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HP HPE7-A08 Practice Test 22

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.

Question 211

At Fairmont Logistics, the distribution-center switching team is preparing a warehouse device rollout. The operational constraint is critical handheld scanner uptime. The network investigation identifies this condition: 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. Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational.
  3. Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently.
  4. Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior.

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 Fairmont Logistics during a warehouse device rollout, 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:

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 multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Fairmont Logistics; the relevant confirmation would be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

C:

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 multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Fairmont Logistics; the relevant confirmation would be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

D:

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 multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Fairmont Logistics; the relevant confirmation would be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

Question 212

At Fairmont Logistics, the distribution-center switching team is preparing a warehouse device rollout. The operational constraint is critical handheld scanner uptime. The owner reports that the correction is complete for this issue: 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. Approved VNIs are advertised and end-host traffic traverses the VXLAN overlay between intended VTEPs.
  2. The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet.
  3. A client reaches an authorized off-link IPv6 prefix through its correct default router.
  4. The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

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 Fairmont Logistics, this outcome verifies actual operation under critical handheld scanner uptime, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

A:

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 Fairmont Logistics must instead be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

B:

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 Fairmont Logistics must instead be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

C:

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 multi-area OSPF design accidentally advertises a management subnet into the production area. The decisive result for Fairmont Logistics must instead be: The management prefix is absent from unauthorized areas and desired production prefixes remain reachable.

Question 213

At Juniper Hospitality, the guest-services engineering group is preparing a high-season network readiness test. The operational constraint is guest access isolated from employee services. The site acceptance review finds: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. 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. Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing.
  3. Validate overlay EVPN control-plane peerings, VNI mapping and VTEP membership separately from underlay reachability.
  4. Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange. This response directly addresses the observed condition: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. For Juniper Hospitality during a high-season network readiness test, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed. That evidence connects the proposed correction to measurable forwarding or management behavior.

Incorrect Answers

B:

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Juniper Hospitality; the relevant confirmation would be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Juniper Hospitality; the relevant confirmation would be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Juniper Hospitality; the relevant confirmation would be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

Question 214

At Juniper Hospitality, the guest-services engineering group is preparing a high-season network readiness test. The operational constraint is guest access isolated from employee services. A production-readiness reviewer asks for proof addressing: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.
  2. OSPF neighbors reach Full where appropriate and relevant routes appear in routing tables.
  3. Approved VNIs are advertised and end-host traffic traverses the VXLAN overlay between intended VTEPs.
  4. BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The intended corrective choice is: Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange. At Juniper Hospitality, this outcome verifies actual operation under guest access isolated from employee services, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. It would follow the distinct action: Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing. Here the reported failure is A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The decisive result for Juniper Hospitality must instead be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

B:

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The decisive result for Juniper Hospitality must instead be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

C:

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The decisive result for Juniper Hospitality must instead be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

Question 215

At Timberline Foods, the supply-chain access network team is preparing a facility rollout. The operational constraint is defined service-level measurements. The network investigation identifies this condition: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. 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. Validate overlay EVPN control-plane peerings, VNI mapping and VTEP membership separately from underlay reachability.
  3. Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing.
  4. Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange. This response directly addresses the observed condition: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. For Timberline Foods during a facility rollout, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed. That evidence connects the proposed correction to measurable forwarding or management behavior.

Incorrect Answers

B:

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Timberline Foods; the relevant confirmation would be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

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: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Timberline Foods; the relevant confirmation would be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

D:

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Timberline Foods; the relevant confirmation would be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

Question 216

At Timberline Foods, the supply-chain access network team is preparing a facility rollout. The operational constraint is defined service-level measurements. The owner reports that the correction is complete for this issue: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. 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. BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.
  3. Hosts can ARP for and ping the correct SVI gateway address on the local VLAN.
  4. Approved VNIs are advertised and end-host traffic traverses the VXLAN overlay between intended VTEPs.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: A campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The intended corrective choice is: Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange. At Timberline Foods, this outcome verifies actual operation under defined service-level measurements, 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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The decisive result for Timberline Foods must instead be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The decisive result for Timberline Foods must instead be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

D:

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 campus border peers with a different routing autonomous system but administrators attempt OSPF across the external boundary. The decisive result for Timberline Foods must instead be: BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.

Question 217

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 site acceptance review finds: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Which action BEST corrects the stated problem?

  1. Apply the intended interface participation and area advertisement policy rather than indiscriminate routing.
  2. Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange.
  3. Enable and address the VLAN SVI on the intended Layer 3 device and verify it is operational.
  4. Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently. This response directly addresses the observed condition: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. For Dunhaven University during a multi-building classroom network upgrade, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured. 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: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Dunhaven University; the relevant confirmation would be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

B:

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: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Dunhaven University; the relevant confirmation would be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

C:

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: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Dunhaven University; the relevant confirmation would be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

Question 218

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. A production-readiness reviewer asks for proof addressing: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. Hosts can ARP for and ping the correct SVI gateway address on the local VLAN.
  2. Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.
  3. The two routed interfaces exchange IP packets across the point-to-point subnet.
  4. The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The intended corrective choice is: Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently. 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:

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 Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The decisive result for Dunhaven University must instead be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

C:

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 Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The decisive result for Dunhaven University must instead be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

D:

The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. It would follow the distinct action: Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing. Here the reported failure is Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The decisive result for Dunhaven University must instead be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

Question 219

At Northpoint Health, the remote-clinic systems team is preparing a rural site commissioning project. The operational constraint is remote support and access restrictions. The network investigation identifies this condition: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Which action BEST corrects the stated problem?

  1. Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently.
  2. Configure IPv6 gateway routing and required neighbor-discovery/route advertisement behavior.
  3. Configure an appropriate supported eBGP peer with correct peer ASN and reachability for policy-controlled exchange.
  4. Configure a supported Layer 3 interface and assigned subnet rather than keeping it in access VLAN mode.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently. This response directly addresses the observed condition: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. For Northpoint Health during a rural site commissioning project, the decisive check is not merely that a configuration was entered: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured. That evidence connects the proposed correction to measurable forwarding or management behavior.

Incorrect Answers

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: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Northpoint Health; the relevant confirmation would be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

C:

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: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Northpoint Health; the relevant confirmation would be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

D:

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: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Changing the unrelated setting does not establish the required repair at Northpoint Health; the relevant confirmation would be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

Question 220

At Northpoint Health, the remote-clinic systems team is preparing a rural site commissioning project. The operational constraint is remote support and access restrictions. The owner reports that the correction is complete for this issue: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?

  1. BGP reports an Established external session and only approved routes are installed.
  2. The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds.
  3. Approved VNIs are advertised and end-host traffic traverses the VXLAN overlay between intended VTEPs.
  4. Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The intended corrective choice is: Create the required VRF separation and assign interfaces and route policies consistently. At Northpoint Health, this outcome verifies actual operation under remote support and access restrictions, rather than only a ticket marked complete.

Incorrect Answers

A:

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 Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The decisive result for Northpoint Health must instead be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

B:

The prefix appears with its intended next hop and bidirectional traffic succeeds. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A remote site has no learned path to one upstream prefix and no dynamic routing requirement. It would follow the distinct action: Add a deliberate static route with a reachable next hop and validate return-path routing. Here the reported failure is Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The decisive result for Northpoint Health must instead be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.

C:

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 Traffic for a guest tenant leaks into the corporate routing table because both use the default VRF. The decisive result for Northpoint Health must instead be: Guest and corporate routes remain isolated unless explicitly authorized route exchange is configured.