A network engineer must run a core Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switch as a POAP server for all top-of-rack Cisco Nexus switches.
Which two network functions must run to provide the POAP service? (Choose two.)
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A. B. C. D. E.DE.
To provide the POAP (Power-On Auto Provisioning) service, the network engineer must run two network functions on the core Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switch: TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Therefore, options D and E are the correct answers.
Here's a brief explanation of each of the options:
A. DNS (Domain Name System) is a naming system that maps domain names to IP addresses. Although DNS is important for network communication, it is not necessary for POAP service.
B. PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is a protocol used to boot devices over the network. While PXE is useful for network booting, it is not required for POAP.
C. BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) is an earlier version of DHCP used to assign IP addresses to network devices. While BOOTP can be used to provide IP addresses to network devices, it lacks some of the features of DHCP and is not required for POAP.
D. TFTP is a simple file transfer protocol used to transfer files between network devices. TFTP is used by the POAP server to provide configuration files to the top-of-rack switches during the auto-provisioning process.
E. DHCP is a protocol used to assign IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, and other network configuration information to devices on a network. DHCP is used by the POAP server to provide IP addresses to the top-of-rack switches during the auto-provisioning process.
In summary, to provide the POAP service, the network engineer must run TFTP and DHCP services on the core Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Switch.