350-601 Compute Practice Test 20 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A network engineer is deploying a Cisco HyperFlex cluster with four HX220c M5 nodes. The engineer wants to ensure that the cluster can tolerate a single node failure without data loss while maximizing usable capacity. Which replication factor should the engineer configure?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Replication Factor 2 (RF2). Replication Factor 2 (RF2) ensures two copies of data, allowing the cluster to survive one node failure. It is the standard configuration for clusters requiring single-failure tolerance and offers better capacity utilization than RF3. RF1 offers no redundancy, and erasure coding is not a replication factor.

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Erasure Coding

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Replication Factor 1 (RF1)

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Replication Factor 3 (RF3)

Question 2

A data center is deploying a Cisco HyperFlex cluster with 4 nodes. The administrator needs to configure the replication factor to ensure that the cluster can tolerate the failure of one node while maintaining data availability. The cluster will host mission-critical workloads. Which replication factor should be configured?

Accepted Answer

Replication Factor 2 (RF2). For a 4-node Cisco HyperFlex cluster that must tolerate the failure of one node while maintaining data availability, Replication Factor 2 (RF2) is the correct choice. RF2 stores two copies of data across different nodes, so if one node fails, the other copy remains accessible. RF3 would provide additional redundancy but is unnecessary for a single node failure and reduces usable capacity. RF1 and RF0 do not provide the required fault tolerance.

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Replication Factor 3 (RF3)

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Replication Factor 0 (RF0)

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Replication Factor 1 (RF1)

Question 3

A data center engineer is using Cisco Intersight to manage a UCS domain. The engineer needs to deploy a new service profile template that will be used for multiple servers. The template must include a vNIC configuration that allows the servers to use VMware ESXi with VXLAN offload. Which UCS network adapter policy setting must be enabled to support VXLAN offload?

Accepted Answer

VXLAN. To support VXLAN offload on VMware ESXi, the UCS network adapter policy must have the VXLAN setting enabled. This allows the adapter to offload VXLAN encapsulation and decapsulation, improving performance. Other settings such as RoCEv2, NVGRE, or ARP offload do not provide VXLAN offload capabilities and are not applicable to this requirement.

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ARP offload

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NVGRE

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RoCEv2

Question 4

A data center administrator needs to upgrade the firmware on a Cisco UCS B-Series blade server. The administrator has already staged the new firmware package to the fabric interconnects. The requirement is to upgrade the blade's adapter and BIOS firmware with minimal disruption and without rebooting the fabric interconnects. Which UCS Manager action should be taken?

Accepted Answer

Create a host firmware package in UCS Manager and apply it to the service profile, then reboot the blade.. The correct approach is to define a host firmware package within UCS Manager that specifies the desired firmware versions for the blade's BIOS and adapters. Applying this package to the service profile and rebooting the blade ensures the firmware is updated without impacting the fabric interconnects. This method maintains the integrity of the UCS domain and meets the minimal disruption requirement.

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Perform a fabric interconnect firmware upgrade via the UCS Manager Firmware Auto Install feature.

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Directly upgrade the blade's CIMC firmware via the Cisco IMC CLI, then reboot the blade.

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Use the UCS Manager Firmware Management wizard to upgrade the fabric interconnects, which will automatically update all blades.

Question 5

A data center administrator is configuring Cisco UCS Manager to support a new blade server that will run a high-performance database. The administrator needs to ensure that the server has redundant connectivity to both Fabric Interconnects for SAN boot. Which two actions must the administrator take when configuring the service profile? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Create two vHBAs and assign them to different fabric interconnects.. Redundant SAN boot requires two vHBAs assigned to different fabric interconnects, and a boot policy that includes both as boot targets. This ensures path redundancy and failover. Zoning is done externally, and a single vHBA or local disk boot does not meet the redundancy requirement.

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Enable Fibre Channel zoning on the fabric interconnects.

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Assign a single vHBA with two WWPNs to the service profile.

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Configure the boot policy to use a local disk as the primary boot device.

Question 6

A data center engineer is configuring Cisco Intersight to manage a new Cisco UCS C-Series server. The server is not yet associated with any Intersight account. Which action must be taken first to allow Intersight to manage the server?

Accepted Answer

Install the Intersight Device Connector and enable it on the server.. To allow Cisco Intersight to manage a UCS C-Series server, the Intersight Device Connector must be installed and enabled on the server. This connector establishes a secure connection to Intersight, enabling the server to be claimed and managed. Only after the connector is active can the server be claimed using the device ID and claim code, and then organized within Intersight.

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Create a new organization in Intersight and assign the server to it.

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Claim the device using the device ID and claim code.

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Configure a DNS server and NTP server on the server.

Question 7

An administrator is configuring Cisco UCS Manager to manage a new Cisco UCS C-Series rack server. The server is not yet discovered by UCS Manager. Which action must be taken first to allow UCS Manager to manage the server?

Accepted Answer

Enable the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) and configure it with an IP address.. To integrate a Cisco UCS C-Series rack server into UCS Manager, the first step is to enable and configure the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) with an IP address. This allows UCS Manager to discover the server over the management network. Once discovered, the server can be managed and service profiles can be applied. Other actions like creating templates or configuring Fabric Interconnects are subsequent steps.

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Create a service profile template for the server in UCS Manager.

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Install a VIC adapter in the server and configure it for UCS Manager integration.

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Configure the Fabric Interconnects to allow C-Series server integration.

Question 8

A Cisco UCS administrator is configuring a service profile for a blade server that will run a high-performance database. The database requires low-latency, high-bandwidth storage access. The administrator plans to use Fibre Channel zoning and needs to ensure that the correct vHBA is presented to the operating system. Which UCS component must be configured to provide the World Wide Port Name (WWPN) that the operating system will use?

Accepted Answer

vHBA. The vHBA is the UCS component that provides a WWPN to the operating system for Fibre Channel storage access. By configuring a vHBA in the service profile, the administrator ensures that the correct WWPN is presented, allowing proper zoning and storage connectivity. This is essential for high-performance database workloads requiring low-latency, high-bandwidth storage.

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vNIC

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Fabric interconnect

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I/O module

Question 9

A network administrator is managing a Cisco UCS domain with two fabric interconnects in a cluster configuration. The administrator needs to upgrade the firmware on the fabric interconnects. The requirement is to minimize downtime and ensure that management connectivity remains available during the upgrade. Which upgrade method should the administrator use?

Accepted Answer

Use the Cisco UCS Manager GUI to upgrade the fabric interconnects one at a time, starting with the subordinate fabric interconnect.. Upgrading fabric interconnects one at a time, starting with the subordinate, ensures that the primary remains active and management connectivity is maintained. This approach minimizes downtime and allows the cluster to function during the upgrade. Simultaneous upgrades or disruptive methods do not meet the requirement.

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Perform a disruptive upgrade on both fabric interconnects simultaneously.

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Upgrade the fabric interconnects using the Cisco Intersight appliance.

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Perform a non-disruptive upgrade by activating the new firmware on both fabric interconnects at the same time.

Question 10

A UCS administrator is configuring a service profile for a blade server that requires two vNICs for LAN connectivity and two vHBAs for SAN connectivity. The administrator must ensure that the vNICs and vHBAs are placed on the correct fabric interconnects for high availability. Which two actions should be performed? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Create a vHBA template with fabric A as the primary fabric and a second vHBA template with fabric B as the primary fabric.. To achieve high availability for both LAN and SAN connectivity, the administrator should create separate vNIC templates for fabric A and fabric B, and separate vHBA templates for fabric A and fabric B. This ensures that each vNIC and vHBA is pinned to a specific fabric interconnect, providing redundant paths. If one fabric fails, the other continues to operate, maintaining network and storage access.

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Assign both vNICs to fabric A to simplify management.

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Use a single vNIC template for both vNICs and set the fabric to 'any'.

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Configure both vHBAs on fabric B to ensure consistent path selection.

Question 11

A data center engineer is configuring a Cisco UCS service profile for a blade server that will run a vSphere ESXi host. The requirement is to provide redundant connectivity to the SAN and LAN. The engineer has created two vHBAs and two vNICs. How should these be placed to ensure redundancy?

Accepted Answer

Place one vHBA and one vNIC on Fabric A, and the other vHBA and vNIC on Fabric B.. To ensure redundant connectivity for both SAN and LAN in a Cisco UCS service profile, each fabric interconnect should have one vHBA and one vNIC. This way, if one fabric fails, the other fabric provides continued connectivity for both SAN and LAN traffic. Distributing adapters across fabrics is a standard best practice for high availability. The other options either concentrate adapters on one fabric or separate traffic types without providing redundancy.

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Place one vHBA on Fabric A and one vHBA on Fabric B, and place both vNICs on Fabric A.

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Place both vHBAs and both vNICs on Fabric A to simplify cabling.

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Place both vHBAs on Fabric A and both vNICs on Fabric B.

Question 12

A data center engineer is configuring a Cisco HyperFlex cluster with six nodes. The cluster is running mission-critical workloads that require high availability. The engineer sets the replication factor to 3 (RF3). After a node failure, the cluster remains operational. How many additional node failures can the cluster tolerate while still maintaining data availability?

Accepted Answer

1 additional node failure.. With a replication factor of 3, each data block has three copies. The cluster can tolerate up to two node failures without losing data. Since one node has already failed, the cluster can tolerate exactly one more node failure. Any further failure would result in data unavailability. Therefore, the correct answer is one additional node failure.

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2 additional node failures.

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3 additional node failures.

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0 additional node failures.

Question 13

A UCS Manager administrator needs to allow a blade server to boot from a SAN LUN using Fibre Channel. The fabric interconnects are in Fibre Channel switching mode, and the SAN switch is zoned by WWPN. Which UCS Manager configuration is required to present the LUN to the blade?

Accepted Answer

Create a vHBA under a SAN connectivity policy, assign a WWPN pool, and attach the policy to the service profile.. To present a SAN LUN to a blade over Fibre Channel in switching mode, UCS Manager requires a vHBA defined in a SAN connectivity policy with a WWPN pool, attached to the service profile. This provides a persistent initiator identity that the SAN switch can zone, allowing the LUN to be presented and used for boot.

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Create a vNIC under a LAN connectivity policy with a MAC pool and enable FCoE on the fabric interconnect uplink.

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Configure a boot policy that references a local RAID volume and set the SAN LUN as a secondary boot device.

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Zone the SAN switch against the mezzanine adapter's factory-burned WWPN and set the boot policy to SAN boot.

Question 14

A data center engineer is configuring a Cisco UCS C-Series rack server that is integrated with Cisco UCS Manager. The engineer needs to apply a BIOS policy to the server to enable Turbo Boost and set the power profile to performance. The server is currently associated with a service profile. Where should the engineer attach the BIOS policy?

Accepted Answer

In the service profile's BIOS policy section, by creating or selecting a BIOS policy.. In Cisco UCS Manager, BIOS settings for a server are applied via a BIOS policy that is attached to the service profile. The service profile is associated with the server, so the BIOS policy settings are applied to that server's BIOS. This method ensures centralized management and stateless computing. The other options involve manual or incorrect locations that would not properly apply the BIOS policy in a UCS Manager environment.

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In the chassis profile, under the server's slot configuration.

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Directly to the server's CIMC via the Cisco Integrated Management Controller interface.

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In the server's physical BIOS setup menu, accessed during boot by pressing F2.

Question 15

A data center engineer is configuring Cisco UCS Manager to support a new blade server that requires two vNICs for redundancy and two vHBAs for SAN connectivity. The engineer must ensure that the vNICs and vHBAs are evenly distributed across both Fabric Interconnects. Which two actions should the engineer take to achieve this? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Create two vNICs and assign one to Fabric A and one to Fabric B.. To achieve redundancy and even distribution across both Fabric Interconnects, the engineer must create two vNICs and assign one to each fabric, and create two vHBAs and assign one to each fabric. This ensures that both network and SAN traffic have redundant paths and can survive the failure of a single Fabric Interconnect. Distributing vNICs and vHBAs across fabrics is a best practice for high availability in Cisco UCS.

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Create two vNICs and assign both to Fabric A to simplify configuration.

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Create one vNIC on Fabric A and one vHBA on Fabric B.

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Create two vHBAs and assign both to Fabric A for higher bandwidth.