What is the primary role of a Cisco MDS director-class switch in a data center?

Switching Fibre Channel storage traffic

A data center has two separate networks: one for server-to-server IP traffic and one for storage traffic using Fibre Channel. The administrator needs to replace both switches. Which two Cisco product families should the administrator select, one for each network?

MDS for IP traffic and Nexus for Fibre Channel

Nexus for both IP and Fibre Channel

MDS for both IP and Fibre Channel

Nexus for IP traffic and MDS for Fibre Channel

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1.8 Identify Cisco Data Center Networking Devices, Roles, and Functions 800-150 Practice Questions (Page 2)

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6foundation · easy
Which Cisco product family is primarily designed for high-density Ethernet switching in data center access, aggregation, and core layers?
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7foundation · easy
What is the primary role of a Cisco MDS director-class switch in a data center?
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8application · medium
A large enterprise is building a new data center and needs a pair of modular switches for the core layer. The core will aggregate traffic from multiple distribution switches and must support high-density 40/100 GbE, redundant supervisors, and advanced features like MPLS and OTV. Which Cisco Nexus platform should the enterprise select?
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9application · medium
A data center administrator needs to automate the configuration of multiple Cisco Nexus switches. The administrator wants to use a programmatic interface that supports JSON and can be accessed over HTTP/HTTPS. Which management interface should the administrator use?
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10application · medium
A data center has two separate networks: one for server-to-server IP traffic and one for storage traffic using Fibre Channel. The administrator needs to replace both switches. Which two Cisco product families should the administrator select, one for each network?
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Which Cisco product family is primarily designed for high-density Ethernet switching in data center access, aggregation, and core layers?

What is the primary role of a Cisco MDS director-class switch in a data center?

A data center administrator needs to automate the configuration of multiple Cisco Nexus switches. The administrator wants to use a programmatic interface that supports JSON and can be accessed over HTTP/HTTPS. Which management interface should the administrator use?

A data center has two separate networks: one for server-to-server IP traffic and one for storage traffic using Fibre Channel. The administrator needs to replace both switches. Which two Cisco product families should the administrator select, one for each network?

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