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2V0-620 · Question #153

Which two Fibre Channel zoning options are supported with vSphere 6.x? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Single-Initiator B. Single-Initiator-Single-Target. VMware vSphere 6.x supports two Fibre Channel zoning configurations: Single-Initiator and Single-Initiator-Single-Target, with the latter being the recommended best practice.

Section 2 – Administer vSphere Resources

Question

Which two Fibre Channel zoning options are supported with vSphere 6.x? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ASingle-Initiator
  • BSingle-Initiator-Single-Target
  • CMultiple-Initiators-Single-Target
  • DMultiple-Initiators-Multiple-Targets

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    90% (28)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

VMware vSphere 6.x supports two Fibre Channel zoning configurations: Single-Initiator and Single-Initiator-Single-Target, with the latter being the recommended best practice.

ASingle-InitiatorCorrect

Single-Initiator zoning places one HBA initiator per zone and is a supported configuration in vSphere 6.x, allowing that initiator to access multiple targets within the zone.

BSingle-Initiator-Single-TargetCorrect

Single-Initiator-Single-Target zoning is the VMware-recommended best practice for Fibre Channel in vSphere, placing exactly one initiator and one target per zone for maximum isolation and predictable behavior.

CMultiple-Initiators-Single-Target

Multiple-Initiators-Single-Target zoning is not a VMware-supported or recommended configuration for vSphere 6.x FC SANs because it can cause unpredictable behavior and complicates troubleshooting.

DMultiple-Initiators-Multiple-Targets

Multiple-Initiators-Multiple-Targets zoning is explicitly discouraged by VMware for vSphere environments because it reduces isolation, increases the blast radius of failures, and is not a supported configuration.

Concept tested: Fibre Channel zoning best practices for vSphere

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/GUID-E6D28E67-5E77-4B28-ADD0-F9F26ACAC8E0.html

Topics

#Fibre Channel#FC zoning#SAN storage#initiator-target zoning

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