400-007 · Question #202
What are two design constraints in a standard spine and leaf architecture? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is C. Each spine switch must connect to every leaf switch E. Each leaf switch must connect to every spine switch. Spine-leaf topology enforces full cross-tier connectivity - every leaf connects to every spine and vice versa - while prohibiting same-tier links to guarantee predictable two-hop east-west paths.
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What are two design constraints in a standard spine and leaf architecture? (Choose two.)
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- ASpine switches can connect to each other
- BEndpoints connect only to the spine switches
- CEach spine switch must connect to every leaf switch
- DLeaf switches must connect to each other
- EEach leaf switch must connect to every spine switch
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(19 responses)- A5% (1)
- C95% (18)
Why each option
Spine-leaf topology enforces full cross-tier connectivity - every leaf connects to every spine and vice versa - while prohibiting same-tier links to guarantee predictable two-hop east-west paths.
Spine switches do not connect to each other - inter-spine links are prohibited because the spine tier functions exclusively as an interconnect layer for leaf switches.
Endpoints connect only to leaf switches, not to spine switches - spine switches carry only inter-leaf transit traffic.
Every spine switch must connect to every leaf switch to ensure that any server on a leaf can reach any other server in exactly two hops, maintaining predictable latency and equal-cost paths.
Leaf switches do not connect to each other - inter-leaf links are prohibited because all inter-leaf traffic must traverse the spine tier to maintain the two-hop topology guarantee.
Every leaf switch must connect to every spine switch for the same reason - to guarantee that east-west traffic between servers on different leaves always has a direct equal-cost multipath route through the spine tier.
Concept tested: Spine-leaf architecture topology design constraints
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/data-center-virtualization/application-centric-infrastructure/white-paper-c11-737909.html
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