CCIE Data Center (legacy) — Question 96

Which statement about Cisco Unified Fabric switches is correct?

Answer options

• A. The Nexus 5000 family of switches does not support vPC when running in either NPV or FCoE NPV mode.
• B. The MDS 9100 family of switches is an excellent design choice as a Unified Fabric edge switch.
• C. The Nexus 7000 Series Switches can support the NPIV mode of operation, but cannot function as a complete Fibre Channel Forwarder.
• D. The Nexus 7000 Series Switches cannot support advanced Cisco Fibre Channel features such as IVR.
• E. The MDS family of Cisco Unified Fabric switches supports both the Fibre Channel Forwarder and Fibre Channel Bridge functions.

Correct answer: E

Explanation

Option E is correct because the MDS family indeed supports both Fibre Channel Forwarder and Fibre Channel Bridge functions, making it versatile in a Unified Fabric environment. The other options are incorrect; A misstates the capabilities of the Nexus 5000, B is subjective and not as definitive, C incorrectly limits the functionality of the Nexus 7000, and D inaccurately claims a lack of support for advanced features.