Switching

VSS - what are the redundancy operation available, what is standby by Cold, Purpose of VSL link
VTP & VTP Pruning process
How two VLANS communicates with each other
How ping works and explain in detail
What are the conditions for a port to go in error disabled mode on UDLD
 
HSRP Details, how it works and multicast address and purposes of it
Explain port channel
 
OSPF
[ OSPF-running routers use these criteria to select the best route to be installed in the routing table:

A When there are multiple routes available to the same network with different route
) types, routers use this order of preference (from highest to lowest): 1. Intra-area
routes. 2. Inter-area routes. 3. External Type-1 routes. 4. External Type-2 routes.

B) If there are multiple routes to a network with the same route type, the OSPF metric
calculated as cost based on the bandwidth is used for selecting the best route. The route
with the lowest value for cost is chosen as the best route.

C If there are multiple routes to a network with the same route type and cost, it chooses
) all the routes to be installed in the routing table, and the router does equal cost load
balancing across multiple paths.
]

What happens when priority Zero is assigned to OSPF router

Multicast address of OSPF
What are the task you will be handling in day to day life?
What are the major troubleshooting you have done and resolution for it.
  
Switching and Routing
 
·           Basic understanding on STP and VTP
·         Basic understanding on VSS and stacking.
·         Ether channel.
·         HSRP.
·         Experience on catalyst 6500, 3750, 2960 , 3650 etc.
·         Routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF,EIGRP.
·         Troubleshooting knowledge on POE ( 802.3af—The IEEE standard for PoE ), high CPU utilization is added
advantage.

Routing & Switching

 
ACI
What is tenant on ACI
What is contract on ACI
How do you troubleshoot if you are unable to reach the destination on ACI

Others
 
What is VDC, Orphan Port, How any VDCs can be configured, What is TRILL, what is OTV, VPC Peer Link
issues and VPC peer keep alive

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 What is Fcard & Mcard, how do you upgrade IOS in Nexus devices, What is FBOE, how does it converts in
VPC, How the loop is not formed in VPC
 
Which state DR & BDR election happens, link states in OSPF, What is Type 6, LSA types, Area Types in
OSPF, States of BGP, BGP works on which protocol,  how does BGP best path selection happens, what
are the attributes of BGP and communities
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Security:
 
How High availability / URL filtering / app control works and explain in detail
What is IPSec VPN, What are the phase in it and explain the process
What is crypto?
What are the reasons a phase 1 or 2 may not work? How will you troubleshoot.
 
·         Troubleshooting on VPN issues.
·         Understand about packet flow with in ASA.
·         Configuring failover.
·         NAT.
 
 
Security
 
How to do packet tracer on Cisco ASA device
How to view connection on ASA
 
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Diff between HSRP & VRRP, what are standby groups, diff between V1 & V2, downtime hammer
 
Methods to make configuration revision to 0
 
STP Process, election process, how the route bridge gets selected, What is the default ID, if ID is tie how
to troubleshoot, After root bridge, Function of alternate port, diff types of BPDUs, Diff between PVST and
PVST+, RSTP and ports on RSTP, Common ports on STP and RSTP, MSTP and Region in MSTP
 
Modes of VTP, BGP Path Selection, E1 & E2 routes, Stub Area, OSPF, VSS ( SUP Positions on 4500 / 6500
series )
VSL Link failure, Diff between VSS & VPC & VDC
 
Loopguard, External System ID, Network slowness over STP, Path cast and root path cast,
 
VPC Components - Links on VPC
Basic configuration of VSS, diff between VSS & VPC
Different types of STP Ports
Port priority
What is /31 , /30 subnet mast
 
Interview Questions:
Tell about yourself
STP
STP states
STP types
STP election process
Root bridge
Root ports
Loop guard
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 Explain BPDU & how it works?
How STP works in between Switch ABC scenario?
STP timers
How & when loop guard is enabled in switch or interfaces?
Differences between STP   & loop guard
What is VTP?
Explain VTP modes?
Scenario: Switch A runs with VTP Server mode,B with transparent mode & C with client..what will
happen in network whether VTP works?
Commands to copy & install iOS in switch.
If switch is in Roman mode,but iOS got corrupted,how the iOS is pushed?
What is VSS?
Differences between VSS & Stack Switches.
How VSS configured?
Command to enable virtual switching.
What happens when Switch 2 is down & how it will be replaced?
 

Routing:
Which routing protocols you are familiar? BGP
BGP States
BGP neighbor shutdown command.
BGP attributes.
Differences between local preference & MED
BGP message types.
 
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1) how STP is elected. Explain the election process.
2)modes in vtp and scenario based questions.
3) VSS configuration with commands
4)dual-active scenario in VSS
5)difference between LACP and PAGP
6)stackswitch scenario based questions
7)difference between install and bundle mode
8)in stack switch how upgrades are done with 5 switch
9) Ospf LSA and Port states
10) if device goes to romance mode,how to troubleshoot the issue
11)in VSS, if different images runs with both the devices how to troubleshoot further
12)if we need to remove the 3rd switch in stack how do we remove without affecting the production.
13) IOS upgradation process of 2960/3850 switch
14)in VSS, in standby switch if sup engine fails, that has to be replaced without affecting the production.
How it can be done?
 
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·           parameter value in 99%/95% (for High CPU output)
·         what does VSL mean (in VSS)
·         what is fast hello, MEC used for
·         config. register values, a simple basic one
·         Traceroute tool will be tried for a directly connected interface  à  troubleshooting steps
·         how to prioritize the link in a port-channel
·         ospf tables
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·         ospf election concepts.