300-435 Question 31
Select 3An enterprise network engineer is tasked with automating the configuration of multiple Cisco IOS XE devices to ensure consistency and reduce manual workload. The engineer is debating between using Ansible and Terraform for this task. Which benefits do these tools provide when used for automating IOS XE platforms?
- A
Simplified configuration management through declarative syntax
- B
Real-time network traffic monitoring and analysis
- C
Ability to create and manage network infrastructure as code
- D
Support for multi-vendor device automation
- E
Automatic detection and resolution of hardware failures
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Correct answers: A, C, D
Explanation
Ansible and Terraform are powerful network automation tools that bring consistency, efficiency, and scalability to the configuration of Cisco IOS XE devices. While they excel in simplifying configuration management, supporting multi-vendor environments, and enabling infrastructure as code, they are not designed for tasks like real-time monitoring or hardware failure detection, which require other specialized tools.
- A. Correct.
Ansible and Terraform use declarative syntax, where the desired state of the configuration is defined, making network configuration easier and more predictable.
- B. Incorrect.
Ansible and Terraform are not designed for real-time network traffic monitoring and analysis; they focus on configuration and orchestration tasks.
- C. Correct.
Both tools support infrastructure as code, enabling version control, repeatability, and efficient deployment of network configurations.
- D. Correct.
Ansible and Terraform provide support for automating configurations across multi-vendor environments, which is key for enterprise networks with diverse devices.
- E. Incorrect.
These tools do not handle hardware failures directly; their focus is on configuration and orchestration, not hardware diagnostics.