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200-901 Practice Question: Runs the Ansible playbook shown in the exhibit,…
Exhibit
Refer to the exhibit.
---
- name: Configure VLAN
cisco.ios.ios_vlan:
vlan_id: 100
name: test_vlan
state: present
register: resultA network engineer runs the Ansible playbook shown in the exhibit, but it fails. The error indicates the module 'cisco.ios.ios_vlan' does not exist. What is the most likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the exact module naming convention in the cisco.ios collection, where the trap is that candidates assume the module name is singular ('ios_vlan') because it seems intuitive, but the correct name is plural ('ios_vlans') due to the collection's resource-oriented design.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
✓
The module name is misspelled; it should be 'ios_vlans'
The error indicates that the module 'cisco.ios.ios_vlan' does not exist. In the cisco.ios collection, the correct module name for managing VLANs is 'ios_vlans' (plural), not 'ios_vlan'. This is a common naming mistake because many other Ansible modules use singular names, but the ios_vlan module was deprecated and replaced by ios_vlans in newer versions of the collection.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
The collection 'cisco.ios' is not installed
Why it's wrong here
If the collection were missing, the error would be about collection not found, not module not found.
- ✓
The module name is misspelled; it should be 'ios_vlans'
Why this is correct
The correct module for configuring VLANs on Cisco IOS is 'ios_vlans' (with an 's').
- ✗
The 'state: present' is invalid for this module
Why it's wrong here
Even if state were invalid, the error would be about parameter, not missing module.
- ✗
The playbook lacks 'become: yes'
Why it's wrong here
Privilege escalation is often needed but would cause a permission error, not a missing module error.
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