350-601 Compute Practice Question
In a UCS B-Series environment, where are vNICs and vHBAs defined to provide network and storage connectivity to a blade server?
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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
Why it's wrong here
BIOS settings do not define virtual interfaces; they are hardware-level settings.
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In the I/O Module (IOM) configuration
Why it's wrong here
IOMs handle physical connectivity, not virtual interfaces.
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In the Fabric Interconnect CLI
Why it's wrong here
The CLI configures the fabric, but vNICs/vHBAs are part of the service profile.
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In the service profile associated with the blade
Why this is correct
Service profiles define the identity and policies for the server, including vNICs and vHBAs.
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