2V0-622 · Question #242
Which setting will allow a virtual machine to have direct secure access to an RDM?
The correct answer is C. NPIV. NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization) allows a single physical Fibre Channel HBA to be presented as multiple virtual N_Ports, enabling individual VMs to have their own WWPNs and direct, secure access to SAN LUNs via RDMs.
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Which setting will allow a virtual machine to have direct secure access to an RDM?
Options
- ANIOC
- BNPV
- CNPIV
- DCPUID Mask
How the community answered
(48 responses)- A4% (2)
- B6% (3)
- C88% (42)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization) allows a single physical Fibre Channel HBA to be presented as multiple virtual N_Ports, enabling individual VMs to have their own WWPNs and direct, secure access to SAN LUNs via RDMs.
NIOC (Network I/O Control) is a vSphere networking feature that manages bandwidth allocation among different types of network traffic; it has no relevance to Fibre Channel storage or RDM access.
NPV (N_Port Virtualization) is a Fibre Channel switch feature that allows edge switches to proxy N_Port logins through an upstream core switch; it is a switch-level fabric feature, not a VM storage access mechanism.
NPIV creates virtual Fibre Channel ports (vHBAs) for VMs, assigning unique World Wide Port Names so that SAN zoning and LUN masking can be applied per-VM. This gives a VM direct, isolated, and secure access to an RDM without sharing the physical HBA identity with other VMs.
CPUID Mask is a vSphere feature used to hide or expose CPU instruction sets to VMs for vMotion compatibility purposes and has no connection to storage access or RDMs.
Concept tested: NPIV enabling per-VM RDM Fibre Channel access
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/GUID-F3B0E97D-F82E-49EF-87B5-5C0DBFD00A37.html
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