Cisco SAN

When granting restricted access to statically configure iSCSI targets, which 3 things can identify iSCSI
initiators? iSCSI node name, IPv4 address and SNM, IPv6 address
What are 3 reasons why a line card module doesn't come online? available port-indices aren't
contiguous, insufficient power, insufficient port indices
Why would the fcanalyzer command be used? to non-disruptively capture and decode FC control
frames
Which services are supported by AAA configuration Telnet, SSH, FM and DM logins
Which 2 switches are used in small and medium environments? 9124 and 9222i
Which 2nd generation FC module offers 4Gbps full rate on all ports? 12-port 1/2/4Gbps FC
module
Which switch has non-field replaceable fans? 9124
Which protocol provides in-band management? IPFC
What is a benefit of using FabMan Software Install Wizard over CLI software upgrade? Upgrading
multiple switches in a single procedure
Which 2 options can be used to enable flex-attach when auto-assignment is used? global
across all NPV switches and per interface/interface range
What type of information can the Cisco Fabric Analyzer capture and decode? control traffic from
anywhere on a switch
At which 2 options can an RMON event manifest itself? log entry, SNMP trap
What should you do if two switches are connected and an E-port doesn't come up due to domain
isolation? statically put the domain in VSAN 1 and disruptively restart VSAN 1
What will happen if you are doing an install all and there will be a disruptive impact? Since the
data flow will be interrupted, applications should be placed in a paused and consistent state during
the upgrade.
What command is used by the Fabric Analyzer to display only SCSI protocol traffic for the whole
switch and display to the console? fcanalyzer display-filter fcp-command
What two things need to be configured on a switch to use a PAA? set port speed to
corresponding value with PAA setting, put the port in SD mode
What command will enable remote access management using Telnet? int mgmt0, ip address
aa.bb.cc.dd. Mm.mm.mm.mm telnet server enable
How is encapsulation done in FCIP? an FC frame is encapsulated into an IP packet
What command enables connectivity to a mgmt VSAN via 10.0.0.10 when IPFC in-band management
is used? IP route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.0.0.10
What command configures VLAN 100 on GE2/1 through which iSCSI servers connect to FC targets?
interface GE2/1.100
What ACL permits traffic from 10.0.0.1 to 192.168.20.2 only ip access-list ACL1, permit IP
10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 192.168.20.2 0.0.0.0
What do you need to create custom reports to monitor MDS switches and the overall health of the
SAN? Fabman server with performance manager
What information must be entered in setup mode admin password
Which 2 options do you need to deploy to interconnect MDS (SAN) to Nexus (LAN)? FC
expansion module and FC license package
What do you do to connect Nexus 5000 to FC SAN with core PID0 without disruption to existing
network? Interop 2 on nexus 5000
What interop mode allows replacement of existing McData with MDS as nondisruptively as possible?
interop 4
What must be changed when connecting MDS switch to existing Mcdata switch using interop 4?
MDS sWWN must be configured using McData OUI
How do you connect MDS switches to existing Brocade SAN and maintain the existing multivendor
SAN and use standard interop mode? Domain IDS between 97 and 127 must be used
Which interop mode allows connection between MDS and Brocade SAN with core pid 0? interop 2
What command allows MDS to connect to Brocade and McData in interop 1 Domain ID =100
What do you need, along with the sWWN needs to be changed in order to connect and MDS switch
with a McData at interop 4? Domain ID needs to be between 1 and 31
You have connected an MDS to a McData using VSAN100 using McData OUI, deployed static domain
10 and changed VSAN 10 to interop 4, why is there no connectivity? VSAN 100 needs to be
unsuspended
A 9222i is connected to a SAN of 5 32-port brocades. You use interop 3, created vsan 10, and
configured fc1/1 as an E-port. There is still no connectivity. Why? BB credits on the 9222i
should be set to 16
What should be applied to FC1/1 of a 48-port 8GB/s module if the interface will be an ISL and
provide connectivity over a DWDN network? It must be an E or TE-port
What should be verified on an MDS to perform fabric merge without disruption? The Domain IDs
shouldn't overlap
Which 2 MDS features allow fabric-wide consistent and VSAN independent configurations of zoning
information? CFS and Device aliases
When FCIP tunnels traverse the Internet, and IPSEC Is used on the 9222i, what additional license
needs to be applied? Enterprise license
If a domain is isolated due to domain overlap what can be done? See if the Domain ID needs
to be changed.
When AIX hosts use FC storage, which option ensures the AIX server has connectivity under any
condition, even if the MDS switch reboots? Statically assigned FCID
What can be done to ensure that rogue FC switches from connecting to an FC fabric? fabric
binding
Which approach should be used to deploy strict logon security on login to host and storage devices?
FC port security
In an FC network with iSCSI attached servers and clients in multiple IP networks using a 9222i as an
IP gateway. How do you prevent clients from attaching to different iSCSI targets used by other
servers? dedicate one Gige interface for servers and restrict those iSCSI targets advertising to
the Gige interface
How do you prevent man in the middle attacks? IPSEC
What is the effect of enabling the VSAN scope 500? User is excluded from VSAN 500 only
You have enabled directed requests during Radius AAA. What should the user do in order to
authenticate against a specific server? specify username@servername during Telnet login
What is required in order to use the SAN extension tuner tool? SAN extension license
Which option will give you a better compression ration when FCIP compression is used over a slow
FC link? MTU size 2300 compression mode 3
IP ACLs can be attached to which two interfaces? VSAN and MGMT0
What are 4 valid protocols for copying software to an MDS switch? SCP, TFTP, FTP, and SFTP
When an ISL is established between a non-Cisco and an E_port on an MDS switch, what is true about
the interop behavior between them? Exchange-based load balancing is supported in all interops,
only E-ports can connect to non MDS, The non-Cisco switch must have matching FC timers with the
VSAN containing the Cisco E-port
Which 2 security protocols are supported in Cisco iSCSI? IPSec and CHAP
What type of port allows a host to join a fabric? F_port
What do you need to know in order to avoid fragmentation when using FCIP? smallest MTU in the
path
What are 2 environments suggest the use of FCIP write acceleration? PortChannel links between
sites and applications that support multiple outstanding I/Os
A host is unable to access the SAN after HBA replacement. Which switch configurations could be
preventing access? Port security
When Deploying FC connections from a secure central office to less secure branch offices, which
security features allow disabling branch office management ports and still maintain TCP/IP based
SAN management utilities? Overlay VSAN
Which 2 logging statements are true? Syslog level (0-7) 0 is most urgent. Callhome level (0-9) 9 is
most urgent. Accounting logs can be stored locally and sent to remote AAA servers
Select the correct list of tasks to configure remote spanning (6) 1) create VSAN interface 2) Enable
FC tunnel 3) Initiate FC tunnel 4) Configure ST port on source 5) Configure SD port on dest
6)Configure RSPAN session on source switch
MDS switches use what 3 technologies to protect against unauthorized management access?
SNMPv3, SSH, RBAC
What is a benefit of enhanced zoning? Fabric is locked during configuration changes
Which 2 options from the tools menu are used to verify connectivity and latency to an FC end
device? End-to-End connectivity and FCPing
What 2 commands must be executed in order to change dynamically assigned DID 5 to statically
assigned DID 10 for VSAN 10? fcdomain 10 static vsan 10, fcdomain restart disruptive 10
What do you need to know to avoid packet fragmentation in FCIP? smallest MTU in the path
For purposes of granting restricted access to statically config iSCSI virtual targets, what 3 things can
identify iSCSI initiators? iSCSI node name, IPv4 address and SNM, IPv6 address
A customer with multiple vendors establishes an ISL between a non-Cisco E-port and an MDS switch.
What 3 things are true about interop behavior? Exchange-based load balancing is supported in all
interops, only E-ports can connect to non MDS, The non-Cisco switch must have matching FC timers
with the VSAN containing the Cisco E-port
Which license is required to implement LUN zoning? Enterprise license
Which FabMan debugging tool compares the current config with a previously saved config?
Fabric Configuration Analysis
When configuring an inter-VSAN routing topology, what type of WWN is used? sWWN
In a multi-switch fabric with switches A and B, zoneset 1 is created and activated on switch A and
zoneset 2 is later created on switch B. What happens with zoneset 2 is activated? Zoneset 2
becomes the active zoneset for both switches
You are implementing an FCIP solution to extend SAN between data centers. There are 2 metro Enet
paths between them. How do you specify primary and secondary paths for each FCIP tunnel?
Using FSPF costs on the switch
Which 3 things should be configured to allow telnet access? assign admin password, configure IP
and SNM for mgmt0
After initial switch config, you notice ports connecting switches come up as E-Ports and not TE-Ports.
What mistake did you make? Default switch port trunk mode is set to auto
What are 3 valid FC topologies? point to point, arbitrated loop, switched fabric
What are 3 attributes of a Cisco SET? only SCSI read/write commands are supported, SET
initiators can only communicate with SET targets, SET requires SAN-OS 2.0 or higher and San
Extension IP license
The call home feature provides what type of notification when critical events occur? E-mail
The Cisco Traffic Analyzer is required to gather historical data for what type of information? SCSI
session data
What does this command do? Int vsan1, ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0, no shut Creates an
IPFC interface
Which 3 upper-level protocols are supported by FC-4? HIPPI , SBCCS, and SCSI
What are 2 advantages to using static DIDs? facilitates troubleshooting and ensures persistent
FCIDs will not change
What are 3 things that allow or enable non-disruptive upgrades? dual supervisors, the install-
all command, installing a license
When you install an MDS switch and accept all installation defaults, what occurs? default port
state is shut and default zone policy is deny
What are 3 CLI commands that allows viewing B2B credits? sh int fcx/y, sh int fcx/y counters,
and sh int fcx/y bbcredit
What does an orange status LED indicate? The module is booting or running diagnostics
When installing the Port Analyzer Adaptor (PAA) how do you connect the FC port to the MDS switch?
multimode fiber and LC to LC connector
Which module performs hardware compression using mode 1? MPS 14/2
What is the DID range for interop modes? 97 to 127
What 2 procedures should you perform to troubleshoot connectivity between a Windows host and
SAN-attached storage? Check disk manager to see if the storage is available and check the Cisco
Device Manager to verify that the HBA link is up
What command determines the number of frames exiting FC2/6? sh int counters br
Which command(s) disables CHAP for a specific interface? int g2/1, iSCSI authentication none
IVR can work with other vendor switches as long as MDS is set to interop 1. Where in the fabric can
the non-MDS reside for successful IVR? edge switches
Which tool diagnoses protocol errors, credit starvation, and malformed or nonstandard frames or
primitives on an FC network? External FC protocol analyzer
If your MDS director has 224 FC ports and 2 power supplies running on 110v, what may occur if one
PS fails? there will be insufficient power for all modules, so some will be shut down.
what command sends system messages to a remote syslog server? logging server
192.168.0.198 facility SANlog
What protocol can be used in a multivendor environment to enable greater BW between MDS in
interop and a non-Cisco FC switch? FSPF
If you want to set up a SPAN tunnel between switcha and switchb, which 3 things are needed?
trunking must be enabled between switcha and switchb, VSAN interfaces must be
configured, IP routing must be enabled on each switch
What does this line mean in the running-config? Int vsan 1, ip addr 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0, no shut
a management VSAN on the switch
If a role to permit operations in multiple VSANs has been created for a VSAN admin, what is correct?
The VSAN admin can change VSAN membership of F or FL ports among these VSANs.
"Error disabled - possible port channel misconfiguration" What 3 things should you verify in the port-
channel configuration? 1. each switch on either side of the Port-Channel is connected to the same
number of interfaces, 2. each ISL belongs to the same VSAN, 3. the links in the port-channel weren't
changed after the port-channel was configured.
What are 3 characteristics of an SD port? 1. ignores b2b credits, 2. doesn't require a device or
an analyzer to be physically connected, 3. port mode can't be changed if it is being used for a SPAN
session
IF the optional slot is populated with a 16-port line card, which 2 FCIP security mechanisms can be
used by a 9216i? VLAN trunking, IPSec encryption
Which MDS feature is defined by standards that enable various network monitors and console
systems to exchange network monitoring data? RMON
Host1 and storage1 are in VSAN 10 and storage2 is in vsan 20. An IVR zoneset enabling host1 and
storage 2 to communicate is enabled and host 1 lost connectivity to storage1. What happened? The
default zone policy for vsan 10 is set to permit
What information does the sh flogi database command provide? verifies connectivity for
attached devices
If you set up a session to the SD_Port to investigate a problem on an FC port and you want to check
setup for the desired port, which command is used? sh span session