The Purpose of the Management Interface Monitoring Policy

D.

The purpose of the management interface monitoring policy is to ensure that the management interface of the managing fabric interconnect can reach the gateway (answer D).

In a Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), the fabric interconnects provide network connectivity to the UCS components, such as servers and storage. The management interface of the fabric interconnects is used for management and monitoring purposes, such as accessing the UCS Manager GUI and CLI.

The management interface monitoring policy is a feature in the UCS that allows administrators to monitor the connectivity of the management interface. This policy monitors the connectivity between the management interface and the gateway, which is the first hop for traffic leaving the UCS management network.

If the management interface loses connectivity to the gateway, the fabric interconnect may not be able to receive updates or send notifications, which could lead to a loss of management functionality. By monitoring the management interface connectivity, administrators can quickly identify and troubleshoot any issues that may arise.

Answers A, B, and C are not correct because they do not accurately describe the purpose of the management interface monitoring policy. Answer A refers to monitoring interface counters, which is a separate function that tracks the number of packets transmitted and received by an interface. Answer B refers to preventing black-holing of VM traffic during a cluster switchover, which is a separate function that ensures that traffic continues to flow during a failover event. Answer C refers to syncing MAC address tables between peer fabric interconnects, which is a separate function that maintains consistency between the fabric interconnects.