A customer needs to migrate their current c7000 network and Fibre Channel infrastructure to a converged network. Which interconnect module should the customer use?

Question

Options

• AHPE Flex10
• BHPE 8Gb Fibre Channel pass-through
• CHPE FlexFabric 20/40 F8
• DHPE 16Gb/24-port Fibre Channel switch

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  73% (24)
• D
  18% (6)

Explanation

HPE FlexFabric 20/40 F8 is the correct choice because it supports converged networking - handling both traditional Ethernet (LAN) and Fibre Channel (SAN) traffic over a single interconnect within the c7000 enclosure, using FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet). The name itself is a clue: "FlexFabric" signals fabric-level convergence of both network types.

Why the distractors fail:

• A (Flex10) - Ethernet-only; supports 10GbE but has no FC/FCoE capability, so it cannot converge SAN traffic.
• B (8Gb FC pass-through) - FC-only; it blindly passes Fibre Channel frames to an external FC switch but carries no Ethernet, the opposite of convergence.
• D (16Gb/24-port FC switch) - Also FC-only; faster than option B but still cannot handle Ethernet, so it splits rather than converges the infrastructure.

Memory tip: Think "FlexFabric = Flexboth" - if the question mentions converging FC and Ethernet into one fabric, look for the word "FlexFabric." Pure FC modules (pass-through or switch) and pure Ethernet modules (Flex10) each handle only one side of the equation.

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