A storage network engineer is implementing disk-array data replication between two SAN environments in two different data centers not connected via Fibre Channel. Which SAN switch feature must be…

Question

Options

• AFCIP
• Bzoning merge over LAN
• CVSAN scoping
• DIVR

• A
  82% (23)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  11% (3)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

FCIP (Fibre Channel over IP) is correct because it encapsulates Fibre Channel frames inside TCP/IP packets, allowing SAN traffic to traverse a standard IP WAN - exactly what's needed when the two data centers lack a native Fibre Channel link between them.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B. Zoning merge over LAN - zoning merges are a fabric-management operation that occurs between switches already connected via Fibre Channel; there is no standard SAN feature by this name for bridging separate sites over IP.
• C. VSAN scoping - VSANs (Virtual SANs) logically segment a single physical Fibre Channel fabric; they don't extend connectivity across an IP WAN.
• D. IVR (Inter-VSAN Routing) - IVR allows devices in different VSANs to communicate, but it still requires the underlying switches to be connected via Fibre Channel; it cannot bridge an IP gap.

Memory tip: Think of FCIP as "FC over IP" - whenever the exam scenario mentions two sites connected only by a regular network (LAN/WAN/Internet) rather than dark fiber or an FC backbone, FCIP is your bridge. If Fibre Channel already connects the sites, look at IVR or zoning instead.

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