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300-410 Practice Question: Runs the following command to troubleshoot an EEM…
A network engineer runs the following command to troubleshoot an EEM issue:
R1# debug event manager action cli
EEM Action CLI debugging is on
R1#
Mar 1 00:10:15.123: %HA_EM-6-ACTION: applet TRACK-INTERFACE: action cli command: 'show ip int brief' executed Mar 1 00:10:15.456: %HA_EM-6-ACTION: applet TRACK-INTERFACE: action cli output: 'Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
GigabitEthernet0/0 192.168.1.1 YES NVRAM up up GigabitEthernet0/1 10.0.0.1 YES NVRAM up up Loopback0 1.1.1.1 YES NVRAM up up'
What does this output indicate?
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Correct answer & explanation
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The EEM applet 'TRACK-INTERFACE' executed the command 'show ip int brief' and the output was displayed.
The debug output shows the execution of CLI actions within an EEM applet. It displays the applet name, the CLI command being executed, and the output of that command. This is useful for verifying that CLI actions are working correctly and seeing the exact output returned.
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- ✓
The EEM applet 'TRACK-INTERFACE' executed the command 'show ip int brief' and the output was displayed.
Why this is correct
The debug output confirms the applet ran its CLI action: the command 'show ip int brief' executed and returned interface status. This verifies the EEM action CLI mechanism works, satisfying the engineer's need to confirm the applet's command execution and captured output.
- ✗
The EEM applet 'TRACK-INTERFACE' failed to execute the command 'show ip int brief'.
Why it's wrong here
The log shows the command executed and returned full interface output, so execution succeeded; failure would surface as an error or no output line. It tempts because troubleshooting EEM often involves failed actions, but here the %HA_EM-6-ACTION messages confirm normal completion and captured output.
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The debug output shows the EEM applet configuration for 'TRACK-INTERFACE'.
Why it's wrong here
Debug output logs executed actions and their returned CLI text, not the applet's configured event, trigger or action statements; those appear under 'show event manager policy'. It tempts because the applet name TRACK-INTERFACE and its command are visible, but configuration display requires the policy listing, not action debugging.
- ✗
The command 'show ip int brief' was executed manually by the engineer.
Why it's wrong here
The %HA_EM-6-ACTION syslog messages are generated by EEM itself when the applet's action runs, not by engineer-typed commands, which produce no such applet-tagged output. It tempts because the engineer did type the debug command, but the logged 'show ip int brief' was invoked by the TRACK-INTERFACE applet.
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