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350-401 · Question #490

What is one benefit of implementing a VSS architecture?

The correct answer is C. It provides a single point of management for improved efficiency.. One significant advantage of implementing a Cisco Virtual Switching System (VSS) architecture is that it creates a single logical switch from two physical devices, thereby providing a single point of management.

Submitted by naveen.iyer· Mar 6, 2026Virtualization

Question

What is one benefit of implementing a VSS architecture?

Options

  • AIt provides multiple points of management for redundancy and improved support
  • BIt uses GLBP to balance traffic between gateways.
  • CIt provides a single point of management for improved efficiency.
  • DIt uses a single database to manage configuration for multiple switches

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • C
    88% (23)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

One significant advantage of implementing a Cisco Virtual Switching System (VSS) architecture is that it creates a single logical switch from two physical devices, thereby providing a single point of management.

AIt provides multiple points of management for redundancy and improved support

VSS aims to consolidate two physical switches into a single logical entity with a *single* management point, reducing complexity rather than providing multiple management points.

BIt uses GLBP to balance traffic between gateways.

VSS is a switch virtualization technology and does not use GLBP (Gateway Load Balancing Protocol); GLBP is a separate first-hop redundancy protocol that operates independently of VSS.

CIt provides a single point of management for improved efficiency.Correct

VSS combines two Catalyst switches into one logical switch with a unified control plane, meaning that network administrators manage only a single configuration, a single routing instance, and a single set of interfaces, significantly simplifying operations and improving efficiency.

DIt uses a single database to manage configuration for multiple switches

While VSS creates a single configuration domain for the two aggregated switches, describing it as using a 'single database to manage configuration for multiple switches' is less precise than 'single point of management' for the consolidated system.

Concept tested: Cisco VSS management benefits

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-6500-series-switches/white_paper_c11_591873.html

Topics

#Cisco VSS#Switch virtualization#Network management

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