300-440 Sample Questions Answers

• To configure a custom application with Cisco SD-WAN centralized policy, you need to follow these steps25:

The process of configuring a custom application with a Cisco SD-WAN centralized policy using Cisco vManage involves several steps1.

• Click Configuration, select Policies, and then select Centralized Policy: This is the first step where you navigate to the Policies section in the Configuration menu of Cisco vManage1.
• Click Custom Options, select Centralized Policy, and then select Lists: In this step, you select the Custom Options, then select Centralized Policy, and finally select Lists1.
• Click Custom Applications, and then select New Custom Application: After setting up the Lists, you click on Custom Applications and then select New Custom Application1.
• Enter a name for the application, enter the match criteria, and then click Add: Finally, you enter a name for the application, specify the match criteria, and then click Add to complete the configuration1.

References :=

• Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policies Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE

Step 1 = Create the groups of interest. Step 2 = Configure the topology. Step 3 = Create the application-aware routing policy. Step 4 = Apply the application-aware routing policy to a specific VPN and sites.

The process of configuring an application-aware routing policy in Cisco vManage involves several steps12.

• Create the groups of interest: This is the first step where you define the applications or groups that the policy will affect1.
• Configure the topology: This involves setting up the network topology that the policy will operate within1.
• Create the application-aware routing policy: After setting up the groups and topology, you then create the application-aware routing policy. This policy tracks network and path characteristics of the data plane tunnels between Cisco SD-WAN devices and uses the collected information to compute optimal paths for data traffic31.
• Apply the application-aware routing policy to a specific VPN and sites: Finally, the created policy is applied to a specific VPN and sites. This allows the policy to affect the desired network traffic1.

References :=

• Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity (ENCC) v1.0
• Learning Plan: Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity v1.0 (ENCC 300-440)
• Information About Application-Aware Routing - Cisco
• Configuring Application-Aware Routing (AAR) Policies | NetworkAcademy.io
• Policies Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Releases 16.11, 16.12

A highly secure multitier application in AWS that includes S3, RDS, and some additional private links requires specific routing and bucket policies to keep the traffic safe. The reasons are as follows:

• Specific routing policies are needed to ensure that the traffic between the tiers is routed through the private links, which provide secure and low-latency connectivity between AWS services and on-premises resources12. The private links can also prevent the exposure of the data and the application logic to the public internet12.
• Bucket policies are needed to control the access to the S3 buckets that store the application data34. Bucket policies can specify the conditions under which the requests are allowed or denied, such as the source IP address, the encryption status, the request time, etc.34. Bucket policies can also enforce encryption in transit and at rest for the data in S334.

References :=

• 1: AWS PrivateLink
• 2: AWS PrivateLink FAQs
• 3: Using Bucket Policies and User Policies
• 4: Bucket Policy Examples

 Security groups are a feature in AWS that allow you to control the inbound and outbound traffic to your instances. They act as a virtual firewall that can filter the traffic based on the source, destination, protocol, and port. You can assign one or more security groups to your instances, and each security group can have multiple rules. Security groups are stateful, meaning that they automatically allow the response traffic for any allowed inbound traffic, and vice versa. Security groups are essential for securing your nodes in the AWS EKS cluster, as they can prevent unauthorized access to your Mongo Atlas database or other resources. You can also use security groups to isolate your nodes from other instances in the same VPC or subnet, or to allow communication between nodes in different clusters or regions. References :=

• AWS Security Groups
• Security Groups for Your VPC
• Security Groups for Your Amazon EC2 Instances
• Security Groups for Your Amazon EKS Cluster

The correct answer is A and E because they are the IP prefixes that match the tunnel interfaces on the Cisco IOS XE router. The AWS routing options should include the local and remote IP prefixes that are used for the IPsec tunnel endpoints. The other options are either the public IP addresses of the routers or the LAN subnets that are not relevant for the IPsec tunnel configuration. References := Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity (ENCC) v1.0, Configure IOS-XE Site-to-Site VPN Connection to Amazon Web Services, Site-to-Site VPN with Amazon Web Services

The command redistribute ospf 1 match external is missing on router R2. This command is needed to redistribute only the external OSPF routes into BGP. The external OSPF routes are those that are learned from another routing protocol or redistributed into OSPF. In this case, the 10.0.10.0/24 network is an external OSPF route, as it is redistributed from EIGRP into OSPF on router R1. The other commands are either already present or not relevant for this scenario. References :=

• Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity (ENCC) v1.0, Module 3: Implementing Cloud Connectivity, Lesson 3.1: Implementing IPsec VPN from Cisco IOS XE to AWS, Topic 3.1.2: Configure BGP on the Cisco IOS XE Router
• Security for VPNs with IPsec Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE, Chapter: Configuring IPsec VPNs with Dynamic Routing Protocols, Section: Configuring BGP over IPsec VPNs

To redistribute OSPF internal routes into BGP, the engineer needs to configure two commands on router R2. The first command is router bgp 100, which enables BGP routing process and specifies the autonomous system number of 100. The second command is redistribute ospf 1 match internal external, which redistributes the routes from OSPF process 1 into BGP, and matches both internal and external OSPF routes. This way, the engineer can avoid introducing extra routes that are not part of OSPF process 1, such as the default route or the connected routes. References: = Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity (ENCC) v1.0, [ENCC: Configuring IPsec VPN from Cisco IOS XE to AWS], [Deploying Cisco IOS VTI-Based Point-to-Point IPsec VPNs]

The problem is that the site-list “All-Site” has a higher match sequence than the site-list “Hub”, which means that the policy for “All-Site” will take precedence over the policy for “Hub” for any site that belongs to both lists. This creates a conflict and prevents the engineer from adding a new centralized control policy in Cisco vManage. To resolve this issue, the site-list “All-Site” should be configured with a new match sequence that is lower than the sequence for site-list “Hub”, so that the policy for “Hub” will be applied first and then the policy for “All-Site” will be applied only to the remaining sites that are not in the “Hub” list. References :=

• Designing and Implementing Cloud Connectivity (ENCC, Track 1 of 5), Module 3: Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp for Colocation, Lesson 3: Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp for Colocation - Centralized Control Policies
• Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp for Colocation Deployment Guide, Chapter 4: Configuring Centralized Control Policies
• Cisco SD-WAN Configuration Guide, Release 20.3, Chapter: Centralized Policy Framework, Section: Policy Configuration Overview