Practise CCNA 200-301 v2 Hsrp practice questions — original exam-style scenarios with answer choices, explanations, and analysis of common mistakes.
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Drag and drop the following steps into the correct order to configure HSRP on an interface and verify the active/standby election process, including failover and verification.
A
Enter interface configuration mode, set HSRP version, configure virtual IP, set priority (if needed), enable preempt, then verify with 'show standby'.
This is the correct sequence: first configure HSRP on the interface (version, virtual IP, priority, preempt), then verify the state with 'show standby' to confirm active/standby roles.
B
Enter global configuration mode, create a VLAN, assign an IP address, then enable HSRP on the VLAN interface.
This is incorrect because HSRP is configured on a Layer 3 interface (e.g., physical or SVI), not by creating a VLAN separately. The steps are out of order and incomplete.
C
Configure HSRP priority first, then set the virtual IP, then enter interface configuration mode, and finally verify with 'show running-config'.
This is incorrect because you must enter interface configuration mode before setting HSRP parameters. Also, verification should use 'show standby' to see active/standby state, not just 'show running-config'.
D
Enable HSRP globally with a 'router hsrp' command, then assign the virtual IP on the interface, and verify with 'debug standby'.
This is incorrect because HSRP does not require a global 'router hsrp' command; it is configured per interface. 'debug standby' is a debugging tool, not a verification command for normal operation.
Drag and drop the following steps into the correct order to configure HSRP on a router and verify the active/standby election process.
A
1. Enter interface configuration mode on the desired interface. 2. Configure the HSRP group number and virtual IP address using the 'standby group-number ip virtual-ip' command. 3. Set the HSRP priority using the 'standby group-number priority priority-value' command. 4. Enable preemption using the 'standby group-number preempt' command. 5. Verify the HSRP state using 'show standby' or 'show standby brief'. 6. Test failover by shutting down the active router's interface and observing the state change.
This order correctly follows the standard HSRP configuration process: first configure the interface and HSRP group with a virtual IP, then set priority and preempt to influence the election, then verify the state, and finally test failover to confirm the election process works.
B
1. Enter interface configuration mode. 2. Set the HSRP priority. 3. Configure the HSRP group number and virtual IP. 4. Enable preemption. 5. Test failover. 6. Verify the HSRP state.
This order is incorrect because the HSRP group and virtual IP must be configured before setting priority and preempt. Additionally, verification should occur before testing failover, not after.
C
1. Enter interface configuration mode. 2. Configure the HSRP group number and virtual IP. 3. Enable preemption. 4. Set the HSRP priority. 5. Verify the HSRP state. 6. Test failover.
This order is incorrect because preemption should be enabled after setting priority, as preemption relies on the priority value to determine when to take over. Setting preempt before priority is logically flawed.
D
1. Enter interface configuration mode. 2. Set the HSRP priority. 3. Enable preemption. 4. Configure the HSRP group number and virtual IP. 5. Verify the HSRP state. 6. Test failover.
This order is incorrect because the HSRP group and virtual IP must be configured before setting priority and preempt. Without a group, the priority and preempt commands have no effect.
Drag and drop the following steps into the correct order to configure HSRP version 2 on an interface and ensure the router becomes the active router, then verify the HSRP state.
A
1. Configure HSRP version 2 on the interface
2. Configure the HSRP group and virtual IP address
3. Set the HSRP priority to a higher value
4. Enable HSRP preempt
5. Verify HSRP state using show standby
This order correctly follows Cisco best practices: version must be set before group configuration, then the virtual IP is assigned, followed by priority and preempt to control active router election, and finally verification.
B
1. Configure the HSRP group and virtual IP address
2. Set the HSRP priority to a higher value
3. Enable HSRP preempt
4. Configure HSRP version 2 on the interface
5. Verify HSRP state using show standby
This is incorrect because HSRP version must be configured before the group is created; otherwise, the group defaults to version 1 and changing version later may reset the group configuration.
C
1. Configure HSRP version 2 on the interface
2. Set the HSRP priority to a higher value
3. Enable HSRP preempt
4. Configure the HSRP group and virtual IP address
5. Verify HSRP state using show standby
This is incorrect because the virtual IP address must be assigned before setting priority and preempt; otherwise, the HSRP group does not exist yet, and priority/preempt commands will be rejected.
D
1. Configure HSRP version 2 on the interface
2. Configure the HSRP group and virtual IP address
3. Enable HSRP preempt
4. Set the HSRP priority to a higher value
5. Verify HSRP state using show standby
This is incorrect because preempt should be enabled after setting priority; otherwise, if preempt is enabled first, the router might immediately preempt with default priority, causing unnecessary flapping.
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