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300-320 · Question #610

Management has chosen to implement a top-of-the-rack data center design. Which two benefits of moving to this model are true? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. easier per rack upgrades B. decreased cabling costs. Top-of-rack (ToR) design places a switch inside each rack, which simplifies individual rack upgrades and reduces the length of copper/fiber runs to the aggregation layer.

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Question

Management has chosen to implement a top-of-the-rack data center design. Which two benefits of moving to this model are true? (Choose two.)

Options

  • Aeasier per rack upgrades
  • Bdecreased cabling costs
  • Cdirectly connected racks in the row
  • Dfewer ports required in the aggregation
  • Efewer switches to manage

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    91% (20)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

Top-of-rack (ToR) design places a switch inside each rack, which simplifies individual rack upgrades and reduces the length of copper/fiber runs to the aggregation layer.

Aeasier per rack upgradesCorrect

Each rack contains its own switch, so upgrading or replacing equipment in a single rack is isolated from the rest of the infrastructure, enabling easier per-rack lifecycle management.

Bdecreased cabling costsCorrect

Server-to-switch cabling is contained within the rack using short patch cables instead of long runs to a centralized end-of-row or middle-of-row switch, significantly decreasing cabling costs.

Cdirectly connected racks in the row

ToR does not directly connect adjacent racks; racks connect upward to aggregation or spine switches, not laterally to each other.

Dfewer ports required in the aggregation

ToR increases port requirements in the aggregation layer because every ToR switch needs uplinks, whereas a centralized model consolidates those connections.

Efewer switches to manage

ToR increases the total number of switches to manage because each rack requires its own dedicated switch rather than sharing a fewer number of centralized switches.

Concept tested: Top-of-rack data center access layer design

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/data-center-virtualization/data-center-designs-application-centric-infrastructure.html

Topics

#top-of-rack design#data center cabling#rack upgrades#data center architecture

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