350-601 Compute Practice Question
Which component in a UCS domain is responsible for aggregating and forwarding all management traffic between the chassis and the fabric interconnects?
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Why each option matters
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System controller (CMC)
The system controller (also known as the chassis management controller) in the UCS chassis handles management traffic for the blades, including communication with UCS Manager via the FIs.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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CIMC
Why it's wrong here
CIMC is for rack servers.
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Blade BMC
Why it's wrong here
Each blade has its own BMC, but chassis-level management is via CMC.
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IOM (FEX)
Why it's wrong here
IOMs handle data traffic, not management.
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System controller (CMC)
Why this is correct
The CMC manages the chassis and communicates with the FIs over the management network.
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