Think you know your way around SANs and FC? Take these sample exam questions developed by training provider Infinity I/O to see if you could pass SNIA's FC certification programs.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS:

| 1. |
Which topologies are valid within FC? |
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a. |
Point to Point, Fabric and Multidrop |
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b. |
Point to Point, Fabric and Multicast |
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c. |
Point to Point, FC-AL and Multicast |
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d. |
Point to Point, FC-AL and Switched Fabric |
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| 2. |
Which device is not considered a FC Node? |
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a. |
Switch |
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b. |
Tape drive |
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c. |
UNIX server |
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d. |
RAID controller |
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| 3. |
What is the upper range of FC Addresses in a Switched Fabric? |
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a. |
500,000 |
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b. |
Unlimited |
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c. |
126 |
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d. |
16 million |
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS:

| 4. |
Which two port connections are not valid configurations? (Choose two) |
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a. |
E_Port to N_Port |
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b. |
N_Port to F_Port |
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c. |
E_Port to L_Port |
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d. |
NL_Port to FL_Port |
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| 5. |
What is the hierarchy of units of data in FC? |
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a. |
Frames, Words, Sequences, Exchanges |
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b. |
Sequences, Words, Frames, Exchanges |
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c. |
Frames, Sequences, Exchanges, Words |
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d. |
Words, Frames, Sequences, Exchanges |
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| 6. |
What is the FC link rate for 100 MB/s throughput? |
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a. |
800Mb/s |
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b. |
1000Mb/s |
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c. |
1250Mb/s |
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d. |
1062.5Mb/s |
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| Answers: 1d; 2a; 3d |
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Answers: 4a & 4c; 5b; 6d |
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This was first published in August 2002