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Which statement is correct about the number of available QoS system classes in FCoE?
The correct answer is C. It's hard-set but cannot disable best-effort and Fibre Channel. In FCoE, the number of QoS system classes is fixed, with specific classes for best-effort and Fibre Channel traffic that are fundamental and cannot be disabled.
Question
Which statement is correct about the number of available QoS system classes in FCoE?
Options
- AIt's hard-set and cannot be disabled
- BIt's configurable, with an upper limit of 16
- CIt's hard-set but cannot disable best-effort and Fibre Channel
- DIt's hard-set but can disable all but one class
- EIt's configurable with an upper limit of eight
How the community answered
(58 responses)- B3% (2)
- C95% (55)
- E2% (1)
Why each option
In FCoE, the number of QoS system classes is fixed, with specific classes for best-effort and Fibre Channel traffic that are fundamental and cannot be disabled.
While the number of classes is hard-set, specific non-essential classes might be disabled, so stating it 'cannot be disabled' in general is too absolute.
The number of QoS system classes in FCoE is typically hard-set, not configurable with an upper limit of 16; Cisco Nexus platforms often have 8 queues/classes per port by default.
The number of QoS system classes for FCoE is hard-set on most Cisco Nexus platforms, and critically, the best-effort (default) and Fibre Channel classes cannot be disabled as they are essential for network operation and FCoE lossless transport.
While some classes might be disabled, the best-effort and Fibre Channel classes are mandatory and cannot be disabled, making the statement 'can disable all but one class' incorrect.
The number of QoS system classes in FCoE is typically hard-set to a specific value, like 8, but it is not configurable with an upper limit of eight; it's a fixed system configuration.
Concept tested: FCoE QoS System Classes
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus7000/sw/qos/config/qoscfg/qos_fcoe.html
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