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SG0-001 · Question #284

What are two (2) valid steps when adding a new host to an existing fabric? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. create new zone C. add new zone member. When integrating a new host into a Fibre Channel fabric, the essential steps involve configuring zoning to allow the host's Host Bus Adapter (HBA) to communicate securely with specific storage ports.

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Question

What are two (2) valid steps when adding a new host to an existing fabric? (Choose two.)

Options

  • Acreate new zone
  • Bremove zone members
  • Cadd new zone member
  • Ddeactivate the zone set
  • Emerge new zone

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    86% (32)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)
  • E
    8% (3)

Why each option

When integrating a new host into a Fibre Channel fabric, the essential steps involve configuring zoning to allow the host's Host Bus Adapter (HBA) to communicate securely with specific storage ports.

Acreate new zoneCorrect

Adding a new host often requires creating a new zone to define specific communication paths between the host's HBA ports and the designated storage array ports, ensuring secure and isolated access within the fabric.

Bremove zone members

Removing zone members is a step for decommissioning or reconfiguring existing access, not for provisioning a new host's access to the fabric.

Cadd new zone memberCorrect

After creating a new zone or identifying an existing zone for the new host, its HBA port World Wide Name (WWN) must be added as a member to that zone, thereby allowing it to communicate with other members like storage ports.

Ddeactivate the zone set

Deactivating the entire zone set would disrupt all existing fabric connectivity and is an extreme measure, typically not a required or desirable step when simply adding a new host to an existing fabric.

Emerge new zone

Merging a new zone typically applies to integrating zone configurations from another fabric or restoring configurations, not the standard procedure for adding a single new host to an existing fabric.

Concept tested: Fibre Channel fabric zoning for new host integration

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/storage-networking/mds-9000-series-multilayer-directors-switches/prod_white_paper0900aecd8043690d.html

Topics

#SAN host integration#Fibre Channel zoning#Zone creation#Zone management

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