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352-001 · Question #641
352-001 Question #641: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: Virtual SANs. Virtual SANs (VSANs) provide logical isolation between consolidated SAN environments on shared physical infrastructure, containing fabric events within each VSAN boundary.
Question
A network design engineer is designing a new storage area network that combines multiple separate legacy SAN environments within a data center. Which technology isolates events within one of the SAN environment from the others?
Options
- AFCIP tunnels
- BN-port ID Virtualization
- CN-Port Virtualization
- DVirtual SANs
Explanation
Virtual SANs (VSANs) provide logical isolation between consolidated SAN environments on shared physical infrastructure, containing fabric events within each VSAN boundary.
Common mistakes.
- A. FCIP tunnels extend a SAN over an IP WAN for geographically dispersed connectivity and do not provide isolation between separate SAN environments on the same data center fabric.
- B. NPIV allows a single physical HBA port to register multiple virtual N_Port identities for server virtualization use cases and does not isolate distinct SAN environments from one another.
- C. NPV reduces fabric domain ID consumption by proxying edge switch ports through a core switch, but does not create isolation boundaries between separate SAN environments.
Concept tested. VSAN isolation in consolidated SAN environments
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