200-301 V2 Ch09: Device Management
Answers: NTP Client/Server 1
Configuring a router to have a split NTP personality is not as bad as it sounds. In this lab, you configure NTP client/server mode, plus a couple of NTP clients, and set the timezone. As usual, read the lab
NTP Client/Server 1
NTP makes me think of old spy novels and movies, where the team would set their analog watches to the same time, and say something like “On my mark, it will be 9:55… mark!”. NTP uses other mechanisms, of
Answers: Syslog 3
Logging happens to be one of those configuration topics that is easy to overlook. In real life, you would probably figure out the site standard, and then configure most routers and switches the exact same way. As a result, you
Syslog 3
When first starting out with Cisco routers and switches, log messages are those irritating messages that show up to interrupt us from the current task at hand. Over time, most of us find those messages more and more useful. Eventually,
Answers: Syslog 2
Most of us rely on IOS CLI help to remember the log message severity levels. Thankfully, the help lists the messages in severity order, not alphabetical order. Could you do the lab without using help? Extra credit for you, at
Syslog 2
Most of us skim through descriptions of #Syslog messages and message levels. This lab helps you slow down just a bit with a configuration exercise that makes you remember message severity levels and how to configure them. As usual, the
Answers: Syslog 1
Syslog can be one of those easy-to-overlook topics when practicing configuration. Well, here’s some practice! Check out the requirements post first, and then come back here to check your answers, as usual.
Syslog 1
Routers and switches issue log messages to tell us about different events. Be ready to run through the various options! Today’s lab exercises a couple of those options related to message formats and how how a router chooses to manage
Answers: CDP/LLDP 1
CDP and LLDP configuration does not require a lot of thought, but it does help to practice them until the configuration is automatic. Also, if you do the configuration on any kind of gear or simulator, make sure to