350-601 Question #626: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

Refer to the exhibit. Two Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches are deployed in a data center. Server S1 sends a FLOGI request to SW1. Which configuration must be used to receive a FLOGI response from SW2?

Options

• ASW1 as NPIV
• BSW1 as NPV
• CSW1 as NPIV
• DSW1 as NPV

Explanation

{"question_number": 7, "question": "Two Cisco MDS 9000 switches are deployed. S1 sends a FLOGI to SW1. Which configuration allows S1 to receive a FLOGI response from SW2?", "correct_answer": "B. SW1 as NPV", "explanation": "NPV (N-Port Virtualization) mode allows a switch to act as a proxy, forwarding FLOGI (Fabric Login) requests from connected servers (N-Ports) upstream to a core Fibre Channel switch. When SW1 is in NPV mode, it does not itself process the FLOGI; instead, it forwards S1's FLOGI to SW2 (the core switch, which runs NPIV - N-Port ID Virtualization). SW2 processes the FLOGI and sends the response back through SW1 to S1. From S1's perspective, the login appears to come from the fabric (SW2). This design reduces the number of domain IDs in the fabric and simplifies edge-switch management. NPIV on SW1 would mean SW1 processes the FLOGI locally rather than forwarding it to SW2.", "generated_by": "claude-sonnet", "llm_judge_score": 4}

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