Which configuration is needed to enable manual ESP mode for Fibre Channel TrustSec on Cisco MDS switches?

Question

Options

• AMDS(config)# interface fc 1/1
• BMDS(config)# fcsp esp manual
• CMDS(config)# interface fc 1/1
• DMDS(config)# interface fc 1/1

• A
  80% (20)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  12% (3)

Explanation

Note: This question appears to have a formatting issue - options A, C, and D all display identical text (MDS(config)# interface fc 1/1), suggesting the full sub-commands were truncated. The explanation below is based on the underlying Cisco MDS FCSP concept.

Option A is correct because enabling manual ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload) mode for Fibre Channel TrustSec on Cisco MDS switches requires entering interface configuration mode first (interface fc 1/1), then applying fcsp esp manual at the interface level - FCSP is a per-interface feature, not a global one.

Option B is wrong because issuing fcsp esp manual directly in global config mode (without first entering an interface context) is not valid syntax on MDS; ESP settings must be bound to a specific FC interface.

Options C and D are duplicates of A in this rendering, so they cannot be independently correct - a well-formed question would not repeat the same command as a distractor.

Memory tip: Think "Interface First, then Secure" - on MDS switches, security protocol settings like FCSP always go inside the interface context, just like how you configure speed or trunking at the port level rather than globally.

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