Dell EMC Associate – Information Storage and Management v4 — Question 27

A company wants to implement a Fibre Channel (FC) SAN topology. The implementation will involve deploying four switches for localized compute and storage system connectivity. In addition, to meet their applications' performance requirements, they need a maximum of one ISL and redundant connections for their compute to storage traffic.
Which topology should be recommended?

Answer options

• A. Full mesh topology
• B. Bus topology
• C. Partial mesh topology
• D. Single-switch topology

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The full mesh topology is the best choice because it allows for multiple paths between switches, ensuring redundancy and meeting the requirement of one ISL for performance. Other topologies, such as bus and single-switch, do not provide the necessary redundancy or scalability for the company's needs.