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Question 1 of 145

The data center team requires that they be alerted if any of the servers in a remote site go down. However, they do NOT want to receive alerts when the remote site connection goes down. Which two configuration steps should you take within your network management system (NMS) to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)

A.

set up alerts on server status

B.

set up alerts on the remote connection status

C.

set each of the servers as dependencies for each other

D.

set up the remote connection as a dependency for each of the servers

E.

set up alerts on the remote router status

Correct Answer: A, D

Question 2 of 145

What is an advantage of using SNMPv2c over using SNMPv1?

Question 3 of 145

Which two variables are used in the calculation of Percent Utilization? (Choose two.)

Question 4 of 145

Due to a server crash, you had to move Orion to a new server with a new IP address. Which two changes should you make to ensure that Orion functions properly from the new server and IP address? (Choose two.)

A.

update the access control lists (ACLs) that restrict management protocols

B.

change the IP address specified in the snmpd. conf file on the Orion server

C.

updates the source address for Net Flow packets exported to Orion

D.

notify ARIN of the Orion server's new IP address

E.

update the destination IP address for Syslog and SNMP traps on your managed devices

Correct Answer: A, E

Question 5 of 145

You are monitoring your Internet connection, and your ISP has guaranteed512 Kbps.
Historical data shows that your connection speed holds at 256 Kbps for long periods of time, but never exceeds this speed. What does this indicate?

A.

the ISP has misconfigured the link.

B.

the WAN router is misconfigured.

C.

the NAT table is overloaded.

D.

QoS is dropping low priority traffic.

Correct Answer: A