NetApp Exam NS0-173 Topic 3 Question 22 Discussion

Dual-wire Management (Shared LOM): Shared LAN on Motherboard (LOM) ports on the rack server are used exclusively for carrying management traffic. A separate cable connected to one of the ports on the PCIe card carries the data traffic. Using two separate cables for managing data traffic and management traffic is also referred to as dual-wire management.

SingleConnect (Sideband): Using Network Controller Sideband Interface (NC-SI), the Cisco VIC card connects one cable that can carry both data traffic and management traffic. This feature is referred to as SingleConnect.

Direct Connect Mode: Cisco UCS Manager supports an option to connect the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack- Mount Server directly to the FIs. This option enables Cisco UCS Manager to manage the Cisco UCS C- Series Rack-Mount Servers using a single cable for both management traffic and data traffic. The Cisco UCS VIC connects to the FI of the system. This connection uses a single connection from each VIC to each FI.

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