Cisco 350-601: Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)

Last checked October 22, 2026 against the official Cisco exam page.

1. Question 1Network

   A VXLAN EVPN fabric must give every leaf switch the same default gateway IP and MAC for a VLAN, so that hosts keep one gateway regardless of which leaf they connect to. Which feature provides this?

   1. AA static default route configured on every host
   2. BHSRP active on one leaf only
   3. CVRRP on the spine switches
   4. DDistributed anycast gateway
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   Correct answer: D

   The distributed anycast gateway places the same gateway IP and MAC on every leaf, so first-hop routing is local and consistent. HSRP and VRRP elect a single active router rather than distributing the gateway, and host-side static routes do not provide a fabric-wide gateway.

2. Question 2Compute

   A data center team wants to manage Cisco UCS domains as a cloud-based service with one unified API. Which platform is used?

   1. ACisco Intersight
   2. BCisco UCS Manager
   3. CCisco Nexus Dashboard
   4. DCisco DNA Center
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   Correct answer: A

   Cisco Intersight is the SaaS platform that manages UCS and other infrastructure through a unified API. UCS Manager runs inside each domain, DNA Center manages campus networks, and Nexus Dashboard manages Nexus fabrics.

3. Question 3Storage Network

   Which two statements about Fibre Channel zoning are correct? (Choose two.)

   1. ASingle-initiator zoning is a recommended practice
   2. BZoning is configured per VSAN on the fabric switches
   3. CZoning is applied only on the host operating system
   4. DNPIV removes the need for zoning
   5. EZone names must be IP addresses
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   Correct answer: A, B

   Single-initiator zones limit each zone to one host HBA and the storage ports it needs, which reduces disruption. Zoning is enforced by the fabric switches within each VSAN. It is not a host setting, NPIV still requires zoning, and zone names are free text.

4. Question 4Automation

   Which two options are valid ways to automate Cisco Nexus switch configuration? (Choose two.)

   1. ANX-API REST interface
   2. BAnsible with the Cisco Nexus modules
   3. CTyping commands manually at the console only
   4. DEditing running-config files directly in flash memory
   5. ESending SNMP write requests to dump configuration files
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   Correct answer: A, B

   NX-API exposes NX-OS configuration and show commands over HTTP, and Ansible modules provide structured automation for Nexus devices. Manual console entry is not automation, and editing flash or using SNMP to dump files is unsupported and fragile.

5. Question 5Operations and Troubleshooting

   An engineer must confirm the state of the vPC peer link and the consistency between the two Nexus peers. Which NX-OS command shows this?

   1. Ashow vpc
   2. Bshow spanning-tree summary
   3. Cshow ip ospf neighbor
   4. Dshow port-channel summary
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   Correct answer: A

   show vpc displays the peer link, keepalive status and consistency of the vPC domain. Spanning tree, OSPF and port-channel summaries show other protocols or local port channels rather than the vPC domain state.