Exam HPE6-A41 topic 1 question 19 discussion

Actual exam question from HP's HPE6-A41

Question #: 19
Topic #: 1

Refer to the exhibit.

Spanning tree runs on the switches shown in the exhibit. The network administrator enters these two commands:
Switch-1(config)# spanning-tree priority 0
Switch-2(config)# spanning-tree priority 1
The other switches use the default spanning tree priorities. The administrator enters the show spanning-tree command on Switch-2.
If the configuration is correct, which roles will the output show?

A. A1 = Designated A2 = Alternate A3 = Alternate
B. A1 = Root A2 = Designated A3 = Designated
C. A1 = Designated A2 = Designated A3 = Designated
D. A1 = Root A2 = Alternate A3 = Alternate

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
Reference: http://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/ArubaOS_61/ArubaOS_61_CLI/spanning-tree(Global).htm

by XalaGyan at Sept. 18, 2022, 9:16 a.m.

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oskmed

2 years, 5 months ago

The correct answer is B because the definition of alternate ports is given in the access layer, for the given example, this would be seen in switches 3 and 4.

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XalaGyan

2 years, 8 months ago

Selected Answer: B

Designated = STP Alternate = MSTP Question is about STP and Switch 1 is root due to priority 0 command

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