Which item is a component of Cisco DCNM?

Question

Options

• ACisco DCNM for SAN and Cisco DCNM for LAN
• BCisco DCNM for Cisco UCS Manager
• CCisco DCNM for B- and C-Series servers
• DCisco DCNM FabricPath license

• A
  89% (16)
• B
  6% (1)
• D
  6% (1)

Explanation

Cisco DCNM (Data Center Network Manager) is structured around two core components: DCNM for SAN, which manages Storage Area Networks, and DCNM for LAN, which manages the LAN/switching fabric - making option A the correct answer.

Option B is incorrect because Cisco UCS Manager is a separate, standalone management platform for Unified Computing System servers, not a component of DCNM. Option C is a distractor using real Cisco terminology - B-Series and C-Series refer to UCS server blade and rack form factors, not anything within DCNM's component architecture. Option D is incorrect because FabricPath is a Layer 2 multipath routing technology/protocol, not a named component of DCNM (DCNM can manage FabricPath networks, but that doesn't make it a component).

Memory tip: Think of DCNM as covering the two "big pipes" in the data center - Storage (SAN) and Local networking (LAN). If an answer option references UCS, servers, or a specific protocol license, it's pulling from adjacent Cisco products, not DCNM's own structure.

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