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Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is deploying a Cisco ACI fabric with an L2Out to external switches. The Cisco ACI fabric has just been deployed and follows the default forwarding behavior. Which…
The correct answer is A. Add ports Eth1/1 and Eth1/2 to the LACP port channel. C. Disconnect the link between Leaf3 and Leaf4. To achieve a loop-free topology in a Cisco ACI fabric with an L2Out, redundant links must be aggregated into an LACP port channel or physically disconnected.
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Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is deploying a Cisco ACI fabric with an L2Out to external switches. The Cisco ACI fabric has just been deployed and follows the default forwarding behavior. Which two actions accomplish a loop free topology? (Choose two.)
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- AAdd ports Eth1/1 and Eth1/2 to the LACP port channel.
- BEnable MCP on the ports between the leafs and spine switches.
- CDisconnect the link between Leaf3 and Leaf4.
- DImplement LLDP on ports Eth1/1 and Eth1/2 on Leaf2.
- EConfigure BPDU guard on Catalyst switch ports.
How the community answered
(54 responses)- A76% (41)
- B4% (2)
- D7% (4)
- E13% (7)
Why each option
To achieve a loop-free topology in a Cisco ACI fabric with an L2Out, redundant links must be aggregated into an LACP port channel or physically disconnected.
Adding ports Eth1/1 and Eth1/2 to an LACP port channel bundles these physical links into a single logical link, eliminating Layer 2 loops while providing redundancy and increased bandwidth to the external switch.
Enabling MCP (Multi-Chassis Port Channel) is generally for managing multi-chassis link aggregation groups and is not typically used for direct loop prevention between single leaf switches and external devices in an L2Out.
Disconnecting the link between Leaf3 and Leaf4 directly removes a potential Layer 2 loop path if both leafs are connected to the same external switch and participating in the same L2Out.
Implementing LLDP on ports is a discovery protocol and does not directly prevent Layer 2 forwarding loops; it only helps identify connected devices.
Configuring BPDU guard on Catalyst switch ports is a reactive measure to disable a port upon receiving a BPDU, preventing a rogue loop, but it does not proactively design a loop-free topology.
Concept tested: Cisco ACI L2Out loop prevention
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/aci/apic/5x/l2-configuration/cisco-aci-layer2-configuration-guide-501/m-layer-2-external-networks.html
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