HP Exam HPE6-A73 Topic 6 Question 66 Discussion

Actual exam question for HP's HPE6-A73 exam

Question #: 66
Topic #: 6

An administrator is configuring BGP and has two connections to a service provider to two different local routers.

Which BGP metric should the administrator configure to influence which local router the service provider will use to reach certain routes?

AWeight

BMultiple exit discriminator

CLocal preference

DOrigin

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Suggested Answer: B

by Celeste at Jan 09, 2023, 06:04 PM

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Elmira

3 days ago

Weight? I thought we were talking about BGP, not dieting. Clearly the answer is C, local preference. It's the one that really hits the spot.

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Tiffiny

5 days ago

Hmm, I'm torn between B and C. Maybe I should just flip a coin and hope for the best. Or bribe the exam proctor, that could work too.

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Eleni

7 days ago

Local preference for sure! It's the secret sauce of BGP. You can't go wrong with that option.

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Laura

10 days ago

B. Multiple exit discriminator sounds like the right choice to me. It's used to prefer one exit point over another when you have multiple connections to the same provider.

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Ilda

15 days ago

I think the answer is C. Local preference. That's the BGP metric that allows you to influence route selection within your own autonomous system.

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Brett

26 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think Weight could also be used to influence the routing decision.

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Carin

28 days ago

I agree with Mayra, setting the local preference can influence which local router the service provider will use.

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Mayra

29 days ago

I think the answer is C) Local preference.

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