Cisco UCS Platform Emulator: Introduction and Architecture
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What was the primary characteristic of first generation data center servers?

  • They used commercial operating systems
  • They had many CPUs and were power hungry (correct)
  • They were modular and highly scalable
  • They were highly integrated platforms

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

  • Highly integrated platforms
  • Modular design
  • Use of commodity servers
  • Introduction of virtualization (correct)

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

  • To reduce cost, space, and power utilization
  • To promote standalone cabling management
  • To introduce virtualization in data centers
  • To provide a modular and highly integrated platform (correct)

    • What was the primary advantage of virtualization in data centers?

    <p>Reduced cost, space, and power utilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key feature of UCS Platform?

    <p>Hardware abstraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>2008</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They used commercial operating systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Flexible ways for the optimal utilization of hardware computing resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the maximum total memory capacity of B420 servers?

    <p>3 TB</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To increase I/O throughput</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>SAS, SATA, and SSD</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>1U</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which processor family does the C220 M4 support?

    <p>Intel Xeon E5 v3 or v4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can C-Series rack servers be managed?

    <p>Either through out of band web management interface or UCSM software</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Nexus 2300/2200 series Fabric Extenders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of applications are best fit for B420 servers?

    <p>VDI, ERP, and CRM</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>1.5 TB</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Support for Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processor family</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>12.8 TB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many virtual adapters can be configured using VICs?

    <p>256</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>2U</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>1.5 TB</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>2 x 1 GB</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technology do virtualization-optimized VICs also support?

    <p>VM-FEX</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the capabilities of network virtualization software?

    <p>Abstracting physical network resources to create virtual resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Virtual disk files</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a fundamental component for deploying software defined network?

    <p>Network virtualization software</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Identity pool</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>On an independent compute system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a capability of a hypervisor?

    <p>Network virtualization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a topic covered in the lesson summary?

    <p>Virtual layer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of virtualization software?

    <p>VMware ESXi</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Deploy virtualization software on compute systems, network devices, and storage devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a hypervisor kernel?

    <p>To provide functionality similar to an operating system kernel</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To abstract hardware and allocate physical resources to each virtual machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Bare-metal hypervisor</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To allocate processing power, memory, network bandwidth, and storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The way they are installed on the physical machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To abstract hardware and allocate physical resources to each virtual machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of hypervisor is suitable for development, testing, and training purposes?

    <p>Hosted hypervisor</p> Signup and view all the answers

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