2V0-622D · Question #14
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) enables a single physical Fibre Channel HBA to present multiple virtual N_Ports, giving individual VMs direct and isolated access to SAN LUNs via RDMs.
Question
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
(27 responses)- B4% (1)
- C89% (24)
- D7% (2)
Why each option
NPIV (N-Port ID Virtualization) enables a single physical Fibre Channel HBA to present multiple virtual N_Ports, giving individual VMs direct and isolated access to SAN LUNs via RDMs.
NIOC (Network I/O Control) is a vSphere feature that allocates bandwidth shares and limits across virtual network adapters, and has no role in Fibre Channel or RDM access.
NPV (N-Port Virtualization) is a Fibre Channel fabric feature used in switches to consolidate FC ports through an edge switch acting as a proxy, and does not provide per-VM RDM access.
NPIV allows a physical FC HBA port to be subdivided into multiple virtual ports (vHBAs), each with its own WWPN and WWNN. This enables a VM to communicate directly with a SAN target through its own dedicated virtual FC port, providing secure, isolated RDM access without sharing the host's physical HBA identity.
CPUID Mask is a VM setting that hides or exposes specific CPU feature flags to the guest OS for compatibility purposes, and is unrelated to storage or RDM access.
Concept tested: NPIV enabling per-VM direct Fibre Channel RDM access
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/GUID-C6684D82-1D48-4D9F-9356-E23D69D2A7EF.html
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