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An engineer must configure a new Cisco UCS B-Series infrastructure with a Cisco 5108 chassis. The configuration must meet these requirements: - The setup must use aggregation between Cisco UCS…
The correct answer is A. Reacknowledge the chassis after the initial discovery. D. Set Link Group Preference to Port Channel. To configure a Cisco UCS B-Series infrastructure with IOM-FI aggregation and support for diverse uplink speeds, the Link Group Preference must be set to Port Channel, and the chassis reacknowledged to apply these settings.
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An engineer must configure a new Cisco UCS B-Series infrastructure with a Cisco 5108 chassis. The configuration must meet these requirements:
- The setup must use aggregation between Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
and I/O modules.
- The implementation requires four 10 GbE connections per I/O module.
- The Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects must support uplinks of different
speeds for future expansion. Which two steps must be taken to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
Options
- AReacknowledge the chassis after the initial discovery.
- BSet IOM link pinning in Global Policies.
- CConfigure unified ports for the chassis.
- DSet Link Group Preference to Port Channel.
- EDisable Auto Configure Server Port.
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A70% (26)
- B16% (6)
- C8% (3)
- E5% (2)
Why each option
To configure a Cisco UCS B-Series infrastructure with IOM-FI aggregation and support for diverse uplink speeds, the Link Group Preference must be set to Port Channel, and the chassis reacknowledged to apply these settings.
Reacknowledging the chassis is crucial in Cisco UCS to ensure that updated I/O module (IOM) profiles and connectivity policies, such as link aggregation settings, are fully applied. This step ensures the chassis correctly implements the desired four 10 GbE aggregated connections.
IOM link pinning specifies how server vNICs are mapped to Fabric Interconnect uplinks for traffic egress, which is distinct from configuring aggregation between IOMs and FIs.
Configuring unified ports is done on the Fabric Interconnects to define the function of physical ports (Ethernet, FC, FCoE), enabling flexibility for uplinks. However, it's an enabling step on the FI, not the direct action for chassis-level aggregation or the number of IOM connections.
To achieve aggregation between the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects and the I/O modules for the four 10 GbE connections, the `Link Group Preference` for the IOMs must be explicitly set to `Port Channel`. This bundles the physical links into a logical EtherChannel, fulfilling the aggregation requirement.
Disabling 'Auto Configure Server Port' prevents automatic configuration of server-facing ports on the Fabric Interconnects, which is not directly related to establishing aggregation between IOMs and FIs or managing uplink speeds.
Concept tested: Cisco UCS B-Series IOM-FI aggregation and chassis management
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/gui/config/guide/2-0/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_0/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_0_chapter_0100.html
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