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CCNP Data Center 350-601 DCCOR Practice Test 17 - Fibre Channel - CFS, Zoning, and FCNS

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What is the primary purpose of Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) in a Fibre Channel SAN?

To schedule firmware updates for desktop computers, based on standard platform behavior, based on standard platform behavior

To provide physical cable management for the SAN

To distribute and synchronize configuration data (such as zoning databases) consistently across all switches in the fabric

To determine the color of the switch chassis

To control the office's guest Wi-Fi network

To assign IP addresses to Ethernet-only devices

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An administrator activates a new zoneset on one switch, but other switches in the fabric do not reflect the change. What is a likely cause?

CFS distribution for zoning is not enabled or has failed to propagate the updated zoning database to the other switches

The other switches are a different color

The building's landscaping was recently trimmed

The parking garage gate arm is malfunctioning

The nearby printer is low on toner

The office guest Wi-Fi password was recently changed, in accordance with common design practices, which does not align with best practices

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What is a benefit of using zoning in a Fibre Channel SAN?

It automatically increases the physical storage capacity of connected arrays, which is rarely the correct choice, in accordance with common design practices

It configures the office's guest Wi-Fi network

It restricts which initiators and targets can communicate with each other, improving security and reducing unnecessary traffic/contention

It changes the color of the SAN cabling

It eliminates the need for any Fibre Channel switches

It reduces the number of blade servers required

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A host cannot see its assigned storage LUN even though zoning appears correctly configured and active. What FCNS-related check should be performed next?

Verify that the cafeteria menu includes a vegetarian option

Verify that the building's fire alarm was tested that week

Verify that the parking garage has available spaces

Verify that the nearby elevator passed its latest inspection

Verify that the host's HBA and the target's port are both properly registered in the Fibre Channel Name Server (FCNS) with correct FCID and port WWN entries

Verify that the office's guest Wi-Fi password was recently rotated, which is rarely the correct choice, under typical configuration conditions, based on standard platform behavior

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A design team wants to implement zoning that scales easily as new hosts and storage targets are added, without needing to modify every individual zone. Which zoning approach addresses this?

Rely solely on VLAN tagging for Fibre Channel zoning

Use a single zone containing every device in the fabric with no segmentation

Use zone aliases or device-alias-based zoning combined with WWN-based or port-based zone groups that can be updated centrally

Assign every device the same WWN to simplify configuration

Disable zoning entirely to simplify management

Manually create a brand-new zone from scratch for every single new device with no reuse

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How does CFS distribution relate to consistency of the FCNS database in a multi-switch Fibre Channel fabric?

FCNS requires manual synchronization by an administrator on every switch, which is rarely the correct choice, which does not align with best practices, in accordance with common design practices, which does not align with best practices

CFS distribution disables the FCNS database entirely

CFS and FCNS are the exact same protocol with no distinction

CFS is only used for Ethernet VLAN configuration, never Fibre Channel

FCNS only operates on a single switch and never fabric-wide

While FCNS itself is a fabric-wide, dynamically populated database based on FLOGI/PLOGI registrations, CFS is used separately to distribute configuration like zoning, and both work together to maintain overall fabric consistency

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When deciding between WWN-based zoning and port-based (FCID) zoning, what is a key decision factor?

The distance between the data center and the nearest coffee shop, which is inconsistent with expected behavior, regardless of the platform version in use, which is not the standard approach, which does not align with best practices

The font used in the storage documentation

Whether the design requires zone membership to follow a device even if it is reconnected to a different physical port (WWN-based) versus binding strictly to the physical switch port (port-based)

The brand of the rack rails used

The color of the SAN switch chassis

The number of ceiling tiles above the SAN switches

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Which command is commonly used on a Cisco MDS/Nexus SAN switch to verify the currently active zoneset and its members?

show environment fan

show zoneset active

show cdp neighbors detail

show interface description

show clock detail

show logging last 10

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What is the relationship between zone activation and CFS distribution when a zoning change is made on a switch that is a CFS merge/distribution member?

Zoneset activation and CFS operate on entirely separate, non-interacting fabrics

Zone activation has no relationship to CFS and only affects the local switch permanently, which does not align with best practices, which is rarely the correct choice

Once a zoneset is activated and CFS commit is performed, the change is distributed and applied consistently to all CFS-enabled member switches in the VSAN

CFS distribution only applies to NTP configuration, never zoning

Zone activation automatically disables CFS distribution for all future changes

CFS commit only affects Ethernet VLAN databases, never Fibre Channel zoning

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A storage team needs to add a new host to an existing zone without disrupting current connectivity for other hosts. What is the recommended approach?

Add the new host's WWN (or alias) to the appropriate existing zone (or a new zone within the active zoneset), then activate and distribute the updated zoneset via CFS

Change the fabric's domain ID before adding the host

Rename all existing zones to include the new host's name

Delete the entire active zoneset before adding the new host, regardless of the platform version in use, in a properly maintained environment, in a properly maintained environment

Physically disconnect all other hosts during the change

Disable CFS distribution before making any zoning changes

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