Discuss Cisco 350-601 Exam Topic 5 Question 80

An engineer must perform a backup and restore in Cisco UCS to rebuild the system in a disaster recovery scenario. The backup file must be encrypted to prevent the passwords from being stored as clear text. Which backup configuration meets these requirements?

AFull state backup over TFTP

BLogical configuration backup over SCP

CSystem configuration backup over FTP

DAll configuration backup over SFTP

Suggested Answer: A

A full state backup is the appropriate choice when an engineer needs to perform a backup and restore in Cisco UCS for disaster recovery purposes. This type of backup includes a snapshot of the entire system and is saved as a binary file.Importantly, full state backups are encrypted, ensuring that passwords and other sensitive information are not stored as clear text12. While TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is not secure by itself, the encryption of the full state backup file provides the necessary security for the passwords within the backup.

Cisco documentation on ''Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration'' provides detailed information on the different backup types and their contents1.

Cisco UCS Manager Administration Management Guide 4.2, which mentions the encryption of full state backups

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34 comments · newest first

Desmond 11 months ago

Definitely not C, FTP is not secure enough for this!

Marget 11 months ago

Wait, can you really encrypt backups over SCP? Sounds risky.

Samira 11 months ago

Full state backups are usually the safest, but not sure about TFTP.

Tiffiny 11 months ago

I think D is better since it covers all configs.

Nickolas 12 months ago

Option B is the best choice for encryption.

Margo 12 months ago

I’m leaning towards option D because I think SFTP is the way to go for encrypted backups, but I need to double-check that.

Lizbeth 1 year ago

I feel like logical configuration backups are less secure than full backups, but I can't remember if SCP encrypts the data.

Erasmo 1 year ago

I think we practiced a question about backup types, and I recall that full state backups are comprehensive but might not be encrypted by default.

Gwen 1 year ago

I remember that backups need to be secure, but I'm not sure if SFTP is the only option for encryption.

Peggie 1 year ago

Okay, I think I've got it. The question is asking for a backup configuration that encrypts the passwords, so SFTP is the only option that meets that requirement. I'm feeling good about selecting D as the answer.

Beatriz 1 year ago

I'm a little unsure about the differences between the backup types. I know SFTP provides encryption, but I'm not sure if the other options do or not. I'll have to think about this one a bit more.

Sang 1 year ago

Alright, let's think this through. We need to encrypt the backup file, so that means SFTP is the way to go. The question is pretty straightforward, I'm confident D is the right answer.

Hannah 1 year ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not totally sure about the differences between the backup types, but I know SFTP provides encryption, so that seems like the best option to meet the requirements.

Eulah 1 year ago

I think the key here is that the backup file needs to be encrypted to prevent the passwords from being stored in clear text. That rules out options A, C, and B since they use TFTP, FTP, and SCP which don't provide encryption.

Abraham 1 year ago

I remember that the scheduled task will aim to reach the target of 10 instances, but I'm not sure how many it will actually add if there are already 6 running.

Rene 2 years ago

D) All the way! Secure file transfer protocol is the way to go for this backup scenario.

Lynelle 2 years ago

↳ replying to Rene

User 4: Sounds good, let's go with option D) then.

Casie 2 years ago

↳ replying to Rene

User 3: I agree, SFTP is the most secure option for this scenario.

Claribel 2 years ago

↳ replying to Rene

User 2: No, we need to encrypt the backup file. Let's go with option D) All configuration backup over SFTP.

Hui 2 years ago

↳ replying to Rene

User 1: I think we should go with option A) Full state backup over TFTP.

Floyd 2 years ago

Hey, option D is the one! Gotta keep those passwords under lock and key, am I right?

Gracia 2 years ago

Hmm, I think D is the way to go. Can't have those passwords floating around in clear text, you know?

Nathalie 2 years ago

↳ replying to Gracia

User 3: D it is then, let's go with that for the backup configuration.

Beatriz 2 years ago

↳ replying to Gracia

User 2: Yeah, we definitely don't want those passwords exposed.

Sarina 2 years ago

↳ replying to Gracia

I agree, D seems like the most secure option.

Gianna 2 years ago

Definitely going with D. SFTP provides the necessary security to keep those passwords safe and sound.

Patti 2 years ago

D) All configuration backup over SFTP seems like the best option to meet the encryption requirement for the disaster recovery scenario.

Aracelis 2 years ago

↳ replying to Patti

C) System configuration backup over FTP does not provide encryption for passwords.

Jade 2 years ago

↳ replying to Patti

D) All configuration backup over SFTP is the most secure choice for encryption.

Mona 2 years ago

↳ replying to Patti

B) Logical configuration backup over SCP is not the best option for encryption.

Chan 2 years ago

↳ replying to Patti

A) Full state backup over TFTP is not secure enough for encryption.

Luis 2 years ago

I'm not sure, but I think A) Full state backup over TFTP doesn't encrypt the backup file.

Johna 2 years ago

I agree with Serita. SFTP provides encryption to protect the passwords.

Serita 2 years ago

I think the answer is D) All configuration backup over SFTP.

Cisco 350-601 Exam - Topic 5 Question 80 Discussion