350-601 Compute Practice Question
What is the primary benefit of using UCS service profiles for server deployment?
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Why each option matters
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Hardware abstraction and stateless computing
Service profiles abstract hardware configuration, allowing rapid provisioning and stateless computing. A server can be replaced without reconfiguration by simply associating the same service profile.
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Hardware abstraction and stateless computing
Why this is correct
Service profiles decouple the logical server identity from physical hardware.
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Increased network bandwidth
Why it's wrong here
Bandwidth is determined by hardware, not profiles.
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Reduced power consumption
Why it's wrong here
Power savings are not a primary benefit of service profiles.
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Simplified storage zoning
Why it's wrong here
While profiles help with WWPNs, the primary benefit is overall abstraction.
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