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SG0-001 · Question #123

Two Fibre Channel directors are being installed in a rack. The rack has two power buses, each attached to a separate Power Distribution Unit (PDU). The directors have dual power supplies to supply N+1

The correct answer is B. Each director's power supplies should connect to a separate power bus.. To maximize power redundancy for Fibre Channel directors with dual power supplies in a rack with two power buses, each director's power supplies should connect to a separate power bus.

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Question

Two Fibre Channel directors are being installed in a rack. The rack has two power buses, each attached to a separate Power Distribution Unit (PDU). The directors have dual power supplies to supply N+1 power to the directors. In which of the following ways should the power supplies be attached to the rack power busses?

Options

  • AEach director should be connected into a separate power bus.
  • BEach director's power supplies should connect to a separate power bus.
  • CBoth directors should be plugged into the same power bus; the second bus should be
  • DAs long as the directors are grounded, it does not matter which bus is used

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    12% (4)
  • B
    79% (27)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

To maximize power redundancy for Fibre Channel directors with dual power supplies in a rack with two power buses, each director's power supplies should connect to a separate power bus.

AEach director should be connected into a separate power bus.

This choice is incomplete as it does not specify how the dual power supplies of each director should be connected, potentially still allowing a single point of failure if both supplies connect to the same bus.

BEach director's power supplies should connect to a separate power bus.Correct

Connecting each director's power supplies to separate power buses (e.g., one PSU to Bus 1 and the other PSU to Bus 2) provides full redundancy. This configuration ensures that if one power bus or its associated Power Distribution Unit (PDU) fails, the director can continue to draw power from the other independent bus via its second power supply, preventing a single point of failure and maintaining high availability.

CBoth directors should be plugged into the same power bus; the second bus should be

Plugging both directors into the same power bus creates a single point of failure; a failure of that specific bus would de-energize both critical directors despite their individual dual power supplies.

DAs long as the directors are grounded, it does not matter which bus is used

While proper grounding is essential for safety, this option disregards the primary purpose of dual power supplies and redundant buses, which is to provide power redundancy and high availability, making it incorrect from a resilience perspective.

Concept tested: Rack power redundancy best practices

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/hw/install/mds9710_install_guide/overview.html#Cisco_Concept.dita_a0c30987-a2f2-4545-a4b7-586b6ac4865f

Topics

#power redundancy#Fibre Channel director#PDU#N+1 power

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