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Question 1mediummultiple choice
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A network engineer is configuring EtherChannel between two Cisco Catalyst switches. The ports are configured as access ports in VLAN 10. After configuring the port-channel interface and adding the physical ports, the engineer notices that the EtherChannel does not come up. The show etherchannel summary command shows the port-channel in a down state. What is the most likely cause?

Question 2mediummultiple choice
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An engineer is troubleshooting an EtherChannel between two switches. The show etherchannel summary output shows that the port-channel is up, but only one physical link is active. The other three links are in a suspended state. The physical ports are all configured identically with the same VLAN allowed. What is the most likely cause?

Question 3easymultiple choice
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A network engineer is configuring an EtherChannel between a Cisco switch and a server that supports LACP. The switch ports are configured as trunk ports allowing multiple VLANs. The engineer wants to ensure the EtherChannel forms automatically without manual intervention. Which configuration should be applied on the switch?

Question 4mediummultiple choice
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A network engineer is troubleshooting an EtherChannel between two Cisco switches. The show etherchannel 1 port-channel command shows the port-channel is up, but traffic is not load-balanced evenly. The engineer notices that all traffic is using only one link. The physical ports are all configured identically. What is the most likely cause?

Question 5easymultiple choice
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A network engineer is configuring EtherChannel between two Cisco switches using LACP. The engineer wants to ensure that if fewer than two links are operational, the EtherChannel does not come up. Which command should be configured?

Question 6easymultiple choice
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A network engineer is configuring an EtherChannel between two Cisco switches. The engineer wants to use PAgP and ensure that the channel forms only if the neighboring switch is also configured for PAgP. Which mode should be configured on the local switch?

Question 7hardmultiple choice
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A network engineer is configuring an EtherChannel between a Cisco switch and a router. The switch ports are configured as trunk ports with allowed VLANs 10, 20, and 30. The router is configured with subinterfaces for each VLAN. After configuring the EtherChannel, the engineer notices that the router can ping devices in VLAN 10 but not in VLAN 20 or 30. What is the most likely cause?

Question 8hardmultiple choice
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A network engineer is troubleshooting an EtherChannel between two Cisco switches. The show etherchannel summary command shows the port-channel is up, but the show interfaces trunk command shows that the trunk is not passing traffic for VLAN 100. The allowed VLAN list on the port-channel interface includes VLAN 100. What is the most likely cause?

Question 9hardmultiple choice
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A network engineer is configuring an EtherChannel between two Cisco switches. The engineer wants to use LACP and ensure that the local switch is the one that determines which ports are active in the channel. Which configuration should be applied?

Question 10mediummultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW1:

SW1# show etherchannel summary

Flags: D - down P - bundled in port-channel I - stand-alone s - suspended H - Hot-standby (LACP only) R - Layer3 S - Layer2 U - in use N - not in use, no aggregation f - failed to allocate aggregator

M - not in use, minimum links not met u - unsuitable for bundling w - waiting to be aggregated d - default port

Number of channel-groups in use: 1 Number of aggregators: 1

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports ------+-------------+-----------+-------------------------------------------- 1 Po1(SU) LACP Gi0/0(P) Gi0/1(P) Gi0/2(s) Gi0/3(D)

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 11mediummultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW2:

SW2# show interfaces port-channel 1 etherchannel

Port-channel1 :

Age of the Port-channel = 0d:00h:10m:32s Logical slot/port = 16/1 Number of ports = 2 HotStandby port = null Port state = Port-channel Ag-Inuse Protocol = LACP

Ports in the Port-channel:

Index Load Port EC state No of bits ------+------+------+----------------+---------- 0 00 Gi0/0 Active 4 1 00 Gi0/1 Active 4

Time since last port bundled: 0d:00h:05m:23s Gi0/1

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 12easymultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW3:

SW3# show etherchannel load-balance

EtherChannel Load-Balancing Configuration: src-dst-ip

EtherChannel Load-Balancing Operational State: src-dst-ip

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 13hardmultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW4:

SW4# show etherchannel 1 detail
Channel-group number: 1

Group state = L2

Ports in the group: -------------------

Port: Gi0/0 --------

Port state = Up, In-Bundle Channel group = 1 Mode = Active/PagNego Gcchange = - Port-channel = Po1 GC = 0x00010001 Pseudo port-channel = Po1

Port index = 0 Load = 0x00

Flags: S - Device is sending Slow LACPDUs F - Device is sending Fast LACPDUs A - Device is in active mode. P - Device is in passive mode.

Local information:

LACP port Admin Oper Port Port Port Flags State Priority Key Key Number State Gi0/0 SA bndl 32768 0x1 0x1 0x101 0x3D

Partner information:

LACP port Admin Oper Port Port Port Flags State Priority Key Key Number State Gi0/0 SA bndl 32768 0x1 0x1 0x102 0x3D

Age of the port = 0d:00h:15m:20s

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 14mediummultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW5:

SW5# show running-config | section interface port-channel
interface Port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk allowed vlan 1-100,200-300

!

interface Port-channel2
 switchport mode access
 switchport access vlan 10

!

SW5# show interfaces trunk

Port Mode Encapsulation Status Native vlan Po1 on 802.1q trunking 1

Port Vlans allowed on trunk Po1 1-100,200-300

Port Vlans allowed and active in management domain Po1 1-100,200-300

Port Vlans in spanning tree forwarding state and not pruned Po1 1-100,200-300

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 15mediummultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW6:

SW6# show etherchannel 3 summary

Flags: D - down P - bundled in port-channel I - stand-alone s - suspended H - Hot-standby (LACP only) R - Layer3 S - Layer2 U - in use N - not in use, no aggregation f - failed to allocate aggregator

M - not in use, minimum links not met u - unsuitable for bundling w - waiting to be aggregated d - default port

Number of channel-groups in use: 1 Number of aggregators: 1

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports ------+-------------+-----------+-------------------------------------------- 3 Po3(RU) PAgP Gi0/0(P) Gi0/1(P) Gi0/2(I)

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 16hardmultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW7:

SW7# show interfaces port-channel 1

Port-channel1 is up, line protocol is up (connected) Hardware is EtherChannel, address is aaaa.bbbb.cccc (bia aaaa.bbbb.cccc) Description: Link to Core Internet address is 192.168.1.1/30 MTU 1500 bytes, BW 2000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec, reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set

Keepalive set (10 sec) Full-duplex, 1000Mb/s, link type is auto, media type is unknown input flow-control is off, output flow-control is unsupported ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00 Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never Last clearing of "show interface" counters never Input queue: 0/2000/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0 Queueing strategy: fifo Output queue: 0/40 (size/max) 5 minute input rate 1000 bits/sec, 2 packets/sec 5 minute output rate 500 bits/sec, 1 packets/sec 12345 packets input, 1234567 bytes, 0 no buffer Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts) 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles 0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored 0 watchdog, 0 multicast, 0 pause input 0 input packets with dribble condition detected 67890 packets output, 9876543 bytes, 0 underruns 0 output errors, 0 collisions, 2 interface resets 0 unknown protocol drops 0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred 0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 pause output 0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 17hardmultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW8:

SW8# show etherchannel 2 detail | include "Port state|Port: Gi|Partner"

Port: Gi0/0 Port state = Up, In-Bundle Port: Gi0/1 Port state = Up, In-Bundle Port: Gi0/2 Port state = Down, Not-In-Bundle Partner information: Gi0/0: Partner state = bndl Gi0/1: Partner state = bndl Gi0/2: Partner state = down

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 18hardmultiple choice
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A network engineer runs the following command on Switch SW9:

SW9# show etherchannel 4 port-channel

Port-channels in the group: ---------------------------

Port-channel: Po4 (Primary Aggregator)

Age of the Port-channel = 0d:00h:20m:10s Logical slot/port = 16/4 Number of ports = 3 HotStandby port = null Port state = Port-channel Ag-Inuse Protocol = LACP

Ports in the Port-channel:

Index Load Port EC state No of bits ------+------+------+----------------+---------- 0 00 Gi0/0 Active 4 1 00 Gi0/1 Active 4 2 00 Gi0/2 Standby 4

Time since last port bundled: 0d:00h:15m:00s Gi0/1

Based on this output, what can be concluded?

Question 19mediummultiple choice
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Consider the following configuration snippet:

interface Port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20,30

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interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 channel-group 1 mode active

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/2
 channel-group 1 mode passive

What is the effect of this configuration?

Question 20mediummultiple choice
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Given the following configuration:

interface Port-channel1
 no switchport
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

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interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 no switchport
 channel-group 1 mode on

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interface GigabitEthernet0/2
 no switchport
 channel-group 1 mode on

Which statement is true about this EtherChannel?

Question 21mediummultiple choice
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Examine the following configuration:

interface Port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk

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interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

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interface GigabitEthernet0/2
 switchport mode access
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

What is the problem with this configuration?

Question 22mediummultiple choice
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Consider this configuration:

interface Port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk native vlan 999

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk native vlan 999
 channel-group 1 mode active

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/2
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk native vlan 999
 channel-group 1 mode active

What is the effect of the 'switchport trunk native vlan 999' command on the EtherChannel?

Question 23mediummultiple choice
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Given the configuration:

interface Port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk
 switchport trunk allowed vlan 10-20

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interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode passive

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/2
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode passive

What is missing for this EtherChannel to form with a neighbor that uses LACP active?

Question 24mediummultiple choice
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Examine the following configuration:

interface Port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk

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interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode active
 spanning-tree portfast

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/2
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode active
 spanning-tree portfast

What is the effect of the 'spanning-tree portfast' command on the member interfaces of this EtherChannel?

Question 25easymultiple choice
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What is the default load-balancing method used by Cisco switches for EtherChannel?

Question 26easymultiple choice
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Which LACP mode must be configured on at least one side of an EtherChannel for the channel to establish?

Question 27easymultiple choice
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What is the maximum number of active member links supported in a single EtherChannel on Cisco Catalyst switches?

Question 28mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of LACP EtherChannel negotiation and bundle formation into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 29mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of configuring a Layer 2 EtherChannel using PAgP into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 30harddrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of troubleshooting a failed EtherChannel bundle into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 31mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of PAgP EtherChannel negotiation steps into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 32mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of LACP active/passive mode negotiation into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 33mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of PAgP EtherChannel negotiation into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 34mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of EtherChannel load-balancing hash configuration into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 35mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of LACP active/passive mode negotiation into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 36mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of Layer 3 EtherChannel (routed port-channel) setup into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 37mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of EtherChannel load-balancing hash configuration into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 38mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of EtherChannel troubleshooting and verification steps into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 39mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of Layer 3 EtherChannel (routed port-channel) setup into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 40mediumdrag order
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Drag and drop the steps of EtherChannel troubleshooting and verification into the correct order, from first to last.

Question 41mediummatching
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Drag and drop each EtherChannel protocol on the left to its matching vendor on the right.

Question 42mediummatching
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Drag and drop each LACP port mode on the left to its matching negotiation behavior on the right.

Question 43mediummatching
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Drag and drop each PAgP port mode on the left to its matching negotiation behavior on the right.

Question 44mediummatching
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Drag and drop each EtherChannel protocol on the left to its matching vendor on the right.

Question 45hardmatching
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Drag and drop each EtherChannel load-balance method on the left to its matching hashing input on the right.

Question 46mediummatching
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Drag and drop each EtherChannel port state on the left to its matching description on the right.

Question 47mediummatching
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Drag and drop each LACP port mode on the left to its matching negotiation behavior on the right.

Question 48mediummatching
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Drag and drop each PAgP port mode on the left to its matching negotiation behavior on the right.

Question 49mediummatching
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Drag and drop each EtherChannel load-balance method on the left to its matching hashing input on the right.

Question 50mediummatching
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Drag and drop each EtherChannel port state on the left to its matching description on the right.

Question 51mediummulti select
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Which two statements about EtherChannel load balancing are true? (Choose two.)

Question 52mediummulti select
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Which three statements about LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) are true? (Choose three.)

Question 53hardmulti select
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Which two statements about PAgP (Port Aggregation Protocol) are true? (Choose two.)

Question 54hardmulti select
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Which three statements about EtherChannel configuration and verification are true? (Choose three.)

Question 55mediummulti select
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Which two statements about EtherChannel load balancing are true? (Choose two.)

Question 56mediummulti select
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Which three statements about LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) are true? (Choose three.)

Question 57hardmulti select
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Which two statements about EtherChannel configuration and verification are true? (Choose two.)

Question 58hardmulti select
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Which three statements about PAgP (Port Aggregation Protocol) are true? (Choose three.)

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