Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) — Question 211

An engineer must connect a Cisco UCS appliance port directly to NFS and iSCSI storage devices. Which action should be taken to achieve this goal?

Answer options

• A. Configure the appliance ports in access mode and apply VLAN tagging on the storage.
• B. Configure VLAN tagging on the storage and the Cisco UCS simultaneously.
• C. Configure the appliance ports in trunk mode and apply VLAN tagging on the storage.
• D. Configure NFS and iSCSI to use the same VLAN tag on the appliance port.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because trunk mode allows multiple VLANs to pass through the appliance ports, which is necessary for the proper segmentation of NFS and iSCSI traffic. Options A and B are incorrect as they do not appropriately configure for the required VLAN tagging and trunking. Option D suggests using the same VLAN tag for both protocols, which does not take advantage of the benefits of trunking.