What are the two requirements for conducting a customer on-site evaluation? (Choose two.)

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Options

• AFirePOWER services module deployed in monitor-only mode
• Baccess to Cisco dCloud
• CFirePOWER services module deployed in inline mode
• Dswitch with a SPAN port
• Eswitch with SVI in the same subnet as the adaptive security appliance

• A
  91% (21)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Conducting a customer on-site evaluation using Cisco FirePOWER requires the module to be deployed in monitor-only mode (A) so it passively observes traffic without disrupting the customer's production environment - this makes the evaluation non-intrusive and safe. Access to Cisco dCloud (B) provides a pre-built, cloud-hosted demonstration environment that allows the evaluator to showcase FirePOWER capabilities without requiring full infrastructure setup on-site.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• C (inline mode) is eliminated because inline deployment actively blocks traffic - too risky for a customer's live network during an evaluation phase.
• D (SPAN port) and E (SVI/same-subnet switch) are network infrastructure components that may be part of broader setups, but they are not defined requirements in Cisco's on-site evaluation methodology for this scenario.

Memory tip: Think "Safe Demo" - monitor-only mode keeps it safe (no production impact), and dCloud gives you the demo environment. Both remove friction: one from the customer's network, one from the presenter's setup requirements.

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