Deck 1: Supporting Cisco Data Center System Devices (DCTECH)

Question 1

Which supervisor module is supported by a Cisco Nexus 7700 Series Switch?

A) first-generation supervisor module
B) second-generation supervisor module (Sup2)
C) second-generation supervisor enhanced module (Sup2E)
D) third-generation supervisor enhanced module (Sup3E)

Answer 1

second-generation supervisor enhanced module (Sup2E)

Question 2

Which command saves the active configuration to NVRAM?

A) copy startup-config running-config
B) copy active-config backup-config
C) copy running-config startup-config
D) copy backup-config active-config

Answer 2

copy running-config startup-config

Question 3

Refer to the exhibit. Which call-out accurately shows the current running version of the Cisco UCS Manager management software?

A) A - UCS Manager running version 1.4(1m)
B) B - IO Module 1 running version 1.4(1m)
C) C - Interface Card 1 running version 1.4(1m)
D) D - Kernel running version 4.2(1)N(1.4m)

Answer 3

A - UCS Manager running version 1.4(1m)

Question 4

The Ethernet specification details several different fiber optic media types. What is the wire transmission speed for 100BASE-FX Ethernet?

A) 10 Mb/s
B) 100 Mb/s
C) 1000 Mb/s
D) 10000 Mb/s

Question 5

Refer to the exhibit. Which statement correctly identifies the front panel LEDs on the Cisco UCS C220 Server?

A) A is power button and power status LED; B is identification button and LED; C is system status LED; D is network link activity LED.
B) A is network link activity LED; B is system status LED; C is power button and power status LED; D is identification button and LED.
C) A is system status LED; B is network link activity LED; C is power button and power status LED; D is identification button and LED.
D) A is network link activity LED; B is system status LED; C is identification button and LED; D is power button and power status LED.

Question 6

Refer to the exhibit. Where is the best place to see bootflash free space?

A) A - Available Memory
B) B - Total Memory
C) C - Local Storage Information
D) D - High Availability Details

Question 7

Refer to the exhibit. Which item does A represent?

A) Emulex Adapter Card for Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Servers
B) Virtual Interface Card for Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Servers
C) mLOM for Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Servers
D) Virtual Emulex Adapter Card for Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Servers
E) SuperCap module for Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Servers

Question 8

Where do you find the model number of a Cisco MDS 9200 Series chassis?

A) on the top front of the chassis next to the serial number
B) on the bottom front of the chassis next to the Cisco logo
C) on the top front of the chassis next to the Cisco logo
D) on the bottom front of the chassis next to the serial number

Question 9

To do a password recovery on a Cisco NX-OS Switch, which option shows the correct syntax to display the bootflash contents at the switch(boot)#?

A) display bootflash:
B) show bootflash:
C) dir bootflash:
D) find bootflash:

Question 10

Refer to the exhibit. Which Cisco MDS chassis supports the 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module?

A) MDS 9509
B) MDS 9513
C) MDS 9710
D) MDS 9506

Question 11

Which important feature on the front end is provided to the clients by multiple servers that access the same storage devices across the SAN?

A) recovery
B) redundancy
C) resiliency
D) security
E) storage

Question 12

Which method is a TCP/IP-based protocol for establishing and managing connections between IP-based storage devices, hosts, and clients?

A) FCIP
B) iFCP
C) iSCSI
D) FCoE

Question 13

Which Cisco MDS model supports the most Fibre Channel ports per chassis?

A) MDS 9513
B) MDS 9509
C) MDS 9506
D) MDS 9250i

Question 14

Which two commands display the version of Cisco NX-OS code that the device is currently running on? (Choose two.)

A) show version
B) show module
C) show interface
D) show boot
E) show license

Question 15

How do you find the serial number of a Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server chassis?

A) Use the Cisco UCS Admin.
B) Use the Cisco UCS Application.
C) Use the Cisco UCS Assistant.
D) Use the Cisco UCS Manager.

Question 16

Refer to the exhibit. Which item does F represent?

A) HDD 1
B) TFP Module
C) SuperCap Module
D) CPU 2
E) CMOS Battery

Question 17

Which fiber optic cable type is used most often with a Subscriber connector?

A) dual-mode
B) single-mode
C) straight-mode
D) multi-mode
E) subscriber-mode

Question 18

Refer to the exhibit. Which option should you select to get the output of the show tech-support detail command for the Cisco UCS B-Series blade?

A) A - ucsm
B) B - chassis
C) C - fabric-extender
D) D - rack-server

Question 19

Which cable is used to access the command-line interface of a Cisco UCS 6120XP Fabric Interconnects?

A) KVM cable
B) console cable
C) Ethernet cable
D) SFP+ Ethernet transceiver cable

Question 20

Which Cisco NX-OS command displays kernel uptime?

A) show module
B) show version
C) show license
D) show boot
E) show interface

Question 21

Which three firmware components does the Host Upgrade Utility upgrade? (Choose three.)

A) Fabric Interconnect firmware
B) LAN on Motherboard
C) Cisco UCS Manager
D) CIMC
E) System BIOS

Question 22

If the Overall Status for a Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server indicates a failure in the Cisco UCS Manager, such as discovery-failed, which statement is true?

A) The server shuts down.
B) The server automatically reboots reboot in 3 minutes.
C) The endpoints on that server cannot be upgraded.
D) The server is online, but the administrator cannot assign a service profile to that blade.

Question 23

When a host firmware package policy is created, what must it be associated with to upgrade the BIOS?

A) blade or blade pool
B) service profile
C) boot policy
D) service template

Question 24

Which three troubleshooting procedures do you perform when there is no power to a Cisco UCS B250 M2 Blade Server? (Choose three.)

A) Decommission and acknowledge the blade.
B) Check the back of the blade to ensure that there is no damage to the connection that goes into chassis.
C) Reseat the memory DIMMs.
D) Check the CPU sockets for bent pins.
E) Reseat the blade in the same slot in the chassis.
F) Move the blade to another slot in the chassis.

Question 25

Which three tools are necessary to console into a Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server? (Choose three.)

A) Cisco DB-9-to-RJ-45 console cable
B) laptop
C) monitor
D) keyboard
E) KVM dongle
F) USB serial adapter

Question 26

Refer to the exhibit. What is the name of this Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switch?

A) Cisco Nexus 3132Q
B) Cisco Nexus 3172PQ
C) Cisco Nexus 3524
D) Cisco Nexus 3016

Question 27

How many 10GBASE-T port licenses are preinstalled on a Cisco Nexus 3064-32T?

A) 16
B) 32
C) 48
D) 64

Question 28

Which three options are the minimum browser requirements to log into the Cisco CIMC GUI? (Choose three.)

A) Java 1.6 or higher
B) HTTP and HTTPS enabled
C) Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher
D) Internet Explorer version 10
E) Firefox 26.0
F) Adobe Shockwave Player 11 or higher

Question 29

On which three devices can the Host Upgrade Utility be performed? (Choose three.)

A) C420
B) C230
C) B230
D) B210
E) C210
F) B460
G) C240

Question 30

Refer to the exhibit. This image shows a CPU Pick-and-Place tool and a CPU Socket Protective Cap Removal tool.   Which types of Cisco UCS servers and Intel Xeon processors do these tools support?

A) Cisco UCS B22 Blade Server, C22 Rack Server, and C24 Rack Sever with Intel Xeon E5-2400 Series processors
B) Cisco UCS B22 Blade Server, C22 Rack Server, and C24 Rack Sever with Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series processors
C) Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server, B420 M3 Blade Server, C220 Rack Server, C240 Rack Sever, and C420 Rack Sever with Intel Xeon E5-2400 Series processors
D) Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server, B420 M3 Blade Server, C220 Rack Server, C240 Rack Sever, and C420 Rack Sever with Intel Xeon E5-2600 Series processors

Question 31

Which two statements about the Cisco Nexus 5596UP switch are true? (Choose two.)

A) Its power supplies and fan trays are hot-swappable.
B) It supports unified ports.
C) It is offered in a one-rack-unit form factor.
D) It has one expansion slot.
E) It supports up to 96 10G BASE-T ports.

Question 32

When the Cisco UCS Manager is used to verify the B- or C-Series device, which two types of Overall Status are acceptable and do not indicate a failure?  (Choose two.)

A) Online
B) OK
C) Unassociated
D) Active

Question 33

What is the maximum distance that the 40GBASE-LR4 Ethernet standard can span?

A) 550 m
B) 10 km
C) 40 km
D) 80 km

Question 34

Which tool does a network administrator not need when installing hardware?

A) cable tester
B) wrench set
C) cable wraps
D) needle-nose pliers
E) PCMCIA memory
F) soldering iron with grounded tip

Question 35

Which device provides analysis of Fibre Channel traffic without any network disruption?

A) Cisco MDS 9000 Data Analyzer Adapter
B) Cisco MDS 9000 Port Analyzer Adapter
C) Cisco MDS 9000 Channel Analyzer Device
D) Cisco MDS 9000 Channel Analyzer Adapter

Question 36

Which type of optics module is supported by a 6-port 40 GE Cisco Nexus 7000 M2 Series I/O module?

A) CPAK
B) QSFP+
C) SFP/SFP+
D) CFP

Question 37

Which two statements about DIMM replacement in Cisco UCS Servers are true? (Choose two.)

A) In blade servers, DIMMs can be installed in either 1, 2, 4, or 8 DIMMs per channel.
B) Rack-mount and blade servers have memory fault LEDs that indicate which DIMM requires attention.
C) In servers that require pairs of DIMMs, the pairs must be identical (manufacturer, size, part #, and so on).
D) If the memory in a server is not fully populated, you can install DIMMs in any open slot.

Question 38

Which action should the administrator take before physically removing a blade server for maintenance or replacement?

A) Force the server to shut down.
B) Disassociate the service profile.
C) Decommission the server.
D) Perform a graceful shutdown of the server.

Question 39

After installation or replacement of a Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Server, the host does not boot.   Which four options should be verified? (Choose four.)

A) Verify the power source to the equipment.
B) Check for loose HDD cables.
C) Reseat the DIMMs, CPU, and PCI cards.
D) Verify that power supplies are receiving power.
E) Reseat the mezzanine card connector.
F) Check the CPU sockets for bent pins.
G) Check the Cisco IMC for fan faults.

Question 40

Up to what speed can Category 5 UTP cable transmit data?

A) 10 Mb/s
B) 100 Mb/s
C) 1000 Mb/s
D) 10000 Mb/s

Question 41

What is the command to provide details pertaining to the state of the cluster?

A) Show cluster
B) Show cluster extended-state
C) Show cluster state
D) Show extended cluster state

Question 42

Which two specialized tools do you need to service a UCS product? (Choose two.)

A) Laptop
B) Anti-static Strap
C) KVM Console to USB 2.0 Portable Laptop Crash Cart
D) Cable Tester
E) Needle-nose pliers

Question 43

Which two commands allow you to view the state of high availability between the two clustered Fabric Interconnects? (Choose two.)

A) show cluster state extended
B) show cluster extended-state
C) show cluster HA status
D) show cluster state
E) show cluster HA state

Question 44

What are two common steps to troubleshooting a rack server with unrecognized or memory errors? (Choose two.)

A) Ensure DIMMs are installed in correct slots
B) Check CPU sockets for bent pins
C) Check that the AC power cord is OK
D) Reseat DIMMs
E) Check the front I/O cable connection to the motherboard

Question 45

Which statement about the Cisco Nexus 3408-S switch is true?

A) It is offered in a three-rack-unit (3-RU) form factor.
B) It supports 200G or 400G line card expansion modules.
C) It has dual-redundant power supplies.
D) It is 4-slot chassis with 400G line card expansion modules.

Question 46

Which statement about RAID is true?

A) RAID is a scheme used to logically combine several independent disks to form an array or group of drives.
B) RAID provides data redundancy with either odd parity or even parity.
C) RAID drive group appears to the host computer as multiple physical storage units.
D) RAID parity information can be stored across multiple RAID levels.
E) RAID stores data in the array with data striping, encryption, and parity to organize the data among the disks.

Question 47

Refer to the exhibit. Which statement correctly identifies the hardware features on the Cisco Nexus 9500 Series supervisor A modules?

A) A is 10/100/1000 Management port; B is USB port; C is Console port; D is external clock input
B) A is Console port; B is USB port; C is 10/100/1000 Management port; D is external clock input
C) A is Optical port; B is USB port; C is 10/100/1000 Management port; D is external clock input
D) A is Console port; B is USB port; C is 10/100/1000 Management port; D is Diagnostic port

Question 48

When replacing a standalone C-Series server which order will be used to shut down the server via CIMC?

A) Click Power off, Click Shut off
B) Click Power off, Click Shut down
C) Click Host power, Click Shut off
D) Click Host power, Click Shut down

Question 49

Which tool is needed when servicing a UCS M5 server?

A) PCle slot cover
B) T-30 Torx driver
C) M5 DIMM puller
D) HDD removal tool

Question 50

In the Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server which two of the below ports are available on a System I/O Controller? (Choose two.)

A) Dedicated Management port
B) PCle ports
C) KVM Console port
D) QSFP port
E) Ethernet LOM port

Question 51

What enables NVM Express host software to communicate with nonvolatile memory?

A) SATA
B) SAS
C) PCle
D) SCSI

Question 52

What is Platform as a Service?

A) It configures, manages and develops networking environment for your application.
B) It is when an application service is delivered over the network on a subscription basis.
C) It is where servers and virtual machines (VMs), network and storage are delivered over the network on a pay-as-you-go basis.
D) It is the software development framework and components delivered over the network on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Question 53

Which command-line interface mode is best described by this prompt? Switch (config) #

A) Local management mode
B) EXEC mode
C) Boot mode
D) Global configuration command mode

Question 54

Which two cable types can support 10Gbps speed? (Choose two.)

A) CAT7
B) CAT5a
C) CAT5e
D) CAT6a
E) CAT5

Question 55

Which two statements about PCIe are true? (Choose two.)

A) The PCle supports native hot-swap functionality.
B) You can install a PCI Express x16 adapter into an x4 slot.
C) The PCIe standard is a bus-based system in which all the devices share the same bidirectional, 32-bit or 64-bit, parallel signal path.
D) The PCIe 4.0 standard doubles the transfer rate compared to PCIe 5.0.
E) A link that is composed of four lanes is called an x4 link.

Question 56

Refer to the exhibit. Which item does C represent?

A) Pin icon (prevents Navigation pane from sliding)
B) Icon to view the Navigation pane
C) Favorite Icon (make any specific work pane in the application as your favorite)
D) Index Icon (view listing in alphabetical order)

Question 57

What are the two layers in the SAN hierarchy? (Choose two.)

A) Protocol layer
B) Fabric layer
C) Connection layer
D) Switch layer
E) Storage layer

Question 58

Which three steps do you perform to troubleshoot when a rack server powers on with no video? (Choose three.)

A) Check that the front I/O dongle is properly seated.
B) Check the front I/O cable connection to the motherboard.
C) Check for memory subsystem failure.
D) Verify the power source to equipment.
E) Reseat the DIMMs, CPU, and PCI cards.

Question 59

Which two virtualization technologies are used in a modern data center design? (Choose two.)

A) Storage virtualization
B) Cloud virtualization
C) Platform virtualization
D) Server virtualization
E) Application virtualization

Question 60

Which type of optics module is supported by a Cisco Nexus 7700 F4-Series 30-Port 100-Gigabit Ethernet Module?

A) QSFP28
B) SFP+
C) Cisco CPAK
D) QSFP+

Question 61

Which two statements about FCoE are true? (Choose two.)

A) Allows Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks to share a single, integrated infrastructure.
B) Encapsulates Ethernet frames into Fibre Channel frames, which allows them to run alongside traditional IP traffic.
C) Increases capital costs due to the difficulty to manage.
D) Consolidates I/O traffic in the data center.
E) It allows Ethernet traffic to run over a Fibre Channel infrastructure.

Question 62

Which NX-OS command is used to display the boot variable configuration?

A) display boot
B) open boot
C) show config
D) show boot

Question 63

Which two statements about Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect are true? (Choose two.)

A) 1-RU 10/25/40/100/200/400 Gigabit Ethernet, FCoE, and Fibre Channel switch offers up to 32 ports.
B) It hosts and runs Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC).
C) All Ethernet ports can support FCoE.
D) Provides the management and communication backbone for the Cisco UCS 5108 Server Chassis and Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers only.
E) Provides both the LAN and SAN connectivity for all servers within its domain.

Question 64

Which statement is true about SFP?

A) SFP modules convert the serial electrical signals to serial analog signals and vice versa.
B) The small form-factor pluggable (SFP) is a compact, hot-pluggable copper module transceiver.
C) SFP modules offer a simple and effective way to connect a single network device to a wide variety of fiber cable types.
D) SFP modules can be classified based on the working voltage and size.

Question 65

Refer to the exhibit. What does it mean when item 7 (System Status LED) has a blinking red status?

A) Major fault with the system board
B) Power shut down by software
C) Secure boot validation has failed
D) Power on Self-Test (POST) failed
E) Major fault with memory DIMM

Question 66

Which two statements are true about system controllers of Cisco Nexus 9500 Series? (Choose two.)

A) They provide centralized arbitration to the system fabric for all line cards.
B) They control the Layer 2 and Layer 3 services.
C) The Cisco Nexus 9500 Series switch software, Enhanced NX-OS, runs on the system controllers.
D) They are used to offload the internal non-data-path switching and management functions from the supervisor engines.
E) The Cisco Nexus 9500 Series supports redundant system controllers.

Question 67

Which SAN protocol uses Ethernet network without IP encapsulation?

A) IFCP
B) FCP
C) iSCSI
D) FCoE
E) FC

Question 68

Refer to the exhibit. What item does 6 represent?

A) Trusted platform module (TPM) socket
B) RAID supercap connector
C) RTC battery CR2032 socket
D) Mezzanine-style connector for optional I/O expander module

Question 69

Which two provide connectivity to Fabric Extenders? (Choose two.)

A) UCS 6300 series
B) UCS B-Series Servers
C) UCS 6400 series
D) UCS S-Series Storage Servers
E) UCS E-Series Servers

Question 70

A company wants to build a data center infrastructure which can provide up to 99.982% uptime availability per year. Which ANSI/TIA-942 data center tier meets the requirement?

A) Redundant-distribution site infrastructure
B) Redundant-capacity component site infrastructure
C) Concurrently maintainable site infrastructure
D) Basic site infrastructure

Question 71

Which two statements are true about the Cisco UCS C4200 Rack server and UCS C125 M5 compute node? (Choose two.)

A) 8 NVIDIA SXM2 V100 32G modules with NVLink interconnect
B) AMD EPYC 7000 series processors, with up to 32 cores per socket
C) 2666-MHz DDR4 memory and 24 DIMM slots for up to 3 TB of total memory
D) Optional dual USB ports for increased storage or boot drive capacity
E) Over 45 TB of storage, with up to six small-form-factor 2.5-inch direct-attached drives per node

Question 72

Refer to the exhibit. Which item does B represent?

A) mLOM
B) Rear 2.5-inch drive bays
C) PCle Riser 1
D) PCle Riser 2
E) Power Supply

Question 73

Refer to the exhibit. Which item does D represent?

A) Pin icon (prevents Navigation pane from sliding)
B) Favorite icon (make any specific work pane in the application as your favorite)
C) To view the Navigation pane
D) Index Icon (view listing in alphabetical order)

Question 74

Which transceiver can support 400 Gigabit Ethernet?

A) QSFP-DD
B) QSFP+
C) QSFP28
D) SFP-DD

Question 75

What do the small form-factor, x86 64-bit blade servers reside in Cisco branch-office router?

A) Cisco UCS E-Series Servers
B) Cisco UCS S-Series Storage Servers
C) Cisco UCS Blade Servers
D) Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers

Question 76

Which Cisco MDS 9700 Series platform supports the Supervisor-1E module?

A) Cisco MDS 9706
B) Cisco MDS 9709
C) Cisco MDS 9710
D) Cisco MDS 9718

Question 77

Which statement is true about cloud deployment models?

A) A public cloud is typically infrastructure used by a single organization.
B) Public clouds are more expensive than private clouds.
C) Hybrid cloud supports multiple organizations sharing computing resources that are part of a community.
D) Public clouds are less secure than private clouds.

Question 78

Which two types of information does the show module NX-OS command display? (Choose two.)

A) Module license information
B) Module ports type
C) Module IP address
D) Module type
E) Module status

Question 79

Which two statements about Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server are true? (Choose two.)

A) AMD EPYC 7000 series processors, with up to 32 cores per socket
B) Up to 1 TB of Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory
C) It is in a compact 2-RU form factor.
D) Support for the Cisco 12-G 9460-8i PCle SAS RAID controller
E) Massive 840-TB data storage capacity

Question 80

Refer to the exhibit. Which two faults can occur if the System Health LED is in a steady amber state? (Choose two.)

A) At least one DIMM is faulty.
B) Major fault with CPU
C) Major fault with the system board
D) CPU mismatch
E) Major fault with memory DIMM