2V0-621 · Question #53
What are two use cases for Fibre Channel Zoning in a vSphere environment? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. Controls and isolates paths in a fabric. D. Can be used to separate different environments. Fibre Channel Zoning controls path isolation within the SAN fabric and can logically separate distinct environments such as development and production.
Question
What are two use cases for Fibre Channel Zoning in a vSphere environment? (Choose two.)
Options
- AIncreases the number of targets presented to an ESXi host.
- BControls and isolates paths in a fabric.
- CControls and isolates paths to an NFS share.
- DCan be used to separate different environments.
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A6% (3)
- B92% (46)
- C2% (1)
Why each option
Fibre Channel Zoning controls path isolation within the SAN fabric and can logically separate distinct environments such as development and production.
Zoning restricts which targets are visible to a given host - it reduces or controls target visibility rather than increasing the number of targets presented.
FC Zoning is specifically designed to control and isolate paths in a Fibre Channel fabric by grouping initiators and targets into named zones, preventing unauthorized cross-communication between devices that are not in the same zone.
FC Zoning applies exclusively to Fibre Channel fabrics and has no relevance to NFS shares, which use IP-based networking and are governed by IP access controls and export policies.
Zoning is commonly used to logically separate environments such as development, test, and production within the same physical FC fabric, ensuring that hosts in one environment cannot access storage targets belonging to another.
Concept tested: Fibre Channel Zoning use cases in vSphere
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