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SG0-001 · Question #462

When attaching a new host to the fabric, which of the following is created on the switch to easily manage the host?

The correct answer is B. Alias. To simplify management of a new host in a Fibre Channel fabric, an alias is created on the switch to provide a user-friendly name for its unique identifier.

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Question

When attaching a new host to the fabric, which of the following is created on the switch to easily manage the host?

Options

  • AISL
  • BAlias
  • CDNS record
  • DTrunk

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    89% (40)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

To simplify management of a new host in a Fibre Channel fabric, an alias is created on the switch to provide a user-friendly name for its unique identifier.

AISL

An Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connects two Fibre Channel switches to expand the fabric, not a host to a switch for management.

BAliasCorrect

An alias, specifically a device alias, is a user-defined name assigned to a World Wide Port Name (WWPN) or a set of WWPNs on a Fibre Channel switch. This allows administrators to use an easily recognizable name instead of a long hexadecimal WWPN when configuring zoning and other fabric services, making management intuitive.

CDNS record

A DNS record maps hostnames to IP addresses, which is relevant for IP networks and not directly for Fibre Channel fabric management on the switch.

DTrunk

A trunk in Fibre Channel refers to bundling multiple ISLs to increase bandwidth and redundancy between switches, not to manage a single host connection.

Concept tested: Fibre Channel fabric host management

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

Topics

#Fibre Channel#SAN management#Aliases#Host attachment

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