During the boot process of a Cisco ACI leaf switch, what is the first major step after power-on?

The switch enters maintenance mode

The switch loads its local configuration from NVRAM

The switch immediately forwards traffic to the spine

The switch boots its operating system and registers with the APIC

A Nexus switch is in maintenance mode. The technician needs to perform a software upgrade. What is the primary advantage of using maintenance mode for this task?

It minimizes disruption to production traffic by isolating the switch from the network

It allows the switch to boot faster after the upgrade

It automatically backs up the configuration before the upgrade

It prevents the switch from being accessed during the upgrade

A Nexus 7000 switch is being deployed in a multi-tenant environment. The technician needs to ensure that a failure in one tenant's control plane does not affect other tenants. Which NX-OS feature provides this level of isolation?

VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding)

What is the role of the APIC controller in Cisco ACI boot process?

It boots after the leaf switches to receive forwarding tables

It boots first and provides the management and policy control plane for the fabric

It only boots when a fault occurs in the fabric

It is a backup for the spine switches

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A Nexus switch is in maintenance mode. The technician needs to perform a software upgrade. What is the primary advantage of using maintenance mode for this task?
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Which NX-OS CLI command mode is used to configure interface-specific settings like speed and duplex?
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A Nexus 7000 switch is being deployed in a multi-tenant environment. The technician needs to ensure that a failure in one tenant's control plane does not affect other tenants. Which NX-OS feature provides this level of isolation?
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What is the role of the APIC controller in Cisco ACI boot process?
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