A financial services client is designing a FlexPod Datacenter solution to support a high-frequency trading application. The primary requirements are sub-millisecond storage latency and deterministic network performance. The design uses Cisco UCS X-Series compute, NetApp AFF A900 storage, and Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 switches. Which protocol and network configuration should be prioritized to meet these stringent performance requirements?
During a security audit of a multi-tenant FlexPod environment, it was discovered that a compromised VM in Tenant A's VLAN was able to send management traffic to the NetApp SVM management LIF of Tenant B. Both tenants are on the same NetApp AFF cluster but use separate VLANs and SVMs. Which configuration error is the most likely cause of this security vulnerability?
An architect is designing a FlexPod solution for a distributed analytics workload that requires massive parallel processing across many compute nodes. The design must accommodate bursts of east-west traffic between nodes without creating bottlenecks. Which Cisco Nexus feature is most critical for providing a non-blocking, highly available network fabric between the UCS Fabric Interconnects and the core network? ```mermaid graph TD subgraph Core Network CORE1 & CORE2 end subgraph FlexPod Nexus Layer NEXUS1(Nexus 9K A) NEXUS2(Nexus 9K B) end subgraph FlexPod Compute Layer FI_A(UCS FI-A) FI_B(UCS FI-B) end CORE1 & CORE2 -- L3 Routing --> NEXUS1 & NEXUS2 NEXUS1 -- vPC Peer Link --- NEXUS2 NEXUS1 -- vPC Port-Channel --> FI_A NEXUS2 -- vPC Port-Channel --> FI_A NEXUS1 -- vPC Port-Channel --> FI_B NEXUS2 -- vPC Port-Channel --> FI_B ```
A customer wants to deploy a new FlexPod solution using Cisco Intersight Managed Mode (IMM) for the UCS B-Series servers. They also want to integrate their existing NetApp ONTAP cluster and VMware vCenter instance for unified monitoring within the Intersight dashboard. What component is required to facilitate this integration?
You are designing a FlexPod solution that will host a sensitive database requiring data-at-rest encryption. The corporate security policy mandates that encryption keys must be managed by a centralized, FIPS 140-2 compliant hardware security module (HSM) appliance. Which NetApp ONTAP feature and protocol must be configured to meet this requirement?
When designing a FlexPod solution with end-to-end jumbo frame support (MTU 9216) for iSCSI traffic, which THREE components must have their MTU size explicitly configured? (Choose THREE.)
A hospital is deploying a FlexPod Datacenter solution for its new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. Key requirements include continuous availability and zero data loss in the event of a site failure. The two data centers are 50 km apart with a dedicated 10Gbps dark fiber link. Which NetApp technology should be the core of the storage design to meet these requirements?
True or False: In a standard FlexPod Datacenter design, the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects must be directly connected to the NetApp storage controllers for iSCSI traffic.
A consultant is performing a health check on a FlexPod environment and finds that NetApp ONTAP firmware is two years out of date. Before recommending an upgrade, the consultant needs to verify that the proposed new ONTAP version is compatible with the installed versions of Cisco UCS firmware, Nexus NX-OS, and VMware ESXi. Which tool is the definitive resource for this verification?
Case Study: A regional bank is consolidating its data centers into a new FlexPod Datacenter platform. The bank has two primary business units, Retail Banking and Investment Banking, that must be securely isolated from each other. The Retail Banking unit runs a large number of general-purpose virtual machines with predictable performance needs. The Investment Banking unit runs a high-performance analytics platform that is latency-sensitive and can consume large amounts of storage IOPS during market hours. The CISO has mandated strict logical separation at all layers (compute, network, storage) and the ability to enforce resource limits to prevent the Investment Banking workload from impacting the Retail Banking services. The solution will use Cisco UCS B-Series servers, Nexus 93180 switches, and a single NetApp AFF A400 cluster. Which combination of technologies provides the most comprehensive solution to meet the bank's security and performance isolation requirements?