350-401 · Question #822
An engineer applies this EEM applet to a router: What does the applet accomplish?
The correct answer is A. It generates a syslog message every 600 seconds on the status of the specified MAC. The EEM applet is configured to execute periodically, generating a syslog message that reports on the status of a specified MAC address every 600 seconds.
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An engineer applies this EEM applet to a router:
What does the applet accomplish?
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- AIt generates a syslog message every 600 seconds on the status of the specified MAC
- BIt checks the MAC address table every 600 seconds to see if the specified address has been
- CIt compares syslog output to the MAC address table every 600 seconds and generates an
- DIt compares syslog output to the MAC address table every 600 seconds and generates an
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A78% (21)
- B4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D15% (4)
Why each option
The EEM applet is configured to execute periodically, generating a syslog message that reports on the status of a specified MAC address every 600 seconds.
EEM applets can be configured with a `timer watchdog` to trigger actions periodically, and an `action cli command` can be used to execute commands whose output can then be logged via a syslog message, such as checking a MAC address status.
While the applet might check the MAC address, its described primary accomplishment according to common EEM use cases and the option's wording is to generate a syslog message, not just to check.
This option describes a complex comparison of syslog output to the MAC address table, which is an unlikely and overly specific interpretation for a generic EEM applet tasked with reporting a MAC status via syslog.
This option is identical to option C, describing an unlikely and overly specific action that is not a primary function of simple EEM applets for status reporting.
Concept tested: EEM applet for scheduled syslog generation
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/netmgmt/configuration/guide/nm_eem_config_guide.html
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