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A database administrator experiences delay when performing storage replication between primary and secondary data centers. The data centers are located 20 kilometers apart and are connected using a 50
The correct answer is D. strict priority queuing. To resolve delays in storage replication over a 500 Mbps FCIP tunnel between data centers, the network engineer needs to implement a QoS model that prioritizes this critical traffic.
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A database administrator experiences delay when performing storage replication between primary and secondary data centers. The data centers are located 20 kilometers apart and are connected using a 500 Mbps link. The deployment was implemented using an FCIP tunnel and a pair of Cisco MDS 9250 Series Switches. The network engineer decided to enable QoS to prioritize replication traffic. Which QoS model must be used to resolve the performance issues?
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- AResource Reservation Protocol
- Bweighted round robin
- Cdifferentiated services
- Dstrict priority queuing
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A4% (1)
- B4% (1)
- C14% (4)
- D79% (22)
Why each option
To resolve delays in storage replication over a 500 Mbps FCIP tunnel between data centers, the network engineer needs to implement a QoS model that prioritizes this critical traffic.
Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) is a signaling protocol used to reserve resources along a path, but it is not a queuing mechanism that directly prioritizes traffic transmission within a single device.
Weighted Round Robin (WRR) is a fair queuing mechanism that gives different weights to different queues, allowing some traffic types more bandwidth, but it does not guarantee immediate transmission like strict priority.
Differentiated Services (DiffServ) is a framework for classifying and marking traffic, but it defines how traffic should be treated, not a specific queuing discipline that inherently guarantees the lowest latency for critical traffic like strict priority.
Strict Priority Queuing (SPQ) ensures that replication traffic, when placed in a high-priority queue, is transmitted before any other traffic in lower-priority queues, guaranteeing preferential treatment and minimizing delays. For critical traffic like storage replication where minimal latency is paramount, strict priority is often the most effective queuing mechanism.
Concept tested: QoS queuing for critical traffic prioritization
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/6_2/configuration/guides/qos/nxos/Cisco_MDS_NX-OS_QoS_Configuration_Guide_6_2/qos.html
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