Which are two Application Gateways primary roles? (Choose two )

Question

Options

• AManage configuration changes during FSM transitions
• BCommunicate with virtual machines and report health and state
• CAutomate updates to the XML Database
• DCommunicate with end points and report their health and state
• EManage configuration changes made with UCS Manager

• A
  87% (40)
• B
  9% (4)
• D
  2% (1)
• E
  2% (1)

Explanation

Options A and C are correct because, in Cisco UCS Manager, Application Gateways serve as intermediaries that handle configuration workflows during Finite State Machine (FSM) transitions - the step-by-step process UCS uses to apply changes - and they automate updates to the XML Database, which is the central configuration store that maintains the system's desired and operational state.

Option B is wrong because communicating with virtual machines and reporting their health is the role of VM managers or hypervisor-level components, not Application Gateways. Option D is wrong because reporting endpoint health and state is a function of the Management Controller or Fabric Interconnect layer, not the Application Gateway. Option E is a distractor because broadly "managing configuration changes made with UCS Manager" describes UCS Manager itself; Application Gateways have a specific, narrower role in the configuration pipeline.

Memory tip: Think of Application Gateways as the automation engine under the hood - they handle the FSM workflow (A) and feed the XML database (C). Associate the two correct answers with the two core UCS config mechanisms: state transitions and the XML config store.

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