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An administrator has configured a forwarding-type routing instance to perform filter-based forwarding. Which configuration statement is mandatory under the routing-instances hierarchy to properly define this instance type?
2By default, what is the Junos routing protocol preference value assigned to static routes?
3What is the primary function of a Junos routing instance of type 'forwarding'?
4You need to create a virtual router routing instance to isolate traffic for a specific department. Which routing-instance type should you configure in the Junos configuration?
5An administrator configures an aggregate route for 172.16.0.0/16. However, no contributing routes are present in the routing table. What is the default behavior of this aggregate route in Junos OS?
6You need to configure a static floating route that will only become active if the primary dynamic route learned via OSPF fails. Which configuration parameter must be adjusted to achieve this behavior?
7You are configuring an aggregate route and want to ensure that a discard next-hop is automatically applied when there are no contributing routes, preventing routing loops. Which configuration statement should you use under routing-options?
8An engineer has configured a static route to the 192.168.100.0/24 network via 10.0.1.1. However, the route is not installing into the forwarding table because the recursive next-hop cannot be resolved. Which Junos command should the engineer use to verify the resolution status of the recursive next hop?
9Which command allows you to inspect the active forwarding table entries and verify next-hops on a Junos router?
10When configuring load balancing on a Junos device, you want to include Layer 4 source and destination ports in the hash calculation to achieve finer-grained load distribution. Which configuration statement achieves this under the forwarding-options hierarchy?
11You are troubleshooting a load-balancing configuration across multiple equal-cost paths (ECMP) on a Juniper MX Series router. Traffic is hashing persistently onto only one link. Which action should you take to enable per-packet or per-flow load balancing across the ECMP paths?
12You are configuring Filter-Based Forwarding (FBF) on an interface. You apply a firewall filter that matches specific source addresses and uses 'then routing-instance' as an action. What must be configured in that target routing instance to ensure return traffic is handled correctly?
13An administrator implements filter-based forwarding and applies a firewall filter on the ingress interface. However, traffic matching the filter is dropped rather than routed to the alternate routing instance. Upon investigation, what is the most likely cause of this issue?
14What is the key difference between a 'discard' static route and a 'reject' static route in Junos OS?
15You need to configure a static route that acts as a discard route, ensuring that any traffic destined for a specific unassigned subnet is silently dropped. Which configuration syntax should you use?
16You are configuring a qualified next-hop for a static route in Junos to provide redundancy. Which parameter allows you to specify a secondary next-hop with a different preference value?
17An engineer configures a static route pointing to an interface rather than an IP address. What potential issue can occur with interface-based static routes on multi-access Ethernet networks in Junos OS?
18You configure an aggregate route and want to control which specific attributes or policies are applied when the aggregate is advertised by BGP. Which routing option is used to assign a specific contributing route tag or policy to an aggregate route?
19Which command is used to display all configured static routes along with their active/inactive status in Junos?
20When configuring a routing instance of type 'virtual-router', what is required to allow communication between the virtual router instance and the default routing instance?
21You need to verify that load balancing is functioning properly across your core interfaces and wish to see the specific hash buckets assigned in the forwarding table. Which command should you execute?
22You want to ensure that a static route is only installed in the routing table when a specific tracked object or ping test succeeds. Which Junos feature should you pair with the static route?
23An administrator configures filter-based forwarding. The firewall filter uses the action 'then routing-instance custom-vr'. Where must the custom-vr routing instance be defined for the filter to accept this configuration without committing errors?
24You have configured load balancing across two uplinks using a routing policy. After committing the configuration, you notice that traffic is still exiting only via the primary link. What missing command under forwarding-options is necessary to activate the policy for forwarding table generation?
25You need to ensure that traffic entering interface ge-0/0/1 is forced into a specific forwarding routing instance named 'corp-fwd', regardless of the destination IP address in the packet header. Which configuration steps must you perform?
26Which Junos routing instance type is best suited when you want to run MPLS L3VPNs on a Provider Edge (PE) router?
27What is the default preference value for a direct route in Junos OS?
28An administrator configures a static route with a next-hop that points to an indirect (recursive) address. What condition must be met for this static route to become active in the inet.0 routing table?
29An engineer configures multiple static routes to the same destination with different preference values. When all paths are up, how does Junos select which route is active in the routing table?
30You are troubleshooting an aggregate route that is not being advertised to BGP peers. You verify that contributing routes are active in the routing table. What command should you use to check if the aggregate route itself is successfully generated and active in the local routing table?
31You want to configure load balancing across four distinct next-hops. By default, how many paths will Junos install into the forwarding table for ECMP if you configure a load-balancing policy without specifying path limits?
32Which statement best describes the behavior of a local route in Junos OS?
33You need to isolate a set of interfaces into a separate routing table without running dynamic routing protocols inside that table. Which routing instance type should you deploy?
34An engineer is configuring static routes in Junos OS and wants to ensure high availability. Which TWO features can be implemented with static routes to achieve path redundancy? (Choose two)
35When configuring load balancing in Junos OS, which THREE header fields can be included in the hashing algorithm to compute the ECMP path? (Choose three)
36Which command verifies the interface bindings associated with a specific routing instance named 'engineering'?
37Which TWO routing instance types support running dynamic interior routing protocols like OSPF and IS-IS within Junos OS? (Choose two)
38An administrator is troubleshooting an aggregate route that is missing from the routing table. Which THREE conditions could cause an aggregate route to remain inactive? (Choose three)
39Which TWO actions occur when a packet matches a static route configured with the 'reject' parameter? (Choose two)
40When configuring Filter-Based Forwarding (FBF), which THREE components are absolutely mandatory for successful operation? (Choose three)
41Which TWO commands can be used to inspect static routes or verify their status in Junos OS? (Choose two)
42An administrator wants to configure load balancing across multiple static routes. Which THREE configuration elements are required to successfully implement ECMP load balancing for static routes in Junos? (Choose three)
43When configuring a routing instance of type 'virtual-router', which THREE characteristics apply? (Choose three)
44Which TWO attributes distinguish direct routes from static routes in Junos OS? (Choose two)
45Which TWO statements are true regarding aggregate routes in Junos OS? (Choose two)
46An administrator is configuring route leaking between a virtual-router routing instance and the default inet.0 table. Which THREE methods or configuration constructs can be used to achieve route leaking in Junos? (Choose three)
47When configuring advanced load balancing under forwarding-options, which THREE hash-key options are available to administrators in Junos OS? (Choose three)
48Which TWO parameters can be modified within a static route configuration to control path selection and backup behavior? (Choose two)
49Which TWO statements accurately describe the behavior and characteristics of a routing instance of type 'forwarding'? (Choose two)
50An engineer needs to configure a static IPv4 route on a Juniper Networks MX Series router pointing traffic destined for 192.168.100.0/24 to next-hop 10.0.0.1. Which configuration accomplishes this task?
51You have configured multiple static routes to the same destination with different preference values. When does Junos install a static route into the forwarding table (FIB)?
52An engineer configures an aggregate route for 172.16.0.0/16 on a Junos device. However, the aggregate route is not active in the routing table. What is the primary requirement for an aggregate route to become active?
53You are configuring a virtual router routing instance on a Juniper device to isolate traffic for a specific department. Which routing-instance type should you select?
54You need to configure filter-based forwarding (FBF) to route traffic from a specific subnet (192.168.1.0/24) through an alternate next-hop gateway. Which components are required to implement this successfully?
55An administrator is configuring load balancing across multiple equal-cost paths on an MX Series router. Which statement is correct regarding Junos default load-balancing behavior?
56Which routing-instance type is specifically designed to support Layer 3 VPNs (L3VPNs) utilizing BGP as the-peering protocol and MP-BGP for VPN route distribution?
57When configuring load balancing on a Juniper Networks router, which TWO actions or components are necessary to achieve functional per-flow load balancing across multiple paths? (Choose two)
58Which THREE characteristics are true regarding Junos aggregate routes? (Choose three)
59When configuring a static route in Junos, which THREE next-hop options are valid and supported? (Choose three)
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