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Server Pool Qualifications

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Which two options can be used for server pool qualifications? (Choose two.)

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A. B. C. D. E.

AC.

A server pool contains a set of servers.

These servers typically share the same characteristics.

Those characteristics can be their location in the chassis, or an attribute such as server type, amount of memory, local storage, type of CPU, or local drive configuration.

You can manually assign a server to a server pool, or use server pool policies and server pool policy qualifications to automate the assignment.

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Server pool qualifications are criteria used to determine which servers should be included in a specific server pool. Server pools are used to group servers that share common attributes, which are used for load balancing and fault tolerance.

The two options that can be used for server pool qualifications are:

C. CPU stepping: This refers to the revision or generation of the CPU. Different generations of CPUs can have different performance characteristics, so it may be important to group servers based on their CPU stepping to ensure that workloads are evenly distributed and performance is consistent. For example, servers with newer CPU stepping may be faster and more powerful, so grouping them together in a server pool may help to balance the load.

E. Firmware version: The firmware on a server can impact its stability, security, and performance. By grouping servers based on their firmware version, it is possible to ensure that all servers in the pool are running the same software and are therefore equally stable and secure. It can also help ensure that workloads are evenly distributed across servers with similar performance characteristics.

A, B, and D are not typically used for server pool qualifications because they are not good indicators of server performance or suitability for a particular workload.

A. Memory speed: While memory speed can impact server performance, it is not typically used for server pool qualifications because other factors such as CPU speed and number of cores are more important.

B. RAID controller: RAID controllers are used to manage data storage on a server and do not directly impact server performance. They are not typically used as a qualification factor for server pools.

D. Chassis model: The chassis model of a server can impact its physical size and power consumption, but it does not necessarily correlate with server performance or suitability for a specific workload. Therefore, it is not typically used for server pool qualifications.