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4.0 Network Assurance

SNMP & Syslog Practice Questions

SNMP versions/security and Syslog severity levels.

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What is the severity numerical level assigned to Syslog "Warning" messages?

Level 4

Syslog levels run 0–7: 0=Emergency, 1=Alert, 2=Critical, 3=Error, 4=Warning, 5=Notice, 6=Informational, 7=Debugging.

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All 15 SNMP & Syslog questions in this set

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  1. Which version of SNMP introduced strong cryptographic authentication (HMAC-MD5/SHA) and payload encryption (DES/AES)?

    • SNMPv1
    • SNMPv2c
    • SNMPv3
    • RMON

  2. Which SNMPv3 security level provides message authentication via HMAC-SHA/MD5 and encryption using AES/DES?

    • noAuthNoPriv
    • authNoPriv
    • authPriv
    • privOnly

  3. Which Syslog severity level corresponds to the Informational classification?

    • Level 3
    • Level 5
    • Level 6
    • Level 7

  4. What is a key operational distinction between an SNMP Trap message and an SNMP Inform message?

    • Traps are carried over TCP for reliable delivery, while Informs are carried over UDP instead.
    • Traps are not acknowledged; Informs must be acknowledged by the manager, or they are resent.
    • Traps are encrypted with the SNMPv3 privacy key, while Informs are sent in cleartext.
    • Traps are sent by the SNMP manager to agents, while Informs are sent by agents to the manager.

  5. In Cisco IOS Syslog messages, what component identifies the specific system subsystem or software module that generated the log message (e.g., %LINK-3-UPDOWN)?

    • Severity Level
    • Facility Code
    • Sequence Number
    • Mnemonic

  6. Which version of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) adds robust security mechanisms providing both message authentication (HMAC-MD5/SHA) and payload encryption (DES/AES)?

    • SNMPv1
    • SNMPv2c
    • SNMPv3 (authPriv level)
    • SNMPv3 (noAuthNoPriv level)

  7. Which numeric severity level corresponds to Syslog "Error" messages?

    • Level 1
    • Level 3
    • Level 4
    • Level 5

  8. Which Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) function correlates streaming telemetry, SNMP, syslog, and NetFlow data to compute device, client, and application health scores?

    • Cisco ISE integration through pxGrid
    • Assurance, built on the Network Data Platform
    • Secure Network Analytics (formerly Stealthwatch)
    • Command Runner

  9. Which IETF-standard flow export protocol, derived from the NetFlow v9 template format (RFC 3954), can Flexible NetFlow use to export user-defined flow records?

    • NetFlow version 5 (fixed record format)
    • IPFIX (IP Flow Information Export)
    • sFlow version 5 (packet sampling)
    • Syslog (RFC 5424 structured data)

  10. Which SNMPv3 security level provides both user authentication via hash algorithms (MD5/SHA) and packet payload encryption (DES/3DES/AES)?

    • noAuthNoPriv
    • authNoPriv
    • authPriv
    • privNoAuth

  11. Which Syslog severity level corresponds to numerical level 3?

    • Critical
    • Error
    • Warning
    • Notice

  12. Which Cisco IOS XE logging command stores system event messages in internal volatile RAM memory so engineers can view them using the show logging CLI command?

    • logging console
    • logging monitor
    • logging buffered <bytes>
    • logging host <ip-address>

  13. Which three components are configured to collect flow data with Flexible NetFlow (FNF) on a Cisco router and export it to a collector?

    • Flow Record, Flow Exporter, and Flow Monitor
    • Access Control List, Class Map, and Policy Map
    • SNMP Group, SNMP User, and Community String
    • Track Object, IP SLA Probe, and Static Route

  14. In an EEM applet, which command statement executes a configuration or operational command directly inside the Cisco IOS XE Command Line Interface?

    • action 1.0 syslog priority errors msg "Error detected"
    • action 2.0 cli command "show ip interface brief"
    • action 3.0 mail server 10.1.1.25 to [email protected]
    • action 4.0 reload

  15. In Network Time Protocol (NTP) topology design, what stratum level is assigned to a server directly attached to a high-precision atomic clock or GPS receiver?

    • Stratum 0
    • Stratum 1
    • Stratum 2
    • Stratum 16