Cisco 350-601 Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 21

The FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) uses a 24-bit FC-MAP and concatenates a 24-bit Fibre Channel ID to create a fabric-provided MAC address. This is part of the FIP's role in establishing and maintaining the virtual links between an E-Node and the Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF). The MAC address is essential for the E-Node to participate in FCoE communications within the fabric. The process ensures that each E-Node has a unique address on the Ethernet network, which encapsulates the Fibre Channel frames for transport.Reference:=Cisco MDS 9000 Series FCoE Configuration Guide, Release 9.x

When implementing NPV mode on a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switch, it is crucial to ensure that NPIV is enabled on the upstream switch. NPV mode allows the switch to pass traffic between end devices and the core without consuming a domain ID. For NPV to function correctly, the upstream switch must support NPIV, which allows multiple virtual machines to share a single physical port without conflicts.Reference:=Switch Configuration - Configuring N Port Virtualization

: In Cisco UCS, modifying user accounts involves several considerations. Disabling a user account does indeed maintain all the data in the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect, which means that the user's settings and privileges are retained even though the account is inactive (A). Local user accounts have precedence over remote authentication server accounts. This means that if a user account exists both locally and on a remote server like TACACS, RADIUS, or LDAP, the local account settings will take priority (D).

For fabric redundancy in NPV mode on a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switch, the engineer must connect the NPV devices to multiple upstream switches (A). This setup ensures that if one upstream switch fails, the NPV device can still reach the fabric through another upstream switch, maintaining fabric redundancy.

When converting a Cisco MDS switch to support NPIV mode, it must be enabled globally on all VSANs (B). NPIV allows multiple virtual machines to share a single physical Fibre Channel port, which means that enabling it on all VSANs ensures that this functionality is available across the entire network.

In the provided configuration, the commands are used to configure a Fibre Channel interface on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch. The ''interface fc2/3'' command is used to enter the interface configuration mode for the specified Fibre Channel interface. The ''switchport mode sd'' command configures the Fibre Channel interface for synchronization distribution (SD). SD is a feature that allows the distribution of clocking information through the network to synchronize different parts of a system.

In the context of Cisco Data Center Core Technologies, SPAN (Switched Port Analyzer) is used to monitor network traffic. To configure a SPAN session on a Nexus 5000 series switch, an engineer would need to use specific commands. Option A, ''Configure the switchport monitor under interface fc2/2,'' is correct as it involves setting up the monitoring port under a specific interface. Option D, ''Configure session type fc under monitor session 1,'' is also correct as it specifies the type of session being configured for monitoring.

Multipathing iSCSI traffic is a technique to provide redundancy and load balancing for iSCSI connections between a server and a storage device. Multipathing can be achieved by using multiple initiators, multiple targets, or both. However, some design choices are more optimal than others, depending on the network topology and the capabilities of the devices involved. Option C, ''dual initiators to a single target with bonded interfaces,'' is a recommended design choice because it provides the following benefits:

It allows the server to use two separate network interface cards (NICs) to connect to the same iSCSI target, which increases the bandwidth and availability of the connection.

It enables the use of link aggregation or bonding on the target side, which combines multiple physical interfaces into a logical interface that can handle more traffic and tolerate link failures.

It simplifies the configuration and management of the iSCSI sessions, as there is only one target to deal with, and the multipathing software can handle the path selection and failover.

Before upgrading the Cisco NX-OS software on a Cisco MDS switch, it is important to perform some preparatory steps to ensure a smooth and successful upgrade process. Two of these steps are:

Check the impact of the upgrade using the show install all impact command. This command displays the compatibility and impact matrix for the upgrade, which shows the current and target versions of the software, the modules that will be upgraded, the modules that will be reloaded, and the modules that will be powered down. This information helps to plan the upgrade and minimize the disruption to the network.

Back up the configuration of the switch using the copy running-config startup-config command. This command saves the current running configuration to the startup configuration file, which is stored in the bootflash memory of the switch. This ensures that the configuration is preserved and can be restored in case of any issues during or after the upgrade.