350-601 Storage Network Practice Question
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?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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NP-port
NP-port (N-Port Virtualization) is used on an edge switch in NPV mode to connect to the core fabric; it behaves like an N-port but allows multiple N-port IDs behind it.
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F-port
Why it's wrong here
F-port is used on a switch to connect to an N-port host, not for NPV.
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N-port
Why it's wrong here
N-port is a host port, not used on switches in NPV mode.
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NP-port
Why this is correct
Correct. NP-port is used in NPV mode to connect an edge switch to the core fabric.
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E-port
Why it's wrong here
E-port is used for ISL connections between switches, not for NPV edge to core.
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