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350-801 · Question #525

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer runs the utils diagnose test CLI command on a Cisco UCM subscriber and receives an error message during the validate_network test. What are two causes of the error?…

The correct answer is A. The DNS server is missing PTR records for the Cisco UCM servers. C. The DNS server has multiple PTR records for the Cisco UCM servers. An error during the validate_network test from utils diagnose test on a Cisco UCM subscriber can be caused by missing or multiple PTR records on the DNS server. These specific DNS record misconfigurations hinder proper network validation.

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Refer to the exhibit. An engineer runs the utils diagnose test CLI command on a Cisco UCM subscriber and receives an error message during the validate_network test. What are two causes of the error? (Choose two.)

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Options

  • AThe DNS server is missing PTR records for the Cisco UCM servers.
  • BA failure is expected when the utils diagnose test command is run on a subscriber.
  • CThe DNS server has multiple PTR records for the Cisco UCM servers.
  • DThe DNS servers are unreachable from the Cisco UCM server.
  • EThe firewall is blocking UDP port 53 traffic from Cisco UCM to the DNS servers.

How the community answered

(46 responses)
  • A
    76% (35)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • D
    11% (5)
  • E
    9% (4)

Why each option

An error during the `validate_network` test from `utils diagnose test` on a Cisco UCM subscriber can be caused by missing or multiple PTR records on the DNS server. These specific DNS record misconfigurations hinder proper network validation.

AThe DNS server is missing PTR records for the Cisco UCM servers.Correct

Missing PTR (Pointer) records for the Cisco UCM servers on the DNS server will cause a `validate_network` error because Cisco UCM performs reverse DNS lookups, and the absence of these records indicates an incomplete or incorrect DNS configuration.

BA failure is expected when the utils diagnose test command is run on a subscriber.

A failure is not expected when `utils diagnose test` runs on a subscriber; the command is designed to confirm the healthy operation of all cluster nodes.

CThe DNS server has multiple PTR records for the Cisco UCM servers.Correct

Having multiple PTR records for a single IP address of a Cisco UCM server is an an invalid DNS configuration that can lead to ambiguous name resolution and will be flagged as an error during the `validate_network` test.

DThe DNS servers are unreachable from the Cisco UCM server.

While unreachable DNS servers would cause network validation to fail, this cause is often a result of underlying connectivity issues like a firewall blocking traffic (E), and A and C represent specific DNS record misconfigurations that are distinct causes.

EThe firewall is blocking UDP port 53 traffic from Cisco UCM to the DNS servers.

A firewall blocking UDP port 53 would prevent DNS queries, making DNS servers unreachable (D), but A and C refer to specific DNS record integrity issues that can exist even if DNS servers are reachable.

Concept tested: Cisco UCM `utils diagnose test` and DNS configuration

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/install/10_0_1/cucm_b_install-cucm-100/cucm_b_install-cucm-100_chapter_0100.html

Topics

#Cisco UCM Troubleshooting#DNS Configuration#Network Diagnostics#PTR Records

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