Question 170
At Silverstone Software, the internal services network team is preparing an office connectivity redesign. The operational constraint is repeatable and observable acceptance checks. The change ticket is marked completed for this reported failure: An uplink carries the voice VLAN but not the data VLAN needed downstream. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Packet captures and interface state show each intended VLAN traversing the trunk correctly. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: An uplink carries the voice VLAN but not the data VLAN needed downstream. The intended corrective choice is: Configure an approved tagged VLAN allowlist on the trunk while retaining the correct native/untagged behavior. At Silverstone Software, this outcome verifies actual operation under repeatable and observable acceptance checks, rather than only a ticket marked complete.
Incorrect Answers
A controlled BPDU test triggers the intended protection action without changing the legitimate root. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A user plugs a small unmanaged switch into an edge port and begins forwarding unexpected BPDUs. It would follow the distinct action: Apply an appropriate edge-port BPDU protection policy rather than allowing a rogue bridge to influence STP. Here the reported failure is An uplink carries the voice VLAN but not the data VLAN needed downstream. The decisive result for Silverstone Software must instead be: Packet captures and interface state show each intended VLAN traversing the trunk correctly.
Topology output identifies the planned root bridge and redundant paths are loop-free. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A redundant Layer 2 campus has an unpredictable root bridge after a new switch joins. It would follow the distinct action: Specify the intended MSTP region and root priority for the appropriate spanning-tree instance. Here the reported failure is An uplink carries the voice VLAN but not the data VLAN needed downstream. The decisive result for Silverstone Software must instead be: Packet captures and interface state show each intended VLAN traversing the trunk correctly.
Both physical links appear as collecting/distributing members of the intended aggregation group. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: Two parallel uplink cables cause inconsistent connectivity because only one end participates in LACP. It would follow the distinct action: Configure matching LACP aggregation membership and compatible LAG settings on both ends. Here the reported failure is An uplink carries the voice VLAN but not the data VLAN needed downstream. The decisive result for Silverstone Software must instead be: Packet captures and interface state show each intended VLAN traversing the trunk correctly.