A Cisco DCS administrator is ready to cable two newly racked Fabric Interconnects. Which two cabling configurations should be used for the heartbeat connectivity? (Choose two.)

Connecting a Layer 1 port to a Layer 2 port between Fabric Interconnects is an incorrect cabling configuration for heartbeat or management connectivity.

The Layer 2 port (often labeled MGMT or MGMT 2) of Fabric Interconnect A must be connected to the Layer 2 port of Fabric Interconnect B to establish the Layer 2 heartbeat, which is crucial for cluster communication, state synchronization, and failover.

The Layer 1 port (often labeled CLUSTER or MGMT 1) of Fabric Interconnect A must be connected to the Layer 1 port of Fabric Interconnect B to establish the Layer 1 heartbeat, providing a dedicated physical link for cluster control signals and fault detection.

Keeping the Layer 2 port disconnected would prevent the establishment of the necessary Layer 2 heartbeat, which is vital for cluster communication and high availability, leading to a non-functional or unstable cluster.

Connecting a Layer 2 port to a Layer 1 port between Fabric Interconnects is an incorrect cabling configuration for heartbeat or management connectivity.