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Cisco 200-301 Practice Test 25

Question 240

An EtherChannel member has a larger MTU than another member, and the bundle rejects inconsistent ports. Which member-level parameter must be aligned before traffic is balanced?

  1. Increase LACP system priority and ignore physical MTU incompatibility
  2. Align interface MTU settings across the bundle
  3. Configure different jumbo MTUs on each member to spread packet sizes
  4. Change only the EtherChannel load-balance hash

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Member consistency prevents incompatible links from being included.

Incorrect Answers

A:

LACP election/priority cannot correct data-plane MTU incompatibility among members.

C:

A bundle needs compatible member attributes; making MTUs deliberately unequal does not remove inconsistency.

D:

Hash selection distributes flows but does not change physical interface MTUs or repair member compatibility.

Question 241

On a supported Catalyst IOS XE LACP member, the remote peer already negotiates successfully. The operations team wants short LACP control intervals of about one second instead of the default slow interval, without disabling LACP. Which member-interface command configures this when supported?

  1. channel-group 5 mode on
  2. lacp rate normal
  3. spanning-tree portfast trunk
  4. lacp rate fast

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

On a supported Cisco LACP member, `lacp rate fast` selects the short one-second control interval and corresponding shorter LACP timeout.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Mode on forces static aggregation without LACP control exchanges, so it cannot achieve the requested faster LACP control interval.

B:

Normal retains the slower default LACP interval rather than enabling the fast one-second rate.

C:

PortFast changes spanning-tree edge behavior; it does not set LACP PDU timer intervals.

Question 242

On an LACP EtherChannel, the near switch is explicitly active and sends LACP packets. An operator wants the far switch to participate without initiating LACP negotiation until contacted. Which far-side LACP mode has that behavior?

  1. LACP active, which also initiates LACP negotiation
  2. Use LACP passive mode
  3. EtherChannel mode on, which operates without exchanging LACP PDUs
  4. PAgP auto, which belongs to a different negotiation protocol

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

LACP passive responds to incoming active-mode LACP PDUs but does not initiate negotiation itself; this distinct behavior is not the same as the active mode.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Active may form the channel but it initiates negotiation; the question specifically requires the partner that responds without initiating.

C:

The on setting disables LACP negotiation and is not a passive responding participant in this LACP exchange.

D:

PAgP auto is not an LACP responder and does not meet the stipulated LACP active/passive relationship.

Question 243

`show etherchannel summary` shows a port-channel but one candidate physical interface is marked individual instead of bundled. Which evidence should the engineer use to identify the excluded member?

  1. Run show vlan brief and assume a listed VLAN proves all EtherChannel members bundled
  2. Run show mac address-table for the Port-channel and infer partner LACP state
  3. Look for individual interface state in show etherchannel summary
  4. Run show ip route to see the Layer 3 path chosen through the Port-channel

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Member-state flags indicate whether each port is properly bundled.

Incorrect Answers

A:

VLAN presence does not identify which physical link is marked individual rather than included in the aggregate.

B:

MAC learning does not provide the summary flags for individual versus bundled member ports.

D:

Routing state cannot identify exactly which LACP member failed to bundle.

Question 244

A formed LACP EtherChannel needs partner information beyond aggregate link summary: active/passive state, partner system ID and port details. Which LACP display is appropriate?

  1. Run show interfaces status to identify only each Ethernet member’s link speed
  2. Review show lacp neighbor details
  3. Run show etherchannel summary and assume member letters include all partner negotiation details
  4. Run show spanning-tree to inspect the bundle’s root-port role

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Neighbor information identifies the remote LACP system and connected partner ports.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A physically up link does not expose the peer LACP actor/partner system ID and port information.

C:

The summary is useful for aggregate flags, but LACP neighbor detail shows the partner state and identifiers requested.

D:

STP forwarding roles are distinct from LACP partner state and negotiation.

Question 245

An upstream needs one logical bundle to load-balance traffic over four physical cables while presenting a single Port-channel to STP/L3. Which formed link aggregation is required?

  1. Create four independent Layer 2 trunks and rely on STP to load-balance every flow
  2. Use a formed logical EtherChannel port-channel
  3. Enable passive LACP on both ends without an active negotiator
  4. Configure only identical MAC addresses on four unrelated ports

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

STP treats a correctly bundled port-channel as one logical connection.

Incorrect Answers

A:

STP may block redundant links and the interfaces remain separate rather than one logical bundle.

C:

Two passive peers ordinarily fail to initiate aggregation into the required bundle.

D:

Duplicating MAC identities does not establish one negotiated Port-channel for link aggregation.

Question 246

A campus with two redundant distribution switches requires Dist-A to remain root bridge for VLAN 20. Both have equal path costs and reachable VLANs. Which design property should Dist-A have to win the root election reliably?

  1. A larger numeric bridge-priority value than Dist-B
  2. The largest MAC address while leaving bridge priorities equal
  3. Give the intended root the lowest bridge ID
  4. The highest configured interface path cost toward Dist-B

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The root bridge has the numerically smallest bridge ID; configure the intended root with an appropriately lower bridge priority than other candidates, with MAC as a tie breaker.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Higher priority numbers create less-preferred bridge IDs; STP elects the lower bridge ID, not the larger one.

B:

When priorities tie, the numerically lower bridge MAC wins, so relying on the highest MAC is backwards and unstable.

D:

Port path cost affects route toward an existing root and does not make a switch win root bridge election.

Question 247

Gi1/0/11 connects only to a single workstation, not another bridge. Users need the access link to forward quickly after link up, while STP remains enabled for the LAN. Which feature fits this confirmed host-facing edge port?

  1. spanning-tree bpdufilter enable as a blanket replacement for STP
  2. Enable PortFast only on appropriate edge-facing ports
  3. spanning-tree guard root on the user port
  4. Disable all spanning-tree instances on the campus VLAN

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

PortFast makes an edge port transition promptly to forwarding while STP still protects the switched network. An additional BPDU Guard policy is advisable to detect an unexpected bridge.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Suppressing BPDUs is not equivalent to rapid host-edge forwarding and can mask an unauthorized bridging device.

C:

Root Guard prevents an undesired root advertisement on designated links; it does not itself provide the edge-port rapid transition the PC needs.

D:

Disabling STP sacrifices loop protection across the VLAN instead of accelerating the one verified host-facing edge link.

Question 248

A verified PortFast access port connects to a workstation. A user inserts a cheap Ethernet switch that begins transmitting BPDUs. The policy requires the edge port to shut down on unexpected BPDU reception, not merely reject a superior root. Which feature is designed for this?

  1. Root Guard, which reacts to superior BPDUs on designated ports
  2. Loop Guard, which prevents loss of expected BPDUs on non-designated ports
  3. Enable BPDU Guard on the edge port
  4. PortFast alone, with no BPDU protection

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

BPDU Guard disables the PortFast edge interface on receipt of a BPDU, preventing an untrusted bridge from joining or altering the spanning-tree topology.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Root Guard places a port in root-inconsistent when it sees a superior BPDU; it is not the requested any-BPDU errdisable on a PortFast edge.

B:

Loop Guard protects root/alternate roles from unexpected BPDU silence rather than disabling an edge port immediately when a BPDU arrives.

D:

PortFast speeds convergence on host ports but does not by itself enforce the requested errdisable response to a received BPDU.

Question 249

An access-layer switch has a designated trunk facing a third-party switch. It must never let a superior BPDU from that downstream segment make the third-party switch the campus root. Which STP protection applies?

  1. PortFast, which skips usual convergence delays on safe edge ports
  2. Root Guard on the designated downstream trunk
  3. BPDU Filter, which suppresses BPDU processing on an arbitrary trunk
  4. Loop Guard on a root port when expected BPDUs stop arriving

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Root Guard puts a designated port into a root-inconsistent condition on superior BPDUs, preventing that downstream segment from taking root status.

Incorrect Answers

A:

PortFast accelerates a true host edge but does not enforce which switch may become the spanning-tree root.

C:

Suppressing BPDUs can hide loop information and is not the protective superior-root-BPDU response requested for a switch trunk.

D:

Loop Guard protects against unexpected loss of BPDUs on alternate/root ports, a different failure mode from receipt of superior BPDUs.

Question 250

A fiber uplink is an STP alternate port and normally receives BPDUs. After a unidirectional fault it stops receiving BPDUs while the link stays electrically up. Which feature prevents an unsafe forwarding transition?

  1. Root Guard, which blocks a designated port only when receiving superior BPDUs
  2. BPDU Guard, which err-disables an edge port on receipt of a BPDU
  3. Loop Guard, which places the affected non-designated port into loop-inconsistent state
  4. PortFast, which immediately forwards a host-facing access link

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Loop Guard prevents a root or alternate port from becoming designated and forwarding merely because expected BPDUs cease.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Root Guard reacts to superior BPDUs arriving, not to an alternate port unexpectedly losing its expected BPDUs.

B:

BPDU Guard is intended for edge ports that must not receive switch BPDUs, not for a legitimate redundant switch uplink.

D:

PortFast would bypass some edge convergence behavior and could increase loop risk if applied to a redundant switch uplink.

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