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HPE6-A85 Exam - Topic 1 Question 7 Discussion

Actual exam question for HP's HPE6-A85 exam
Question #: 7
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Describe the purpose of the administrative distance

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These commands might help troubleshoot this issue as they check various aspects of the connectivity between the edge switch and the core switch, such as Layer 3 reachability, Layer 2 adjacency, LACP configuration and status, VLAN trunking configuration, and interface status. Reference: https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/AOS-CX_10_04/CLI/GUID-8F0E7E8B-0F4B-4A3C-AE7F-0F1B5A7F9C5D.html


by Serina at Oct 17, 2023, 08:00 PM

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Lyla
3 months ago
I thought higher admin distance meant less preference, not more!
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Xuan
3 months ago
BGP routes definitely have a higher admin distance than OSPF.
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Zana
3 months ago
Wait, isn't a static route's admin distance actually 1?
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Meghann
4 months ago
I agree, it's all about which route to trust more!
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Eve
4 months ago
The administrative distance is a trust rating for routes.
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Georgiann
4 months ago
I thought the higher the administrative distance, the less preferred the route, but I need to double-check that concept.
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Fanny
4 months ago
I feel like I read that external BGP has a higher administrative distance than OSPF, but I might be mixing it up with something else.
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Hyman
4 months ago
I remember practicing a question that mentioned static routes having a lower administrative distance than dynamic ones, but I can't recall the exact values.
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Svetlana
5 months ago
I think the administrative distance is about how routers decide which routes to trust more, but I'm not entirely sure if it's a trust rating or something else.
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Gwen
5 months ago
Okay, let me think this through. The administrative distance is used to determine the preference of routes, with lower distances being more preferred. I believe option B, "The administrative distance is used as a trust rating for route entries," is the best description of the purpose of the administrative distance.
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Belen
5 months ago
I remember learning that the administrative distance is a value assigned to different routing protocols to determine which route to use when there are multiple paths to the same destination. I'm pretty confident option B is the right answer.
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Alexis
5 months ago
The administrative distance is used as a trust rating for route entries, so the lower the distance, the more trusted the route. I think option B is the correct answer here.
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Phuong
5 months ago
Hmm, the administrative distance seems to be related to route preference, but I'm not sure exactly how it works. I'll need to review my notes on routing protocols to make sure I understand the concept fully.
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Lea
5 months ago
I feel pretty confident about this one. The security practices of the cloud provider are definitely the most critical factor. I'll make sure to really dive into the details of their security implementation.
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Krissy
5 months ago
I'm not totally sure about this one. I'll need to carefully consider the role and redundancy of each component to make the best guess.
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Malcom
5 months ago
Okay, let's think this through step-by-step. First, we need to make sure all existing sessions on the primary data center are drained to minimize data loss. Then, we'll need to complete the data replication to the DR data center to ensure the latest data is available.
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Mickie
5 months ago
This looks like a straightforward absolute value question. I'll think through the meaning of the absolute value symbol and compare that to the inequality.
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Leonardo
5 months ago
I think the numeric options are the most likely candidates here. I'll focus on those and try to eliminate any that don't fit the typical process ID range.
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Lorenza
9 months ago
You know, the administrative distance is like the credit score of the routing world. The lower the score, the more the router trusts that route. I'm going with option B on this one.
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Chandra
8 months ago
Got it, thanks for the explanation!
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Kris
8 months ago
Yes, that's correct. Routes learned via OSPF have a lower administrative distance than routes learned via external BGP.
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Annmarie
9 months ago
So, the lower the administrative distance, the more trustworthy the route is?
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Matthew
9 months ago
I agree, the administrative distance is like a trust rating for route entries.
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Frederica
9 months ago
I'm a bit confused by option A. Routes learned via external BGP should have a higher administrative distance than OSPF routes, not the other way around. Gotta pay attention to those details!
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Katina
9 months ago
User 3: D) The higher administrative distance is preferred
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Tomas
9 months ago
User 2: B) The administrative distance is used as a trust rating for route entries
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Dominque
9 months ago
User 1: A) Routes learned via external BGP have a higher administrative distance than OSPF routes
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Freeman
10 months ago
Option C is correct. The administrative distance for a static route is 10, which is lower than the default distance for many other routing protocols. This makes static routes more preferred by the router.
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Marsha
9 months ago
D) The higher administrative distance is preferred
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Naomi
9 months ago
B) The administrative distance is used as a trust rating for route entries
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Catina
10 months ago
A) Routes teamed via external BGP have a higher administrative distance than routes learned via OSPF
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Allene
10 months ago
Hah! The higher administrative distance is definitely not preferred. That's like saying the bigger your debt, the more the bank trusts you. Clearly, option D is incorrect.
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Xenia
10 months ago
The administrative distance is used as a trust rating for route entries. This helps the router determine which routing protocol to prioritize when multiple routes to the same destination are available.
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Hobert
8 months ago
D) The higher administrative distance is preferred
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Lemuel
8 months ago
B) The administrative distance is used as a trust rating for route entries
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Felicia
9 months ago
A) Routes teamed via external BGP have a higher administrative distance than routes learned via OSPF
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Remedios
10 months ago
I believe the higher administrative distance is preferred because it indicates a more reliable route.
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Salome
10 months ago
I agree with you, Salome. It helps routers choose the best route when there are multiple options available.
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Frank
11 months ago
I think the purpose of administrative distance is to determine the trustworthiness of route entries.
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