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A company must introduce a scalable network automation tool to deploy, configure, and manage thousands of network devices and servers. The company servers already have been security- hardened and must
The correct answer is A. Ansible C. SaltStack. Both Ansible and SaltStack are agentless configuration management tools, which means that they do not require any software to be installed on the managed devices. This is important because the company's servers have already been security-hardened and must not have any additional
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A company must introduce a scalable network automation tool to deploy, configure, and manage thousands of network devices and servers. The company servers already have been security- hardened and must not have any additional software installed on them. The security policy mandates the use of a secure communication protocol that supports authentication and encryption for managing the servers. Which two automation tools must be used to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
Options
- AAnsible
- BCFEngine
- CSaltStack
- DChef
- EPuppet
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A75% (27)
- B3% (1)
- D8% (3)
- E14% (5)
Explanation
Both Ansible and SaltStack are agentless configuration management tools, which means that they do not require any software to be installed on the managed devices. This is important because the company's servers have already been security-hardened and must not have any additional software installed on them. Both Ansible and SaltStack also support secure communication protocols that support authentication and encryption. Ansible uses SSH, while SaltStack uses its own proprietary
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