Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) — Question 131

A SAN fabric is built between a pair of Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches. The requirement is for the ISL to use the VSAN ID to forward traffic from multiple VSANs across the same physical link. Additionally, the Fibre Channel trace feature must be supported. Which ISL interface parameters are required to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. switchport mode TE switchport mode trunk vsan
• B. switchport mode TE switchport mode trunk
• C. switchport mode E switchport mode trunk vsan
• D. switchport mode E switchport mode trunk

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because it specifies the necessary parameters for trunking without the VSAN ID, allowing multiple VSANs to share the same physical link. Option A is incorrect as it includes 'trunk vsan', which is not required for the ISL setup in this scenario. Options C and D use 'switchport mode E', which is not suitable for trunking in this context.