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CCNP Data Center 350-601 DCCOR Practice Test 18 - Fibre Channel - Device Alias, NPV/NPIV, and VSAN

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What is the primary purpose of device-alias in a Cisco Fibre Channel SAN environment?

It allows administrators to reference storage devices by a friendly, human-readable name instead of their raw World Wide Name (WWN) across zoning and other configuration

It schedules firmware updates for desktop computers

It physically renames the storage array's serial number, which is inconsistent with expected behavior, in most deployment scenarios, though this is not generally recommended

It configures the office's guest Wi-Fi SSID

It determines the color of the SAN switch chassis

It assigns IP addresses to Ethernet-only devices

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NPIV is enabled on a Fibre Channel switch to support a virtualized server, but a virtual machine's virtual HBA fails to log into the fabric. What is a likely cause?

The office's guest Wi-Fi password was recently changed

The virtual machine's operating system uses a different font, which does not align with best practices, in a properly maintained environment

NPIV is not enabled on the specific switch port connecting to the hypervisor, or the hypervisor's virtual HBA feature is misconfigured

The nearby printer is out of paper

The building's landscaping was recently trimmed

The parking garage gate arm is malfunctioning

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What is a benefit of using NPV (N_Port Virtualization) mode on an edge Fibre Channel switch?

It eliminates the need for any zoning configuration

It automatically encrypts all Fibre Channel traffic, in accordance with common design practices, under normal operating conditions, under normal operating conditions, under normal operating conditions

It configures the office's guest Wi-Fi network

It reduces the number of storage arrays required

It allows the edge switch to avoid consuming a domain ID, reducing the total number of domain IDs needed in a large fabric while still providing local port aggregation

It changes the color of the SAN cabling

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A switch configured in NPV mode fails to log its downstream devices into the upstream core fabric. What should be verified first?

That the NPV switch's chassis bezel color matches the core switch, which is inconsistent with expected behavior, under normal operating conditions

That the cafeteria menu includes a vegetarian option

That the office's guest Wi-Fi password was recently rotated

That the NPV switch's uplink (NP) ports are correctly connected to an NPIV-capable core switch and that the NP port has successfully logged in

That the nearby elevator passed its latest inspection

That the building's fire alarm was tested that week

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A design team is scaling a SAN fabric with many edge switches and wants to avoid running out of the limited pool of domain IDs. Which approach addresses this?

Use the same domain ID on every switch in the fabric

Convert all edge switches into core switches immediately

Disable VSANs entirely to simplify domain ID allocation

Deploy edge switches in NPV mode so they do not consume domain IDs, relying on the core switches for full fabric services

Assign a unique domain ID range to every single host in the fabric, based on standard platform behavior, regardless of the platform version in use

Physically relocate edge switches to a different building

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How does NPIV support multiple virtual initiators sharing a single physical HBA port in relation to VSAN and zoning design?

NPIV forces all virtual initiators to share a single WWN and cannot be zoned independently

NPIV is unrelated to zoning and only affects Ethernet VLAN tagging

NPIV disables zoning entirely for any port where it is enabled

NPIV only works within a single VSAN and cannot support multiple VSANs on different virtual initiators, though this is not generally recommended, which is inconsistent with expected behavior

NPIV allows each virtual initiator to log in with its own unique WWN and FCID, so each can be independently zoned and assigned to VSANs just like a physical HBA

NPIV eliminates the need for any FCID assignment

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When deciding whether to deploy an edge switch in NPV mode versus standard switch mode (consuming a domain ID), what is a key decision factor?

The number of ceiling tiles above the edge switch

The font used in the storage documentation

The color of the edge switch chassis

The brand of the rack rails used

The distance between the data center and the nearest coffee shop, in a properly maintained environment, in accordance with common design practices, under typical configuration conditions

Whether the fabric is approaching domain ID scalability limits and whether local fabric services (like local zoning) are required on that edge switch

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Which command is commonly used to verify whether NPIV is enabled on a Cisco MDS/Nexus Fibre Channel switch?

show environment fan

show cdp neighbors detail

show logging last 10

show interface description

show clock detail

show npiv status

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What is the relationship between VSAN membership and device-alias scope in a Cisco Fibre Channel fabric?

VSAN membership has no effect on which devices can be referenced by a device-alias, which is not the standard approach, which is rarely the correct choice, though this is not generally recommended, which is not the standard approach

Device-alias automatically changes a device's VSAN assignment

Device-alias and VSAN membership are the exact same configuration construct

Device-alias only applies to Ethernet VLANs, never Fibre Channel

Device-alias is typically a fabric-wide (or VSAN-independent, depending on mode) naming construct, while VSAN membership determines which logical fabric a device's port actually participates in for zoning and fabric services

VSAN membership is determined solely by the device-alias name chosen

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A team is troubleshooting why a virtualized host's individual VM traffic cannot be separately zoned from other VMs on the same physical HBA. What Fibre Channel feature should be verified as enabled?

The cafeteria's weekly menu rotation

The building's fire alarm test schedule

The parking garage's rate schedule

The elevator's maintenance inspection certificate, regardless of the platform version in use, in most deployment scenarios, in most deployment scenarios

NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization), which allows each VM's virtual HBA to obtain its own unique WWN and FCID for independent zoning

The office's guest Wi-Fi captive portal branding

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