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What native Fibre Channel technology facilitates connecting multiple Fibre Channel devices behind a single FC address?
The correct answer is C. Fibre Channel Arbitrary Loop. Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) is a native Fibre Channel technology that allows multiple devices to share a single physical loop connection.
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What native Fibre Channel technology facilitates connecting multiple Fibre Channel devices behind a single FC address?
Options
- AN-Port Virtualization
- BN-Port Identification Virtualization
- CFibre Channel Arbitrary Loop
- DFiber Channel over Ethernet
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(46 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C93% (43)
Why each option
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) is a native Fibre Channel technology that allows multiple devices to share a single physical loop connection.
N-Port Virtualization (NPV) allows a Fibre Channel switch to operate like a host HBA, passing traffic to an upstream switch without consuming a domain ID, rather than consolidating multiple end devices behind a single FC address.
N-Port Identification Virtualization (NPIV) enables a single physical HBA port to register multiple unique World Wide Port Names (WWPNs) with a Fibre Channel switch, granting each virtual machine its own distinct FC address, not a single shared one.
Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) is a shared-access Fibre Channel topology where multiple devices connect in a loop. When this loop is connected to a Fibre Channel fabric via an FL_Port, all devices on the loop effectively communicate through that single fabric port, appearing collectively 'behind' that connection point.
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a protocol that encapsulates Fibre Channel frames within Ethernet frames to run over Ethernet networks, which is not a native FC technology for consolidating addresses.
Concept tested: Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) function
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/5_2/configuration/guide/cli/cli_fcal.html
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