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350-601 · Question #419

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is creating a SPAN session to send a copy of all the Fabric-A VSAN 11 traffic on N5K_1 to the monitoring laptop. The configuration that presented has already been…

The correct answer is D. Select VSAN 11 as the source of traffic. To complete the configuration for a SAN SPAN session on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch for Fabric-A VSAN 11 traffic, the specific VSAN must be designated as the source.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is creating a SPAN session to send a copy of all the Fabric-A VSAN 11 traffic on N5K_1 to the monitoring laptop. The configuration that presented has already been applied to Cisco UCS Manager. Which action competes the configuration?

Exhibit

350-601 question #419 exhibit

Options

  • AActivate a NetFlow monitoring session
  • BCreate a SAN traffic rnonitoring session
  • CSet VLAN 11 as the traffic destination
  • DSelect VSAN 11 as the source of traffic.

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  • A
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  • B
    15% (7)
  • C
    9% (4)
  • D
    72% (34)

Why each option

To complete the configuration for a SAN SPAN session on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch for Fabric-A VSAN 11 traffic, the specific VSAN must be designated as the source.

AActivate a NetFlow monitoring session

Activating a NetFlow monitoring session is for IP traffic, not Fibre Channel traffic on an N5K for SAN monitoring.

BCreate a SAN traffic rnonitoring session

Creating a SAN traffic monitoring session is a general action; the question asks for the specific detail to *complete* the configuration, which is defining the source.

CSet VLAN 11 as the traffic destination

Setting VLAN 11 as the traffic destination is incorrect; VLANs are for Ethernet, VSANs are for Fibre Channel, and the destination is typically a physical interface where the monitoring device is connected, not a VSAN.

DSelect VSAN 11 as the source of traffic.Correct

For a SAN SPAN session to monitor all traffic within a specific Fibre Channel VSAN, that VSAN (VSAN 11 in this case) must be explicitly selected as the source of traffic to be mirrored.

Concept tested: SAN SPAN source configuration (VSAN)

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/cli/config/guide/1_3_1/b_CLI_Config_Guide_1_3_1/b_CLI_Config_Guide_1_3_1_chapter_01101.html#concept_A2B591AE369C4E0495811776949313CC

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#SPAN#VSAN#UCS Manager#SAN Monitoring

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