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CCNP Practice Question: Is troubleshooting an issue where Cisco DNA…
A network engineer is troubleshooting an issue where Cisco DNA Center is not sending configuration changes to a group of switches. The engineer checks the Provisioning dashboard and sees that the devices are in 'Pending' state. The engineer has already created the intent (network profile) and assigned it to the site. What is the most likely cause?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The engineer has not executed the Provision workflow to deploy the configuration.
In Cisco DNA Center, provisioning is a multi-step process. After creating intent, the engineer must explicitly run the Provision workflow to push the configuration. The 'Pending' state indicates that the intent has been defined but not yet deployed. The engineer must start the provisioning job to push the configuration to the devices.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The engineer has not executed the Provision workflow to deploy the configuration.
Why this is correct
Correct because 'Pending' means the configuration is ready but not yet deployed; the engineer must run the Provision workflow.
- ✗
The devices are not reachable from DNA Center.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because if devices were unreachable, they would show as 'Unreachable' or 'Error', not 'Pending'.
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The DNA Center appliance is out of disk space.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because disk space issues would cause system-wide failures, not a specific 'Pending' state for provisioning.
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The network profile contains an invalid configuration.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because DNA Center validates profiles during creation; an invalid profile would cause an error, not a 'Pending' state.
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