Cisco UCS Platform Emulator: Introduction and Architecture

40 Questions

What was the primary characteristic of first generation data center servers?

They had many CPUs and were power hungry

What was the key innovation of the third generation data center?

Introduction of virtualization

What was the primary goal of Cisco's UCS product?

To provide a modular and highly integrated platform

What was the primary advantage of virtualization in data centers?

Reduced cost, space, and power utilization

What is the key feature of UCS Platform?

Hardware abstraction

What year did Cisco enter the server market with UCS product?

2008

What was the primary characteristic of second generation data center servers?

They used commercial operating systems

What is the primary advantage of UCS Platform over traditional servers?

Flexible ways for the optimal utilization of hardware computing resources

What is the maximum total memory capacity of B420 servers?

3 TB

What is the purpose of the optional 2 GB flash-backed write cache?

To increase I/O throughput

Which types of internal hard drives are supported by B420 servers?

SAS, SATA, and SSD

What is the form factor of the C220 M3/M4 rack-mounted server?

Which processor family does the C220 M4 support?

Intel Xeon E5 v3 or v4

How can C-Series rack servers be managed?

Either through out of band web management interface or UCSM software

What is required to connect and manage C-Series rack servers through UCSM?

Nexus 2300/2200 series Fabric Extenders

Which type of applications are best fit for B420 servers?

VDI, ERP, and CRM

What is the maximum total memory capacity of the C220 M4 server?

1.5 TB

Which of the following is a feature of the C240 M4 server?

Support for Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processor family

What is the maximum storage capacity of the C220 M4 server with SFF hard disks?

12.8 TB

How many virtual adapters can be configured using VICs?

256

What is the form factor of the C240 M3/M4 server?

What is the maximum total memory capacity of the C240 M4 server?

1.5 TB

How many I/O ports does the C240 M3/M4 server have?

2 x 1 GB

What technology do virtualization-optimized VICs also support?

VM-FEX

What is one of the capabilities of network virtualization software?

Abstracting physical network resources to create virtual resources

What is an example of a virtual resource created by storage virtualization software?

Virtual disk files

What is a fundamental component for deploying software defined network?

Network virtualization software

What is a topic covered in the lesson on resource pool?

Identity pool

What is an example of where network virtualization software can be installed?

On an independent compute system

What is a capability of a hypervisor?

Network virtualization

What is a topic covered in the lesson summary?

Virtual layer

What is an example of virtualization software?

VMware ESXi

What is the first step in the virtual layer virtualization process?

Deploy virtualization software on compute systems, network devices, and storage devices

What is the purpose of a hypervisor kernel?

To provide functionality similar to an operating system kernel

What is the role of a virtual machine manager (VMM)?

To abstract hardware and allocate physical resources to each virtual machine

What type of hypervisor is suitable for enterprise data centers and cloud infrastructure?

Bare-metal hypervisor

What is the purpose of creating resource pools in the virtualization process?

To allocate processing power, memory, network bandwidth, and storage

What is the main difference between a bare-metal hypervisor and a hosted hypervisor?

The way they are installed on the physical machine

What is the function of a virtual machine manager (VMM) in relation to physical resources?