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When configuring Fibre Channel ports and Ethernet ports on the same Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform, which rule must be followed?

The correct answer is D. Fiber Channel ports must be configured with the range that starts with the last port on the module.. On Cisco Nexus 5500 platforms, Fibre Channel (FC) ports must be configured starting from the highest-numbered port on a module and moving downwards.

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Question

When configuring Fibre Channel ports and Ethernet ports on the same Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform, which rule must be followed?

Options

  • AFiber Channel ports must be configured in blocks of eight ports on the same ASIC.
  • BFiber Channel ports must be configured with the range that starts with the first port on the
  • CEthernet ports must be configured with the range that starts with the last port on the module.
  • DFiber Channel ports must be configured with the range that starts with the last port on the module.

How the community answered

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  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    87% (27)

Why each option

On Cisco Nexus 5500 platforms, Fibre Channel (FC) ports must be configured starting from the highest-numbered port on a module and moving downwards.

AFiber Channel ports must be configured in blocks of eight ports on the same ASIC.

Fibre Channel ports are not restricted to configuration in fixed blocks of eight; the rule concerns the starting point and direction of port activation on the module.

BFiber Channel ports must be configured with the range that starts with the first port on the

This statement is incorrect because Fibre Channel ports must be configured starting from the last port, not the first.

CEthernet ports must be configured with the range that starts with the last port on the module.

Ethernet ports on Nexus 5500 platforms are generally configured starting from the first (lowest-numbered) port, making this statement incorrect for Ethernet ports.

DFiber Channel ports must be configured with the range that starts with the last port on the module.Correct

Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches have unified ports that can be configured as either Ethernet or Fibre Channel. For Fibre Channel, the ports must be configured in a specific order, starting from the last (highest-numbered) port on the module and proceeding towards the lower-numbered ports, allowing for co-existence with Ethernet ports configured from the other end.

Concept tested: Cisco Nexus 5500 unified port configuration rules

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/installation/501_N1/N5K_Install_Guide/N5K_Install_Ch3.html#wp1040523

Topics

#Cisco Nexus 5500#unified ports#Fibre Channel configuration#Ethernet configuration

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