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You are attempting to install a switch remotely. You have a POAP script that fails to find a specified boot image on the switch. Which action do you take?
The correct answer is B. Download a copy of the image used by the script. If a POAP script fails to find a specified boot image on the switch, the corrective action is to download the required image to the switch.
Question
You are attempting to install a switch remotely. You have a POAP script that fails to find a specified boot image on the switch. Which action do you take?
Options
- AAbort the provisioning process
- BDownload a copy of the image used by the script
- CReboot the switch
- DAdjust the script to use any image on the switch
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A14% (4)
- B75% (21)
- C4% (1)
- D7% (2)
Why each option
If a POAP script fails to find a specified boot image on the switch, the corrective action is to download the required image to the switch.
Aborting the provisioning process does not solve the fundamental problem of the missing boot image and prevents the switch from being automatically configured.
The POAP script explicitly relies on the availability of a specified boot image to complete the automated provisioning process. If the image is missing, downloading a copy of the exact image used by the script to the switch's boot flash or a TFTP server accessible by the switch will resolve the dependency and allow POAP to proceed.
Rebooting the switch will only restart the POAP process, which will again fail to find the non-existent boot image, leading to a loop of provisioning failures.
Adjusting the script to use 'any image' on the switch could potentially lead to an unsupported or incorrect software version being installed, causing operational issues or further provisioning failures.
Concept tested: POAP boot image resolution
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus9000/sw/7-x/fundamentals/configuration/guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_Fundamentals_Configuration_Guide_7x/b_Cisco_Nexus_9000_Series_NX-OS_Fundamentals_Configuration_Guide_7x_chapter_010.html
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