What is correct regarding the operation of VSX and multicasting with PIM-SM routing configured?

The network is configured for OSPF with the following attributes:
Core1 and Core2 and ABRs
Area 1 has 20 networks in the 10.1.0.0/16 range
Area 0 has 10 networks in the 10.0.0.0/16 range
Area 2 has 50 networks in the 10.2.0.0/16 range
The ASBR is importing a static route into Area 1
Core2 has a summary for Area 2: area 0.0.0.2 range 10.2.0.0/16 type inter-area Here is the OSPF configuration performed on Core1:

Based on the above information, what is correct?

Examine the configuration performed on newly deployed AOS-CX switches:

After performing this configuration, the administrator notices that the switch ports always remain in the EAP start state. What should the administrator do to fix this problem?

An administrator in a company of 349 users has a pair of AOS-CX switches with connections to external networks. Both switches are configured for OSPF. The administrator wants to import external routes on both switches, but assigns different seed metrics to the routes, as well as imports them as external type-1 routes.
What is the best way for the administrator to accomplish this?

A network engineer is having a problem adding a custom-written script to an AOS-CX switch's NAE GUI.
The script was written in Python and was successfully added on other AOS-CX switches. The engineer examines the following items from the CLI of the switch:

What should the engineer perform to fix this issue?