A customer wants to deploy a FlexPod Datacenter solution in a limited amount of rack space. After planning for the networking and storage devices required for the deployment, they realize they have six rack units of space remaining. They need to install as many servers as possible in this available rack space.
In this scenario, which solution allows them to accomplish their objective?
The eight Cisco UCS B200 M5 blade servers are the optimal solution for fitting the maximum number of servers into the remaining six rack units. The UCS B200 M5 blades are half-width servers and can be installed in a UCS 5108 chassis, which is 6U in height and can hold up to eight blades. This allows for the maximum density of servers in the available rack space.
A customer is verifying that they have separation on their FC switch fabric to protect their FlexPod solution from their other storage devices.
Which two technologies enable the customer to accomplish this task? (Choose two.)
In a Fibre Channel (FC) switch fabric, WWPN zoning and VSAN are technologies used to create separation and ensure isolation of devices. WWPN zoning allows you to restrict access to devices based on their World Wide Port Names, ensuring that only the intended devices can communicate with each other. VSAN (Virtual Storage Area Network) is a technology that allows you to segment a single physical FC switch into multiple virtual fabrics, each functioning independently of the others. This is crucial for separating and protecting a FlexPod solution from other storage devices. IQN and VLAN are related to iSCSI and Ethernet respectively, and are not applicable to Fibre Channel environments.
A customer is deploying a FlexPod Datacenter and planning to boot from SAN each their UCS blades using the Fibre Channel Protocol.
In this scenario, which three actions would accomplish their objective? (Choose three.)
For a customer deploying a FlexPod Datacenter and planning to boot from SAN using Fibre Channel Protocol, the optimal configuration involves the appropriate switches and storage configuration. First, using a pair of Cisco MDS 9148T and Cisco 9336C-FX2 switches together is appropriate because MDS switches are specifically designed for Fibre Channel and provide robust SAN connectivity. Second, creating an igroup on the NetApp ONTAP storage system with the appropriate WWPNs is correct because WWPNs are used for Fibre Channel, unlike IQNs which are for iSCSI. Lastly, using a pair of Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 switches is also suitable for Fibre Channel communication within a FlexPod environment.
Your environment currently has a 12-node NetApp cluster serving iSCSI. You need to add at least four more nodes to serve FC to your environment.
In this scenario, what should you do?
In a NetApp cluster serving SAN protocols like iSCSI and FC, the maximum number of nodes that can be utilized is 12. Since your current environment already has 12 nodes, adding more nodes would require creating a new cluster with the new storage controllers.
A customer plans to decommission a Cisco UCS B-Series server, as part of this action, the customer disassociates the service profile from the currently assigned server.
Which action is performed by UCS Manager in this scenario?
When a service profile is disassociated from a Cisco UCS B-Series server, the UCS Manager typically powers down the server. This is done to ensure data integrity and maintain the desired configuration state, as the server is no longer associated with its service profile and configuration.