350-401 Network Assurance Practice Question
A network engineer has configured an IP SLA operation on a Cisco router to monitor the reachability of a remote server. The engineer wants to ensure that the operation sends ICMP echo requests every 30 seconds and that the router tracks the operation's state to influence a static route. Which command is required to associate the IP SLA operation with the static route?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that IP SLA can be directly referenced in a static route statement without using a tracked object; the correct method is to use the 'track' keyword.
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ip route 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 track 1
To associate an IP SLA operation with a static route, the engineer must use the 'track' keyword in the static route configuration. The tracked object is created separately and linked to the IP SLA operation. This allows the static route to be withdrawn if the IP SLA operation fails, providing reliable path failover based on reachability.
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ip route 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 track 1
Why this is correct
This command creates a static route to 10.1.1.0/24 via next-hop 192.168.1.1 and associates it with tracked object 1. The track object is linked to the IP SLA operation, so if the operation fails, the route is removed from the routing table. This is the correct way to tie IP SLA state to a static route.
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ip route 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 sla 1
Why it's wrong here
The keyword 'sla' is not valid for associating IP SLA with a static route. The correct keyword is 'track'. This command would result in a syntax error. The engineer must use 'track' to reference the tracked object that is bound to the IP SLA operation.
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ip route 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 ip sla 1
Why it's wrong here
This command is syntactically incorrect. Static routes do not directly reference an IP SLA operation by number in the route statement. Instead, they use the 'track' keyword to reference a tracked object. The 'ip sla' keyword is not valid in this context, so the router would reject the command.
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ip route 10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1 monitor 1
Why it's wrong here
The keyword 'monitor' is not used for static route tracking. The correct keyword is 'track'. This command would be rejected by the router. The engineer needs to use 'track' to associate the route with the tracked object that reflects the IP SLA state.
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