20+ practice questions focused on Storage Network — one of the most tested topics on the Cisco DCCOR / CCNP Data Center Core 350-601 exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start Storage Network PracticeA storage network engineer is designing a Fibre Channel SAN with two Cisco MDS switches in a single VSAN. The design requires that if one switch fails, the storage traffic continues to flow without manual intervention. Which two technologies should be implemented?
Explanation: Fibre Channel multipathing (E) is correct because it allows initiators and targets to use multiple physical paths across different switches, automatically failing over if one switch fails. Port channels (B) only aggregate links for redundancy against link failures, not switch failures, and therefore do not meet the requirement. Options A, C, and D are incorrect: NPV is for N_Port virtualization, VSAN trunking virtualizes VSANs, and IVR interconnects VSANs; none provide automatic failover upon switch failure.
An engineer needs to create a VSAN on a Cisco MDS switch with VSAN ID 50. Which command correctly creates the VSAN?
Explanation: On Cisco MDS switches, to create a VSAN with ID 50, you must first enter VSAN database sub-mode using the 'vsan database' command from global configuration mode, then issue the 'vsan 50' command. This two-step process is required; the global configuration command 'vsan 50' (option B) is not valid. Option D only enters the VSAN database mode but does not create the VSAN. Option C incorrectly uses the 'interface vsan' command, which is used for IP storage services, not VSAN creation.
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?
Explanation: RAID 10 combines mirroring and striping, offering high write performance because writes are performed on both mirrors simultaneously without parity calculations. It can tolerate up to two disk failures as long as each failed disk is in a different mirror set, meeting the requirement for high write performance and two-disk fault tolerance.
An engineer is configuring a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) SAN. Which statement about FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) is true?
Explanation: FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) uses Ethernet MAC addresses for communication during the discovery, initialization, and maintenance phases of an FCoE session. FIP frames are encapsulated in standard Ethernet frames with a specific EtherType (0x8914), allowing FCoE-capable endpoints to discover each other and establish virtual links without relying on IP addresses.
A storage administrator needs to ensure that a Fibre Channel zone configuration is operationally effective without disrupting the current active zone set. Which approach should be used?
Explanation: In Cisco MDS Fibre Channel SANs, zone configurations are created in the defined configuration and then activated as a new zone set. This approach ensures that the current active zone set remains operational and unaffected during the configuration process, preventing any disruption to existing traffic. Only when the new zone set is explicitly activated does it replace the active set, allowing for a controlled cutover.
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