500-230: Cisco Service Provider Routing for Field Engineers (CSPRFE)

This exam tests a candidate’s fundamental knowledge of Cisco IOS-XR Software as well as ability to enable and maintain the customer Cisco IOS XR platform.

The Cisco Service Provider Routing (CSPRFE) exam is a 60-minute exam with 25-35 questions. The exam is associated with the Cisco Partner Field Engineer role. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking Cisco Service Provider Routing Foundational and Cisco Service Provider Routing Advanced Field Engineer Instructor Led Training. This exam tests a candidate’s fundamental knowledge of Cisco IOS-XR Software as well as ability to enable and maintain the customer Cisco IOS XR platform.

500-230: Cisco Service Provider Routing for Field Engineers (CSPRFE)

Cisco 500-230 Exam Overview:

Exam Name	Cisco Service Provider Routing for Field Engineers
Exam Number	500-230 CSPRFE
Exam Number	$300 USD
Duration	60 minutes
Number of Questions	25-35
Passing Score	Variable (750-850 / 1000 Approx.)
Recommended Training	Cisco Service Provider Routing Foundational Training Cisco Service Provider Routing Advanced Field Engineer Instructor Led Training
Sample Questions	Cisco 500-230 Sample Questions
Practice Exam	Cisco Partner Field Engineer Practice Test

Cisco 500-230 Exam Topics:

Section	Weight	Objectives
Cisco Fundamental IoS XR Concepts	50%	- Describe Cisco IOS XR general architecture and command line interface (CLI) ◉ IoS XR architecture, high availability, scalability - Describe basic system configuration ◉ Configuration operations ◉ Initial configuration ◉ Reviewing the configuration ◉ Route processor redundancy - Describe switch architecture ◉ Cisco IOS XR architecture, high availability, and scalability review ◉ Verifying the fabric data path - Describe Cisco IOS XR software operations ◉ Examining the operation basics ◉ Examining configuration operations ◉ Examining configuration rollback and recovery ◉ Examining process management - Describe configuration file system overview - Describe system monitoring commands - Describe error messages and core dumps ◉ System error messages ◉ Logging system messages ◉ Cisco IOS XR core dumps - Describe IoS XR installation ◉ Installing the software ◉ Recovering from a software installation - Describe secure domain routers - Describe AAA security - Describe network time synchronization
Cisco Advanced IOS XR Concepts	50%	- Describe monitoring processes ◉ Describe processes, threads, and dynamic link libraries ◉ Describe mandatoryprocesses ◉ Describe CPU hog condition ◉ Describe process crashes and stuck processes ◉ Describe useful commands for debugging processes ◉ Describe restart of processes ◉ Describe process monitoring ◉ Describe identifying memory problems and memory depletion - Describe Cisco Traffic Flow Troubleshooting ◉ Troubleshooting Cisco IOS XR line card data packet flow and Cisco IOS XR switch fabric - Describe MPLS label distribution protocol ◉ Describe components of the Label Forwarding Information Base (LFIB) ◉ Describe LDP protocol overview ◉ Describe Cisco IOS XR LDP implementation ◉ Describe Cisco IOS XR MPLS forwarding infrastructure ◉ Describe LDP operation and configuration ◉ Describe commands for troubleshooting LDP operation - Describe Intra-AS Layer 3 VPNs ◉ L3VPN overview, operation, intranet, and extranet configuration and verification - Describe Inter-AS Layer 3 VPNs ◉ Inter-AS L3VPN overview, operation A, B, and C configuration and verification