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ACME corporation owns a single MDS. Which two SAN tools can be used to optimize the use and cost of the switching hardware? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. zoning C. VSAN. With a single Cisco MDS switch, two tools maximize its utility. VSANs (C) - Virtual SANs - allow a single physical MDS to be logically partitioned into multiple isolated SAN fabrics, effectively multiplying the value of one switch for different departments or applications…
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ACME corporation owns a single MDS. Which two SAN tools can be used to optimize the use and cost of the switching hardware? (Choose two.)
Options
- Azoning
- BIVR
- CVSAN
- DiSCSI
How the community answered
(48 responses)- A77% (37)
- B15% (7)
- D8% (4)
Explanation
With a single Cisco MDS switch, two tools maximize its utility. VSANs (C) - Virtual SANs - allow a single physical MDS to be logically partitioned into multiple isolated SAN fabrics, effectively multiplying the value of one switch for different departments or applications. Zoning (A) then controls which initiators (hosts) can communicate with which targets (storage) within each VSAN, providing security and access control without additional hardware. IVR (B) is Inter-VSAN Routing - used when traffic must cross VSAN boundaries, typically needed across multiple switches. iSCSI (D) is a protocol for encapsulating SCSI over IP networks and does not help optimize the use of a Fibre Channel MDS switch.
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