Which service profile is affected if the default host firmware policy in Cisco UCS Manager is changed?
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A. B. C. D.A.
In Cisco UCS Manager, a service profile is a template that defines the characteristics and configuration of a server or group of servers. Among the many settings that can be defined in a service profile, the host firmware policy determines the firmware version and configuration that will be used on the server's host bus adapters (HBAs), network interface cards (NICs), and other hardware components.
By default, Cisco UCS Manager provides a global-default host firmware policy that specifies the recommended firmware version for each hardware component. However, users can create their own host firmware policies to customize the firmware version and configuration based on their specific needs.
Changing the default host firmware policy in Cisco UCS Manager will affect any service profile that uses that policy. Specifically, the new firmware version and configuration will be applied to the hardware components of any server associated with the affected service profile.
Therefore, the correct answer to the question is A: any service profile that uses the global-default host firmware policy. Service profiles that use a user-created host firmware policy (answer B) will not be affected unless that policy is specifically modified. Service profiles with no host firmware policy defined (answer C) will use the global-default policy by default, so they will be affected by a change to that policy. Finally, the location of the service profile within the organization hierarchy (answer D) does not affect whether it uses the global-default or a user-created host firmware policy.