350-601 Automation Practice Question
An engineer wants to automate the creation of VLANs on a Nexus 9000 switch using Python scripts. Which on-box solution allows running Python scripts directly on the switch without an external server?
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Guest shell
Guest shell provides a secure Linux environment on Nexus switches to run Python scripts and tools.
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Guest shell
Why this is correct
Guest shell is a Linux container on Nexus for running Python scripts.
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Terraform provider
Why it's wrong here
Terraform is external and not on-box.
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APIC REST API
Why it's wrong here
APIC REST API is used for ACI fabric, not Nexus standalone switches.
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Ansible control node
Why it's wrong here
Ansible control node is external.
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