D-PEMX-DY-23 · Question #23
A customer must assign specific VLANs to each NIC partition configured. Which NIC supports that feature?
The correct answer is A. Broadcom 57504. Broadcom 57504 supports NIC Partitioning (NPAR), which divides a single physical NIC port into multiple virtual partitions - and critically, allows administrators to assign dedicated VLANs to each individual partition, giving granular network segmentation per workload. The…
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A customer must assign specific VLANs to each NIC partition configured. Which NIC supports that feature?
Options
- ABroadcom 57504
- BIntel?XXV710
- CMellanox ConnectX-4
- DQLogic 41232
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Explanation
Broadcom 57504 supports NIC Partitioning (NPAR), which divides a single physical NIC port into multiple virtual partitions - and critically, allows administrators to assign dedicated VLANs to each individual partition, giving granular network segmentation per workload.
The Intel XXV710 supports SR-IOV and basic virtualization but lacks the per-partition VLAN assignment capability that NPAR provides. The Mellanox ConnectX-4 offers SR-IOV Virtual Functions but its partitioning model does not support assigning specific VLANs to each NIC partition in the same administrative manner. The QLogic 41232 provides NIC functionality in converged network environments but also does not offer this specific per-partition VLAN assignment feature.
Memory tip: Think "Broadcom = Bound VLANs per partition" - the Broadcom 57504's NPAR feature is what binds a specific VLAN to each NIC partition. If an exam question mentions assigning VLANs per partition, always point to Broadcom.
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