350-601 Compute Practice Question
Which management interface is used for out-of-band management of UCS C-Series rack servers, providing features like KVM, virtual media, and remote firmware upgrade?
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Why each option matters
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CIMC
The Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC) is the out-of-band management interface for UCS C-Series servers, offering KVM, virtual media, and remote firmware management.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Cisco IMC Supervisor
Why it's wrong here
IMC Supervisor is a centralized tool for managing multiple CIMC instances, but not the direct interface.
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UCS Central
Why it's wrong here
UCS Central manages multiple UCS domains, not individual servers.
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CIMC
Why this is correct
CIMC provides direct out-of-band management for each C-Series server.
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UCS Manager
Why it's wrong here
UCS Manager manages the entire UCS domain, not individual C-Series servers directly.
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