350-601 Storage Network Practice Question
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?
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Configure the port as a trunk port (EISL).
An EISL (Extended ISL) is a trunk port that carries multiple VSANs. The interface must be configured as a trunk port using the 'switchport mode trunk' command (or 'trunk mode on' in some contexts) to allow multiple VSANs.
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Use two separate ISLs, one for each VSAN.
Why it's wrong here
A single EISL can carry both VSANs, eliminating the need for separate links.
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Configure the port as a trunk port (EISL).
Why this is correct
Trunk port (EISL) allows multiple VSANs over a single ISL.
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Create a PortChannel and add the ISL.
Why it's wrong here
PortChannel does not inherently enable multi-VSAN trunking.
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Configure the port as a regular E-port.
Why it's wrong here
Regular E-port carries only the default VSAN.
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