Free Cisco 300-415 Exam Practice Questions & Explanations

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Question 1

Which protocol is used by the REST API to communicate with network devices in the Cisco SD-WAN network?

Answer Options
Correct Answer: D
Explanation

The REST API in Cisco SD-WAN communicates with network devices using HTTPS (HTTP Secure). HTTPS provides encrypted, secure communication between the management plane (vManage) and the devices in the SD-WAN network, ensuring confidentiality and integrity of API requests and responses.

Question 2

How does the Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp solution rate the performance of a SaaS application from a branch office to the cloud via a given path?

Answer Options
Correct Answer: A
Explanation

The Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp solution rates the performance of a SaaS application from a branch office to the cloud via a given path through:

  • Real-time application performance metrics: Active monitoring of latency, jitter, packet loss, and throughput for SaaS traffic
  • AppNav Controller integration: Uses DPI to identify SaaS applications and tracks their performance characteristics
  • Path analytics: Evaluates performance across multiple available paths (internet, MPLS, SD-WAN overlays)
  • Performance scoring: Assigns ratings or scores to each path based on application-specific SLA requirements
  • Dynamic path selection: Automatically routes SaaS traffic through the highest-performing path that meets business policies
  • Cloud intelligence: Leverages real-time data about cloud application endpoints to optimize routing decisions

This enables branch users to experience optimal cloud application performance by continuously evaluating and routing through the best available path.

Question 3

Refer to the exhibit.

An enterprise has enabled load balancing over MPLS and Internet links. Which feature from the monitoring tool does an engineer use to visualize the available links utilized by the data traffic between Service VPNs?

Answer Options
Correct Answer: A
Explanation

In a Cisco SD-WAN environment, determining exactly which path (MPLS, Internet, etc.) a specific traffic flow is taking---especially when load balancing or complex centralized policies are in place---requires specialized troubleshooting tools within vManage.

Simulate Flows: This is the primary troubleshooting tool used to visualize the path of data traffic. It allows an engineer to input specific flow parameters (Source IP, Destination IP, Port, VPN ID) to see exactly which TLOCs (links) the traffic will use. It provides a step-by-step visualization of the policy evaluation and the resulting outgoing interface.

App Route Visualization: While this sounds relevant, this tool is specifically designed to monitor SLA performance metrics (latency, jitter, and loss) across tunnels over time. It shows the health of the links rather than the specific path selection for a data flow.

Top Talkers: This feature provides statistics on which flows are consuming the most bandwidth. It is used for capacity planning and identifying 'bandwidth hogs,' not for visualizing the link-specific pathing of service VPN traffic.

Question 4

Refer to the exhibit.

An engineer configures Rome WAN Edge 10 use MPLS cloud as the preferred link to reach Paris WAN Edge and use biz-internet as a backup. Which policy configuration must be led in the outbound direction toward Rome to accomplish the task?

A)

B)

C)

D)

Answer Options
Correct Answer: A
Explanation

To configure Rome WAN Edge to prefer the MPLS cloud for reaching Paris WAN Edge, and use biz-internet as a backup, the policy must be set correctly to define the preference for each transport link.

Understanding TLOCs (Transport Locator): TLOCs represent the transport network paths (MPLS, Internet, etc.) available for SD-WAN. The preference values assigned to TLOCs determine their priority. A lower preference value indicates a higher priority.

Policy Configuration Analysis:

Option A: This option correctly configures the TLOC list for the system IPs representing the MPLS and biz-internet links with the appropriate preferences (500 for MPLS and 400 for biz-internet).

Other options either repeat the TLOC configuration incorrectly or reference wrong system IPs.

Policy Configuration:

policy

lists

tloc-list TLOC-1

tloc 10.1.1.102 color mpls encap ipsec preference 500

tloc 10.1.1.102 color biz-internet encap ipsec preference 400

:

Cisco SD-WAN Policy Framework Guide

Cisco SD-WAN Transport Locator Configuration Documentation

Question 5

Which type of route represents prefixes received from a local site via an SD-WAN Edge router in a Cisco SD-WAN architecture?

Answer Options
Correct Answer: D
Explanation

In Cisco SD-WAN architecture, Connected routes (also called 'Connected subnets' or 'Locally Connected routes') represent prefixes received from a local site via an SD-WAN Edge router. These are:

  • Routes learned from devices directly connected to the SD-WAN Edge router's LAN interfaces
  • Subnets that exist within the branch or site served by that specific edge device
  • Advertised through OMP (Overlay Management Protocol) to the rest of the SD-WAN fabric
  • Typically learned via direct interface configuration or static routes
  • Distinguished from dynamic routes learned via IGPs like OSPF, BGP, or EIGRP

These routes allow the SD-WAN controller to understand the topology and reachability of all sites in the network.