350-601 Compute Practice Question
An organization has deployed a Cisco UCS B-Series blade server with a Fabric Interconnect pair. The administrator is tasked with deploying a new server for a critical application. The administrator creates a service profile from an existing template that includes vNIC, vHBA, and storage policies. The blade is located in chassis 2, slot 1. The administrator attempts to associate the profile with this blade but fails with the error: 'No suitable compute resource available.' The administrator verifies that the blade's firmware is updated, that the blade is not already associated with another profile, and that it has sufficient memory and CPU. What is the most likely cause?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the concept that 'No suitable compute resource available' is not about hardware faults or firmware mismatches but about the absence of a server pool policy in the service profile template, which candidates may overlook because they focus on verifying blade hardware readiness.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The server pool policy is not assigned to the service profile template.
The error 'No suitable compute resource available' typically occurs when the service profile is configured to use a server pool, but no server pool policy is assigned to the service profile template. Without a server pool, the Fabric Interconnect cannot identify which blades are eligible for association, even if the blade itself is available and meets hardware requirements. Assigning a server pool policy to the template ensures that blades in the specified pool (e.g., chassis 2, slot 1) are considered as valid compute resources.
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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The blade's firmware version is incompatible with the service profile.
Why it's wrong here
Firmware incompatibility would typically produce a different error, such as 'Firmware download failed,' not 'No suitable compute resource available.'
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The blade is in the wrong chassis slot.
Why it's wrong here
The blade's location is correctly identified in the stem, and the error is not related to slot positioning.
- ✓
The server pool policy is not assigned to the service profile template.
Why this is correct
Without a server pool, UCS Manager cannot determine which blade to use for the association, leading to the 'No suitable compute resource available' error.
- ✗
The vNIC/vHBA policies in the service profile have invalid MAC/WWN assignments.
Why it's wrong here
Invalid MAC/WWN assignments would cause a different error during association, such as 'Policy validation failed.'
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