350-601 Automation — Timed 30 Questions

Question 1

An engineer wants to automate the creation of VLANs on a Nexus 9000 switch using Python scripts. Which on-box solution allows running Python scripts directly on the switch without an external server?

Accepted Answer

Guest shell. Guest shell provides a secure Linux environment on Nexus switches to run Python scripts and tools.

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Terraform provider

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APIC REST API

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Ansible control node

Question 2

Which protocol is used by NETCONF to transport YANG-defined configuration data between a controller and a network device?

Accepted Answer

XML over SSH. NETCONF uses XML over SSH (RFC 6241) for secure transport.

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XML over HTTP

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CLI over Telnet

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JSON over HTTPS

Question 3

An organization adopts Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for network automation. Which tool is commonly used to manage ACI fabric configuration declaratively?

Accepted Answer

Terraform. Terraform with the terraform-provider-aci allows declarative management of ACI objects.

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Python acitoolkit

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NX-API CLI

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Ansible

Question 4

A network engineer needs to automate the configuration of BGP on a Nexus switch using Ansible. Which Ansible module from the cisco.nxos collection is appropriate for managing BGP configuration?

Accepted Answer

nxos_bgp. The nxos_bgp module is specifically designed to manage BGP settings on NX-OS devices.

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nxos_vlan

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nxos_config

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nxos_interface

Question 5

A DevOps team wants to version control network device configurations. Which tool is best suited for tracking changes and collaborating on configuration files?

Accepted Answer

Git. Git is the industry standard for version control, enabling history, branching, and collaboration.

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Python virtual environment

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Ansible Tower

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Cisco Prime Infrastructure

Question 6

An engineer is writing a Python script to interact with a Nexus 9000 switch using the NX-API REST interface. Which Python library is designed for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

cisco_nxapi. The cisco_nxapi library provides methods to call NX-API REST endpoints from Python.

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ncclient

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requests

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acitoolkit

Question 7

Which API uses RESTful principles and supports both XML and JSON encoding for network configuration, as defined in RFC 8040?

Accepted Answer

RESTCONF. RESTCONF (RFC 8040) is a REST-based protocol using HTTP methods and supports XML/JSON.

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OpenConfig

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NETCONF

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NX-API CLI

Question 8

An engineer needs to trigger a Python script on a Nexus switch when a specific syslog message appears. Which Cisco technology allows event-driven execution of Python applets?

Accepted Answer

EEM. EEM (Embedded Event Manager) with Python applets can monitor syslog events and run scripts.

Answer

Guest shell

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OnEX

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Ansible

Question 9

In ACI, the management information tree (MIT) organizes managed objects hierarchically. Which object is the parent of an Application Profile (AP)?

Accepted Answer

Tenant. In the MIT, a Tenant contains Application Profiles.

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fvBD

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EPG

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Infra

Question 10

A data center team is automating network changes and wants to ensure that only validated configurations are deployed to production. Which CI/CD practice specifically addresses this?

Accepted Answer

Automated testing. Automated testing (e.g., unit tests, integration tests) in the CI/CD pipeline validates changes before deployment.

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Infrastructure as Code

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Continuous deployment

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Version control

Question 11

Which of the following is a YANG data model developed by the OpenConfig working group to provide vendor-neutral configuration for network interfaces?

Accepted Answer

openconfig-interfaces. OpenConfig defines standard YANG models for various network functions, including interfaces.

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ietf-interfaces

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nacm

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Cisco-NX-OS-device

Question 12

An engineer uses the APIC REST API to create a new EPG. The API endpoint for creating an EPG under a specific tenant and application profile uses which object class?

Accepted Answer

fvAEPg. The EPG object class in the ACI MIT is 'fvAEPg' (Application Endpoint Group).

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fvBD

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fvTenant

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fvAp

Question 13

A network engineer wants to use Ansible to automate the configuration of Nexus switches. Which two statements about the cisco.nxos Ansible collection are correct? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

It includes the nxos_config module for applying CLI commands.. The collection includes modules like nxos_config and nxos_vlan, and it is supported on NX-OS platforms.

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It is part of the Ansible Core collection.

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It can only manage VLANs.

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It is used exclusively for ACI automation.

Question 14

Which three components are part of the ACI Management Information Tree (MIT)? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

Endpoint Group (EPG). Tenant, Application Profile, and Endpoint Group are managed objects in the MIT hierarchy.

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VRF

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Routed Outside

Question 15

Which two statements about the NX-API REST interface on Nexus switches are true? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

It supports JSON and XML encoding.. NX-API REST supports JSON and XML and uses HTTPS for secure communication.

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It uses YANG models exclusively.

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It only supports read-only operations.

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It uses SSH for transport.

Question 16

A network engineer wants to automate the configuration of VLANs on a Nexus 9000 switch using REST-based APIs. Which approach should be used to send NX-OS commands via HTTP/HTTPS in JSON format?

Accepted Answer

NX-API REST. NX-API REST supports XML or JSON over HTTP/HTTPS and allows configuration via RESTful operations. NX-API CLI sends CLI commands over HTTP, not REST. Guest Shell runs bash scripts. NETCONF uses XML over SSH.

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Guest Shell

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NETCONF

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NX-API CLI

Question 17

A DevOps team is implementing CI/CD for network configuration changes on Nexus switches. Which tool is most suitable for version control of network configuration files?

Accepted Answer

Git. Git is a distributed version control system widely used for managing infrastructure as code, including network configurations. Ansible is for automation, Jenkins for CI/CD pipelines, and Docker for containers.

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Jenkins

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Ansible

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Docker

Question 18

An engineer is writing an Ansible playbook to configure BGP on a Nexus 9000 switch. Which module from the cisco.nxos collection should be used to manage BGP configuration?

Accepted Answer

nxos_bgp. The cisco.nxos.nxos_bgp module is specifically designed for BGP configuration on NX-OS devices. nxos_vlan manages VLANs, nxos_interface manages interfaces, and nxos_config applies raw CLI commands.

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nxos_vlan

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nxos_config

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nxos_interface

Question 19

A network administrator needs to automate ACI configuration using a Python library that abstracts the APIC REST API. Which library should be used?

Accepted Answer

acitoolkit. The acitoolkit is a Python library that provides an abstraction layer over the APIC REST API. Cobra SDK is a lower-level Python SDK. cisco_nxapi is for Nexus, not ACI. Ansible is not a Python library.

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cisco_nxapi

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Ansible

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Cobra SDK

Question 20

A network engineer wants to use Terraform to automate the creation of an Application Profile in ACI. Which provider should be used?

Accepted Answer

terraform-provider-aci. The terraform-provider-aci is the official Terraform provider for Cisco ACI. terraform-provider-nxos is for Nexus switches. The other options are not valid.

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terraform-provider-apic

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terraform-provider-nxos

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terraform-provider-nexus