Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) — Question 63

An engineer configures FCoE between a set of ESXi hosts and a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch. The Converged Network Adapter of the host fails to receive the response from the Cisco Nexus device. Also, the VFC interface is in a down state and the FIP adapter fails to receive 802.1q tagged frames. The host interface is configured for VLAN trunking. Which action resolves the issue?

Answer options

• A. Activate the reception of Xoff pause frames from the server
• B. Configure the UF link as a spanning-tree edge port
• C. Enable the active STP port state on the bound Ethernet interface
• D. Set the bound Ethernet trunk interface to non-FCoE native VLAN

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because setting the bound Ethernet trunk interface to a non-FCoE native VLAN ensures that FCoE traffic is properly segregated from traditional Ethernet traffic, allowing the FIP protocol to function correctly. Options A, B, and C do not address the core issue of VLAN configuration that is causing the down state of the VFC interface and the inability to receive tagged frames.