A Switch Vendor Recently Released a Patch to Fix a Critical

question 226

Multiple Choice

A switch vendor recently released a patch to fix a critical vulnerability found in its switch OS. Which of the following should a network administrator do NEXT according to best practices?

• A) Test the patch in a test environment.
• B) Put the patch into production immediately.
• C) Put the patch into production with a rollback plan.
• D) Choose a single production switch and pilot the patch.
• E) Put the patch into production at the next maintenance window.

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