Which two customer challenges does Cisco DCNM address? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• ACisco DCNM proactively monitors the overall health of the data center network.
• BCisco DCNM is designed to work with Cisco Fabric Manager.
• CCisco DCNM generates alerts when it detects an issue that may negatively affect service.
• DCisco DCNM is designed for enterprise customers only to increase network uptime.
• ECisco DCNM Essentials Edition is capable of VM-aware monitoring, which reduces administrative

• A
  93% (38)
• D
  2% (1)
• E
  5% (2)

Explanation

A and C are correct because they directly describe the two core value propositions of Cisco DCNM: it acts as a proactive health monitor for the entire data center network fabric (A), and it serves as an alerting system that notifies administrators when detected conditions could impact services (C) - together, these address the customer challenge of maintaining visibility and rapid issue response in complex data centers.

B is wrong because Cisco DCNM actually replaced Cisco Fabric Manager - it did not evolve to work alongside it; calling them complementary misrepresents the product history.

D is wrong because DCNM is not limited to enterprise customers; it serves a range of deployment scales, and framing it as enterprise-only contradicts its broader positioning.

E is wrong because VM-aware monitoring is a feature of the Premier (higher-tier) edition, not the Essentials Edition - the Essentials Edition covers foundational management capabilities only.

Memory tip: Think of DCNM as a "health monitor + alarm system" for your data center - it watches (A) and warns (C). Any answer describing licensing restrictions, legacy tool integrations, or feature misattributions is a distractor.

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