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HP HPE7-A08 Practice Test 21

Question 200

At Dunhaven University, the campus systems team is preparing a multi-building classroom network upgrade. The operational constraint is classroom Wi-Fi and VoIP availability. The owner reports that the correction is complete for this issue: A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.
  2. A client reaches an authorized off-link IPv6 prefix through its correct default router.
  3. OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.
  4. The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. The intended corrective choice is: Configure a supported Layer 3 interface and assigned subnet rather than keeping it in access VLAN mode. At Dunhaven University, this outcome verifies actual operation under classroom Wi-Fi and VoIP availability, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. It would follow the distinct action: Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. Here the reported failure is A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. The decisive result for Dunhaven University must instead be: The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet.

B:

A client reaches an authorized off-link IPv6 prefix through its correct default router. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A new IPv6 VLAN has global addresses but no route beyond its link-local neighborhood. It would follow the distinct action: Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior. Here the reported failure is A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. The decisive result for Dunhaven University must instead be: The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet.

C:

OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. It would follow the distinct action: Match required OSPF area and adjacency settings and confirm L3 interface state and neighbor discovery. Here the reported failure is A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. The decisive result for Dunhaven University must instead be: The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet.

Question 201

At Harborline Finance, the infrastructure security group is preparing a governed switching change. The operational constraint is least-privilege and audit retention. The site acceptance review finds: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Which action BEST corrects the stated problem?

  1. Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing.
  2. Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior.
  3. Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing.
  4. Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing. This response directly addresses the observed condition: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. For Harborline Finance during a governed switching change, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds. That evidence connects the proposed correction to measurable forwarding or management behavior.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. That relates to a different fault: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. The incident in the scenario is instead: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Harborline Finance; the relevant confirmation would be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

B:

Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior. That relates to a different fault: A new IPv6 VLAN has global addresses but no route beyond its link-local neighborhood. The incident in the scenario is instead: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Harborline Finance; the relevant confirmation would be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

D:

Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently. That relates to a different fault: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The incident in the scenario is instead: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Harborline Finance; the relevant confirmation would be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

Question 202

At Harborline Finance, the infrastructure security group is preparing a governed switching change. The operational constraint is least-privilege and audit retention. A production-readiness reviewer asks for proof addressing: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. A client reaches an authorized off-link IPv6 prefix through its correct default router.
  2. The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.
  3. Hosts can ARP for and ping the correct SVI gateway address on the local VLAN.
  4. The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The intended corrective choice is: Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing. At Harborline Finance, this outcome verifies actual operation under least-privilege and audit retention, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A client reaches an authorized off-link IPv6 prefix through its correct default router. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A new IPv6 VLAN has global addresses but no route beyond its link-local neighborhood. It would follow the distinct action: Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior. Here the reported failure is A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The decisive result for Harborline Finance must instead be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

B:

The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. It would follow the distinct action: Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. Here the reported failure is A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The decisive result for Harborline Finance must instead be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

C:

Hosts can ARP for and ping the correct SVI gateway address on the local VLAN. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: Hosts in a VLAN can ping each other but cannot reach their configured gateway after a switch upgrade. It would follow the distinct action: Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational. Here the reported failure is A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The decisive result for Harborline Finance must instead be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

Question 203

At Riverton Utilities, the operations-center network team is preparing a dispatch network revision. The operational constraint is dispatch continuity under link failure. The network investigation identifies this condition: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Which action BEST corrects the stated problem?

  1. Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational.
  2. Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing.
  3. Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior.
  4. Validate overlay EVPN control-plane peerings, VNI mapping and VTEP membership separately from underlay reachability.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing. This response directly addresses the observed condition: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. For Riverton Utilities during a dispatch network revision, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds. That evidence connects the proposed correction to measurable forwarding or management behavior.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational. That relates to a different fault: Hosts in a VLAN can ping each other but cannot reach their configured gateway after a switch upgrade. The incident in the scenario is instead: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Riverton Utilities; the relevant confirmation would be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

C:

Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior. That relates to a different fault: A new IPv6 VLAN has global addresses but no route beyond its link-local neighborhood. The incident in the scenario is instead: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Riverton Utilities; the relevant confirmation would be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

D:

Validate overlay EVPN control-plane peerings, VNI mapping and VTEP membership separately from underlay reachability. That relates to a different fault: An EVPN/VXLAN fabric has reachable underlay loopbacks but tenant segments are not signaled between VTEPs. The incident in the scenario is instead: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Riverton Utilities; the relevant confirmation would be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

Question 204

At Riverton Utilities, the operations-center network team is preparing a dispatch network revision. The operational constraint is dispatch continuity under link failure. The owner reports that the correction is complete for this issue: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.
  2. The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.
  3. Hosts can ARP for and ping the correct SVI gateway address on the local VLAN.
  4. BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The intended corrective choice is: Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing. At Riverton Utilities, this outcome verifies actual operation under dispatch continuity under link failure, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. It would follow the distinct action: Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. Here the reported failure is A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The decisive result for Riverton Utilities must instead be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

C:

Hosts can ARP for and ping the correct SVI gateway address on the local VLAN. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: Hosts in a VLAN can ping each other but cannot reach their configured gateway after a switch upgrade. It would follow the distinct action: Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational. Here the reported failure is A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The decisive result for Riverton Utilities must instead be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

D:

BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. It would follow the distinct action: Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange. Here the reported failure is A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The decisive result for Riverton Utilities must instead be: The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

Question 205

At Bluecrest Medical, the clinical network operations team is preparing a new outpatient-facility deployment. The operational constraint is uninterrupted voice and records access. The site acceptance review finds: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Which action BEST corrects the stated problem?

  1. Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange.
  2. Configure a supported Layer 3 interface and assigned subnet rather than keeping it in access VLAN mode.
  3. Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing.
  4. Match required OSPF area and adjacency settings and confirm L3 interface state and neighbor discovery.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Match required OSPF area and adjacency settings and confirm L3 interface state and neighbor discovery. This response directly addresses the observed condition: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. For Bluecrest Medical during a new outpatient-facility deployment, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables. That evidence connects the proposed correction to measurable forwarding or management behavior.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange. That relates to a different fault: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The incident in the scenario is instead: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Bluecrest Medical; the relevant confirmation would be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

B:

Configure a supported Layer 3 interface and assigned subnet rather than keeping it in access VLAN mode. That relates to a different fault: A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. The incident in the scenario is instead: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Bluecrest Medical; the relevant confirmation would be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

C:

Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. That relates to a different fault: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. The incident in the scenario is instead: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Bluecrest Medical; the relevant confirmation would be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

Question 206

At Bluecrest Medical, the clinical network operations team is preparing a new outpatient-facility deployment. The operational constraint is uninterrupted voice and records access. A production-readiness reviewer asks for proof addressing: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.
  2. BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.
  3. OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.
  4. Hosts can ARP for and ping the correct SVI gateway address on the local VLAN.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. The intended corrective choice is: Match required OSPF area and adjacency settings and confirm L3 interface state and neighbor discovery. At Bluecrest Medical, this outcome verifies actual operation under uninterrupted voice and records access, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. It would follow the distinct action: Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. Here the reported failure is Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. The decisive result for Bluecrest Medical must instead be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

B:

BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. It would follow the distinct action: Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange. Here the reported failure is Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. The decisive result for Bluecrest Medical must instead be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

D:

Hosts can ARP for and ping the correct SVI gateway address on the local VLAN. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: Hosts in a VLAN can ping each other but cannot reach their configured gateway after a switch upgrade. It would follow the distinct action: Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational. Here the reported failure is Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. The decisive result for Bluecrest Medical must instead be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

Question 207

At Lakeshore Education, the school network support crew is preparing a district-wide replacement program. The operational constraint is classroom outages kept within target. The network investigation identifies this condition: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Which action BEST corrects the stated problem?

  1. Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior.
  2. Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational.
  3. Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing.
  4. Match required OSPF area and adjacency settings and confirm L3 interface state and neighbor discovery.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Match required OSPF area and adjacency settings and confirm L3 interface state and neighbor discovery. This response directly addresses the observed condition: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. For Lakeshore Education during a district-wide replacement program, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables. That evidence connects the proposed correction to measurable forwarding or management behavior.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior. That relates to a different fault: A new IPv6 VLAN has global addresses but no route beyond its link-local neighborhood. The incident in the scenario is instead: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Lakeshore Education; the relevant confirmation would be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

B:

Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational. That relates to a different fault: Hosts in a VLAN can ping each other but cannot reach their configured gateway after a switch upgrade. The incident in the scenario is instead: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Lakeshore Education; the relevant confirmation would be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

C:

Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. That relates to a different fault: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. The incident in the scenario is instead: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Lakeshore Education; the relevant confirmation would be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

Question 208

At Lakeshore Education, the school network support crew is preparing a district-wide replacement program. The operational constraint is classroom outages kept within target. The owner reports that the correction is complete for this issue: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet.
  2. The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.
  3. Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.
  4. OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. The intended corrective choice is: Match required OSPF area and adjacency settings and confirm L3 interface state and neighbor discovery. At Lakeshore Education, this outcome verifies actual operation under classroom outages kept within target, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. It would follow the distinct action: Configure a supported Layer 3 interface and assigned subnet rather than keeping it in access VLAN mode. Here the reported failure is Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. The decisive result for Lakeshore Education must instead be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

B:

The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. It would follow the distinct action: Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. Here the reported failure is Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. The decisive result for Lakeshore Education must instead be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

C:

Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. It would follow the distinct action: Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently. Here the reported failure is Two neighboring distribution switches see each other at IP level but OSPF never forms adjacency. The decisive result for Lakeshore Education must instead be: OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.

Question 209

At Pine Valley Telecom, the provider infrastructure team is preparing a regional hub modernization. The operational constraint is planned fault-domain isolation. The site acceptance review finds: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. Which action BEST corrects the stated problem?

  1. Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing.
  2. Configure a supported Layer 3 interface and assigned subnet rather than keeping it in access VLAN mode.
  3. Validate overlay EVPN control-plane peerings, VNI mapping and VTEP membership separately from underlay reachability.
  4. Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. This response directly addresses the observed condition: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. For Pine Valley Telecom during a regional hub modernization, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable. That evidence connects the proposed correction to measurable forwarding or management behavior.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Configure a supported Layer 3 interface and assigned subnet rather than keeping it in access VLAN mode. That relates to a different fault: A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. The incident in the scenario is instead: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Pine Valley Telecom; the relevant confirmation would be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

C:

Validate overlay EVPN control-plane peerings, VNI mapping and VTEP membership separately from underlay reachability. That relates to a different fault: An EVPN/VXLAN fabric has reachable underlay loopbacks but tenant segments are not signaled between VTEPs. The incident in the scenario is instead: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Pine Valley Telecom; the relevant confirmation would be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

D:

Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing. That relates to a different fault: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. The incident in the scenario is instead: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Pine Valley Telecom; the relevant confirmation would be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

Question 210

At Pine Valley Telecom, the provider infrastructure team is preparing a regional hub modernization. The operational constraint is planned fault-domain isolation. A production-readiness reviewer asks for proof addressing: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.
  2. Approved VNIs are advertised and end-host traffic traverses the VXLAN overlay between intended VTEPs.
  3. The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.
  4. The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. The intended corrective choice is: Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing. At Pine Valley Telecom, this outcome verifies actual operation under planned fault-domain isolation, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. It would follow the distinct action: Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently. Here the reported failure is A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. The decisive result for Pine Valley Telecom must instead be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

B:

Approved VNIs are advertised and end-host traffic traverses the VXLAN overlay between intended VTEPs. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: An EVPN/VXLAN fabric has reachable underlay loopbacks but tenant segments are not signaled between VTEPs. It would follow the distinct action: Validate overlay EVPN control-plane peerings, VNI mapping and VTEP membership separately from underlay reachability. Here the reported failure is A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. The decisive result for Pine Valley Telecom must instead be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

D:

The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A switch-to-router handoff requires a routed point-to-point connection, not a bridged access port. It would follow the distinct action: Configure a supported Layer 3 interface and assigned subnet rather than keeping it in access VLAN mode. Here the reported failure is A multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. The decisive result for Pine Valley Telecom must instead be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.