350-601 Storage Network Practice Question
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?
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FIP
FIP (FCoE Initialization Protocol) is used for discovery, login, and virtual link establishment between VN-ports and VF-ports. It replaces FC's fabric login (FLOGI) over Ethernet.
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ARP
Why it's wrong here
ARP resolves IP addresses, not used for FCoE initialization.
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FIP
Why this is correct
FIP handles FCoE virtual link initialization.
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LLDP
Why it's wrong here
LLDP is used for DCBX but not for FCoE login.
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DHCP
Why it's wrong here
DHCP assigns IP addresses, unrelated to FCoE.
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