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During a phased migration of a mission-critical financial trading platform to an Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric, the field engineer encounters an unforeseen inter-tenant communication dependency that was not explicitly documented. This dependency, if not addressed, could lead to intermittent connectivity for a subset of trading applications post-migration. The migration window is rapidly shrinking, and the client has zero tolerance for any application downtime. Which of the following approaches best reflects the engineer\'s immediate strategic response, demonstrating adaptability, leadership, and effective problem-solving under pressure?
Immediately halt the migration, escalate the discovery to the ACI architecture team for a complete re-evaluation of the inter-tenant connectivity strategy, and communicate the delay and its root cause to all stakeholders, proposing a revised timeline.
Attempt to rapidly reconfigure the existing network to accommodate the new dependency, bypassing immediate ACI fabric integration for the affected segment, and plan for a subsequent ACI integration once the current migration is complete and stable.
Instruct junior team members to quickly implement a temporary bridge between the legacy network and the ACI fabric for the affected segment, while simultaneously proceeding with the planned ACI migration for the remaining segments, and documenting the workaround for future analysis.
Prioritize the migration of the unaffected segments, then dedicate the remaining time to implementing a minimal viable ACI configuration for the affected segment, accepting a potential reduction in advanced ACI features for that segment to meet the deadline.

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