Question 100
A remote service chain relies on equal-cost OSPF exits. Observed: Only one of two intended equal-cost paths is used after topology changes. Which change-acceptance control is most relevant to preventing this exact failure?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The control is specific to the initial failure. It requires the result The route table lists both intended equal-cost next hops and traffic distribution behaves as designed. and treats Only one of two intended equal-cost paths is used after topology changes. as a failure signal. The causal concern is the route metrics are unequal or forwarding ecmp limits do not allow the second path.
Incorrect Answers
This gate monitors a different failure, traffic keeps using a longer-delay path after a higher-speed circuit is installed. It would not detect the current problem: Only one of two intended equal-cost paths is used after topology changes. The appropriate check requires the route table lists both intended equal-cost next hops and traffic distribution behaves as designed.
The proposed control is tied to hello and dead timer settings differ across the candidate neighbors, typically observed when one neighbor never forms adjacency although ping and VLAN connectivity work. Here the target is the route metrics are unequal or forwarding ecmp limits do not allow the second path; monitor the route table lists both intended equal-cost next hops and traffic distribution behaves as designed.
It is valid for another service scenario but checks several neighbors repeatedly exchange database descriptions without completing synchronization. This case instead needs a gate for only one of two intended equal-cost paths is used after topology changes and evidence that the route table lists both intended equal-cost next hops and traffic distribution behaves as designed.