350-601 Storage Network Practice Question
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?
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NP-port
In NPV mode, the edge switch presents NP-ports to the core fabric, which appear as N-ports to the core switch.
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NP-port
Why this is correct
NP-port is the uplink port type in NPV mode.
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N-port
Why it's wrong here
N-port is for end devices, not uplinks.
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E-port
Why it's wrong here
E-port is for ISL connections between switches.
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F-port
Why it's wrong here
F-port is used on core switches to connect N-ports.
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