HPE7-A08 · Question #170
Your customer's network experiencing a severe broadcast storm, which you suspect is caused by a loop somewhere at the network edge. You start by disconnecting all the switch downlinks from the…
The correct answer is D. Divide and conquer. Disconnecting all downlinks, isolating the problem, and then reconnecting them one by one is a classic divide and conquer troubleshooting method. It progressively narrows the fault domain until the problematic segment is identified.
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Your customer’s network experiencing a severe broadcast storm, which you suspect is caused by a loop somewhere at the network edge. You start by disconnecting all the switch downlinks from the aggregation switch, checking CPU utilization, and then reconnecting the downlinks one at a time. Which troubleshooting methodology does this exemplify?
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- ATop-down/Bottom-up
- BReplace configuration
- CSpot the difference
- DDivide and conquer
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A3% (1)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D87% (27)
Explanation
Disconnecting all downlinks, isolating the problem, and then reconnecting them one by one is a classic divide and conquer troubleshooting method. It progressively narrows the fault domain until the problematic segment is identified.
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