352-001 · Question #284
Which mechanism provides a Layer 2 fault isolation between data centers?
The correct answer is D. OTV. OTV (Overlay Transport Virtualization) is the correct choice because it extends Layer 2 between data centers while natively isolating Layer 2 fault domains, preventing spanning tree and broadcast storms from crossing site boundaries.
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Which mechanism provides a Layer 2 fault isolation between data centers?
Options
- ATRILL
- BLISP
- Cadvanced VPLS
- DOTV
- Efabric path
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A3% (1)
- C5% (2)
- D87% (33)
- E5% (2)
Why each option
OTV (Overlay Transport Virtualization) is the correct choice because it extends Layer 2 between data centers while natively isolating Layer 2 fault domains, preventing spanning tree and broadcast storms from crossing site boundaries.
TRILL provides multi-path Layer 2 forwarding using IS-IS within a single domain and does not isolate fault domains between geographically separate data centers.
LISP is a Layer 3 overlay for endpoint-ID and routing-locator separation; it does not operate at Layer 2 and provides no Layer 2 fault isolation.
Advanced VPLS extends Layer 2 over MPLS but still propagates spanning tree topology and floods broadcasts to all connected sites, providing no fault containment between data centers.
OTV uses a MAC-routing control plane to distribute Layer 2 reachability across data centers without flooding unknown unicast traffic or propagating spanning tree BPDUs across the WAN boundary. This containment of Layer 2 state and failure domains is the defining fault-isolation characteristic of OTV. No other option listed combines inter-DC Layer 2 extension with native, built-in fault isolation.
Fabric Path is Cisco's intra-data-center TRILL implementation used within a single DC switching fabric and is not designed for inter-DC connectivity or inter-site fault isolation.
Concept tested: OTV inter-data-center Layer 2 extension with fault isolation
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus7000/sw/otv/config_guide/b_Cisco_Nexus_7000_Series_NX-OS_OTV_Configuration_Guide.html
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