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An engineer must choose the World Wide Port Name for the Cisco UCS Fibre Channel virtual host bus adapter. Which identifier must be used?

The correct answer is D. 20:00:00:25:B5:97:c3:ac. The World Wide Port Name (WWPN) for a Cisco UCS Fibre Channel virtual host bus adapter is a unique 64-bit identifier represented in a specific hexadecimal format.

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Question

An engineer must choose the World Wide Port Name for the Cisco UCS Fibre Channel virtual host bus adapter. Which identifier must be used?

Options

  • Anaa.600a09840691712159764d
  • Bfe80::314e:4566:8702:bf3d
  • Ciqn.2021-08.com.acme:3xxx
  • D20:00:00:25:B5:97:c3:ac

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    94% (29)

Why each option

The World Wide Port Name (WWPN) for a Cisco UCS Fibre Channel virtual host bus adapter is a unique 64-bit identifier represented in a specific hexadecimal format.

Anaa.600a09840691712159764d

'naa.600a09840691712159764d' is typically an N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) World Wide Node Name (WWNN) or a storage device identifier, not a WWPN for a Fibre Channel HBA.

Bfe80::314e:4566:8702:bf3d

'fe80::314e:4566:8702:bf3d' is an example of an IPv6 link-local address, which is used for IP networking and not for Fibre Channel identification.

Ciqn.2021-08.com.acme:3xxx

'iqn.2021-08.com.acme:3xxx' is an iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN), which is a unique identifier for iSCSI initiators and targets, distinct from Fibre Channel identifiers.

D20:00:00:25:B5:97:c3:acCorrect

A World Wide Port Name (WWPN) is a unique, 64-bit identifier used to identify a Fibre Channel port, whether physical or virtual, and is conventionally represented as an 8-byte hexadecimal value, often separated by colons. The format '20:00:00:25:B5:97:c3:ac' precisely matches the standard representation of a WWPN, which is essential for Fibre Channel SAN zoning and identification.

Concept tested: Fibre Channel World Wide Port Name (WWPN) format

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/gui/config/guide/2-2/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_2/b_UCSM_GUI_Configuration_Guide_2_2_chapter_01010.html

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#Fibre Channel#WWPN#Cisco UCS#storage identifiers

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