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300-410 Practice Question: Examine the following EEM applet configuration:…
Examine the following EEM applet configuration:
!--- event manager applet BACKUP_CONFIG event timer watchdog time 86400 action 1.0 cli command "enable" action 2.0 cli command "copy running-config tftp://192.168.1.100/backup.cfg" !---
What is the effect of this configuration?
⚠ Common exam trap
300-410 often tests EEM timer semantics, so candidates confuse 'watchdog' (recurring) with 'countdown' (one-shot) and assume the applet runs only once.
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The applet will copy the running configuration to the TFTP server every 24 hours.
The EEM applet uses 'event timer watchdog time 86400', which triggers every 86400 seconds (24 hours) on a recurring basis. The actions enable privileged mode and copy the running-config to the TFTP server, so the effect is a daily backup of the running configuration.
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The applet will copy the running configuration to the TFTP server every 24 hours.
Why this is correct
The watchdog timer with a time of 86400 seconds triggers the applet once daily, satisfying the 24-hour backup interval. Action 2.0 then executes the CLI copy command, pushing the running configuration to the TFTP server at 192.168.1.100. The enable action ensures privileged EXEC rights for the copy.
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The applet will copy the startup configuration instead of the running configuration.
Why it's wrong here
The applet's action 2.0 explicitly runs copy running-config, so it transfers the running configuration, not startup-config. It is tempting because startup-config is the persistent saved copy, and copying it to a TFTP server is a valid backup approach when you want the configuration that survives a reload.
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The applet will fail because the TFTP server IP address is not reachable.
Why it's wrong here
The applet's effect is defined by its timer and CLI actions; reachability of the TFTP server is a runtime condition, not a property of the configuration. It is tempting because a failed copy is a common operational outcome, and this would be the answer if the stem supplied evidence of an unreachable server.
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The applet will only trigger once because the watchdog timer is a one-shot timer.
Why it's wrong here
A watchdog timer fires repeatedly at the configured interval, so the applet recurs every 86400 seconds rather than once. It is tempting because one-shot behaviour is real for other EEM triggers such as a specific syslog pattern match, which would make this correct for those event types.
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