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Which feature must be enabled on the upstream Fibre Channel switch if the fabric interconnects is configured in end-host mode?
A. NPV
B. NPIV
C. Zoning
D. Smart Zoning
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
NPV, or N_Port Virtualization, allows an N_port to proxy other N_ports on the NPV-enabled switch in order to request FCIDs from the connected NPIVenabled switch. When the Fibre Channel switch is running in NPV mode, the Fibre Channel services are running remotely on the NPIV-enabled switch rather than locally on the NPV-enabled switch. The NPV N_port looks like a host to the NPIV-enabled switch, rather than another switch in the Fibre Channel SAN fabric. NPV mode on Cisco UCS is called End-Host mode. For Cisco UCS to connect to a Brocade Fibre Channel switch, End-Host mode (NPV mode) is required on the Cisco UCS fabric interconnects.
Reference: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-b-series-blade-servers/whitepaper_C07-730016.pdf
