350-601 Compute Practice Test 19 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A company is deploying a multi-site UCS environment with UCS Central. Which three capabilities does UCS Central provide over individual UCS Manager instances? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

Unified reporting and inventory across domains.. UCS Central is Cisco's multi-domain manager that aggregates multiple UCS Manager instances, and option A is correct because it provides unified reporting and inventory across all registered domains from a single pane of glass. Option C is correct because UCS Central supports global service profile templates that can be instantiated and applied across multiple UCS domains, enabling consistent policy deployment at scale. Option E is correct because UCS Central provides centralized firmware management, allowing firmware policies and repository images to be defined once and applied to all managed domains. Option B is not correct because direct management of individual blade server power states is performed by each local UCS Manager, not by UCS Central. Option D is not correct because real-time per-server CPU utilization monitoring is a function of UCS Manager and its performance monitoring, not a UCS Central capability.

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Direct management of individual blade server power states.

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Real-time performance monitoring of each server's CPU utilization.

Question 2

In a Cisco UCS B-Series environment, which component provides the physical connectivity between blade chassis and Fabric Interconnects?

Accepted Answer

I/O Module (IOM). The I/O Module (IOM) is the component that physically sits in the back of the UCS blade chassis and provides the data path between the blade's mezzanine adapters/VICs and the Fabric Interconnects. Each chassis has two IOMs (one per fabric), connecting to FI ports via 2208XP/2204XP fabric extender uplinks. The IOM is essentially a FEX embedded in the chassis, but in UCS B-Series terminology the physical connectivity component is the IOM.

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Fabric Extender (FEX)

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Virtual Interface Card (VIC)

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Mezzanine adapter

Question 3

A network engineer is configuring a Cisco UCS service profile for a blade server that must boot from a LUN on a SAN. Which boot policy type should be selected in the service profile?

Accepted Answer

SAN Boot Policy. A SAN Boot Policy in Cisco UCS is specifically designed to allow a blade server to boot from a LUN on a Fibre Channel (FC) or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) SAN. It references a vHBA (virtual Host Bus Adapter) and a boot target LUN, enabling the server to load its operating system from the SAN. This is the correct choice when the requirement is to boot from a SAN LUN, as stated in the scenario.

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iSCSI Boot Policy

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LAN Boot Policy

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Local Disk Boot Policy

Question 4

An organization has deployed Cisco UCS Central to manage multiple UCS domains. A global service profile template is created in UCS Central. When a local UCS domain administrator tries to modify the service profile derived from this global template in UCS Manager, what happens?

Accepted Answer

The local administrator cannot modify the profile; it is read-only.. When a service profile is derived from a global service profile template in Cisco UCS Central, the local UCS Manager administrator cannot modify the profile directly; it is read-only. This ensures centralized policy consistency across all UCS domains. Any changes must be made to the global template in UCS Central and then propagated to the local domains.

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The local administrator can modify the profile if granted specific RBAC permissions.

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The local administrator can modify the profile, but changes are overwritten by UCS Central after 5 minutes.

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The local administrator can modify the profile, and changes sync back to UCS Central.

Question 5

Which Cisco UCS feature allows a failed blade server to be replaced with a new one without any reconfiguration, because all identity and configuration information is abstracted?

Accepted Answer

Service profile. A service profile is a logical abstraction that contains all server identity and configuration data — UUID, MAC addresses, WWNN/WWPN, firmware policy, BIOS settings, boot order, and network/storage connectivity. Because this identity lives in the service profile rather than on the physical blade, associating the profile with a replacement blade instantly restores the exact same identity and configuration with no manual reconfiguration.

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Firmware auto-sync

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Fabric failover

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Dynamic vNIC connection policy

Question 6

An engineer is connecting a Cisco UCS C-Series rack server to the network. The server must be managed by UCS Manager alongside existing B-Series blades. Which mode should the C-Series server be configured in?

Accepted Answer

UCS Manager mode. To have a C-Series rack server managed by UCS Manager alongside B-Series blades, the server must be configured in UCS Manager mode (also called UCSM-managed mode). In this mode, the C-Series server is integrated into the UCS domain and its fabric interconnects, allowing it to be discovered, inventoried, and managed through the same UCS Manager GUI/CLI as the blades. This requires the server to be cabled to the fabric interconnects and the appropriate firmware/feature to be enabled.

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Direct Connect mode

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Standalone mode

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Cisco IMC Supervisor mode

Question 7

A UCS Manager administrator needs a new service profile for a blade server that must always boot from a specific SAN LUN with the exact same WWPN every time. The fabric interconnects are in end-host mode, and the SAN is zoned by WWPN. Which configuration approach ensures the blade keeps identical Fibre Channel identity across reseats and firmware upgrades?

Accepted Answer

Create a vHBA under a SAN connectivity policy and assign a WWPN pool to the vHBA, then attach the policy to the service profile.. Persistent Fibre Channel identity in UCS Manager comes from a vHBA defined inside a SAN connectivity policy, with a WWPN pool supplying the address. Because the WWPN is stored in the service profile rather than on the adapter, the blade retains the same identity through reseats, slot changes, and firmware updates, which keeps pre-existing SAN zoning intact.

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Create a LAN connectivity policy with a MAC pool and map the vNIC to the SAN LUN via FCoE on the same fabric interconnect.

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Use the default WWPN burned into the mezzanine adapter and zone the SAN against that hardcoded address.

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Configure the vHBA with a user-defined WWPN and leave the SAN connectivity policy unbound to the service profile.

Question 8

An engineer is configuring a Cisco UCS B-Series blade server in a service profile. The blade must boot from SAN using two independent Fibre Channel paths, and the boot order must ensure that if both primary and secondary LUNs are unavailable, the server falls back to the local disk. The engineer has already created two vHBA interfaces and a SAN boot policy with two LUNs. Which additional configuration is required to meet the boot order requirement?

Accepted Answer

Modify the boot policy to include a local disk as the third boot device after the two SAN LUNs.. A UCS boot policy defines an ordered list of boot devices. To attempt SAN LUNs first and then fall back to local disk, the local disk must be included as a later entry in the same boot policy. This ensures the server tries the specified SAN targets in order before considering local storage, meeting the fallback requirement.

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Set the vHBA interfaces to use 'boot' as the primary function and disable the local disk in the server BIOS.

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Create a separate boot policy for each vHBA and assign them as primary and secondary boot policies in the service profile.

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Configure the boot policy to use 'Any' for the SAN LUNs and enable local disk as the first boot device.

Question 9

A network engineer is configuring a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect in a data center. The requirement is to connect the Fabric Interconnect to a Cisco Nexus switch for LAN connectivity. Which type of port should be used on the Fabric Interconnect to connect to the upstream LAN switch?

Accepted Answer

Uplink port. To connect a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect to an upstream LAN switch, the correct port type is an uplink port. Uplink ports are designed for switch-to-switch connections and carry traffic from the UCS domain to the LAN. They support trunking and can be configured with VLANs to segment traffic. This is a basic connectivity requirement in UCS deployments.

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FCoE port

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Appliance port

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Server port

Question 10

A data center administrator is configuring Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform. The cluster must tolerate the failure of one node while maintaining data availability with minimal storage overhead. The administrator wants to use the default replication factor for a 4-node cluster. Which replication factor should be configured?

Accepted Answer

Replication Factor 2 (RF2). In Cisco HyperFlex, replication factor determines how many copies of data are stored. RF2 is the default for clusters with 3 or 4 nodes, providing tolerance for one node failure with 50% overhead. RF3 is for larger clusters and higher fault tolerance. RF1 offers no redundancy. Erasure coding is a different scheme. Thus RF2 is correct.

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Replication Factor 1 (RF1)

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Erasure Coding

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Replication Factor 3 (RF3)

Question 11

A data center administrator is deploying a Cisco HyperFlex cluster with six nodes. The cluster must be able to tolerate the failure of one node without any data loss and maintain performance. Which replication factor setting should be used?

Accepted Answer

Replication Factor 2 (RF2). The requirement is to tolerate one node failure without data loss. Replication Factor 2 (RF2) stores two copies of data on different nodes. In a six-node cluster, if one node fails, the other copy is still accessible, ensuring no data loss. RF2 is the standard setting for production clusters that need to survive a single node failure while optimizing storage capacity.

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Replication Factor 1 (RF1)

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Replication Factor 3 (RF3)

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Erasure Coding

Question 12

An administrator is configuring Cisco Intersight to manage a Cisco UCS environment. The requirement is to automate the deployment of service profiles across multiple UCS domains. Which Intersight feature should be used to achieve this?

Accepted Answer

Intersight Workflows. Intersight Workflows is the automation engine within Cisco Intersight that enables the orchestration of tasks across multiple UCS domains. It allows administrators to create custom workflows that can deploy service profiles, apply policies, and perform other actions in a repeatable manner. This reduces manual effort and ensures consistency. The other options are components used in configuration but do not provide the automation capability required.

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Intersight Pools

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Intersight Templates

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Intersight Policies

Question 13

A data center engineer is configuring a Cisco UCS B-Series chassis. The engineer needs to connect the chassis to the fabric interconnects using the appropriate cabling. Which type of cable is used to connect the chassis I/O modules to the fabric interconnects in a UCS 5108 chassis?

Accepted Answer

Cisco Twinax copper or optical cables. The chassis I/O modules in a UCS 5108 connect to the fabric interconnects using Cisco Twinax copper cables for short runs or optical cables for longer distances. These cables support the required bandwidth and are part of the UCS fabric interconnect architecture. They ensure reliable, high-speed communication between the chassis and the fabric interconnects.

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Standard CAT6a Ethernet cables

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InfiniBand cables

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Fiber Channel (FC) cables

Question 14

A Cisco UCS Manager administrator is configuring a service profile for a new blade server. The server must be able to boot from a SAN LUN that is presented via Fibre Channel. The administrator has already created a VSAN and a SAN connectivity policy. Which additional configuration is required to ensure the server can boot from the SAN?

Accepted Answer

Create a boot policy that includes a SAN boot option and associate it with the service profile.. To boot from a SAN LUN, the service profile must have a boot policy that explicitly includes a SAN boot option. The boot policy defines the order in which the server attempts to boot, and the SAN boot option references the vHBA that connects to the SAN. Other configurations like VSAN and SAN connectivity policy are prerequisites but do not by themselves enable SAN boot. Therefore, creating and associating a boot policy with a SAN boot entry is the required step.

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Configure a local disk configuration policy with RAID 1 and set it as the first boot device.

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Assign a WWPN pool to the service profile and enable NPV mode on the fabric interconnects.

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Enable Fibre Channel zoning on the upstream MDS switch and set the VSAN to native mode.

Question 15

A data center administrator is configuring Cisco UCS Manager to support a stateless computing environment. The requirement is that when a blade server is replaced, the new blade automatically receives the same LAN and SAN connectivity configuration without manual intervention. Which Cisco UCS Manager feature should the administrator configure to meet this requirement?

Accepted Answer

LAN and SAN connectivity policies referenced in a service profile. The requirement is to automatically apply LAN and SAN connectivity when a blade is replaced. Cisco UCS Manager achieves this through LAN and SAN connectivity policies that are part of a service profile. These policies contain the vNIC and vHBA definitions, ensuring that the new blade inherits the exact same network identity and connectivity settings without manual configuration.

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Boot policy with iSCSI and SAN boot parameters

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BIOS policy with memory and CPU settings

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Server pool policies with automatic assignment