Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) — Question 90

A network administrator must perform a system upgrade on a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switch. Due to the recent changes by the security team:
* The AAA server is unreachable.
* All TCP communication between the MDS 9000 Series Switch and AAA servers is disabled.
Which actions must be used to perform the upgrade?

Answer options

• A. Log in locally to the MDS 9000 Series Switch using a network-admin role and download the upgrade files from the remote TFTP server.
• B. Log in locally to the MDS 9000 Series Switch using a server-admin role and download the upgrade files from the remote FTP server.
• C. Log in to a server storing the upgrade files remotely using a server-admin role and download the files to the MDS 9000 Series Switch using SFTP.
• D. Log in to a server storing the upgrade files remotely using a network-admin role and download the files to the MDS 9000 Series Switch using HTTP.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because the administrator can log in locally to the MDS 9000 Series Switch and the TFTP protocol does not rely on TCP communication to the AAA servers. The other options are incorrect as they either suggest using roles or protocols that are not permitted due to the security team's restrictions.