350-601 Compute Practice Test 13 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which component in a UCS B-series chassis provides the connectivity between blade servers and the Fabric Interconnects?

Accepted Answer

I/O Module (IOM). I/O Modules (IOMs) in the chassis connect blades to the Fabric Interconnects via server ports.

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Fabric Interconnect

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Midplane

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Fabric Extender (FEX)

Question 2

A UCS service profile includes a vHBA that is bound to a WWPN. The blade server fails and is replaced with a new blade of the same model. What happens to the WWPN configuration after the replacement?

Accepted Answer

The WWPN is automatically applied from the service profile to the new blade. Stateless computing ensures that the WWPN is inherited from the service profile, so the replacement blade uses the same WWPN.

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The WWPN must be re-imported from the SAN fabric

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The WWPN is generated by the CIMC of the new blade

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The WWPN is lost and must be reconfigured manually on the new blade

Question 3

An administrator is configuring a HyperFlex cluster with 4 nodes. To ensure data availability in the event of two simultaneous node failures, what replication factor should be configured?

Accepted Answer

RF3. With RF3, each data block is stored on three nodes, allowing the cluster to survive two node failures (provided the witness is available for quorum).

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RF2

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RF4

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RF1

Question 4

Which management interface is used for out-of-band configuration and remote KVM access to a standalone UCS C-series rack server?

Accepted Answer

CIMC. Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) provides out-of-band management, including remote KVM, virtual media, and firmware updates.

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UCS Central

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Cisco IMC Supervisor

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UCS Manager

Question 5

A UCS administrator wants to apply a consistent set of QoS policies across multiple UCS domains. Which tool should be used to centrally manage these policies?

Accepted Answer

UCS Central. UCS Central provides global policy management across multiple UCS domains, including QoS policies.

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UCS Manager

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CIMC

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HyperFlex Connect

Question 6

An engineer is deploying a HyperFlex cluster with all-flash nodes and replication factor 3. What is the minimum number of converged nodes required for the cluster to be fully operational?

Accepted Answer

3 nodes. HyperFlex clusters require at least three converged nodes for RF3 to maintain data redundancy and quorum.

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4 nodes

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2 nodes

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5 nodes

Question 7

Which type of UCS service profile allows an administrator to define a configuration that can be used as a starting point for multiple servers, with each server potentially having unique settings?

Accepted Answer

Service profile template. A service profile template is used to define a base configuration that can be instantiated into multiple service profiles, each of which can be customized.

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Initial service profile

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Derived service profile

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Base service profile

Question 8

A UCS administrator needs to implement boot-from-SAN for a B-series blade. Which two components must be properly configured in the service profile? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

vHBA. Boot from SAN requires a vHBA for SAN connectivity and a boot policy that specifies the SAN target.

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IPMI policy

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SCSI policy

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vNIC

Question 9

A HyperFlex cluster is being designed with 4 nodes using RF2. Which three statements are true about the cluster's data availability and management? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

The cluster requires a witness VM for quorum in case of a node failure. With 4-node RF2, the cluster can tolerate one node failure. The witness VM provides quorum. A degraded cluster can still serve data until repaired.

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All nodes must be all-flash storage

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If two nodes fail simultaneously, all data remains accessible

Question 10

Which two features are provided by Cisco IMC on UCS C-series rack servers? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Virtual media mounting. CIMC provides out-of-band management including KVM console and virtual media for remote OS installation.

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Fabric Interconnect management

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Service profile creation

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HyperFlex cluster management

Question 11

In a Cisco UCS B-Series deployment, which component provides the physical connectivity between blade server mezzanine cards and the Fabric Interconnects?

Accepted Answer

I/O Module (IOM). The I/O Module (IOM) in the UCS 5108 chassis provides the connectivity between blade server mezzanine cards and the Fabric Interconnects via server ports.

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UCS Manager

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Fabric Extender (FEX)

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Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC)

Question 12

A network engineer needs to replace a failed UCS B-Series blade server with a new blade of the same model. The original blade had a custom service profile with specific vNIC and vHBA settings. What is the most efficient method to apply the same configuration to the new blade without manual reconfiguration?

Accepted Answer

Disassociate the existing service profile from the failed blade and associate it with the new blade.. UCS service profiles abstract hardware configuration. By disassociating the profile from the failed blade and associating it with the new blade, all settings (vNICs, vHBAs, policies) are automatically applied, supporting stateless computing.

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Create a new service profile from scratch for the new blade.

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Use Cisco IMC Supervisor to import the configuration from the failed blade.

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Manually configure the new blade using UCS Manager GUI with the same settings as the original blade.

Question 13

Which of the following correctly describes the role of Fabric Interconnects A and B in a UCS domain?

Accepted Answer

FI A and FI B provide redundancy and can be configured in an active-active or active-standby manner.. Fabric Interconnects A and B operate in an active-active or active-standby configuration to provide redundancy for both management and data traffic. Each FI connects to all IOMs, but each IOM is associated with one FI (fabric A or B) for failover.

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FI A is for UCS Manager access only, and FI B is for storage traffic only.

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FI A handles all management traffic, while FI B handles all data traffic.

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FI A and FI B are used in a standalone mode, each managing separate sets of blades.

Question 14

A UCS administrator wants to deploy a Cisco UCS C-Series rack server in a UCS Manager-managed environment. The server is currently in standalone mode using CIMC. Which step is required to integrate the C-Series server into UCS Manager?

Accepted Answer

Adopt the server into UCS Manager by reinitializing CIMC and connecting it to the Fabric Interconnects.. To integrate a C-series rack server into UCS Manager, the server must be adopted by the UCS Manager, which involves reinitializing the CIMC to connect to the Fabric Interconnects. This enables management through UCS Manager with service profiles.

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Configure the server in direct connect mode with the Fabric Interconnects.

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Install an I/O Module in the rack server to enable Fabric Interconnect connectivity.

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Use Cisco IMC Supervisor to connect the server to UCS Manager.

Question 15

In a UCS service profile, which configuration allows a blade server to boot from a SAN LUN without local storage?

Accepted Answer

Define a SAN boot policy and assign it to the service profile with the boot order set to SAN.. Boot from SAN is configured in the service profile by specifying a SAN boot policy that defines the WWPN, LUN ID, and target details. This enables stateless boot from a SAN-attached LUN.

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Enable PXE boot in the service profile.

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Configure local disk as RAID and use it for boot.

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Set the boot order to local disk first, then SAN.