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HPE6-A45 · Question #150

Every switch shown in the exhibit is an AOS-Switch that runs PIM-SM. A network administrator wants to load-balance the RP role, so Switch-3 and Switch-4 both act as RPs for some of the multicast…

The correct answer is B. Specify 10.3.3.3 as a static RP address on Switch-1. Specify 10.4.4.4 as a static RP address on Switch-2. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Every switch shown in the exhibit is an AOS-Switch that runs PIM-SM. A network administrator wants to load-balance the RP role, so Switch-3 and Switch-4 both act as RPs for some of the multicast groups. How would the administrator configure the RPs?

Options

  • ASpecify 10.3.3.3 as a static RP address on half of the AOS-Switches and 10.4.4.4 as a static RP address on the other half.
  • BSpecify 10.3.3.3 as a static RP address on Switch-1. Specify 10.4.4.4 as a static RP address on Switch-2.
  • CIdentify the candidate RP on Switch-2 and Switch-3. Also identify the candidate RP on Switch-4.
  • DSpecify Switch-3 and Switch-4 IP addresses as candidate RP addresses on Switch-1.

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