9.2: HSRP Overview

Question 1

Cisco provides ____ as a way to avoid losing outside network access if your default router fails.

Answer 1

HSRP and HSRP for IPv6

Question 2

HSRP is a Cisco-proprietary FHRP that is designed to allow for transparent failover of a____

Answer 2

first-hop IP device

Question 3

The role of the active and standby routers is determined during the HSRP ___

Answer 3

election process

Question 4

True or False
By default, the router with the numerically highest IPv4 address is elected as the active router.

Answer 4

True
However, it is always better to control how your network will operate under normal conditions rather than leaving it to chance.

Question 5

____can be used to determine the active router.

Answer 5

HSRP priority

Question 6

The router with the _____(highest/lowest) HSRP priority will become the active router.

Answer 6

highest

Question 7

By default, the HSRP priority is ___.

Answer 7

100

Question 8

If the HSRP priorities are equal, the router with the numerically highest ___ is elected as the active router.

Answer 8

IPv4 address

Question 9

To configure a router to be the active router, use the ___ interface command.

Answer 9

standby priority

Question 10

The range of the HSRP priority is __.

Answer 10

0 to 255

Question 11

True or False
By default, after a router becomes the active router, it will remain the active router unless another router comes online with a higher HSRP priority.

Answer 11

False
By default, after a router becomes the active router, it will remain the active router even if another router comes online with a higher HSRP priority.

Question 12

To force a new HSRP election process to take place when a higher priority router comes online, preemption must be enabled using the ___ interface command.

Answer 12

standby preempt

Question 13

___ is the ability of an HSRP router to trigger the re-election process.

Answer 13

Preemption

Question 14

Preemption only allows a router to become the active router if it has a ___

Answer 14

higher priority.

Question 15

True or false
A router enabled for preemption, with equal priority but a higher IPv4 address will not preempt an active router.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

With preemption disabled, the router that ___first will become the active router if there are no other routers online during the election process.

Answer 16

boots up

Question 17

A router can either be the active HSRP router responsible for forwarding traffic for the segment, or it can be a ___ router on standby, ready to assume the active role if the active router fails.

Answer 17

passive HSRP

Question 18

HSRP STATES
1. This state is entered through a configuration change or when an interface first becomes available.

Answer 18

Initial

Question 19

HSRP STATES
2. The router has not determined the virtual IP address and has not yet seen a hello message from the active router. In this state, the router waits to hear from the active router.

Answer 19

Learn

Question 20

HSRP STATES
3. The router knows the virtual IP address, but the router is neither the active router nor the standby router. It listens for hello messages from those routers.

Answer 20

Listen

Question 21

HSRP STATES
4. The router sends periodic hello messages and actively participates in the election of the active and/or standby router.

Answer 21

Speak

Question 22

HSRP STATES
5. The router is a candidate to become the next active router and sends periodic hello messages.

Answer 22

Standby

Question 23

HSRP STATES
6. The router won the election.

Answer 23

Active

Question 24

The active and standby HSRP routers send hello packets to the HSRP group multicast address every ___ by default.

Answer 24

3 seconds

Question 25

The standby router will become active if it does not receive a hello message from the active router after __.

Answer 25

10 seconds