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300-410 Practice Question: Consider the configuration snippet: logging…
Consider the configuration snippet:
logging 192.168.1.10 vrf Mgmt-intf logging source-interface Vlan1 logging trap 6
What is the effect of the 'logging trap 6' command?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Messages of severity 0 through 6 are sent to the syslog server.
The 'logging trap' command accepts either a severity level name or number. Level 6 corresponds to 'informational'. This means messages with severity 0-6 are sent to the syslog server.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Only messages of severity 6 are sent to the syslog server.
Why it's wrong here
The trap level includes all severities from 0 up to and including the specified level.
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Messages of severity 0 through 6 are sent to the syslog server.
Why this is correct
Level 6 (informational) includes severities 0-6.
- ✗
Messages of severity 6 through 7 are sent to the syslog server.
Why it's wrong here
The level is an upper bound, not a lower bound.
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The number 6 is invalid; only named levels are accepted.
Why it's wrong here
Both numbers and names are accepted for logging levels.
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Device Management and Network Monitoring (SNMP, Syslog, NetFlow)
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MPLS Layer 3 VPN
A technology that uses Multiprotocol Label Switching to create secure, scalable virtual private networks that connect multiple sites at the network layer, where the service provider manages routing between customer sites.
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