ACP Network Discovery and Mapping — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What protocol does Auvik primarily use for network device discovery?
- HTTP only
- SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) along with other protocols like SSH and WMI (Correct answer)
- FTP
- Telnet exclusively
Correct answer: SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) along with other protocols like SSH and WMI
Auvik uses SNMP as its primary discovery protocol, supplemented by SSH, WMI, and other protocols to build comprehensive network maps.
Question 2: How does Auvik generate network topology maps?
- Manual drawing by administrators
- Automatically by discovering devices, connections, and relationships through protocol queries (Correct answer)
- By importing Visio diagrams
- Through GPS location data
Correct answer: Automatically by discovering devices, connections, and relationships through protocol queries
Auvik automatically generates topology maps by querying discovered devices for neighbor information, interface connections, and routing data.
Question 3: What is Layer 2 topology mapping in Auvik?
- Application layer visualization
- Mapping physical connections and switch port relationships at the data link layer (Correct answer)
- Mapping wireless signal strength
- Creating virtual network overlays
Correct answer: Mapping physical connections and switch port relationships at the data link layer
Layer 2 topology mapping shows physical connections between devices, switch port assignments, and VLAN memberships at the data link layer.
Question 4: How does Auvik handle network changes in its topology maps?
- Maps must be manually updated
- Automatically detects and reflects changes through continuous monitoring and periodic rediscovery (Correct answer)
- Changes are only captured during scheduled scans
- Maps are static once created
Correct answer: Automatically detects and reflects changes through continuous monitoring and periodic rediscovery
Auvik continuously monitors the network and automatically updates topology maps when devices, connections, or configurations change.
Question 5: What information does Auvik collect during device discovery?
- Only IP addresses
- Device type, model, firmware, interfaces, configuration, neighbors, and performance metrics (Correct answer)
- Only hostnames and MAC addresses
- Only physical location data
Correct answer: Device type, model, firmware, interfaces, configuration, neighbors, and performance metrics
During discovery, Auvik collects comprehensive device information including type, model, firmware version, interface details, neighbor relationships, and performance data.
Question 6: What is the purpose of the Auvik collector?
- A physical device scanner
- A virtual appliance or software agent deployed on-site to discover and monitor local network devices (Correct answer)
- A log collection server
- A backup storage device
Correct answer: A virtual appliance or software agent deployed on-site to discover and monitor local network devices
The Auvik collector is deployed on the local network to perform device discovery, monitoring, and data collection, sending information to the Auvik cloud platform.
ACP Network Discovery and Mapping
What protocol does Auvik primarily use for network device discovery?