Dell EMC Specialist – Systems Administrator, VNX — Question 33

You have been asked to examine a BGP configuration for a co-worker who is having difficulty establishing BGP peering. The address shown is that of the neighbor's Lo0 interface. Given the configuration shown, what would be your recommendation?
S3(config-router-bgp-65042)# neighbor 192.168.32.1
S3(config-router-neighbor)# remote-as 65042

Answer options

• A. Modify the existing configuration to be: S3(config-router-bgp-65042)# neighbor 192.168.32.1/24 S3(config-router-neighbor)# peer-as 65042
• B. Add the following to the existing configuration: S3(config-router-neighbor)# update-source loopback 0 S3(config-router-neighbor)# no shutdown
• C. Issue the no shutdown command and verify that the BGP state is ESTABLISHED
• D. Issue the no shutdown command and verify that the BGP state is ACTIVE

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because issuing the no shutdown command is necessary to activate the BGP session, and confirming that the BGP state is ESTABLISHED indicates a successful peering. Options A and B suggest incorrect configurations that do not address the immediate need to activate the session, while option D suggests checking for a state that indicates the peering is not yet fully operational.