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HPE6-A75 · Question #2

A network administrator can set the OSPF metric-type on an AOS-Switch to Type 1 or Type 2. What is the difference?

The correct answer is D. A Type 2 metric stays the same as the external route is advertised, while a Type 1 metric. The difference between the two is in the way the cost (metric) of the route is being calculated. The cost of a type 2 route is always the external cost, irrespective of the interior cost to reach that route. A type 1 cost is the addition of the external cost and the internal…

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A network administrator can set the OSPF metric-type on an AOS-Switch to Type 1 or Type 2. What is the difference?

Options

  • AA Type 2 metric marks external routes that can be advertised in NSSAs, while a Type 1 metric
  • BA Type 2 metric assigns cost 1 to a 100 Gbps link, while a Type 1 metric assigns cost 1 to all links
  • CA Type 2 metric is assigned to multiple external routes that are aggregated together, while a Type
  • DA Type 2 metric stays the same as the external route is advertised, while a Type 1 metric

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(23 responses)
  • A
    13% (3)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    9% (2)
  • D
    74% (17)

Explanation

The difference between the two is in the way the cost (metric) of the route is being calculated. The cost of a type 2 route is always the external cost, irrespective of the interior cost to reach that route. A type 1 cost is the addition of the external cost and the internal cost used to reach that

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