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Which description of the function of a server port on a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect is true?

The correct answer is D. It handles data traffic between the fabric interconnect and the adapter cards on a server.. A server port on a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect is designed to carry data traffic, including Ethernet and FCoE, between the Fabric Interconnect and the adapter cards within the UCS servers.

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Question

Which description of the function of a server port on a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect is true?

Options

  • AIt handles FCoE traffic between the fabric interconnect and the next layer of the SAN.
  • BIt handles Ethernet traffic between the fabric interconnect and the next layer of the network.
  • CIt creates a vEthernet port for the VM connection to the fabric.
  • DIt handles data traffic between the fabric interconnect and the adapter cards on a server.

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    86% (25)

Why each option

A server port on a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect is designed to carry data traffic, including Ethernet and FCoE, between the Fabric Interconnect and the adapter cards within the UCS servers.

AIt handles FCoE traffic between the fabric interconnect and the next layer of the SAN.

FCoE traffic between the Fabric Interconnect and the next layer of the SAN is handled by FCoE uplink ports, not server ports.

BIt handles Ethernet traffic between the fabric interconnect and the next layer of the network.

Ethernet traffic between the Fabric Interconnect and the next layer of the network is handled by Ethernet uplink ports, not server ports.

CIt creates a vEthernet port for the VM connection to the fabric.

While server ports provide connectivity for VMs, the creation of vEthernet ports is a function of the Fabric Interconnect's internal virtualization capabilities and service profiles, not a direct function of the server port itself.

DIt handles data traffic between the fabric interconnect and the adapter cards on a server.Correct

Server ports are physical interfaces on the Fabric Interconnect that connect to the I/O modules of a UCS chassis, forwarding all server-bound and server-originated data traffic to and from the server's converged network adapter cards.

Concept tested: Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect server port function

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/gui/config/guide/2-0/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_0/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_0_chapter_0100.html

Topics

#UCS Fabric Interconnect ports#server port#data traffic

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