300-415 Question #53: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Audit. Audit logs record administrative actions on a device, including software upgrades, making them the correct source for verifying when an upgrade occurred.

Management and Operations

Question

Which logs verify when a device was upgraded?

Options

AACL
BEmail
CSNMP
DAudit

Explanation

Audit logs record administrative actions on a device, including software upgrades, making them the correct source for verifying when an upgrade occurred.

Common mistakes.

A. ACLs are traffic-filtering rules applied to interfaces, not a logging mechanism for device events.
B. Email is a notification delivery method, not a log type that records device upgrade history.
C. SNMP is used for real-time monitoring and polling of device status, not for recording historical administrative actions like upgrades.

Concept tested. Audit log use case for change verification

Reference. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/fundamentals/configuration/xe-16/fundamentals-xe-16-book/cf-archive.html

Topics

#Audit logs#Device upgrades#System monitoring#Logging

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