Cisco 350-601 Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 30

Cisco UCS Director is the appropriate solution for orchestrating the configuration of storage arrays, firewalls, and Cisco ACI networking. It supports open automation through various APIs and offers a service catalog that allows users to manage and deploy services across multiple domains, including compute, storage, networking, and virtualization.

To connect Cisco UCS Manager directly to an FC storage port, the fabric interconnect must be configured in FC switch mode, which allows it to manage Fibre Channel traffic and zoning. Additionally, creating the required VSAN in the SAN cloud is necessary to define a virtual storage area network that can be associated with the storage ports on the fabric interconnect.

Network-attached storage (NAS) provides the virtualization feature of a VM cluster shared disk. This allows multiple virtual machines to access shared storage, enabling functionalities like migration, fault tolerance, and distributed resource scheduling.

When configuring traffic capture to investigate issues such as buffering problems and packet drops, it's important to consider where to place the capture points. Typically, you would configure a SPAN (Switched Port Analyzer) or RSPAN (Remote SPAN) session to mirror the traffic from the affected areas to a monitoring device. The configuration would involve:

Identifying the source ports or VLANs where the issues are observed.

Specifying a destination port connected to a network analyzer like Wireshark.

Ensuring the destination port is not used for regular network traffic.

For example, a basic SPAN session configuration might look like this:

monitor session [session_number] source interface [interface_id]

monitor session [session_number] destination interface [destination_interface_id]

A nondisruptive upgrade is possible only when there are no changes to the configuration settings or network connections during the upgrade process. Any such changes can lead to a disruption, which is particularly critical in a dual supervisor Cisco Nexus 7000 series switch where stability is paramount.

The command set in Option C correctly outlines the steps to configure a named VSAN called ''VSAN10'' with the specified requirements. It includes creating the VSAN with ID 10, assigning an FCoE ID of 20, and attaching it to port 2 in slot 1.

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and the associated scripting language. It is integrated with Cisco UCS Manager and provides cmdlets for automating the management of Cisco UCS domains, including Service Profiles. The UCS PowerTool is a set of PowerShell modules designed specifically for Cisco UCS, making it a suitable choice for a network engineer with scripting skills but limited programming knowledge. It supports configuration tasks for both B-Series Blade Servers and C-Series Rack Servers, aligning with the administrator's future needs.

EPLDs (Electronic Programmable Logic Devices) can be upgraded to enhance hardware functionality or resolve known issues without the need for hardware replacement. The upgrade process is disruptive as it requires the module to power down briefly during the upgrade. However, the system performs EPLD upgrades on one module at a time, minimizing the disruption to traffic through only one module at any given time.

The configuration set in Option C is designed to invoke a Python script when the router becomes unreachable. It uses an event scheduler to track the state of the router and, if it is not up, it triggers the Python script ''routerdown.py'' at specified intervals. This setup ensures that the operations team is alerted promptly when the router DC-RTR-1 becomes unreachable, allowing for quick response and troubleshooting.