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An engineer needs to configure remote storage on Cisco FMC. Configuration backups must be available from a secure location on the network for disaster recovery. Reports need to back up to a shared…
The correct answer is C. Use SMB for both backups and reports. Cisco FMC supports NFS, SMB, and SSH as remote storage protocols. The key requirement for reports is that auditors can authenticate using Active Directory credentials. SMB (Server Message Block / CIFS) natively integrates with Windows Active Directory authentication, making it…
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An engineer needs to configure remote storage on Cisco FMC. Configuration backups must be available from a secure location on the network for disaster recovery. Reports need to back up to a shared location that auditors can access with their Active Directory logins. Which strategy must the engineer use to meet these objectives?
Options
- AUse SMB for backups and NFS for reports.
- BUse NFS for both backups and reports.
- CUse SMB for both backups and reports.
- DUse SSH for backups and NFS for reports.
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A16% (6)
- B5% (2)
- C70% (26)
- D8% (3)
Explanation
Cisco FMC supports NFS, SMB, and SSH as remote storage protocols. The key requirement for reports is that auditors can authenticate using Active Directory credentials. SMB (Server Message Block / CIFS) natively integrates with Windows Active Directory authentication, making it the correct protocol for the reports destination. For configuration backups, SMB also provides a secure, access-controlled network share. NFS does not support Active Directory authentication natively, ruling out options B and D for the reports requirement. Option A (SMB for backups, NFS for reports) is backwards - NFS would not satisfy the AD authentication requirement for auditors. Therefore, SMB for both destinations satisfies both security and AD-authentication requirements.
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