Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Configuration and Design Considerations
Cisco Unified Computing System Configuration
Scenario 1
A Cisco Unified Computing System is configured as follows:
- 8 server blades
- 2 IOMs
- 4 uplinks
There is a need for 116 vHBAs. Which statement is correct?
C. The CNA M81KR mezzanine adapter is needed in this configuration because it supports up to 128 vHBAs.
Scenario 2
A company is organized into separate engineering groups for network and operating system tasks. Which product would enable network engineers, rather than operating system engineers, to focus on the management of VLANs, port security, and QoS?
A. Nexus 1000V Series Switches
Data Center Design Considerations
Temperature Requirements
A customer is designing a new data center. The customer is not sure about various temperature requirements when designing a data center. Which two problems could be caused by the failure to consider the temperature requirements during the design of a new data center? (Choose two.)
B. chip failure
D. degraded electrical resistance
Jumbo Frames
A jumbo frame-aware data center is often implemented to provide performance improvements in which two of these technologies? (Choose two.)
A. iSCSI
B. NFS
Cisco Unified Fabric Benefits
Cisco Unified Fabric provides which benefits?
A. deployment flexibility, workload mobility, consolidated I/O, VM-aware networking
Cisco Application Networking Services (ANS) Attributes
Cisco Application Networking Services solutions can help you lower your TCO and improve IT flexibility. Which three of these are Cisco ANS attributes? (Choose three.)
A. Application intelligence: You can take control of applications and the user experience.
B. Cisco Unified Network Services: You can connect any person to any resource with any device.
C. Integrated security: There is built-in protection for access, identity, and data.
Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Features
Customers can leverage which two of these Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch features, which are also present on a physical Cisco switch? (Choose two.)
A. similar operational model
B. security policy
Environmental Requirements Calculation
In a Cisco UCS deployment, which one of these tools enables you to calculate the environmental requirements?
C. Cisco UCS Power Calculator
vHBA Failover
In Cisco UCS, hardware-based failover is supported for Ethernet vNiCs. To achieve similar failover capability on a SAN using a vHBA, which technology must be used to deploy multiple paths for redundancy?
C. host multipathing software
RAID Controller Support
On a Cisco UCS C250 M2 Rack-Mount Server with eight 300-GB SAS drives, which RAID controller would support RAID 10?
D. LSI 9261-8i
Overlay Transport Virtualization
Overlay Transport Virtualization is a feature on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches that enables which one of these behaviors?
D. extension of Layer 2 LANs over any network
Cisco UCS Cluster Ports
Refer to the exhibit.
Figure L1 y L2
What is true about the Cisco UCS cluster ports L1 and L2?
B. They are Ethernet ports.
Cisco Unified Computing System Advantages
The Cisco Unified Computing System solution provides which three advantages? (Choose three.)
B. server statelessness
C. higher memory capacity
D. use of industry standard servers
Data Center Floor-Loading Capability
The floor-loading capability of a data center is important and will dictate which two of these factors? (Choose two.)
A. weight of the rack
B. amount of equipment that can be installed into a certain rack
Virtual Device Context (VDC) Benefits
Virtual device contexts enable which three of these activities? (Choose three.)
A. secure delineation of administrative configurations
B. separation and distribution of hardware resources
C. ability to test configurations without impacting production systems
VSAN Purpose
What is the purpose of a VSAN in a Cisco Data Center network?
D. to facilitate logical end-to-end separation within a single physical storage infrastructure
NPIV Purpose
What is the primary purpose of NPIV?
D. Multiple virtual applications can share a single switch port while maintaining their identity.
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect L1 and L2 Ports
What is the purpose of the L1 and L2 ports on the Cisco UCS 6100 and 6200 Series Fabric Interconnect switches when running in a cluster with another fabric interconnect?
B. provide high-availability services
Fabric Failover Requirements
When deploying fabric failover for server connectivity, which three of these requirements must be met? (Choose three.)
A. Fabric failover must be configured for the LAN adapters.
B. The server must be equipped with either Cisco M81KR VIC or a M71KR CNA.
D. Fabric interconnects must be deployed as a cluster.
Server Performance Design Criteria
When designing a data center with Cisco UCS, which of these design criteria can you use to figure maximum server performance?
B. average and peak CPU load
Data Center Migration Performance Characteristics
When you convert an existing data center to a Cisco virtualized data center, what are the most important performance characteristics to examine?
A. CPU utilization level, memory, disk space, bandwidth
Virtualized Data Center Migration Performance Considerations
When preparing to migrate to a Cisco virtualized data center, which of these performance characteristics should be taken into account?
A. application responsiveness
Storage Performance and Utilization Audit Tool
When conducting an audit of an existing data center environment, which tool can you use to determine storage performance and utilization?
C. NetApp OnCommand Insight Balance
VDC Benefits for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch
When a VDC is used to virtualize a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch, which benefit does it provide?
D. It allows the ability to secure the network partition between different users on the same physical switch.
Mission-Critical Application Migration Method
When you migrate a mission-critical application, which method requires the least amount of downtime and data loss?
A. overnight migration; cold conversion
Cisco Unified Computing Technical Design Criteria
Which of the following would be considered a Cisco Unified Computing technical design criteria?
C. Simplify the Data Center architecture.
Data Center Business Pressures
Which three business pressures are most typically faced by data centers? (Choose three.)
B. government regulation and compliance
C. SLA metrics
D. global availability
Data Center Physical Security Concerns
Which two physical security concerns would most likely be considered first when planning a data center installation? (Choose two.)
B. alarm systems
C. raised flooring
Nexus 7000 “Combined” Power Redundancy Mode
Which condition is prevented by the use of the “Combined” power redundancy mode in the Nexus 7000?
B. lack of redundancy
UCS External LAN Device Uplink Ports
Which statement is true regarding UCS ports dedicated as external LAN device uplinks?
A. Ports carry VLAN traffic only
Cisco Business Advantage Data Center Architecture Components
Which three components are included in Cisco Business Advantage Data Center Architecture? (Choose three.)
A. unified I/O
B. virtualization
D. consolidation
End-Host Mode Characteristic
Which is a characteristic of the end-host-mode?
D. UCS appears to the external LAN as an end station with many adapters.
Cisco Unified Computing System Advantages
Which two advantages are most likely to be provided by the Cisco Unified Computing System? (Choose two.)
A. server consolidation and spacing
C. lower total cost of ownership
Cisco Unified Fabric Improvement
Which one of these improvements will result from using Cisco Unified Fabric?
B. LAN and SAN connectivity over a single cable
Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System Benefits
Which three of these benefits gain by implementing a Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System solution? (Choose three.)
A. increased throughput
C. improved high availability
E. increased IT staff productivity in just-in-time support and provisioning
Server Selection Criteria
Which criteria is the most important when selecting a server?
A. CPU performance
Virtualization Technical Challenge
Which issue would be considered a technical challenge to virtualization?
B. Layer 2 connectivity
High-Availability Traffic Switching Solution
Which solution would you most likely use to achieve simultaneous traffic switching in a high-availability configuration in a Cisco UCS with blades?
B. two Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
Growing Business Demands
Which two growing business demands must an enterprise meet to address shifting business pressure and operational limitations? (Choose two.)
A. greater collaboration
C. regulatory compliance
Data Center Facility Planning Considerations
Which two of these factors should you consider first when planning a data center facility? (Choose two.)
C. power capacity
D. available space
VMware vCenter Capacity IQ Functions
Which three of these items are functions of the VMware vCenter Capacity IQ? (Choose three.)
C. virtual machine automatic activation
D. capacity identification and reclamation
E. capacity shortfalls and needs forecasting
Cisco UCS VIC M81KR Mezzanine Adapter
Which statement regarding Cisco UCS VIC M81KR mezzanine adapters is correct?
A. The Cisco UCS VIC M81KR supports up to 128 vHBAs and dual Fibre Channel ports.
Highly Available Cisco UCS Cluster Configuration
Which configuration is correct for successful deployment of a highly available Cisco UCS cluster?
B.
- Connect L2 of fabric interconnect A to L2 of fabric interconnect A.
- Connect fabric interconnect A to IOM A of each chassis, using one to four uplinks.
- Connect Fabric Interconnect B to IOM B of each chassis, using one to four uplinks.
- Connect L1 of fabric interconnect A to L1 of fabric interconnect B.
Data Center Migration Performance Analysis
Which performance characteristics should you analyze in your existing data center environment before you migrate to a Cisco virtualized data center?
A. utilization of memory
Virtualization Technologies
Which three of these technologies are examples of virtualization technologies? (Choose three.)
A. Cisco VSG
B. VMware DVS
D. Cisco Nexus 1000v
Cisco UCS Secure Multi-Tenancy Solution
Which Cisco UCS solution isolates applications across networks, servers, and storage facilities, and separates confidential information among business units, customers, departments, or security zones?
D. secure multi-tenancy
Cisco Storage Solution Attribute
Which one of these best describes a Cisco storage solution attribute?
A. multiprotocol storage networking
Cisco VN-Link Server Virtualization Product
Within Cisco VN-Link technology, which product is part of the server virtualization strategy?
B. Cisco VM-FEX
Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server
Which one of these Cisco UCS blade servers provides 20 Gb/s I/O, boots from SAN, has 256 GB RAM, and 2 to 8 core processors?
B. B230
Cisco UCS C250 Blade Server
Which Cisco UCS blade server will support modeling and simulation applications in a virtual environment?
C. Cisco UCS C250
Cisco UCS C200 Rack-Mount Server
Which Cisco UCS rack-mount server will support web services and remote office applications that are hosted in either dedicated or multi-tenant environments?
A. C200
Cisco Virtualized Data Center Design Criteria
Which three design criteria should be evaluated in a successful Cisco virtualized data center solution? (Choose three.)
A. increased resource utilization
B. application reliability
C. portability and mobility
Cisco UCS C200 Rack-Mount Server Adapter
Which adapter should be used in a Cisco UCS C200 Rack-Mount Server, with the requirements of iSCSI boot, failover capabilities, and IPv6?
C. Intel X520-SR2
Cisco UCS B200 Blade Server Mezzanine Adapter
Which mezzanine adapter on a Cisco UCS B200 Blade Server meets these requirements: boots from SAN, fabric failover, and four vHBAs?
A. M81KR
Mezzanine Cards for Redundant Ethernet Fabric Failover
Which two of these mezzanine cards provide failover between redundant Ethernet fabrics, with no multipathing required on the host? (Choose two.)
A. M81KR
B. M71KR-Q
Mezzanine Adapter Relying on OS Multipathing
Which one of these mezzanine adapters relies solely on operating system multipathing for failover?
B. M72KR-E
Data Center Technologies for Layer 2 Resiliency
Which two data center technologies would provide Layer 2 resiliency, maximize bandwidth, and ensure lossless packet delivery over a congestion-aware network? (Choose two.)
A. DCBX
B. vPC
NPV in Cisco UCS-B Server Connectivity
Which choice best describes NPV, with the connectivity of a Cisco UCS-B server connecting to a Fibre channel switch?
A. NPV allows a network-facing interface to proxy traffic from multiple servers onto a single link.
VSAN Characteristics
Which two of these statements are true about VSANs? (Choose two.)
A. VSANs leverage the benefits and capabilities of isolated SANs without the need for hardware isolation.
B. VSANs raise efficiency of SAN fabrics by reducing the number of redundant fabrics.
Cisco UCS R210 Rack Server
You have a requirement for a rack server with two 6-core processors, 96-GB RAM, 16 hard drives, and RAID 10. Which one of these rack servers meets this requirement?
B. R210
Data Center Technology for Distributed Environments
You are deploying applications across a distributed data center environment. You must maximize available bandwidth across multiple paths, extend Layer 2 LANs, and simplify configuration. Which data center technology should be deployed?
B. vPC
Products for Unified Fabric Data Center
You are designing a data center with a single unified fabric. You must minimize cabling and port count, and maximize internal server expansion capabilities. Which two products satisfy these requirements? (Choose two.)
A. Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
B. Cisco Nexus 5000 and 7000 Series Switches
UCS B-Series Adapter Recommendation
You are designing a UCS B-Series environment for a customer with both bare-metal and virtualized servers. The bare-metal servers require two vNICs and two vHBAs. Administrators of virtualized servers will be utilizing VN-Link technology. Which adapter should be recommended?
A. Cisco UCS M81KR