A finance department wants to secure its data while the data traverses over the FC SAN. Currently
the SAN is also used by other departments in the organization.
Which implementation should be recommended to isolate other department traffic from the finance
department traffic?
A.
Virtual SAN
B.
Virtual LAN
C.
Fabric binding
D.
Port binding
Explanation:
Virtual SAN (VSAN)
Virtual SAN (also called virtual fabric) is a logical fabric on an FC SAN, which enables
communication among a group of nodes regardless of their physical location in the fabric. In a
VSAN, a group of hosts or storage ports communicate with each other using a virtual topology
defined on the physical SAN. Multiple VSANs may be created on a single physical SAN. Each
VSAN acts as an independent fabric with its own set of fabric services, such as name server, and
zoning. Fabric-related configurations in one VSAN do not affect the traffic in another.
VSANs improve SAN security, scalability, availability, and manageability. VSANs provide
enhanced security by isolating the sensitive data in a VSAN and by restricting access to the
resources located within that VSAN.
EMC E10-001 Student Resource Guide. Module 5: Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (FC
SAN)