Juniper Data Center Professional JN0-683 Exam Practice Test

Answer : A, D

Understanding the Output:

The show evpn database command output shows the MAC address, VLAN, active source, timestamp, and IP address associated with various hosts in the EVPN instance.

Analysis of the MAC Address:

Option A: The MAC address 40:00:dc:01:00:04 is associated with the IP address 10.4.4.5, as indicated by the output in the IP address column. This confirms that this host has been assigned the IP 10.4.4.5.

Option D: The active source for the MAC address 40:00:dc:01:00:04 is listed as 00:02:00:00:00:04:00:04:00:00:04:00:04, which indicates that the host is connected via an ESI (Ethernet Segment Identifier) LAG (Link Aggregation Group). This setup is typically used in multi-homing scenarios to provide redundancy and load balancing across multiple physical links.

Conclusion:

Option A: Correct---The host with MAC 40:00:dc:01:00:04 is assigned IP 10.4.4.5.

Option D: Correct---The host is originating from an ESI LAG, as indicated by the active source value.

Answer : A

Understanding VPN Route Table Association:

In MPLS/VPN and EVPN networks, the route-target community is a BGP extended community attribute used to control the import and export of VPN routes. It associates received routes with the appropriate VPN route tables on the PE (Provider Edge) routers.

Function of Route-Target Community:

The route-target community tag ensures that routes are imported into the correct VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) instance, allowing them to be correctly routed within the VPN.

Conclusion:

Option A: Correct---The route-target community is used to associate received routes with a local VPN route table.

Answer : B, D

Clos IP Fabric Design:

A Clos fabric is a network topology designed for scalable, high-performance data centers. It is typically arranged in multiple stages, providing redundancy, high bandwidth, and low latency.

Three-Stage Clos Fabric:

Option B: A three-stage Clos fabric, consisting of leaf, spine, and super spine layers, is widely used in data centers. This design scales well and allows for easy expansion by adding more leaf and spine devices as needed.

Super Spines for Scalability:

Option D: Using high-capacity devices like the QFX5700 Series as super spines can handle the increased traffic demands in large data centers and support future growth. These devices provide the necessary bandwidth and scalability for large-scale deployments.

Conclusion:

Option B: Correct---A three-stage Clos fabric is a proven design that addresses growth and scalability concerns in large data centers.

Option D: Correct---QFX5700 Series devices are suitable for use as super spines in large-scale environments due to their high performance.

Answer : B, C, E

Understanding ERB Architecture:

ERB (Edge Routed Bridging) architecture is a network design where the routing occurs at the edge (leaf devices) rather than in the spine devices. In a VXLAN overlay network with EVPN as the control plane, leaf devices typically act as both Layer 2 (L2) and Layer 3 (L3) VXLAN gateways.

Placement of VXLAN Gateways:

Option B: All leaf devices will have L2 VXLAN gateways to handle the bridging of VLAN traffic into VXLAN tunnels.

Option C: All leaf devices will also have L3 VXLAN gateways to route traffic between different VXLAN segments (VNIs) and external networks.

Option E: Spine devices in an ERB architecture generally do not function as VXLAN gateways. They primarily focus on forwarding traffic between leaf nodes and do not handle VXLAN encapsulation/decapsulation.

Conclusion:

Option B: Correct---All leaf devices will have L2 VXLAN gateways.

Option C: Correct---All leaf devices will have L3 VXLAN gateways.

Option E: Correct---Spine devices will not act as VXLAN gateways

Answer : C, D

Understanding the Exhibit Setup:

The network diagram shows an EVPN-VXLAN setup, a common design for modern data centers enabling Layer 2 and Layer 3 services over an IP fabric.

Leaf1 and Leaf2 are the leaf switches connected to Server1 and Server2, respectively, with each server in a different subnet (172.16.1.0/24 and 172.16.2.0/24).

Spine1 and Spine2 are part of the IP fabric, interconnecting the leaf switches.

EVPN-VXLAN Basics:

EVPN (Ethernet VPN) provides Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services using MP-BGP.

VXLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN) encapsulates Layer 2 frames into Layer 3 packets for transmission across an IP network.

VTEP (VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint) interfaces on leaf devices handle VXLAN encapsulation and decapsulation.

Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB):

IRB interfaces are required on leaf1 and leaf2 (where the endpoints are directly connected) to route between different subnets (in this case, between 172.16.1.0/24 and 172.16.2.0/24).

The IRB interfaces provide the necessary L3 gateway functions for inter-subnet communication.

Traffic Flow Analysis:

Traffic from Server1 (172.16.1.1) destined for Server2 (172.16.2.1) must traverse from leaf1 to leaf2.

The traffic will be VXLAN encapsulated on leaf1, sent over the IP fabric, and decapsulated on leaf2.

Since the communication is between different subnets, the IRB interfaces on leaf1 and leaf2 are crucial for routing the traffic correctly.

Correct Statements:

C . An IRB Interface must be configured on leaf1 and leaf2: This is necessary to perform the inter-subnet routing for traffic between Server1 and Server2.

D . Traffic from server1 to server2 will transit the VXLAN tunnel between leaf1 and leaf2: This describes the correct VXLAN operation where the traffic is encapsulated by leaf1 and decapsulated by leaf2.

Data Center Reference:

In EVPN-VXLAN architectures, the leaf switches often handle both Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing via IRB interfaces. This allows for efficient routing within the data center fabric without the need to involve the spine switches for every routing decision.

The described traffic flow aligns with standard EVPN-VXLAN designs, where direct VXLAN tunnels between leaf switches enable seamless and scalable communication across a data center network.

Answer : B, D

Understanding the Configuration:

The exhibit shows configurations for two VRFs (Customer_A and Customer_B) with specific VLANs and VNIs assigned. Each VRF has interfaces (IRBs) associated with particular VLANs.

Communication Between VLANs and Routing Instances:

Option B: VLAN 400 (irb.400) is part of Customer_B, and there is no direct connection or routing between Customer_A and Customer_B in the configuration provided. Therefore, devices in irb.400 cannot communicate directly with devices in the Customer_A routing instance.

Option D: Since irb.400 (VLAN 400) and irb.800 (VLAN 800) are part of the same routing instance (Customer_B), they can communicate over the fabric using VXLAN encapsulation.

Conclusion:

Option B: Correct---There is no direct communication between devices in irb.400 (Customer_B) and routing instance Customer_A.

Option D: Correct---Devices in VLAN 400 and VLAN 800 can communicate within the Customer_B routing instance over the fabric.

Answer : A, D

Understanding BGP Configuration in the Exhibit:

The exhibit shows a BGP configuration on spine1 with a group named underlay, configured to peer with directly connected interfaces of other devices in the network.

Multipath multiple-as: This statement allows the router to install multiple paths in the routing table for routes learned from different ASes, facilitating load balancing.

Key Statements:

A . The multihop statement is not required to establish the underlay BGP sessions: In this case, the BGP peers are directly connected (as indicated by their neighbor IP addresses), so the multihop statement is unnecessary. Multihop is typically used when BGP peers are not directly connected and packets need to traverse multiple hops.

D . Load balancing for the underlay is configured correctly: The multipath { multiple-as; } statement in the configuration enables load balancing across multiple paths from different autonomous systems, which is appropriate for underlay networks in data center fabrics.

Incorrect Statements:

C . The multihop statement is required to establish the underlay BGP sessions: This is incorrect because the peers are directly connected, making the multihop statement unnecessary.

B . Load balancing for the underlay is not configured correctly: This is incorrect because the configuration includes the necessary multipath settings for load balancing.

Data Center Reference:

BGP configurations in EVPN-VXLAN underlay networks are crucial for ensuring redundancy, load balancing, and efficient route propagation across the data center fabric.