Question 1

Users are complaining that a network connection is slow. How should SNMP be used to verify performance of the interface?

Accepted Answer

A)   verify bandwidth usage via if InOctets
B)   verify status via the if Table
C)   verify that SNMP agent is responding
D)   verify the performance via if Speed A

Question 2

Austin and New York offices are connected through an MPLS cloud. You receive a trouble ticket stating that a video conference room in the Austin office cannot connect to the video conference room in the New York office. You verify the following information: Trace routes from Austin to New York can make it to the last hop, which is your NYC router. The Austin conference subnet can reach other subnets within the New York office. What is a possible root cause for the lack of connectivity between conference stations?

Accepted Answer

A)   An access control list (ACL)  is blocking ICMP traffic from Austin to New York.
B)   The New York video conference device is missing a default route.
C)   BGP is not set up correctly.
D)   The MPLS interface in your New York office is shutdown. B

Question 3

How should you visually represent service level agreement (SLA) interface utilization thresholds within the Orion NPM Web Console?

Accepted Answer

A)   export data from the Orion database to a spreadsheet, use its graphing functions to chart the data, and draw a line for the SLA level
B)   defines SLA as a custom property in the Orion database, and populates it with the correct SLA values
C)   export the charts to a visual editing tool and hand draw the SLA level on the charts
D)   use SQL Reporting Services to export the data B

Question 4

What are two possible cause sofa Universal Device Poller (UnDP) OID test failure in Orion NPM? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)   The OID is not in the Orion MIB database.
B)   The device is not reachable.
C)   The OID is stored in a table.
D)   SNMPv3 is required.
E)   The OID is unsupported.

Question 5

You are planning a network management implementation where the network has several low bandwidth WAN links. Which two network management protocols are most likely to cause heavy traffic on WANs and should therefore be considered carefully before deployment? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Syslog
B)   SSH
C)   SMTP
D)   NetFlow
E)   ICMP

Question 6

What is an advantage of using SNMPv2c over using SNMPv1?

Accepted Answer

A)   username parameter
B)   get bulk command
C)   get next command
D)   32 bit counters
E)   authentication and encryption

Question 7

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.)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

How can you use a network management system (NMS) to ensure service level agreement (SLA) parameters are realistic for your environment?

Accepted Answer

A)   increase data collection period
B)   configuredata summarization
C)   reducedata retention period
D)   baseline network performance

Question 9

Which limitation does the Orion NPM Advanced Alert Engine place on trigger and reset actions?

Accepted Answer

A)   unlimited trigger actions, and unlimited reset actions
B)   unlimited trigger actions, but no reset actions
C)   limited to any one trigger action and one reset action per alert
D)   limited to one message action (such as Syslog, Traps)  and one log action (such as Windows event log, NetPerfMon Log)  per alert

Question 10

Your network management system (NMS) reports memory consumption on a server to be 95%. You connect to the server and see a memory consumption of 80%. What is a possible cause for this inconsistency?

Accepted Answer

A)   WMI has been misconfigured on the server.
B)   The NMS is using the wrong version of SNMP to poll the server.
C)   The NMS is displaying an average, whereas the server is displaying real-time data.
D)   The NMS is displaying real-time data, whereas the server is displaying an average.

Question 11

Network usage consistently increases to near saturation levels on your Internet connection from 12:00pm to 1:00pm on most days of the week. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)   increase Internet bandwidth from your ISP
B)   check the ping times to your core router
C)   examine NetFlow data for that time period
D)   turns off Internet access and sees who complains

Question 12

A device is NOT responding to pings. What can you determine from this information?

Accepted Answer

A)   The device may be down.
B)   The device is down.
C)   The device is a firewall.
D)   There is no route to the device.

Question 13

Users at both the New York and Los Angeles sites are complaining that VoIP is not working. Other network services at those sites and users at other sites seem to be unaffected. What are the first two things you should investigate to find the cause of this issue? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

A)   the current status of the New York and Los Angeles sites
B)   the current bandwidth utilization for the circuits to New York and Los Angeles
C)   the current CPU load for the routers in New York and Los Angeles
D)   recent changes to the router configurations in New York and Los Angeles
E)   the software versions on the Call Managers supporting New York and Los Angeles

Question 14

When you look at utilization graphs for a given interface, they show greater than 100% utilization. Which interface configuration change will correct this issue?

Accepted Answer

A)   decrease polling interval
B)   increase custom bandwidth
C)   increase polling interval
D)   decrease custom bandwidth

Question 15

After making a configuration change to a gateway router, all of the devices past that router appear down in the network management system (NMS). However, the NMS is still gathering CPU and memory statistics on the devices. What is the first thing you should do to diagnose the issue?

Accepted Answer

A)   check the configurations of each affected device
B)   check the gateway router configuration for an access list change
C)   check the devices to see if any antivirus is blocking ICMP
D)   check the gateway router configuration to make sure a default route exists

Question 16

While isolating a bandwidth issue using your network management system (NMS), you discover that the percent utilization for an interface is over 100%. What is a possible cause?

Accepted Answer

A)   There is a duplex mismatch on this interface.
B)   The NMS is configured with the wrong interface speed.
C)   The NMS is monitoring too many interfaces.
D)   Packet loss is exceptionally high on this interface.

Question 17

When monitoring a remote router with a network management system (NMS), which interface provides the most reliable connectivity?

Accepted Answer

A)   the WAN interface on the router
B)   the LAN interface on the NMS
C)   the loopback interface on the router
D)   the loopback interface on the NMS

Question 18

A network engineer is enabling SNMP on their network devices and needs to ensure it will use message integrity. Which version of SNMP should they use?

Accepted Answer

A)   SNMPv1
B)   SNMPv2c
C)   SNMPv3
D)   SNMPv4

Question 19

You need to know when the aggregate size of SQL log files has crossed a threshold. How can you accomplish this?

Accepted Answer

A)   monitor the usage of the drive the SQL logs reside on
B)   use NetFlow to monitor the amount of SQL traffic to the SQL server
C)   monitors Windows Events to track SQL log messages
D)   use NetFlow to monitor the number of messages sent to the logs

Question 20

The IT budgeting department has asked you for reports that will help them better plan for increases in monthly recurring costs. Which report should you set up to help the IT udgeting department meet this objective?

Accepted Answer

A)   router inventory
B)   WAN interface utilization
C)   LAN interface utilization
D)   available switch ports

Exam 1: SolarWinds Certified Professional