350-601 Storage Network Practice Question
Which Fibre Channel address component uniquely identifies a port within a fabric and is assigned during fabric login (FLOGI)?
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Why each option matters
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FCID
The FCID (Fibre Channel ID) is a 24-bit address assigned by the switch upon FLOGI. It consists of Domain, Area, and Port fields. WWPN is a permanent identifier, not assigned dynamically.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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WWNN
Why it's wrong here
WWNN identifies the node, not the port.
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FCID
Why this is correct
FCID is dynamically assigned during FLOGI.
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Domain ID
Why it's wrong here
Domain ID is part of FCID but does not uniquely identify the port alone.
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WWPN
Why it's wrong here
WWPN is a permanent unique identifier, not assigned by the fabric.
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