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Difficulty: MediumImpact of Automation on Network Management

A university healthcare network is replacing manual per-device CLI management across its regional campuses with an API-driven, controller-based automation framework. Which two statements describe the operational impacts of this automation framework on network management? (Select two.)

  1. Using centralized declarative configuration templates reduces configuration drift across network devices caused by ad-hoc CLI changes.Answer
  2. B
    Adopting an Ansible-based automation tool requires installing a software agent on every Cisco router to execute configuration changes over SSH.
  3. Transitioning from periodic SNMP polling to streaming telemetry provides real-time data push mechanisms for faster network operational insight.Answer
  4. D
    Automated network management increases monitoring precision by reversing Syslog severity levels so that higher numbers represent emergency state conditions.

Answer

The correct statements are that using centralized declarative configuration templates reduces configuration drift across network devices, and transitioning from periodic SNMP polling to streaming telemetry provides real-time data push mechanisms for faster operational insight.
Centralized declarative configuration management replaces prone-to-error manual CLI editing with unified template deployment, directly eliminating configuration drift. Additionally, moving to streaming telemetry enables push-based, near real-time telemetry streaming, which improves operational visibility over traditional pull-based SNMP polling.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate the impact of centralized template-driven management on configuration consistency.
Centralized declarative templates enforce identical configuration baselines across devices, mitigating manual CLI variations and drift.
Automation enforces intent-based configurations from a central controller or source of truth.
2
Evaluate monitoring shifts from legacy SNMP polling to automated telemetry.
Streaming telemetry pushes continuous data to collector systems, avoiding SNMP polling delays and high CPU utilization.
Push-based telemetry offers near real-time operational visibility into network performance.
3
Verify distractor assertions against network management standards.
Ansible is agentless (no agent needed on network devices), and standard Syslog severity numeric scales remain unchanged (0 is Emergency, 7 is Debug).
These distractors incorrectly assert architectural requirements or protocol behavior changes.

Key Concept

Impact of Automation on Network Management (Centralized Configuration & Streaming Telemetry)
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