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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.

Section 3 – Configure and Administer vSphere 6.5 Storage

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)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    89% (24)
  • D
    7% (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.

ANIOC

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.

BNPV

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.

CNPIVCorrect

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.

DCPUID Mask

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

Topics

#NPIV#RDM#Fibre Channel#storage access

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