Exam overview
This exam tests a candidate’s advanced knowledge and skills of Cisco switches in ACI mode including configuration, implementation, management, and troubleshooting.
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Exam Description
Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure – Advanced v1.0 (DCACIA 300-630) is a 90-minute exam associated with the Cisco Certified Specialist – ACI Advanced Implementation certification. This exam tests a candidate’s advanced knowledge and skills of Cisco switches in ACI mode including configuration, implementation, management, and troubleshooting. The course, Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure – Advanced (DCACIA), helps candidates prepare for this exam.
The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. To better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.
1.0 ACI Packet Forwarding 20%
1.1 Describe packet forwarding between leafs (VxLAN)
1.2 Implement server NIC teaming with ACI
1.3 Implement endpoint learning optimizations (local/remote endpoint, limit IP subnet, enforce subnet check, IP dataplane leaning option in VRF, loop detection, and rogue EP)
2.0 Advanced ACI Policies and Integrations 25%
2.1 Implement Layer 3 out transit routing
2.2 Utilize common tenant
2.3 Implement VRF route leaking
2.4 Implement Layer 3 out VRF route leaking
2.5 Implement contracts (pcTag, global pcTab, contract priorities, taboo, and deny filter)
2.6 Implement Layer 4 through Layer 7 PBR (including use cases)
3.0 Multipod 20%
3.1 Implement IPN
3.2 Describe packet flow between pods
3.3 Describe firewall and load balancer design with multipod
3.4 Implement service graph with multipod
4.0 Multisite 20%
4.1 Implement Multi-Site Orchestrator
4.2 Implement ISN
4.3 Describe stretched component options
4.4 Describe communication across sites
5.0 Traditional network with ACI 15%
5.1 Describe network-centric and application-centric designs
5.2 Describe STP BPDU handling in ACI (FD-VNID and VLAN pool consideration)
5.3 Describe migration considerations
QUESTION 1
Which approach does Cisco ACI use to achieve multidestination packet forwarding between leaf switches in the same fabric?
A. Map VXLAN VTEP to the multicast group
B. Map VXLAN to PIM-SM protocol
C. Map VXLAN VNI to the multicast group
D. Map VXLAN to PIM-DM protocol
Answer: C
QUESTION 2
What does the VXLAN source port add to the overlay packet forwarding when it uses the hash of Layer 2, Layer 3, and Layer 4 headers of the inner packet?
A. ECMP
B. TCP optimization
C. disabled fragmentation
D. jumbo frames
Answer: A
QUESTION 3
Which two actions are the Cisco best practices to configure NIC teaming load balancing for Cisco UCS B-Series blades
that are connected to the Cisco ACI leaf switches? (Choose two.)
A. Create vPC+
B. Enable LACP active mode
C. Create PAgP
D. Create vPC
E. Enable MAC pinning
Answer: B,E
QUESTION 4
An engineer must limit local and remote endpoint learning to the bridge domain subnet. Which action should be taken inside the Cisco APIC?
A. Disable Remote EP Learn
B. Enable Enforce Subnet Check
C. Disable Endpoint Dataplane Learning
D. Enable Limit IP Learning to Subnet
Answer: B
QUESTION 5
What is the purpose of the Forwarding Tag (FTAG) in Cisco ACI?
A. FTAG is used in Cisco ACI to add a label to the iVXLAN traffic in the fabric to apply the correct policy.
B. FTAG is used in Cisco ACI to add a label to the VXLAN traffic in the fabric to apply the correct policy.
C. FTAG trees in Cisco ACI are used to load balance unicast traffic.
D. FTAG trees in Cisco ACI are used to load balance mutli-destination traffic.
Answer: D
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