You are connecting a Hitachi Unified Storage system to a FC SAN. Which topology setting should you select?

Question

Options

• ALoop
• BFabric
• CPoint-to-Point
• DFabric Point-to-Point

• A
  8% (2)
• C
  88% (22)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Connecting a Hitachi Unified Storage (HUS) system to a FC SAN requires Point-to-Point because each physical link between a storage port and an FC switch port is a dedicated, one-to-one connection - even within a larger switched fabric. Hitachi's FC port configuration reflects this physical reality rather than the broader network topology name.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Loop): FC-AL (Arbitrated Loop) is a legacy shared-bandwidth topology where devices share a single ring; it's not appropriate for modern SAN HBAs or HUS systems.
• B (Fabric): While the SAN uses a switched fabric, "Fabric" is not the correct HUS port topology setting - Hitachi uses Point-to-Point for switch-connected ports regardless of whether there's a fabric.
• D (Fabric Point-to-Point): This is a fabricated distractor combining two real terms; it is not a valid topology option in Hitachi storage configuration menus.

Memory tip: Think "one cable, one port, one switch port = Point-to-Point." No matter how large the SAN fabric is, each individual storage port connects to exactly one switch port - making the physical topology always point-to-point from the HUS's perspective.

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