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Which statement about Cisco Unified Fabric switches is correct?
A. The Nexus 5000 family of switches does not support vPC when running in either NPV or FCoE NPV mode.
B. The MDS 9100 family of switches is an excellent design choice as a Unified Fabric edge switch.
C. The Nexus 7000 Series Switches can support the NPIV mode of operation, but cannot function as a complete Fibre Channel Forwarder.
D. The Nexus 7000 Series Switches cannot support advanced Cisco Fibre Channel features such as IVR.
E. The MDS family of Cisco Unified Fabric switches supports both the Fibre Channel Forwarder and Fibre Channel Bridge functions.
Correct Answer: E
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Not only does the Cisco MDS 9000 10-Gbps 8-Port FCoE Module take advantage of migration of FCoE into the core layer, but it extends enterpriseclass Fibre Channel services to Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches and FCoE initiators. This capability:
Allows FCoE initiators to access remote Fibre Channel resources connected through Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) for enterprise backup solutions
Supports virtual SANs (VSANs) for resource separation and consolidation
Supports inter-VSAN routing (IVR) to use resources that may be segmented
Uses Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) for SAN, a tool for managing Cisco MDS 9000 Family and Cisco Nexus Family devices
Reference: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/interfaces-modules/mds-9000-10-gbps-8-port-fcoe-module/data_sheet_c78-643937.html
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