Question 440
At Alder Transit, the branch-to-campus connectivity team is preparing a staged station-switch migration. The operational constraint is a short overnight outage window. After a proposed fix, the team needs observable evidence that it resolved: Large application packets fail through an EVPN/VXLAN path while short pings work. Which result BEST demonstrates that this specific issue was resolved?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A correctly sized end-to-end test passes without fragmentation or drops. This is the relevant acceptance observation for the reported issue: Large application packets fail through an EVPN/VXLAN path while short pings work. The intended corrective choice is: Check underlay/path MTU against encapsulation overhead instead of assuming generic internet congestion. At Alder Transit, this outcome verifies actual operation under a short overnight outage window, rather than only a ticket marked complete.
Incorrect Answers
Critical traffic meets its SLO at peak load and uplink saturation is addressed. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: A 10Gb uplink runs near full utilization for hours and a new backup job coincides with complaints. It would follow the distinct action: Measure sustained load by traffic class and adjust scheduling or capacity where justified. Here the reported failure is Large application packets fail through an EVPN/VXLAN path while short pings work. The decisive result for Alder Transit must instead be: A correctly sized end-to-end test passes without fragmentation or drops.
Queue counters demonstrate backup no longer monopolizes priority service during contention. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: An interface queue is full while DSCP classification sends backup packets into the highest priority class. It would follow the distinct action: Correct the trust boundary and traffic marking for backup and priority applications. Here the reported failure is Large application packets fail through an EVPN/VXLAN path while short pings work. The decisive result for Alder Transit must instead be: A correctly sized end-to-end test passes without fragmentation or drops.
Replacing the faulty endpoint setting restores that user's quality without networkwide QoS changes. Such an observation would verify a separate issue: Only one user's video meetings are slow while nearby ports share the same switch and show no congestion. It would follow the distinct action: Check the endpoint NIC, driver, local duplex/energy-saving settings and host utilization. Here the reported failure is Large application packets fail through an EVPN/VXLAN path while short pings work. The decisive result for Alder Transit must instead be: A correctly sized end-to-end test passes without fragmentation or drops.