010-151 · Question #85
In the Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server which two of the below ports are available on a System I/O Controller? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. PCle ports D. QSFP port. The Cisco UCS S3260 System I/O Controller (SIOC) provides PCIe expansion slots and QSFP uplink ports for high-bandwidth network connectivity and I/O expansion within the storage server chassis.
Question
In the Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server which two of the below ports are available on a System I/O Controller? (Choose two.)
Options
- ADedicated Management port
- BPCle ports
- CKVM Console port
- DQSFP port
- EEthernet LOM port
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- E18% (6)
Why each option
The Cisco UCS S3260 System I/O Controller (SIOC) provides PCIe expansion slots and QSFP uplink ports for high-bandwidth network connectivity and I/O expansion within the storage server chassis.
The dedicated management port is located on the individual server node (BMC), not on the System I/O Controller.
PCIe ports on the SIOC allow for additional I/O expansion cards to be installed, extending the connectivity and functionality of the storage server.
The KVM console port is a feature of the server node for direct local access, not a port found on the System I/O Controller.
QSFP (Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable) ports on the SIOC provide high-speed 40GbE or FCoE uplink connectivity to the network fabric, which is essential for a storage server's data path.
Ethernet LOM (LAN on Motherboard) ports are integrated into the server node motherboard, not part of the SIOC component.
Concept tested: Cisco UCS S3260 SIOC port connectivity
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/s/hw/S3260/install/S3260.html
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