Module 6: Device Monitoring and Management Flashcards
What is Cisco IOS Resilient Configuration Feature?
It allows for faster recovery of the OS if the router is wiped or formats the flash memory
What does the command: secure boot-image do?
Takes a snapshot of the OS image file.
What does the command: secure boot-config do?
Takes a snapshot of the running config file.
What does the command: show secure bootset do?
verifies the archives
What is Cisco Secure Copy
Allows for remote copying of the IOS files and config files
What does the the no service password-recovery command do?
disables the ability to recover the password
What is a dynamic routing protocol?
Network discovery and maintaining routing tables.
What are some benefits of dynamic routing?
the ability to select a best path, and the ability to automatically discover a new best path when there is a change in the topology.
What does ip ospf message-digest-key key md5 password interface configuration command do?
Enables OSPF on the router
What are the 2 types of management access
In-bound and out-of-bound
What is in-band management access
Information flows across an enterprise production network, the Internet, or both, using regular data channels.
What is out-of-band management access
Information flows on a dedicated management network on which no production traffic resides. generally used in large enterprises
What is syslog?
A method to access system messages
What are the 3 primary functions of syslog?
The ability to gather logging information for monitoring and troubleshooting
The ability to select the type of logging information that is captured
The ability to specify the destinations of captured syslog messages
How many levels of alerts does syslog have?
7 alert levels
What are syslog servers?
Also known as log hosts, these systems accept and process log messages from syslog clients.
What are syslog clients?
Routers or other types of equipment that generate and forward log messages to syslog servers.
What is NTP
Network Time Protocol
What is a stratum?
NTP networks use a hierarchical system of time sources. Each level in this hierarchical system is called a stratum.
What does the show clock detail command do?
displays the current time source
What does ntp server ip-address do?
configures the NTP server the device should connect to
What does the show ntp associations and show ntp status?
verifies the device is synchronised
What is Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) ?
Is a way for different devices on a network to share information with one another.
What does the get request do?
Used by the NMS to query the device for data.
What does the set request do?
Used by the NMS to change configuration variables in the agent device.
