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Which three protocols does the Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter with Gen 5 Fibre Channel allow? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is A. FCoE B. Native FC C. TCP/IP. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Which three protocols does the Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter with Gen 5 Fibre Channel allow? (Choose three.)
Options
- AFCoE
- BNative FC
- CTCP/IP
- DFCIP
- EFICON
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A75% (18)
- D8% (2)
- E17% (4)
Community Discussion
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Lena V.Jun 26, 2026The Brocade 1860 is a converged network adapter, so it is designed to run both storage and Ethernet traffic over the same physical hardware. That is exactly why A (FCoE), B (Native FC), and C (TCP/IP) are the three correct answers. Native FC covers direct Fibre Channel connectivity, FCoE lets you run FC frames over Ethernet (no separate HBA needed), and TCP/IP handles standard network traffic, which is the whole point of a converged adapter. D (FCIP) is a tunneling protocol used for long-distance FC over IP networks and is not a supported mode on this adapter, and E (FICON) is an IBM mainframe protocol that is outside the scope of what the 1860 supports.
Brenda K.Jun 29, 2026Solid breakdown, though worth flagging for exam takers that this question type runs long so mark it and move on if the Brocade 1860 specifics are not in your study notes, because confusing FCIP with FCoE under time pressure is a classic trap that costs you a sure point elsewhere.
Ingrid P.Jun 26, 2026The Brocade 1860 is a converged adapter, so it handles FCoE and TCP/IP over Ethernet alongside native FC over the same hardware, which is exactly the pitch for Gen 5 adapters targeting environments that are not fully committed to one transport. Do you know why FCIP got left out here, given that FCIP is technically an FC tunneling protocol over IP and the adapter does support IP, or is the distinction that FCIP is a WAN/gateway function rather than a host adapter function?
Brenda K.Jun 26, 2026FCoE, Native FC, and TCP/IP are right, this is a combo CNA card.
Ingrid P.Jun 29, 2026Brenda has it right on the protocol support, but worth adding a card to distinguish that FCoE still rides over Ethernet physically while native FC uses its own transport, so the spaced repetition cue there is "CNA unifies adapters but not physical layers."