20+ practice questions focused on IP SLA — one of the most tested topics on the Cisco CCNP ENARSI 300-410 exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start IP SLA PracticeA network engineer is troubleshooting a site-to-site VPN that intermittently drops. The engineer configured IP SLA 10 to track reachability of the remote LAN gateway (10.1.2.1) using ICMP echo probes every 5 seconds. The IP SLA is used in a static route to influence failover. The engineer notices that the IP SLA state shows 'Active' but the tracked route is not installed. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: The IP SLA is active, but the tracked object might not be configured correctly to react to the IP SLA state. The issue is that the track object is not linked to the IP SLA or the threshold is misconfigured.
An engineer configured IP SLA 20 to monitor the reachability of a next-hop router (192.168.1.1) using UDP jitter probes. The goal is to use the IP SLA with a track object to influence EIGRP route selection. However, the EIGRP route is not being affected by the IP SLA state. The engineer verifies that the IP SLA is 'Active' and the track object shows 'Up'. What is the most likely misconfiguration?
Explanation: EIGRP does not natively react to IP SLA track objects unless the route is redistributed or a static route with tracking is used. The engineer likely expected EIGRP to automatically adjust metric based on IP SLA, which is not supported.
A network engineer configured IP SLA 30 to monitor the reachability of a server (10.10.10.10) using ICMP echo probes. The IP SLA is linked to a track object that is used in a static default route. The engineer notices that the IP SLA state is 'Active', but the static route is not present in the routing table. The track object shows 'Up'. What should the engineer check first?
Explanation: If the track object is up and the static route is not installed, the issue is likely that the static route configuration does not properly reference the track object, or the route is being overridden by another route with lower administrative distance.
An engineer configured IP SLA 40 with a UDP echo probe to monitor a remote server port 80. The IP SLA is used in a track object for a backup static route. The engineer observes that the IP SLA state is 'Timeout' even though the server is reachable via ping from the router. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: UDP echo probes require a service listening on the specified port. If the server does not have a UDP service on port 80 (HTTP uses TCP), the probe will timeout.
A network engineer configured IP SLA 50 to monitor a remote router's loopback (5.5.5.5) using ICMP echo. The IP SLA is linked to a track object that is used in a PBR (policy-based routing) route-map. The engineer notices that the PBR is not applying the alternate path when the IP SLA goes down. The track object shows 'Down'. What is the most likely misconfiguration?
Explanation: PBR with set ip next-hop verify-availability requires the track object to be referenced correctly in the route-map. If the route-map uses 'set ip next-hop verify-availability' but does not include the track keyword, PBR will not react to the IP SLA state.
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2. Review every explanation
For each question — right or wrong — read the full explanation. Understanding why an answer is correct is more valuable than knowing the answer itself.
3. Focus on exam traps
IP SLA questions on the 300-410 frequently use trap wording. Look for subtle differences in answers that test your precision, not just general knowledge.
4. Reach 80% consistently
Do repeated sessions until you score 80%+ three times in a row. Then move to mixed-mode practice to test cross-topic recall under realistic conditions.
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