Free 350-601 Sample Questions — Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) (350-601) is a professional - core-level Cisco certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 6 domains, starting with Data Center Architecture, Data Center Networking, Data Center Storage. On exam day you face around 100 questions in 120 minutes, in formats such as multiple choice, drag and drop, lab simulations. The 20 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The 350-601 is rated hard in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 36 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 20 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 311+ question PDF.
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Question 1
Which two settings must be configured before enabling a Cisco UCS Manager domain for Cisco Intersight connectivity? (Choose two.)
A. SMTP servers
B. SMTP reply-to address
C. NTP servers
D. syslog redirection
E. DNS servers
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Correct Answer:
C. NTP servers
E. DNS servers
Question 2
A DevOps engineer must use Python to manage a Cisco device. The device is in a highly secure DMZ environment. Only trusted Cisco Python libraries can be used. Which solution meets the requirements?
A. Develop an on-box Python script that uses trusted Cisco libraries
B. Develop an application by using serverless technologies in a primary cloud provider
C. Develop an off-box Python script that uses trusted Cisco libraries
D. Develop a containerization application that uses trusted Cisco-provided libraries
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Correct Answer:
A. Develop an on-box Python script that uses trusted Cisco libraries
Question 3
An engineer configures the properties of a Cisco UCS Cisco Integrated Management Controller network adapter for a standalone Cisco C-Series Server. The Failback Timeout in the vNIC was set to 600. When the failure occurs, the secondary interfaces must be used and then failback when the primary interface becomes available again. Which action must be taken to meet these requirements?
A. Set default VLAN on the adapters
B. Increase CoS to 6
C. Enable Uplink Failover
D. Disable VNTAG mode
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Correct Answer:
C. Enable Uplink Failover
Question 4
What is a feature of NFS?
A. zone-based access control
B. Kerberos-based security model
C. block-based file access
D. role-based access control
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Correct Answer:
B. Kerberos-based security model
Question 5
A DNS server with IP address 192.168.1.1 is deployed in a data center. A network engineer must configure a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect to use this DNS. Which configuration should be applied?
A. ficl-mgmt-A# scope fabric-interconnect a ficl-mgmt-A /fabric-interconnect # set name 192.168.1.1 ficl-mgmt-A /fabric-interconnect # scope system ficl-mgmt-A /system # commit-buffer
B. ficl-mgmt-A# scope system ficl-mgmt-A /system # create dns 192.168.1.1 ficl-mgmt-A /system* # commit-buffer
C. ficl-mgmt-A# scope fabric-interconnect a ficl-mgmt-A /fabric-interconnect # set name 192.168.1.1 ficl-mgmt-A /fabric-interconnect* # commit-buffer
D. ficl-mgmt-A# scope system ficl-mgmt-A /system # scope services ficl-mgmt-A /system/services # create dns 192.168.1.1 ficl-mgmt-A /system/services* # commit-buffer
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D. ficl-mgmt-A# scope system ficl-mgmt-A /system # scope services ficl-mgmt-A /system/services # create dns 192.168.1.1 ficl-mgmt-A /system/services* # commit-buffer
Question 6
A network engineer must perform a backup and restore of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch configuration. The backup must be made to an external backup server. The only protocol permitted between the Cisco Nexus Series switch and the backup server is UDP. The backup must be used when the current working configuration of the switch gets corrupted. Which set of steps must be taken to meet these requirements?
A. 1. Perform a running-config backup to an SFTP server. 2. Copy backup-config from the SFTP server to the running-config file
B. 1. Perform a startup-config backup to a TFTP server. 2. Copy backup-config from the backup server to the running-config file
C. 1. Perform a running-config backup to an SCP server. 2. Copy running-config in the boot flash to the running-config file
D. 1. Perform a startup-config backup to an FTP server. 2. Copy startup-config in the boot flash to the running-config file
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Correct Answer:
B. 1. Perform a startup-config backup to a TFTP server. 2. Copy backup-config from the backup server to the running-config file
Question 7
An engineer must configure RBAC in Cisco UCS Manager in an existing data center environment. Which two roles are suitable for configuring LAN connectivity policies? (Choose two.)
A. server-profile
B. network-admin
C. operations
D. enable
E. admin
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Correct Answer:
B. network-admin
E. admin
Question 8
An engineer must configure OSPF in the data center. The external routes have already been redistributed into OSPF. The network must meet these criteria: * The data center servers must reach services in the cloud and the services behind the redistributed routes. * The exit point toward the Internet should be propagated only when there is a dynamically learned default route from the upstream router. Which feature is required?
A. stubby area
B. totally stubby area
C. default-information originate
D. default-information originate always
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Correct Answer:
C. default-information originate
Question 9
An engineer must create an EPG called "Test". The configuration request should succeed if the Tenant called "Tenant" and the application profile called "Test" exist. The firewall policy allows only the HTTP connectivity to APIC from the user's computer. Which action accomplishes this goal?
A. Send <fvAEPg dn="uni//tn-Tenant//epg-Test//ap-Test" status="created"/> to APIC payload using HTTP PUT to the Cisco APIC
B. Send <fvAEPg dn="uni/tn-Tenant/ap-Test/epg-Test" status="created"/> to APIC payload using HTTP POST to the Cisco APIC
C. Send <fvAEPg dn="uni/tn-Test/ap-Test/epg-Tenant" status="created"/> to APIC payload using HTTP POST to the Cisco APIC
D. Send <fvAEPg dn="uni/tn-Test//ap-Test//epg-Tenant" status="created"/> to APIC payload using HTTP PUT to the Cisco APIC
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Correct Answer:
B. Send <fvAEPg dn="uni/tn-Tenant/ap-Test/epg-Test" status="created"/> to APIC payload using HTTP POST to the Cisco APIC
Question 10
What is a benefit of using the Cisco UCS Lightweight upgrade feature?
A. soft reboot is available for the fabric interconnects
B. The firmware version of a component is updated only when it has been modified
C. All servers are rebooted to push the latest updates
D. Security updates are scheduled with the next reboot of the fabric interconnects
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Correct Answer:
B. The firmware version of a component is updated only when it has been modified
Question 11
A network engineer must determine the cooling requirements for a Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Server. The server with PCIe cards is configured with a fan configuration policy. Which configuration should be used for the fan policy of the server?
A. server # scope chassis server /chassis # scope fan-policy server /chassis/fan-policy # set fan-policy balanced server /chassis/fan-policy* # commit
B. server # scope chassis server /chassis # scope fan-policy server /chassis/fan-policy # set fan-policy high-power server /chassis/fan-policy* # commit
C. server # scope chassis server /server # scope fan-policy server /server/fan-policy # set fan-policy acoustic server /server/fan-policy* # commit
D. server # scope server server /server # scope fan-policy server /server/fan-policy # set fan-policy low-power server /server/fan-policy* # commit
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B. server # scope chassis server /chassis # scope fan-policy server /chassis/fan-policy # set fan-policy high-power server /chassis/fan-policy* # commit
Question 12
Which file service protocol allows the files to appear locally mapped to the client and provides view, store, and update capabilities on a remote Linux-based storage repository that also serves as a distributed file system standard for NAS?
A. NFS
B. CIFS
C. iSCSI
D. FTP
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Correct Answer:
A. NFS
Question 13
An engineer needs to perform a backup of user roles and locales from Cisco UCS Manager to replicate the setting to a different fabric interconnect. The engineer wants to review the file before importing it to a target fabric interconnect. Which backup type must be selected to meet these requirements?
A. logical configuration
B. full state
C. system configuration
D. all configuration
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Correct Answer:
C. system configuration
Question 14
A Cisco MDS 9000 Series Storage Switch has reloaded unexpectedly. Where does the engineer look for the latest core dump file?
A. /mnt/recovery
B. /mnt/core
C. /mnt/logs
D. /mnt/pss
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Correct Answer:
D. /mnt/pss
Question 15
Which two actions are needed to configure a single Cisco APIC controller for Cisco ACI fabric for the first time? (Choose two.)
A. Register all leaf and spine switches
B. Register the APIC that is connected to the switch
C. Register the switches that are discovered through LLDP
D. Configure the first Cisco APIC controller
E. Configure the leaf switch where the Cisco APIC is connected, using CLI to allow APIC connectivity
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Correct Answer:
C. Register the switches that are discovered through LLDP
D. Configure the first Cisco APIC controller
Question 16
An engineer must allow communication between the APIC controller and an OpenStack OpFlex agent. The agent is running on a compute node directly plugged to a Cisco ACI leaf switch. The engineer must enable and extend Infra VLAN on the port facing the compute and extend the Infra VLAN to the host. Which action must be taken to meet these requirements?
A. Add the infra VLAN via the VMM domain
B. Enable the Infra VLAN on the Interface Profile policy
C. Enable the Infra VLAN on the Attachable Access Entity Profile
D. Add the infra VLAN via the physical domain
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Correct Answer:
C. Enable the Infra VLAN on the Attachable Access Entity Profile
Question 17
An engineer implements an environment with multiple traffic types on a consolidated I/O link between Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch and MDS 9000 Series Switch. The configuration must meet these requirements: • The unified I/O link must support LAN and SAN traffic. • A single, multipurpose Ethernet transport must be used. • The configuration must discard MAC addresses that are not part of the current fabric. • The QoS markings must be preserved. Which configuration set meets the requirements?
B. N9K-2(config)# interface Eth2 - N9K-2(config-if)# switchport mode trunk N9K-2(config-if)# auto qos trust dscp
C. MDS-B(config)# interface fc3 - MDS-B(config-if)# switchport trunk mode on MDS-B(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vsan 2-5
D. N9K-1(config)# fcoe fcmap 0e.fc.1d N9K-1(config)# int vfc 1 - N9K-1(config-if)# bind interface e1/3
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D. N9K-1(config)# fcoe fcmap 0e.fc.1d N9K-1(config)# int vfc 1 - N9K-1(config-if)# bind interface e1/3
Question 18
What are two types of FC/FCoE oversubscription ratios? (Choose two.)
A. switch processing power to end-node processing power
B. port bandwidth to uplink bandwidth
C. server storage to end-node count
D. edge ISL bandwidth to core ISL bandwidth
E. host bandwidth to storage bandwidth
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Correct Answer:
D. edge ISL bandwidth to core ISL bandwidth
E. host bandwidth to storage bandwidth
Question 19
When deploying a Cisco HyperFlex edge with a pair of switches, what is the minimum number of interfaces in trunk mode required on each HX node?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
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Correct Answer:
B. 2
Question 20
Which method must a network engineer use to upgrade the BIOS firmware or a Cisco UCS standalone C-Series rack-mount server?
A. Use the U-ACPI Interface
B. Use the Cisco host upgrade utility
C. Use the Cisco hardware upgrade utility
D. Use the Cisco host firmware policy
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Correct Answer:
B. Use the Cisco host upgrade utility
350-601 sample questions FAQ
Are these 350-601 sample questions from the real exam?
No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) exam, which contains around 100 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.
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