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210-451 · Question #110

An architect for a company's private cloud utilizes software-defined networking with the expectation of service microsegmentation. The architect intends to use MAC addresses printed on the network…

The correct answer is B. The hypervisor translates only TCP/IP addresses from the virtual machines to MAC addresses. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

An architect for a company's private cloud utilizes software-defined networking with the expectation of service microsegmentation. The architect intends to use MAC addresses printed on the network cards for ingress/egress filtering of each VM. Which aspect of virtualization initially impedes the architect's success?

Options

  • AThe MAC addresses are indistinguishable; the hypervisor stacks all the addresses on a single
  • BThe hypervisor translates only TCP/IP addresses from the virtual machines to MAC addresses.
  • CThe MAC addresses are not used for ingress/egress filtering; the architect must use TCP/IP.
  • DThe virtual machines are not allowed to access the hardware-based MAC address directly.

How the community answered

(54 responses)
  • A
    15% (8)
  • B
    74% (40)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    7% (4)

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