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An administrator has just enabled multi-path connectivity to a storage array, but the host can only detect a single path. The switches detect both HBA ports. Which of the following fabric components i

The correct answer is B. Zone configuration is incorrect, or not applied.. If a host only detects a single path despite multi-pathing being enabled and both HBA ports detected by switches, the most probable cause is incorrect or unapplied zone configuration in the Fibre Channel fabric.

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Question

An administrator has just enabled multi-path connectivity to a storage array, but the host can only detect a single path. The switches detect both HBA ports. Which of the following fabric components is the MOST likely cause?

Options

  • AThe host was plugged in to the wrong switch port.
  • BZone configuration is incorrect, or not applied.
  • CHost fiber is faulty or SFP is unsupported.
  • DSwitch port ISLs are too busy to support the new requests.

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    82% (40)
  • C
    10% (5)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

If a host only detects a single path despite multi-pathing being enabled and both HBA ports detected by switches, the most probable cause is incorrect or unapplied zone configuration in the Fibre Channel fabric.

AThe host was plugged in to the wrong switch port.

If the host was plugged into the wrong switch port, the switches would likely not detect both HBA ports as stated in the question.

BZone configuration is incorrect, or not applied.Correct

Zone configuration in a Fibre Channel SAN dictates which initiators (HBAs) can communicate with which targets (storage array ports). If zones are incorrectly configured or not applied, one path might be allowed while the other is blocked, preventing the host from seeing all intended paths despite the physical connections being up.

CHost fiber is faulty or SFP is unsupported.

If host fiber or SFPs were faulty, the switches would not detect both HBA ports, or the link would be down.

DSwitch port ISLs are too busy to support the new requests.

Busy ISLs (Inter-Switch Links) would cause performance issues or congestion, not prevent path detection; the paths would still be visible to the host.

Concept tested: Fibre Channel SAN zoning for multipathing

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/4_1/configuration/guides/zoning/zoning.html

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#multi-pathing#SAN troubleshooting#zone configuration

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