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A customer deploys 32 virtualization hosts in a Cisco UCS domain. All hosts run in the same cluster and have Identical hardware specifications. The operating system requires that all firmware is consi
The correct answer is C. Updating Service Profile Template. To ensure consistent firmware and driver support across 32 identical UCS virtualization hosts, enable expandability, and apply changes uniformly, an Updating Service Profile Template must be used.
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A customer deploys 32 virtualization hosts in a Cisco UCS domain. All hosts run in the same cluster and have Identical hardware specifications. The operating system requires that all firmware is consistent across the hosts or driver support. The customer must provision additional interfaces later for expandability. Which feature of Cisco UCS Manager meets these requirements?
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- AInitial Service Profile Template
- BInitial vNIC Template
- CUpdating Service Profile Template
- DUpdating vNIC Template
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- B4% (1)
- C92% (22)
Why each option
To ensure consistent firmware and driver support across 32 identical UCS virtualization hosts, enable expandability, and apply changes uniformly, an Updating Service Profile Template must be used.
An Initial Service Profile Template is used to create service profiles that are then decoupled from the template; changes to an Initial template do not automatically propagate to the service profiles already created from it.
An Initial vNIC Template is a component of a service profile or service profile template and only defines vNIC properties, not the overall host configuration lifecycle or update mechanism required across multiple hosts.
An Updating Service Profile Template allows for the creation of multiple service profiles from a single template. When the template is modified (e.g., to update firmware policies or add vNICs for expandability), all associated service profiles automatically inherit and apply these changes, ensuring consistent firmware and simplified management across all 32 hosts.
An Updating vNIC Template is a component of an Updating Service Profile Template; while it defines vNIC properties and changes can propagate, the broader requirement for consistent firmware and overall host configuration updates across all hosts points to the Updating Service Profile Template as the encompassing feature.
Concept tested: Cisco UCS Updating Service Profile Template
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ucs_manager/gui_reference_guides/2_1/b_UCSM_GUI_Reference_Guide_2_1/b_UCSM_GUI_Reference_Guide_2_1_chapter_01000.html
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