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.
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)- A4% (2)
- B89% (40)
- C2% (1)
- D4% (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.
An Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connects two Fibre Channel switches to expand the fabric, not a host to a switch for management.
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.
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.
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
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