Refer to the exhibit. A network engineer must configure port E1/31-32 to forward only storage server traffic of VLAN 200 on Cisco fabric interconnects A and B.
Port E1/31-32 is not reserved for any other traffic. Which port type must be configured to accomplish this goal?
To forward only storage server traffic of VLAN 200 on Cisco fabric interconnects A and B, the port must handle Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) traffic. The correct port type for such a requirement is an FCoE uplink port. FCoE uplink ports are physical Ethernet interfaces used specifically for carrying Fibre Channel traffic through the FCoE protocol. This allows the port to handle both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic, which aligns with the requirement of forwarding storage server traffic. Therefore, configuring the ports E1/31-32 as FCoE uplink ports is appropriate in this case.
FCoE uplink
Why not D?
In this case Option B (uplink) seems correct.. as FCoE uplink ports are physical Ethernet interfaces between the fabric interconnects and the upstream Ethernet switch, used for carrying FCoE traffic. E1/31-32 is link between the 2 switches and between switch and FI. Unless someone got better reasoning?
Agree on D. FCoE Uplink. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ucs-manager/GUI-User-Guides/Network-Mgmt/3-2/b_UCSM_Network_Mgmt_Guide_3_2/b_UCSM_Network_Mgmt_Guide_3_2_chapter_011.html#task_35526BF6FDA24EEB9C5132815A6AFC86. Anyways for FCoE queuing, qos, dcbx, etc should be enabled.
Since you will need to map the interface you create to a VSAN, FCoE Uplink would need to be used.
I think D is correct https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ucs-manager/GUI-User-Guides/Network-Mgmt/4-1/b_UCSM_Network_Mgmt_Guide_4_1/b_UCSM_Network_Mgmt_Guide_4_1_chapter_0100.html#concept_D71DD6D9521543B6AF88365C560623B0 You can configure the same Ethernet port as any of the following: FCoE uplink port—As an FCoE uplink port for only Fibre Channel traffic. Uplink port—As an Ethernet port for only Ethernet traffic. Unified uplink port—As a unified uplink port to carry both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic. According to question I understand you need FC traffic only in these ports
Answer D
Answer D FCoE Uplink Ports FCoE uplink ports are physical Ethernet interfaces between the fabric interconnects and the upstream Ethernet switch, used for carrying FCoE traffic. With this support the same physical Ethernet port can carry both Ethernet traffic and Fibre Channel traffic. FCoE uplink ports connect to upstream Ethernet switches using the FCoE protocol for Fibre Channel traffic. This allows both the Fibre Channel traffic and Ethernet traffic to flow on the same physical Ethernet link. You can configure the same Ethernet port as any of the following: FCoE uplink port—As an FCoE uplink port for only Fibre Channel traffic. Uplink port—As an Ethernet port for only Ethernet traffic. Unified uplink port—As a unified uplink port to carry both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic.
I have to agree with cypher9 here. It's a bit of a trick question and I think everyone is assuming FC and/or FCoE protocols are in use. Had the question specifically stated that FCoE protocol or that FC switches were in use, D would have been a good choice. Since only "storage server traffic" was mentioned, this leaves it ambiguous. What if the the storage server traffic is using iSCSI or NFS protocols (like NetApp)? Also, the N5K1 and N5K2 switches are presumably the old Nexus 5000 series switches, which had unified ports you can configure as Ethernet, FCoE or native FC. Again, the question doesn't specifically state the protocol in use or mention FC or FCoE. Choice B is the best answer in my opinion.
All right but the figure illustrates an FC SAN then I think that we can assume FC and/or FCoE protocols are in use. I think D is the expected answer