CCNP Data Center UCS Unified Computing System Basics

1. Which storage protocol does UCS natively support for SAN connectivity?

NFS only

SMB only

Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI

HTTP only

2. Which UCS licensing model allows organizations to pay based on the number of physical processors in use?

Socket-based licensing

Subscription licensing

Perpetual licensing

Trial licensing

3. What does 'Northbound API' in UCS Manager enable?

Communication with blade servers only

Integration with external management and orchestration tools

Direct access to storage arrays

Virtual machine migration

4. True or False: UCS Fabric Interconnects must be connected to external switches for data center connectivity.

True

False

5. In UCS Manager, 'Chassis Discovery Policy' controls which aspect of blade server management?

How many servers can be added to a chassis

Automatic discovery and registration of blade servers in the chassis

Virtual machine placement rules

Storage tiering strategy

6. What is the primary benefit of using UCS's 'Stateless Computing' model?

Eliminates the need for network cables

Enables rapid server provisioning and easy recovery from failures

Reduces power consumption by 50%

Automatically encrypts all data

7. Which feature allows UCS to automatically apply firmware updates to blade servers with minimal downtime?

Rolling Updates

Scheduled Firmware Updates

Live Firmware Upgrade

Parallel Patching

8. True or False: UCS supports both 'Stateless' and 'Stateful' server provisioning models.

True

False

9. In UCS, 'LAN Policies' primarily define settings for which network type?

Storage Area Network (SAN)

Local Area Network (LAN) and virtual LAN (VLAN)

Wide Area Network (WAN)

Management network only

10. What is the primary function of the Fabric Extender (FEX) in a UCS system?

Extends network connectivity from Fabric Interconnect to blade servers

Increases storage capacity

Manages virtual machine licensing

Monitors power consumption

11. What is the primary role of the UCS Fabric Interconnect in a Cisco UCS system?

Manages virtual machines on blade servers

Provides unified network connectivity and management for all UCS components

Stores configuration data for all servers

Executes compute workloads directly

12. True or False: UCS Service Profiles allow administrators to configure hardware policies once and apply them to multiple servers.

True

False

13. What is UCS Central used for in a multi-site UCS deployment?

Centralized management of multiple UCS domains across sites

Storage provisioning only

Network switch configuration

Virtual machine placement

14. Which UCS component provides I/O virtualization and network connectivity to blade servers?

Fabric Extender (FEX)

Service Profile

Power Module

Cooling Fan Module

15. In UCS, what does 'Fabric Failover' ensure?

Automatic switching to backup Fabric Interconnect if primary fails

Load balancing across all servers

Redundant power supplies on each blade

Backup of all virtual machines

16. What is the primary advantage of UCS's converged infrastructure approach?

Lower cooling costs only

Unified management, reduced complexity, and improved scalability

Elimination of all network switches

Automatic data encryption

17. Which protocol does UCS use for unified management across compute, network, and storage?

SNMP

SSH

IPMI

XML over HTTP/HTTPS

18. What is the maximum number of blade servers that can be installed in a single UCS 5108 Chassis?

4

8

16

32

19. In UCS terminology, what does 'Service Profile' define?

A template containing server hardware configuration and policies

The physical layout of the data center

A backup strategy for storage

A network switch configuration

20. Which UCS component is responsible for hosting applications and running workloads?

Fabric Interconnect

Chassis

Blade Server

Power Distribution Unit

CCNP Data Center UCS Unified Computing System Basics Quiz

1. Which storage protocol does UCS natively support for SAN connectivity?

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2. Which UCS licensing model allows organizations to pay based on the number of physical processors in use?

3. What does 'Northbound API' in UCS Manager enable?

4. True or False: UCS Fabric Interconnects must be connected to external switches for data center connectivity.

5. In UCS Manager, 'Chassis Discovery Policy' controls which aspect of blade server management?

6. What is the primary benefit of using UCS's 'Stateless Computing' model?

7. Which feature allows UCS to automatically apply firmware updates to blade servers with minimal downtime?

8. True or False: UCS supports both 'Stateless' and 'Stateful' server provisioning models.

9. In UCS, 'LAN Policies' primarily define settings for which network type?

10. What is the primary function of the Fabric Extender (FEX) in a UCS system?

11. What is the primary role of the UCS Fabric Interconnect in a Cisco UCS system?

12. True or False: UCS Service Profiles allow administrators to configure hardware policies once and apply them to multiple servers.

13. What is UCS Central used for in a multi-site UCS deployment?

14. Which UCS component provides I/O virtualization and network connectivity to blade servers?

15. In UCS, what does 'Fabric Failover' ensure?

16. What is the primary advantage of UCS's converged infrastructure approach?

17. Which protocol does UCS use for unified management across compute, network, and storage?

18. What is the maximum number of blade servers that can be installed in a single UCS 5108 Chassis?

19. In UCS terminology, what does 'Service Profile' define?

20. Which UCS component is responsible for hosting applications and running workloads?