350-601 Compute Practice Question
An engineer is configuring a UCS service profile for a blade server that will boot from local disk. However, the engineer wants to ensure that if the local disk fails, the server will attempt to boot from the SAN. Which boot policy setting should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Set local disk as primary and SAN as secondary
UCS boot policies allow setting the boot order. To attempt local disk first and then SAN if local fails, the policy should have local disk as the primary and SAN as the secondary boot device.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Set the boot order to SAN first, then local disk
Why it's wrong here
This would boot from SAN first, not local disk.
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Configure local disk as the only boot device
Why it's wrong here
No fallback if local fails.
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Set local disk as primary and SAN as secondary
Why this is correct
This provides the desired fallback order.
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Use PXE boot as the primary
Why it's wrong here
PXE is network boot, not local disk.
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