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An engineer needs to connect Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect (FI) to an external storage array. Due to budget limitations, the engineer must connect a Cisco UCS FI directly to an FC storage port. Which two actions must be taken to complete this connection? (Choose two.)
A VSAN (Virtual Storage Area Network) is required to segregate and manage traffic to the storage array within the Fibre Channel fabric. The VSAN provides a unique fabric services identifier to the Fibre Channel protocol, allowing for traffic isolation and management. You need to create and assign a VSAN to the FC uplink ports on the Fabric Interconnect that will be used to connect to the storage array. E. Configure the fabric interconnect in FC switch mode. By default, Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects operate in end-host mode (also known as NPV mode - N_Port Virtualization), which means they do not perform any Fibre Channel zoning or domain ID allocation. However, to connect directly to an FC storage port without an intervening FC switch, the Fabric Interconnect must be set to FC switch mode. This allows the Fabric Interconnect to provide Fibre Channel switching services, including zoning and domain ID assignment, which are necessary for direct storage connectivity.
upvoted 1 timesC. Create the required VSAN in the SAN cloud. A VSAN (Virtual Storage Area Network) is required to segregate and manage traffic to the storage array within the Fibre Channel fabric. The VSAN provides a unique fabric services identifier to the Fibre Channel protocol, allowing for traffic isolation and management. You need to create and assign a VSAN to the FC uplink ports on the Fabric Interconnect that will be used to connect to the storage array. E. Configure the fabric interconnect in FC switch mode. By default, Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects operate in end-host mode (also known as NPV mode - N_Port Virtualization), which means they do not perform any Fibre Channel zoning or domain ID allocation. However, to connect directly to an FC storage port without an intervening FC switch, the Fabric Interconnect must be set to FC switch mode. This allows the Fabric Interconnect to provide Fibre Channel switching services, including zoning and domain ID assignment, which are necessary for direct storage connectivity.