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An engineer must design a Cisco UCS environment that will connection to a storage area network. The solution must include support for these conditions: - connectivity to the existing 10 Gigabit Ethern

The correct answer is B. FCoE. The engineer needs a solution that consolidates Fibre Channel storage access and Ethernet networking over 10 Gigabit Ethernet, supports network booting, integrates with existing Fibre Channel arrays, and ensures lossless data transfer.

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Question

An engineer must design a Cisco UCS environment that will connection to a storage area network. The solution must include support for these conditions:

  • connectivity to the existing 10 Gigabit Ethernet network
  • booting the server infrastructure from the network
  • integration with the existing Fibre Channel storage arrays
  • lossless data transfer

Which solution should be used to meet these requirements?

Options

  • AFCP
  • BFCoE
  • CCIFS
  • DNFS

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    72% (21)
  • C
    10% (3)
  • D
    14% (4)

Why each option

The engineer needs a solution that consolidates Fibre Channel storage access and Ethernet networking over 10 Gigabit Ethernet, supports network booting, integrates with existing Fibre Channel arrays, and ensures lossless data transfer.

AFCP

FCP (Fibre Channel Protocol) requires dedicated Fibre Channel infrastructure and does not integrate directly with Ethernet to meet all specified requirements.

BFCoECorrect

Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) encapsulates Fibre Channel frames within Ethernet, allowing storage traffic to run over existing 10 Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure. This technology enables network booting, integrates with existing Fibre Channel arrays, and provides lossless data transfer through mechanisms like Priority-based Flow Control (PFC).

CCIFS

CIFS (Common Internet File System) is a network file sharing protocol that operates over IP and is not designed for block-level storage access or network booting.

DNFS

NFS (Network File System) is a network file sharing protocol that operates over IP and is not designed for block-level storage access or network booting.

Concept tested: Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) capabilities

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-b-series-blade-servers/whitepaper_c11-591873.html

Topics

#FCoE#SAN connectivity#Boot from SAN#Lossless Ethernet

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