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A SAN administrator must Implement Infrastructure monitoring for the Fibre Channel storage environment. The storage environment consists of a standalone Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch and Cisco MDS…
The correct answer is B. Cisco DCNM. Cisco DCNM is the comprehensive monitoring and management solution for Cisco SAN environments, offering advanced capabilities for Fibre Channel and overlay networks like VXLAN, along with slow drain detection.
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A SAN administrator must Implement Infrastructure monitoring for the Fibre Channel storage environment. The storage environment consists of a standalone Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch and Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches. The goal is to be able to visualize the SAN support VXLAN overlays and identify storage slow drain issues. Which monitoring solution accomplishes this task?
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- ACisco Prime Infrastructure
- BCisco DCNM
- CCisco APIC
- DCisco Intersight
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Why each option
Cisco DCNM is the comprehensive monitoring and management solution for Cisco SAN environments, offering advanced capabilities for Fibre Channel and overlay networks like VXLAN, along with slow drain detection.
Cisco Prime Infrastructure is primarily used for managing enterprise wired and wireless LAN networks, not data center SAN or VXLAN overlay environments.
Cisco DCNM (Data Center Network Manager) is specifically designed for unified management and monitoring of Cisco Nexus and MDS series switches, including Fibre Channel SANs, VXLAN overlays, and performance analysis features like slow drain detection. It provides end-to-end visibility and operational tools required for complex data center networks.
Cisco APIC (Application Policy Infrastructure Controller) is the controller for Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) and manages fabric policy, not primarily SAN monitoring or VXLAN overlay visibility on standalone Nexus/MDS switches.
Cisco Intersight is a cloud-based management platform for Cisco UCS, HyperFlex, and other compute platforms, not the primary tool for Fibre Channel SAN or VXLAN monitoring on standalone switches.
Concept tested: Cisco SAN and VXLAN monitoring solutions
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/cloud-systems-management/data-center-network-manager/index.html
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