Cisco 300-180 Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure Online Training
Cisco 300-180 Online Training
The questions for 300-180 were last updated at Oct 23,2025.
- Exam Code: 300-180
- Exam Name: Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure
- Certification Provider: Cisco
- Latest update: Oct 23,2025
What is the recommended procedure to update Cisco UCS C-Series rack-mount server firmware?
- A . Launch the Cisco UCS Firmware Update Utility from virtual media.
- B . Launch the Cisco UCS Host Update Utility from virtual media.
- C . Launch the Cisco UCS Server Update Utility from virtual media.
- D . Launch the Cisco UCS CIMC Update Utility from virtual media.
You are installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 on a Cisco UCS C210 M2 server, and the installer does not see local storage on the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i controller that is installed.
Which statement explains the issue?
- A . The driver is not included in the installer DVD.
Press F6 to load the LSI RAID driver from CD or virtual media. - B . The virtual disk is not created and online.
- C . The LSI 9260-4i is only supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux and VMware vSphere 4.0 and later.
- D . The installer DVD for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 did not include the LSI driver until SP2.
Which CLI command will indicate whether a Cisco UCS C-Series rack-mount server has any failed DIMMs?
- A . ucs-c250 / # scope chassis
ucs-c250 /chassis # show dimm-summary - B . ucs-c250 / # scope chassis
ucs-c250 /chassis # show dimm-fault - C . ucs-c250 / # scope chassis
ucs-c250 /chassis # show dimm-ecc - D . ucs-c250 / # scope chassis
ucs-c250 /chassis # show dimm-recovery
You successfully install VMware ESXi 5.0 U1 on a Cisco UCS B200 M3 server to a Fibre Channel LUN. When you reboot the server, you see the message "Reboot and Select Proper Boot device or insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key."
What are the first two pieces of information you should gather to troubleshoot the boot failure? (Choose two.)
- A . Connect to the NX-OS shell via the CLI and run the show npv flogi-table command.
- B . SSH to the MDS 9124 and run the show flogi database command.
- C . Validate the boot target WWPN and LUN ID in the service profile.
- D . Validate the correct source WWPN in the service profile vHBA definition.
- E . Validate zoning for your WWPN on the Cisco MDS 9124.
- F . Validate that the boot order indicates the vHBA as the first device.
- G . Ensure LUN masking is correctly configured on the storage controller.
A customer calls in a trouble ticket complaining of unacceptable read I/O latency on a Cisco UCS C210 M2 server with an LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i with an 8-disk RAID-10 virtual disk.
As you validate the RAID controller configuration, which of these configured items impacts read performance at the controller level?
- A . all disks are 146GB 6 Gb SAS 15K RPM SFF
- B . read ahead cache is enabled
- C . BGI rate = 0
- D . strip size = 256k
- E . no hot spare
You are troubleshooting an FCoE SAN boot issue on a Cisco UCS C240 M3 server with a VIC 1225.
Which two of these represent the correct way to bind VSAN 11 to interface vfc5 attached to interface Ethernet 1/5? (Choose two.)
- A . 5548UP(config)# int vfc 5
5548UP(config-if)# bind interface Ethernet1/5 vsan 11 - B . 5548UP(config)# vsan database
5548UP(config-vsan-db)# vsan 11 interface vfc5 - C . 5548UP(config)# interface Ethernet1/5
5548UP(config-if)# bind vsan 11 - D . 5548UP(config)# vsan database
5548UP(config-vsan-db)# bind interface vfc5 vsan 11 - E . 5548UP(config)# vsan database
5548UP(config-vsan-db)# interface vfc5 vsan 11 - F . 5548UP(config)# vsan database
5548UP(config-vsan-db)# interface Ethernet1/5 vsan 11
You are troubleshooting an FCoE boot issue on a Cisco UCS C220 M3 server with a VIC 1225 CNA.
Which two pieces of information can you directly infer from the output of the show zone active command below? (Choose two.)
zone name Server_1-to-Storage vsan 11
pwwn 50:06:01:60:3b:a0:08:9f [Storage]
* fcid 0x3b000b [pwwn 20:00:00:25:b5:04:0a:02] [C22_Server]
- A . The storage controller is not logged into the fabric.
- B . The server is not logged into the fabric.
- C . Only the storage controller is logged into the fabric.
- D . Only the server is logged into the fabric.
- E . The initiator and target cannot communicate because they are on the wrong VSAN.
- F . The WWPN of the storage controller is mistyped.
- G . The initiator and target cannot communicate because the zone name does not match the server name (C22_Server).
Which statement is true with respect to resetting a forgotten Cisco IMC admin password on a Cisco UCS C-Series rack-mount server?
- A . Download the Cisco IMC password reset utility ISO file from Cisco.com and boot from virtual media. The server will boot the Linux Live CD and reset the password to ‘password’.
- B . Download the Cisco IMC password reset EFI plugin file from Cisco.com to a USB flash drive and boot to the EFI shell. The startup.nsh file will auto-load and reset the password to ‘password’.
- C . Shut down the server and remove all power supplies for 3 minutes to allow the password capacitor to discharge. Use the default password ‘password’ to log back in.
- D . Shut down the server and remove all power cords. Open the case and short the jumper specified in the model-specific Cisco UCS C-Series Server Installation and Service Guide.
Which four tasks can be performed via Cisco IMC remote access to a Cisco UCS system? (Choose four.)
- A . power cycle the server
- B . deploy an operating system
- C . toggle the locator LED
- D . configure the boot order
- E . view properties and sensors
- F . configure the hypervisor
- G . enable Cisco UCS Manager
Which remote access protocol is used by default to obtain CLI access to a Cisco UCS C-Series standalone server?
- A . Telnet
- B . SSH
- C . HTTP
- D . SSL
- E . SOCKS