterdam. The original failure was: An iBGP session configured to peer loopback-to-loopback remains Idle because the local source defaults to the physical interface.
Incorrect Answers
That observation verifies ebgp nonconnected loopback in a different situation, such as when bGP TCP connectivity over loopbacks fails because a multihop eBGP peer relies on a default one-hop TTL. For the reported ibgp loopback update-source incident at a managed services backbone in Amsterdam, the required acceptance evidence is: Both iBGP peers form a stable loopback-sourced Established session. This other result does not test that condition directly.
That observation verifies route reflector ibgp split horizon in a different situation, such as when an iBGP speaker learns a route from another iBGP peer but does not advertise it to a third peer because normal iBGP split-horizon rules apply. For the reported ibgp loopback update-source incident at a managed services backbone in Amsterdam, the required acceptance evidence is: Both iBGP peers form a stable loopback-sourced Established session. This other result does not test that condition directly.
That observation verifies ibgp next-hop preservation in a different situation, such as when a router learns an eBGP route through iBGP but its NEXT_HOP points at an unreachable border address. For the reported ibgp loopback update-source incident at a managed services backbone in Amsterdam, the required acceptance evidence is: Both iBGP peers form a stable loopback-sourced Established session. This other result does not test that condition directly.