300-615 Exam Dumps - Cisco CCNP Data Center Questions and Answers

Configure the NVE interfaces to be Up on both switches; Configure the same VNI to multicast group mapping is the valid corrective action because the failure described is a protocol or fabric state problem, not a generic connectivity issue. For vPC, VXLAN, EVPN, NVE, VNI, Cisco troubleshooting expects the engineer to compare both endpoints of the relationship: vPC peers must agree on consistency parameters, HSRP peers must exchange hellos in the same VLAN and version context, OSPF/BGP peers must match the attributes required for stable adjacency, and VXLAN EVPN must advertise the correct host or prefix information. The selected option restores that required state. The other options either operate on the wrong layer, change a value that is not used to form the relationship, or would make the peer relationship less deterministic. A clean validation is to inspect the control-plane table first, then verify the forwarding table, and finally test end-to-end traffic. This is the Cisco-preferred approach because it avoids random changes and confirms that the fabric is forwarding based on correct protocol state.

https://172.16.10.1/api/node/mo/uni/tn-Test1.xml? rsp-subtree=full & rsp-prop-include=config-only resolves the problem because the symptom is specific to the automation subsystem handling REST API, Cisco Nexus. Nexus automation failures are frequently caused by a missing EEM event statement, absent event-default action, invalid REST path, incorrect JSON or XML syntax, Guest Shell DNS/resource settings, or a scheduler feature that is not enabled. The selected answer corrects that execution prerequisite. The wrong options may make sense for normal switch forwarding, but they do not repair the automation control path. Cisco documentation treats Guest Shell as a separate Linux environment and EEM as a policy engine that can intercept CLI events; both must be validated from their own operational state. A proper verification is to confirm the policy is registered, run the job or API call again, review the response or syslog output, and ensure that normal CLI behavior is preserved after the automation fires.

The correct answer is the selected command set. Cisco MDS and Nexus SAN troubleshooting is driven by fabric state: the host and target must be in the correct VSAN, must complete FLOGI/PLOGI where applicable, and must be permitted by active zoning, fcdomain, FSPF, NPV/NPIV, or port-security policy. This question focuses on VSAN, fabric binding, so the selected action fixes the dependency that prevents the initiator, target, or inter-switch link from becoming usable. Cisco documentation emphasizes checking VSAN membership, active zonesets, correct port mode, fabric binding, device-alias consistency, and the relevant FC databases before changing unrelated server settings. The distractors either target a different database, use the wrong port role, or would not cause the observed Fibre Channel state to change. After the fix, the engineer should confirm the interface state, FLOGI database, name-server entries, zoneset activation, and successful initiator-to-target reachability with tools such as fcping or fabric show commands.

Enable BGP advertise pip feature on both leaf switches is the valid corrective action because the failure described is a protocol or fabric state problem, not a generic connectivity issue. For VXLAN, NVE, BGP, Cisco troubleshooting expects the engineer to compare both endpoints of the relationship: vPC peers must agree on consistency parameters, HSRP peers must exchange hellos in the same VLAN and version context, OSPF/BGP peers must match the attributes required for stable adjacency, and VXLAN EVPN must advertise the correct host or prefix information. The selected option restores that required state. The other options either operate on the wrong layer, change a value that is not used to form the relationship, or would make the peer relationship less deterministic. A clean validation is to inspect the control-plane table first, then verify the forwarding table, and finally test end-to-end traffic. This is the Cisco-preferred approach because it avoids random changes and confirms that the fabric is forwarding based on correct protocol state.

The selected action, Delete rule 3 and create new rule 3 to allow the permit command, is the proper operational fix. The scenario points to LACP, RBAC, Cisco Nexus, Nexus 9000, Cisco Nexus 9000, which means the issue is controlled by management policy, role mapping, service state, certificate handling, or firmware lifecycle rather than normal packet forwarding. Cisco documentation separates these domains: a device may ping another device, but UCS Central registration, LDAP/RADIUS authorization, APIC security-domain access, SNMP access, or browser trust still fails if the required management attribute is wrong. The selected answer aligns the configuration with the management workflow. The other answers either address unrelated connectivity or provide a workaround that does not satisfy the platform requirement. Verification should be explicit: authenticate as the affected user, confirm the returned role or domain, check fault status, and validate that the management task completes without warnings. That proves the operational plane is corrected.

The selected answer, Reseat the adapter on the motherboard of the server, follows Cisco UCS operational logic. UCS Manager is policy-driven, so troubleshooting must determine whether the problem is caused by hardware discovery, service profile association, firmware activation, boot order, storage presentation, or management integration. The scenario points to UCS, UCS Manager, firmware, vNIC; that is why the selected action fixes the root condition rather than merely restarting the server. The wrong options either affect a different policy, require unnecessary disruption, or assume that physical connectivity alone is sufficient. Cisco documentation for UCS server boot and firmware management stresses that boot policies must include the correct target details, firmware workflows must complete their FSM stages, and hardware changes often require acknowledgement or re-acknowledgement before UCS Manager uses the new inventory. After remediation, the engineer should confirm that the UCS fault is cleared, the server association or discovery state is complete, and the operating system or management service can use the intended path.

The correct action is the drag-and-drop mapping shown in the answer key. Cisco UCS troubleshooting depends on the relationship between policy, inventory discovery, firmware state, and server identity. The question involves firmware, fabric interconnect, so the selected option fixes the UCS component or policy that directly controls the failure. In UCS Manager, service profiles, vNIC/vHBA templates, boot policies, firmware packages, server pools, adapters, fabric interconnects, and I/O modules are applied through a managed model; a server can fail even when basic IP reachability exists if the relevant policy is incomplete or the hardware inventory has not been acknowledged correctly. The distractors typically change an unrelated object, force a disruptive recovery without fixing the policy, or apply to a different UCS mode. Cisco guidance is to verify faults, FSM stage, inventory status, association status, and the specific boot or connectivity policy before taking action. After the remediation, validate that the fault clears, the FSM completes, and the server or fabric component returns to the expected operable state.

The correct answer is Place VLAN 0 on the interface that connects to the storage. Cisco MDS and Nexus SAN troubleshooting is driven by fabric state: the host and target must be in the correct VSAN, must complete FLOGI/PLOGI where applicable, and must be permitted by active zoning, fcdomain, FSPF, NPV/NPIV, or port-security policy. This question focuses on UCS, service profile, iSCSI, so the selected action fixes the dependency that prevents the initiator, target, or inter-switch link from becoming usable. Cisco documentation emphasizes checking VSAN membership, active zonesets, correct port mode, fabric binding, device-alias consistency, and the relevant FC databases before changing unrelated server settings. The distractors either target a different database, use the wrong port role, or would not cause the observed Fibre Channel state to change. After the fix, the engineer should confirm the interface state, FLOGI database, name-server entries, zoneset activation, and successful initiator-to-target reachability with tools such as fcping or fabric show commands.

Change the cables to fix physical connections is correct because the failure is tied to the UCS managed state of UCS, firmware, fabric interconnect. In Cisco UCS, policies are not advisory; they are the source from which fabric interconnects program adapters, boot targets, server identity, firmware, and external integrations. A mismatch between the policy and the actual hardware or upstream storage/network state can cause boot, discovery, KVM, firmware, or connectivity failures. The selected action addresses the object that UCS Manager uses to build the final operational configuration. The distractors either solve a different fault domain or bypass the policy model. A disciplined DCIT validation sequence is to check the fault code, the FSM history, the equipment inventory, the service profile association, and the relevant adapter or boot table. If those states are correct after the change, the UCS component should return to operable service without unnecessary reconfiguration.

Leaf101# setup-clean-config.sh Leaf101# reload is the valid corrective action because the failure described is a protocol or fabric state problem, not a generic connectivity issue. For Cisco Nexus, Cisco troubleshooting expects the engineer to compare both endpoints of the relationship: vPC peers must agree on consistency parameters, HSRP peers must exchange hellos in the same VLAN and version context, OSPF/BGP peers must match the attributes required for stable adjacency, and VXLAN EVPN must advertise the correct host or prefix information. The selected option restores that required state. The other options either operate on the wrong layer, change a value that is not used to form the relationship, or would make the peer relationship less deterministic. A clean validation is to inspect the control-plane table first, then verify the forwarding table, and finally test end-to-end traffic. This is the Cisco-preferred approach because it avoids random changes and confirms that the fabric is forwarding based on correct protocol state.