Question 100
A post-incident design review discusses the following: Two EIGRP links have unequal metrics and the business wants controlled use of both only where loop-free feasibility permits it. Which preventive design control MOST DIRECTLY addresses this specific risk?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Re-evaluate feasible paths whenever interface bandwidth or delay policy changes. This control targets the underlying design risk. EIGRP variance permits qualifying feasible routes of unequal metric to participate in load sharing; it does not waive loop-free feasibility checks. The follow-up acceptance check remains: Both intended qualifying paths are installed and observed utilization remains inside the design constraints.
Incorrect Answers
EIGRP stub signaling discourages neighbors from querying the spoke as a transit path for remote routes. The repeat risk here is different: EIGRP variance permits qualifying feasible routes of unequal metric to participate in load sharing; it does not waive loop-free feasibility checks. A directly relevant preventive control is: Re-evaluate feasible paths whenever interface bandwidth or delay policy changes.
EIGRP summarization can hide detailed routes; an overbroad aggregate may attract traffic to nonexistent destinations. The repeat risk here is different: EIGRP variance permits qualifying feasible routes of unequal metric to participate in load sharing; it does not waive loop-free feasibility checks. A directly relevant preventive control is: Re-evaluate feasible paths whenever interface bandwidth or delay policy changes.
A mismatch in EIGRP K-values prevents neighbor compatibility for route exchange. The repeat risk here is different: EIGRP variance permits qualifying feasible routes of unequal metric to participate in load sharing; it does not waive loop-free feasibility checks. A directly relevant preventive control is: Re-evaluate feasible paths whenever interface bandwidth or delay policy changes.