350-601 Compute Practice Question
Which three components are required to boot a UCS blade server from SAN? (Choose three.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between vNIC (LAN) and vHBA (SAN), so candidates mistakenly select vNIC for SAN boot, not realizing that storage traffic requires a dedicated HBA abstraction.
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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SAN boot target LUN
A SAN boot target LUN is required because the UCS blade server needs a specific logical unit number (LUN) on the storage array from which to boot the operating system. Without a designated boot LUN, the server has no target storage device to load the OS from over the Fibre Channel (FC) or FCoE SAN fabric.
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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SAN boot target LUN
Why this is correct
The actual storage unit from which to boot.
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vHBA
Why this is correct
Provides the Fibre Channel host bus adapter connectivity.
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Boot policy
Why this is correct
Defines the sequence of boot devices, including SAN.
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iSCSI adapter
Why it's wrong here
iSCSI is a different protocol; not required for FC SAN boot.
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vNIC
Why it's wrong here
Used for Ethernet networking, not Fibre Channel boot.
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