Cisco 300-630 - Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure - Advanced (DCACIA)

ACI spine switches use the Council Of Oracles Protocol (COOP) mechanism to maintain a consistent copy of endpoint address and location information. COOP is responsible for distributing this critical data among spines so that each has an accurate view of network endpoints, which is essential for efficient packet forwarding within an ACI fabric. References := ( Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Official Cert Guide )

 For the ISN implementation between Cisco ACI data centers using Multi-Site, OSPF must be configured on subinterfaces for dynamic routing, and BIDIR-PIM must be set up on all ISN routers for efficient bidirectional multicast traffic routing. References := (Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Official Cert Guide)

 The correct configuration to prefer the local Policy-Based Routing (PBR) node and redirect traffic to the remote pod PBR node in case of catastrophic failure is option D: location-based PBR, host route advertisement, and node tracking. Location-based PBR allows for the selection of a preferred path based on the location of the traffic source or destination. Host route advertisement enables specific routing information to be propagated throughout the network, which can be used to influence traffic flow. Node tracking provides a mechanism to monitor node status and reroute traffic if a node becomes unavailable due to failure. References := ( Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Official Cert Guide )

In a Cisco ACI Multi-Pod deployment, configuring the subnet as shared is crucial to prevent duplicate IP/MAC entries across pods. This allows endpoints in different pods to be part of the same subnet without causing IP/MAC duplication issues, ensuring policy enforcement by the firewall cluster. References := ( Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Official Cert Guide )

 The output shows details of tunnel 6 within a Cisco ACI fabric. The transport protocol is listed as “isvlan,” which is typically associated with the GRE protocol in Cisco ACIterminology. GRE, a tunneling protocol developed by Cisco, encapsulates various network layer protocols inside virtual point-to-point links over an IP internetwork. References: Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Official Cert Guide

For intra-VRF transit routing between two external routers in different OSPF areas, OSPF virtual links are required. They connect non-contiguous areas to the backbone area, ensuring all areas can communicate even if not directly connected.

References := Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Official Cert Guide

The Endpoint Group (EPG) scope is the correct choice to meet the requirements for the e-commerce software in a Cisco ACI fabric. By selecting the EPG scope, contracts can be reused within the same Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) context, reducing the overall number of contracts. Additionally, it ensures that the e-commerce software communicates only with software EPGs that are part of the same Application Network Profile (ANP), while preventing communication with applications in different ANPs. References := ( Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Official Cert Guide )

Enabling ARP flooding is necessary when VMs are migrated from a pre-existing network to Cisco ACI and their gateways remain in the legacy setup. This allows the ACI fabric to learn about silent hosts that do not initiate communication, ensuring that the migrated VMs can communicate with all hosts in the network, including those that are silent.

 In a Cisco ACI Multi-Pod environment that is expanding, spine headend replication should be configured to ensure efficient forwarding of BUM (Broadcast, Unknown unicast, Multicast) traffic across the IPN (Inter-Pod Network). This configuration optimizes the control plane scaling and ensures that BUM traffic is handled effectively, maintaining network performance and stability.

References: Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Official Cert Guide

In a network-centric design within Cisco ACI, there is open communication between EPGs, and a bridge domain typically has one subnet and one EPG. This design is often used for initial migrations and is based on traditional networking concepts.

References := Network Centric to ACI Centric Migration - Cisco