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Which purpose is a valid reason to change the mode of an interface to a TE Port on a Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switch?

The correct answer is D. to create a VSAN trunk. A TE (Trunking Expansion) port on the Cisco Nexus 6000 enables VSAN trunking over a single Fibre Channel ISL, carrying frames from multiple VSANs simultaneously.

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Question

Which purpose is a valid reason to change the mode of an interface to a TE Port on a Cisco Nexus 6000 Series switch?

Options

  • Ato connect a third party SAN switch
  • Bto span a Fibre Channel port
  • Cto connect an NP1V switch to an NPV core switch
  • Dto create a VSAN trunk

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  • A
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  • C
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  • D
    93% (28)

Why each option

A TE (Trunking Expansion) port on the Cisco Nexus 6000 enables VSAN trunking over a single Fibre Channel ISL, carrying frames from multiple VSANs simultaneously.

Ato connect a third party SAN switch

Connecting to a third-party SAN switch uses a standard E port in interoperability mode, not a TE port, because proprietary trunking extensions may not be supported by the third-party device.

Bto span a Fibre Channel port

Spanning a Fibre Channel port is accomplished through SPAN/RSPAN configuration on dedicated monitoring ports, which is unrelated to the TE port mode.

Cto connect an NP1V switch to an NPV core switch

Linking an NPV switch to a core switch uses NP ports on the NPV device and F ports (or TF ports for trunking) on the core, not TE ports.

Dto create a VSAN trunkCorrect

The TE port is the trunking variant of an E port; it negotiates a list of allowed VSANs with the peer switch and tags each frame with its VSAN ID, allowing a single physical ISL to carry traffic from many VSANs - the primary reason to configure this mode.

Concept tested: Cisco Nexus 6000 TE port and VSAN trunking

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus6000/sw/san_switching/7x/b_6k_SAN_Switching_7x/b_6k_SAN_Switching_7x_chapter_010.html

Topics

#TE port#VSAN trunking#Fibre Channel#Nexus 6000

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