Dell EMC Associate – Information Storage and Management v4 — Question 41

When implementing a full mesh topology in a Fibre Channel (FC) SAN environment, what is the effect when there is an increase in the number of switches?

Answer options

• A. Reduces the available node ports for ISL connectivity.
• B. Increases the load on the ISLs due to traffic aggregation.
• C. Increases the hop count for compute to storage traffic.
• D. Reduces the available switch ports for node connectivity.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because in a full mesh topology, adding more switches can consume more ports for inter-switch links (ISLs), consequently reducing the number of ports available for connecting nodes. Options A, B, and C are incorrect as they do not accurately describe the impact of increasing switches in a full mesh topology.