350-601 Compute Practice Test 9 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which TWO statements accurately describe Cisco UCS service profiles? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

They can be created from templates to ensure consistency.. Service profiles abstract hardware and are template-based for consistency.

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They are bound to a specific physical blade and cannot be reassigned.

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They require individual configuration for each server without reuse.

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They are used only for B-series blades, not C-series.

Question 2

Which THREE components are part of a HyperFlex HX Data Platform (HXDP) cluster? (Choose three.)

Accepted Answer

Witness VM. HXDP cluster includes controller VMs, storage nodes, and a witness VM for quorum.

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Fabric Interconnect

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IOM module

Question 3

Which TWO methods can be used to manage Cisco UCS C-series rack servers out-of-band? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Cisco IMC Supervisor. CIMC and IMC Supervisor are out-of-band management tools for C-series.

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SSH to the server's OS

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Vic CLI

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UCS Manager GUI

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of Cisco UCS service profiles?

Accepted Answer

To enable hardware abstraction and stateless computing. Service profiles enable hardware abstraction, allowing blade or rack server replacement without reconfiguration by defining compute, network, and storage identities in software.

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To manage interconnections between Fabric Interconnects

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To monitor environmental sensors in the chassis

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To provide firmware management for all chassis components

Question 5

An engineer is deploying a UCS B-Series blade server and needs to configure connectivity to the SAN. Which component is responsible for the physical connection between the blade and the Fabric Interconnect?

Accepted Answer

I/O Module (IOM) in the chassis. The I/O Module (IOM) in the UCS chassis connects blade servers to the Fabric Interconnects via server ports.

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Mezzanine adapter on the blade

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Fabric Extender (FEX) on the Fabric Interconnect

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Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC)

Question 6

A data center administrator needs to manage multiple UCS domains from a single pane of glass, including the ability to push global service profile policies. Which Cisco management tool should be used?

Accepted Answer

Cisco UCS Central. Cisco UCS Central provides centralized management for multiple UCS domains, enabling global policies and templates.

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Cisco UCS Director

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Cisco IMC Supervisor

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Cisco UCS Manager

Question 7

Which HyperFlex replication factor ensures that data is stored on at least three nodes, providing higher data protection?

Accepted Answer

RF3. Replication Factor 3 (RF3) stores three copies of data across the cluster, offering protection against two concurrent node failures.

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RF1

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RF2

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RF4

Question 8

A UCS C-Series rack server is being integrated into UCS Manager. Which mode allows the server to be managed directly by UCS Manager using a Fabric Interconnect?

Accepted Answer

Direct Connect mode. When a UCS C-Series rack server is integrated into UCS Manager, Direct Connect mode allows the server to be managed directly by the Fabric Interconnect without requiring an intermediate FEX or IMC Supervisor. In this mode, the server's Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) is discovered and managed through the Fabric Interconnect's management network, enabling unified policy-based management, firmware synchronization, and service profile association.

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Cisco IMC Supervisor mode

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FEX mode

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Standalone mode

Question 9

An organization is deploying a HyperFlex cluster for a database workload requiring low latency and high IOPS. Which node type should be selected?

Accepted Answer

All-flash nodes. All-flash nodes use only SSDs for both caching and persistent storage, delivering the lowest latency and highest IOPS required for demanding database workloads. In a HyperFlex cluster, all-flash configurations eliminate the rotational latency of HDDs, ensuring consistent sub-millisecond response times critical for OLTP databases.

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Hybrid HDD/SSD nodes

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Compute-only nodes

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Witness VM nodes

Question 10

Which component provides out-of-band management for Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers, including KVM console access?

Accepted Answer

Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC). Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) provides remote management capabilities like KVM, virtual media, and firmware updates.

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Cisco IMC Supervisor

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UCS Manager

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Cisco UCS Central

Question 11

In a UCS B-Series environment, where are vNICs and vHBAs defined to provide network and storage connectivity to a blade server?

Accepted Answer

In the service profile associated with the blade. vNICs and vHBAs are defined in a service profile, which is then applied to a blade server to abstract the hardware identity.

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In the server BIOS settings

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In the I/O Module (IOM) configuration

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In the Fabric Interconnect CLI

Question 12

A UCS administrator needs to replace a failed blade server in a chassis with a new blade. The new blade must automatically receive the same configuration as the failed one. Which feature enables this?

Accepted Answer

Stateless computing using service profiles. Stateless computing via service profiles allows a new blade to be assigned the same profile, automatically applying the configuration.

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Chassis management controller failover

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Automatic firmware synchronization

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UCS Manager auto-discovery

Question 13

During a UCS service profile configuration, an engineer needs to specify that the server should boot from a SAN LUN. Which boot policy type should be configured?

Accepted Answer

SAN boot policy. A SAN boot policy specifies the WWPN of the target and LUN ID to boot from a SAN LUN.

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Local disk boot policy

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PXE boot policy

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Virtual media boot policy

Question 14

In a HyperFlex cluster, what is the function of the witness VM?

Accepted Answer

To act as a tie-breaker for cluster quorum. The witness VM in a HyperFlex cluster is a lightweight virtual machine that participates in the cluster's quorum process. It provides a tie-breaking vote when the cluster experiences a split-brain scenario, ensuring that only one side of the cluster remains operational and data integrity is maintained. Without the witness, the cluster could become unavailable if an even number of nodes lose connectivity.

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To store backup copies of all cluster data

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To offload data replication processing

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To provide a centralized management interface

Question 15

Which Cisco UCS component is responsible for aggregating traffic from multiple blade servers in a 5108 chassis to the Fabric Interconnect?

Accepted Answer

Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis I/O Module (IOM). The I/O Module (IOM) in the 5108 chassis connects to the midplane and uplinks to the Fabric Interconnect via server ports.

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Cisco UCS 2200 Series Fabric Extender

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Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnect

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Cisco UCS 2100 Series Fabric Extender