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300-410 Practice Question: Is troubleshooting a router that is not…
A network engineer is troubleshooting a router that is not generating any EEM applet actions even though the applets are configured and enabled. The engineer checks the 'show event manager status' command and sees that the EEM server is running. The engineer also checks the syslog and sees that the trigger events are occurring. What is the most likely cause?
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The EEM applets are not registered due to a syntax error in the configuration.
Even if the EEM server is running, the applets may not be registered if they have syntax errors or if the 'event manager applet' command is missing. The engineer should use 'show event manager policy available' or 'show event manager policy registered' to verify if the applets are registered.
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The EEM applets are not registered due to a syntax error in the configuration.
Why this is correct
Correct because a syntax error prevents the applet from being registered, even if the EEM server is running.
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The EEM server is not listening for syslog events.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because the EEM server automatically listens for syslog events if configured; the issue is with applet registration.
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The router's logging level is set to emergencies only.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because EEM intercepts syslog messages regardless of logging level; the trigger events are occurring as per the engineer's observation.
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The EEM applets are configured with 'event none' and need manual triggering.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because the engineer states that trigger events are occurring, so the applets should be triggered if registered.
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