The Ethernet switching mode determines how the Fabric Interconnect behaves as a switching device between the servers and the network. What is the default Ethernet switching mode?
- End Host Mode
- Switch Mode
- Trunking Mode
- Disjointed Mode
The correct answer is 1.
End Host Mode provides local Layer 2 switching on the server ports, and does not behave like a normal Layer 2 switch on its uplinks. Instead, server NICs are pinned to a specific uplink, and no local switching happens from uplink to uplink. This allows End Host Mode to attach to the network like a Host without spanning tree, and all uplinks forwarding on all VLANs. End Host Mode is the preferred mode, and it’s enabled by default
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