Question 270
A fictional service-provider team at Coastline Carrier is reviewing a network change window. The finding is: After adding a new circuit to an ae bundle, only some links forward because their LACP keys or compatibility settings differ. Which observation would most directly establish that the reported failure has been repaired?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Every intended member joins the same aggregation and distributes frames according to the approved LAG hash behavior. It tests the failed behavior itself rather than merely confirming that a configuration was committed. LACP aggregates only compatible negotiated member links; physical Up state alone does not prove active bundle participation.
Incorrect Answers
During a controlled routing restart, participating neighbors retain forwarding state only for the permitted grace interval and then converge correctly. That establishes graceful restart peer assistance rather than a repaired LACP aggregation consistency path. The reported failure still requires this evidence: every intended member joins the same aggregation and distributes frames according to the approved LAG hash behavior.
The same virtual gateway remains reachable when the active VRRP router is failed in a controlled test. It would validate a separate VRRP virtual gateway failover operation, not the change needed here. Confirm instead that every intended member joins the same aggregation and distributes frames according to the approved LAG hash behavior.
The Level 1 router has valid remote-area reachability through the intended L1–L2 boundary without learning the entire L2 topology. It would validate a separate IS-IS L1 and L2 reachability operation, not the change needed here. Confirm instead that every intended member joins the same aggregation and distributes frames according to the approved LAG hash behavior.