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300-410 Practice Question: Runs the following command to troubleshoot a…
A network engineer runs the following command to troubleshoot a Policy-Based Routing (PBR) issue:
R1# show ip policy Interface Route-map
FastEthernet0/0 PBR-MAP
What does this output indicate?
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PBR is enabled on FastEthernet0/0 with route-map PBR-MAP.
The output shows that PBR is applied on FastEthernet0/0 using route-map PBR-MAP. This confirms the interface-level configuration.
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PBR is enabled on FastEthernet0/0 with route-map PBR-MAP.
Why this is correct
The show ip policy output maps interface FastEthernet0/0 to route-map PBR-MAP, confirming that policy-based routing is applied to inbound traffic on that interface. This directly satisfies the stem's requirement to identify where PBR is enabled and which route-map governs it.
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The route-map PBR-MAP is not configured.
Why it's wrong here
The output lists FastEthernet0/0 mapped to PBR-MAP, proving the route-map exists and is bound to that interface; an unconfigured route-map would not appear in this table. It tempts engineers who assume an empty or error-laden display, but this command confirms interface policy bindings, not route-map contents.
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PBR is applied globally and on the interface.
Why it's wrong here
The table shows one interface-to-route-map binding, not a global policy plus an interface policy; global PBR does not exist in this form. It tempts those conflating interface PBR with global configuration, but PBR is applied per interface via the ip policy route-map command.
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The route-map is applied to all interfaces.
Why it's wrong here
Only FastEthernet0/0 appears in the Interface column, so the policy is bound to that single interface rather than all of them. Engineers may assume a global-looking table implies universal application, yet per-interface PBR requires an explicit ip policy route-map entry on each interface individually.
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Variation 1. A network engineer runs the following command to troubleshoot a Policy-Based Routing (PBR) issue: R1# show ip local policy Interface Route-map local PBR-LOCAL What does this output indicate?
easy- ✓ A.Local PBR is enabled for packets originated by the router.
- B.PBR is applied to all incoming interfaces.
- C.The route-map PBR-LOCAL is not configured.
- D.PBR is applied to all outgoing interfaces.
Why A: The 'show ip local policy' command specifically displays the route-map applied to locally generated traffic (packets originated by the router itself, such as pings, SNMP, syslog, or management traffic). The output shows 'local' in the Interface column with route-map PBR-LOCAL, confirming that Local PBR is active and will be evaluated against any packets the router sources. This is distinct from interface PBR, which is applied with 'ip policy route-map' under an interface and affects transit traffic.
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