Storage Network

An engineer is configuring a new Fibre Channel switch in a Cisco MDS environment. The switch will connect to end devices such as servers and storage arrays. Which two port types will be used on the switch to connect to these end devices?

A storage administrator needs to isolate Fibre Channel traffic between two departments in a data center using a single MDS switch. The administrator decides to create separate VSANs. Which statement about VSANs is true?

An engineer is designing an NPV deployment to scale the number of hosts connected to a Fibre Channel fabric. In NPV mode, which port type is used on the NPV switch to connect to the core switch?

A company uses hard zoning based on World Wide Names (WWNs) to control access between servers and storage arrays. An administrator needs to add a new server with WWPN 50:00:00:00:00:00:01:23 to the zone. What is an advantage of hard zoning over soft zoning?

Which Fibre Channel addressing component uniquely identifies a port on a storage array and is used for zoning and target identification?

An engineer configures an ISL between two MDS switches using E_ports. To utilize all available bandwidth, the engineer wants to bundle four physical links into a single logical link. Which technology should be used?

A data center engineer is implementing FCoE and must ensure lossless behavior for Fibre Channel traffic over Ethernet. Which Data Center Bridging (DCB) mechanism prevents frame loss by pausing traffic on a per-priority basis?

An iSCSI storage array is configured to support multipath I/O (MPIO) for high availability. The administrator needs to configure the initiator to use multiple network paths. What must be ensured for MPIO to work correctly?

Which RAID level provides striping with parity and can tolerate a single disk failure while offering higher storage efficiency than RAID 1?

A storage administrator is configuring synchronous replication between two storage arrays over a Fibre Channel link. Which characteristic best describes synchronous replication?

An engineer is configuring FCoE on a Cisco MDS switch and needs to ensure that the switch can communicate with FCoE-enabled servers. Which FCoE port type should be used on the switch to connect to a server's CNA?

An administrator needs to configure zoning on a Cisco MDS switch. After creating zones and adding members, what must be done to activate the zoning configuration?

Which two advantages does thin provisioning provide in a storage array? (Choose two.)

Which three components are required for a fully functional FCoE deployment in a data center? (Choose three.)

An administrator is configuring CHAP authentication for iSCSI. Which two statements about CHAP are correct? (Choose two.)

A storage administrator is configuring a new Fibre Channel fabric using Cisco MDS switches. The edge switches must connect to the core without participating in the full routing domain to conserve domain IDs. Which Fibre Channel feature should be configured on the edge switches?

An engineer is configuring zoning on a Cisco MDS switch. The requirement is to ensure that only the storage array ports with specific WWPNs can access the host initiators. Which zoning approach should be used to enforce this policy regardless of physical port changes?

Which Fibre Channel port type is used to connect a host bus adapter (HBA) to a Fibre Channel switch in a point-to-point topology?

In a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) deployment, which Data Center Bridging (DCB) feature is responsible for preventing frame loss due to congestion and ensuring the lossless behavior required for FCoE traffic?

A network administrator needs to configure iSCSI multipath I/O (MPIO) for a host connecting to a storage array. Which requirement must be met to ensure that MPIO functions correctly with load balancing?

Which FC addressing component is used to uniquely identify a host bus adapter (HBA) port in a Fibre Channel fabric, and is often used for zoning?

A storage engineer is planning a disaster recovery solution that requires zero data loss in the event of a site failure. The storage arrays support both synchronous and asynchronous replication. Which replication type should be chosen to meet the requirement?

Which Fibre Channel port type is used to connect two Cisco MDS switches together to form an inter-switch link (ISL)?

A Cisco MDS switch is being configured to support multiple isolated Fibre Channel fabrics over a single physical infrastructure. Which feature should be used to achieve this isolation?

In an FCoE environment, which protocol is responsible for discovering and initializing FCoE-capable endpoints, including the exchange of MAC addresses and establishing virtual links?

Which RAID level provides both striping and mirroring for high performance and fault tolerance?

A storage administrator is configuring a VSAN on a Cisco MDS switch. After creating the VSAN, what is the next step to ensure that the ports can communicate within that VSAN?

Which iSCSI authentication method provides mutual authentication between initiator and target using a shared secret?

What is the purpose of jumbo frames in an iSCSI storage network?

In a Fibre Channel fabric using NPV mode, what is the role of the NP-port on the edge switch?

Which TWO statements correctly describe the benefits of thin provisioning in a storage array?

Which THREE components are required to implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) in a data center?

Which TWO statements correctly describe active zone sets in a Cisco MDS Fibre Channel fabric?

Which THREE of the following are required to configure Fibre Channel PortChannels on Cisco MDS switches?

Which TWO statements correctly describe the difference between synchronous and asynchronous replication?

Which FC port type is used for end-device connection in Fibre Channel fabric, and is typically found on a host bus adapter?

A Cisco MDS switch is connected to another MDS via a Fibre Channel link. The two switches need to carry traffic for multiple VSANs over a single physical link. Which feature should be configured?

An engineer is configuring FCoE on a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect. The network requires lossless Ethernet to support FCoE traffic. Which Data Center Bridging (DCB) feature must be enabled first to ensure no frames are dropped due to congestion?

A storage administrator wants to isolate two Fibre Channel fabrics on the same physical switch infrastructure. Which technology should be used to achieve this isolation similar to VLANs in Ethernet?

Which Fibre Channel addressing component identifies a specific port on a host or storage device uniquely in the fabric?

An engineer needs to connect a Cisco MDS switch to a core Fibre Channel fabric using NPV mode. What port type will the edge switch's uplink ports assume in this scenario?

A storage administrator configures zoning on a Cisco MDS switch. The requirement is to prevent any changes to the zone set from taking effect unless explicitly activated. Which configuration is correct?

Which of the following is a requirement for iSCSI storage connectivity to support jumbo frames?

An engineer is configuring disk redundancy for a storage array that requires high write performance and can tolerate up to two disk failures. Which RAID level should be used?

What is the purpose of FIP (FCoE Initialization Protocol) in an FCoE network?

A Cisco MDS switch has multiple Fibre Channel interfaces that need to be aggregated into a single logical interface to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy. Which technology should be used?

Which type of zoning uses the World Wide Port Name (WWPN) to define zone members, providing better security because WWPNs are globally unique?

An engineer is deploying iSCSI storage in a data center. Which two features should be configured to improve performance and redundancy? (Choose two.)

A storage architect is designing a disaster recovery solution with a storage array supporting replication. Which three factors should be considered when choosing between synchronous and asynchronous replication? (Choose three.)

A Cisco MDS switch is being configured for FCoE. Which three DCB components are required for lossless Ethernet operation? (Choose three.)

An engineer is configuring a new Cisco MDS switch to connect to an existing Fibre Channel fabric. The switch will be deployed in NPV mode to scale the number of edge ports. Which port type should be used on the upstream switch to connect to this NPV switch?

A storage administrator wants to implement Fibre Channel zoning to ensure that only specific initiators can access specific targets. The administrator prefers a method that does not require reconfiguration when a host's HBA is replaced with a new one with a different WWPN. Which zoning type meets this requirement?

An engineer is deploying FCoE in a data center and must ensure lossless transport for Fibre Channel traffic over Ethernet. The engineer configures Priority Flow Control (PFC) on the DCB-enabled switches. However, FCoE initialization fails. Which additional DCB feature is required to enable FCoE devices to discover and negotiate PFC settings with the switch?

A Cisco MDS switch is configured with a VSAN and the administrator needs to assign a Fibre Channel port to this VSAN. Which command should be used in interface configuration mode to assign the port to VSAN 10?

An engineer is configuring iSCSI multipath I/O (MPIO) for a storage array. The initiator has two NICs connected to two different switches, and the target has two iSCSI ports on different subnets. Which condition must be met for MPIO to function correctly?

A storage administrator is configuring Fibre Channel zoning on a Cisco MDS switch. The administrator creates a zone, adds members, and activates the zone set. However, the hosts still cannot access the storage targets. What is the most likely cause?

An engineer is designing a Fibre Channel fabric with two Cisco MDS switches for redundancy. The switches are connected via two ISLs. The engineer wants to aggregate the ISLs for higher throughput and load balancing. Which feature should be used?

A storage array supports both synchronous and asynchronous replication. The application requires zero data loss in case of a site failure. Which replication type should be chosen?

An engineer is configuring iSCSI CHAP authentication between an initiator and a target. The initiator has a CHAP username and secret configured. What must be configured on the target?

Which Fibre Channel address component identifies a specific port on a node?

An organization's storage network uses RAID-10 for critical databases. The storage array has 12 disks. How many disks can fail simultaneously without data loss, assuming the worst-case scenario?

Which FCoE port type is analogous to an N-port in traditional Fibre Channel and connects to a VF-port on an FCoE switch?

A storage administrator is configuring Fibre Channel zoning on a Cisco MDS switch to restrict access between initiators and targets. Which two statements about hard zoning vs. soft zoning are true? (Choose two.)

An engineer is implementing storage virtualization with thin provisioning on a Pure Storage array. Which three benefits does thin provisioning provide? (Choose three.)

An administrator is configuring a Cisco MDS switch for FCoE. Which two DCB features must be enabled to support FCoE traffic? (Choose two.)

An engineer is configuring a new Cisco MDS 9148 switch to connect to an existing Fibre Channel fabric. The switch will be used at the edge of the SAN and must not participate in fabric services. Which port mode should be used for the ports connecting to the core switches?

A storage administrator is configuring zoning on a Cisco MDS switch. They need to ensure that only the specified WWPNs can communicate, even if a device is moved to a different physical port. Which zoning method should be used?

A data center architect is designing a Fibre Channel fabric using Cisco MDS switches. To reduce the number of domain IDs and simplify management, the edge switches will operate in NPV mode. However, the core switches must be configured appropriately. Which port type must be used on the core switches to connect to NPV edge switches?

An engineer is configuring a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) deployment. The network must ensure lossless transport for FCoE traffic. Which Data Center Bridging (DCB) feature must be enabled to provide no-drop service for FCoE frames?

A storage administrator is setting up iSCSI connectivity between a server and a storage array. To enhance security, the administrator wants to authenticate the initiator and target during the login process. Which authentication method should be configured?

A data center team is configuring a Cisco MDS switch to support multiple isolated SAN environments on the same physical infrastructure. They need to create separate fabrics that are completely isolated at Layer 2. Which technology should be used?

An engineer is configuring a Fibre Channel PortChannel between two Cisco MDS switches. What is the maximum number of physical links that can be aggregated into a single PortChannel in Fibre Channel?

A storage administrator is troubleshooting a connectivity issue between a server and a storage array over Fibre Channel. The server is connected to an NPV edge switch, which uplinks to a core switch. The server's WWPN is registered in the zone, but the server cannot see the target. The administrator notices that the core switch does not see the server's WWPN in its FC name server database. What is the most likely cause?

A data center team is implementing FCoE and needs to ensure that FCoE traffic is not dropped during congestion. The network switches support Data Center Bridging (DCB). Which two DCB features are required for FCoE?

A storage administrator is configuring a new storage array that supports thin provisioning. The array reports 10 TB of physical storage and 50 TB of thin-provisioned logical capacity. Which risk is most important to monitor to avoid out-of-space conditions?

An engineer is configuring iSCSI multipath I/O (MPIO) on a Windows server connected to a storage array. The goal is to provide load balancing and failover. What must be configured on the storage side to support MPIO?

A data center team is planning a Fibre Channel fabric with multiple Cisco MDS switches. They want to ensure that all switches share the same configuration and that zone changes are propagated automatically. Which feature should be enabled?

An engineer is configuring a Fibre Channel SAN with a Cisco MDS switch. To ensure high availability and load balancing, the engineer plans to use PortChannels. Which two statements about Fibre Channel PortChannels are true? (Choose two.)

A storage administrator is implementing synchronous replication between two storage arrays over a Fibre Channel link. Which three characteristics are true of synchronous replication? (Choose three.)

An engineer is configuring FCoE on a Cisco Nexus switch. Which two components are required for FCoE initialization? (Choose two.)

A storage administrator connects a host to an MDS switch via Fibre Channel. The host has an HBA with WWPN 21:00:00:1b:32:12:34:56. Which port type does the MDS switch automatically configure on the interface connecting to the host?

An engineer configures zoning on a Cisco MDS switch to restrict access between storage arrays and servers. They use the command 'zone name ZONE1 vsan 10' and 'member pwwn 21:00:00:1b:32:12:34:56'. Which type of zoning is being configured?

A data center uses FCoE to consolidate storage and LAN traffic. Which IEEE standard ensures that FCoE frames are not dropped due to congestion by providing lossless Ethernet?

A network engineer is designing an NPV environment with Cisco MDS switches. The edge switch is configured in NPV mode. Which port type does the edge switch present to the core switch when connecting upstream?

An administrator wants to create separate FC fabrics on a single Cisco MDS switch for isolation of production and backup traffic. Which technology should they use?

A storage array is configured with RAID 10 across 8 disks. How many disks can fail without data loss, assuming optimal configuration?

During iSCSI configuration, the storage administrator requires authentication between initiator and target. Which method uses a bidirectional secret to verify both ends?

An engineer is configuring Fibre Channel PortChannels on a Cisco MDS switch. Which statement about Fibre Channel PortChannels is true?

Which Fibre Channel address component uniquely identifies a port within a fabric and is assigned during fabric login (FLOGI)?

A storage array uses thin provisioning. A volume is created with a virtual size of 1 TB but only 100 GB of physical storage is allocated initially. What happens when the host writes data beyond the currently allocated physical space?

In an FCoE environment, a CNA presents a VN-port to the network. Which protocol is used to establish the virtual link between the VN-port and the FCoE switch's VF-port?

A Cisco MDS switch has two VSANs (VSAN 10 and VSAN 20). The engineer wants to connect two switches using a single ISL that carries both VSANs. Which configuration is required on the ISL interface?

A storage network engineer is planning an FC SAN upgrade. Which two benefits does Fibre Channel PortChannel provide over a single ISL? (Choose two.)

An organization uses synchronous replication between two storage arrays for disaster recovery. Which three characteristics apply to synchronous replication? (Choose three.)

A data center is implementing iSCSI with MPIO. Which three components are required for MPIO to function? (Choose three.)

A network engineer is configuring a new Fibre Channel switch to connect to an existing storage fabric. The switch will be used to aggregate multiple edge switches and must appear as a single Fibre Channel device to the core. Which port type should be used on the edge switch facing the core switch to achieve this?

A storage administrator needs to isolate traffic between two departments on the same Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure. Each department has its own storage array and hosts. Which technology should be used to create separate logical fabrics without additional hardware?

An engineer is configuring zoning on a Cisco MDS switch. The requirement is to allow a single host HBA to access two storage array ports. Which zone configuration meets this requirement?

A data center architect is designing an FCoE deployment. The network must support lossless Ethernet for storage traffic. Which set of IEEE standards must be enabled on the Ethernet switches to meet this requirement?

An iSCSI storage array is being deployed with two network interfaces for redundancy. The hosts also have two iSCSI initiators. To ensure load balancing and failover, which feature should be configured?

A storage administrator wants to provide a volume that appears larger than its actual physical capacity, allocating storage blocks only as data is written. Which storage provisioning method is being described?

An engineer is configuring a Cisco MDS switch to connect two SAN islands using a Fibre Channel ISL. The interfaces on both switches are set to auto mode. However, the link does not come up. What is the most likely cause?

A storage engineer is configuring replication between two data centers. The distance is 500 km with a round-trip latency of 10 ms. The application requires zero data loss in the event of a primary site failure. Which replication method should be chosen?

Which Fibre Channel address component identifies the port on a storage target?

A Cisco MDS switch is configured with NPV mode. A host NPIV-capable HBA is connected to this switch. The HBA needs to log in with multiple N-port IDs to support multiple virtual machines. What must be configured on the MDS switch to allow this?

During FCoE initialization, which protocol is used by a CNA to discover FCoE-capable switches and establish a virtual link?

A storage array supports RAID-5, RAID-6, and RAID-10. The array has 12 disks of equal size. The requirement is to maximize usable capacity while tolerating up to two simultaneous disk failures without data loss. Which RAID level should be chosen?

A storage administrator is configuring iSCSI security. Which two methods can be used to authenticate iSCSI initiators to a target? (Choose two.)

A network engineer is configuring FCoE on a Cisco Nexus switch. Which two DCB features must be enabled to support lossless Ethernet for FCoE traffic? (Choose two.)

An organization is deploying a new Fibre Channel SAN with Cisco MDS switches. The design requires high availability and load sharing over multiple ISLs. Which three features should be implemented? (Choose three.)

A storage administrator has deployed a Fibre Channel fabric with two MDS switches. Each host has a single HBA. Which port type is used to connect the HBA to the switch?

An engineer is configuring a Cisco MDS switch to connect to a core switch in NPV mode. The edge switch will be connected to the core via an ISL. What port mode should be configured on the edge switch's interface connecting to the core?

A data center administrator is implementing FCoE on a Cisco UCS fabric. The converged network adapters (CNAs) must communicate with the Fibre Channel storage array via the FCoE forwarder. Which FCoE port type is used on the CNA to connect to the FCoE forwarder?

A storage engineer needs to isolate two Fibre Channel fabrics within the same physical infrastructure using Cisco MDS switches. Which feature allows the creation of multiple logical Fibre Channel networks on the same set of switches?

During an iSCSI deployment, an administrator configures CHAP authentication between the initiator and target. Which statement about CHAP in iSCSI is correct?

A NetApp storage array is configured for synchronous replication between two data centers. The round-trip latency is 2 ms. Which RAID type provides the best balance of capacity efficiency and protection for the primary storage volumes that are replicated?

An administrator is configuring zoning on a Cisco MDS switch to ensure that two servers can only communicate with their assigned storage arrays. Which two statements about Fibre Channel zoning are correct? (Choose two.)

A storage engineer is planning an FCoE deployment in a data center. The network must support lossless Ethernet for Fibre Channel traffic. Which three Data Center Bridging (DCB) features are required? (Choose three.)

A network administrator is configuring iSCSI multipath I/O (MPIO) for a storage array. Which two conditions are required for MPIO to operate correctly? (Choose two.)

A Cisco MDS switch is configured with an ISL trunk between two switches. The administrator wants to enable multiple VSANs over the same physical link. Which two actions must be taken? (Choose two.)