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Which statement about enhanced zoning on Cisco Multilayer Director Switches are true?
A. It allows partial zone set changes to be distributed without having to activate a zone set.
B. Enhanced zoning is compatible with IVR.
C. Zone changes can scheduled with a CRON job.
D. More than one zone set can be active with enhanced zoning.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Enhanced zoning implements changes to the zoning database and distributes it without reactivation. Distribution of zone sets without activation avoids hardware changes for hard zoning in the switches.
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5500/sw/san_switching/6x/b_550 0_SAN_Switching_Config_6x/b_5500_SAN_Switching_Config_602N12_chapter_01001.html#con _1871274
Wrong
Correct answer is “B”
Enhanced zoning has the following features:
Is IVR compatible.
Provides implicit full zone set distribution, so that the zone set database local to each switch remains in sync when a zone set is modified.
Allows full zone set changes to be distributed without having to activate a zone set. This can be used to ready features in the daytime and activate the zone set at night.
https://community.cisco.com/t5/data-center-documents/configuring-and-troubleshooting-mds-enhanced-zoning/ta-p/3118747