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CCNP Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps of cisco.ios.ios_config…
Drag and drop the steps of cisco.ios.ios_config module idempotent apply flow into the correct order, from first to last.
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Establish SSH connection to Cisco device
The cisco.ios.ios_config module first connects to the device; then, it retrieves the running configuration; next, it compares the desired config lines with the running config; after that, it applies only the lines that are missing or different; finally, it saves the configuration if the save parameter is set.
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Variation 1. Drag and drop the steps of cisco.ios.ios_config module idempotent apply flow into the correct order, from first to last.
hard- ✓ A.Connect to Cisco IOS device via SSH
- ✓ B.Retrieve current running configuration
- ✓ C.Compare desired config with running config
- ✓ D.Push only changed lines to device
- ✓ E.Save running config to startup config
Why A: The ios_config module first connects to the device, retrieves the running config, compares it with the desired config, applies only the necessary changes, and then saves the config if specified, ensuring idempotency.
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