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Which two items can you use to provide northbound connectivity from a fabric interconnect? (Choose two)
The correct answer is A. uplink B. port channel. Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects provide northbound connectivity to the external network using dedicated ports or aggregated link bundles.
Question
Which two items can you use to provide northbound connectivity from a fabric interconnect? (Choose two)
Options
- Auplink
- Bport channel
- CFEX
- DIOM
- Eserver port
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A91% (29)
- D6% (2)
- E3% (1)
Why each option
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects provide northbound connectivity to the external network using dedicated ports or aggregated link bundles.
Uplink ports on a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect are dedicated ports used to connect the UCS domain to the external upstream network, providing northbound connectivity.
A port channel, also known as an EtherChannel or Link Aggregation Group (LAG), can be configured using multiple uplink ports to provide aggregated bandwidth and redundancy for northbound connectivity from a fabric interconnect to the upstream network.
A Fabric Extender (FEX) is used to provide southbound connectivity from a fabric interconnect to blade or rack servers, not northbound connectivity to the external network.
An I/O Module (IOM) is a component within a UCS blade chassis that provides connectivity between blade servers and the fabric interconnects, representing southbound connectivity.
A server port on a fabric interconnect is used to connect to a blade server or a rack server, which is considered southbound connectivity.
Concept tested: Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect northbound connectivity
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/gui/config/guide/3_1/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_3_1/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_3_1_chapter_0110.html
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