SANS MGT514 EXAM REVIEW 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
● What are the three MDS series management tools? Answer: 1. NX-
OS CLI Commands
2. Cisco Device Manager
3. Cisco Prime DCNM-SAN
● What switch management tool does not handle zoning? Answer:
Cisco Device Manager
● How can you identify a WWN as an Emulex HBA? Answer: (2)0 00
00 00 (c9) - WWNN
(1)0 00 00 00 (c9) - WWPN
● How can you identify a WWN as a Qlogic HBA? Answer: 2(0) 00
(08) - WWNN
2(1) 00 (08) - WWPN
● What is the first character of the WWN for most EMC storage arrays?
Answer: 5
,● How can you identify a WWN as a VNX? Answer: 50 0(6 01 5)-
● How can you identify a WWN as a DMX? Answer: 50 0(6 04 8)-
● How can you identify a WWN as a VMAX? Answer: 50 0(0 09 7)
● How can you identify a WWN as a HP Initiator? Answer: 50 0(6 B)
● How does a Windows host see LUNs? Answer: \PHYSICALDRIVEn
● How does a Unix host see LUNs? Answer: /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx (x = any
number)
● How does a ESXi host see LUNs? Answer: vmhbaXX:c:t:l
Also referred to as Runtime Name
● What RAID level is defragmentation not allowed on? Answer: RAID
6
● What RAID groups can be chosen for thin provisioning Answer: 1.
RAID 1/0
2. RAID 5
,3. RAID 6
● What is a Tdot? Answer: A Tdot is an individual LUN in a storage
pool
● What type of switch is an MDS-91xx, and what do the x's represent?
Answer: It is a departmental switch
xx = Number of ports
● What type of switch is an MDS-92xx, and what do the x's represent?
Answer: It is a multi-protocol switch
xx = Number of ports in slot 1
● What type of switch is an MDS-95xx, and what do the x's represent?
Answer: It is an enterprise director
xx = Number of slots
● How many IP addresses does a Brocade DCX have, and what are they
assigned to? Answer: 1. CP0
2. CP1
3. Chassis
● In an MDS-9506, what slots are the supervisors located? Answer: Slot
5 and 6
, ● In an MDS-9509, what slots are the supervisors located? Answer: Slot
5 and 6
● In an MDS-9513, what slots are the supervisors located? Answer: Slot
7 and 8
● How is the numbering ordered for slots on a Brocade director? (Both
types) Answer: 1. Bottom to Top
2. Left to Right
● How is the numbering ordered for slots on a MDS director? (Both
types) Answer: 1. Top to Bottom
2. Right to Left
● What components make up a Brocade director? Answer: 1. Controller
Processors (CP)
2. Cores
3. Port Blades (PB)
● On a Brocade director, what component is in each slot 1 through 8?
Answer: 1. PB
2. PB
3. Core
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
● What are the three MDS series management tools? Answer: 1. NX-
OS CLI Commands
2. Cisco Device Manager
3. Cisco Prime DCNM-SAN
● What switch management tool does not handle zoning? Answer:
Cisco Device Manager
● How can you identify a WWN as an Emulex HBA? Answer: (2)0 00
00 00 (c9) - WWNN
(1)0 00 00 00 (c9) - WWPN
● How can you identify a WWN as a Qlogic HBA? Answer: 2(0) 00
(08) - WWNN
2(1) 00 (08) - WWPN
● What is the first character of the WWN for most EMC storage arrays?
Answer: 5
,● How can you identify a WWN as a VNX? Answer: 50 0(6 01 5)-
● How can you identify a WWN as a DMX? Answer: 50 0(6 04 8)-
● How can you identify a WWN as a VMAX? Answer: 50 0(0 09 7)
● How can you identify a WWN as a HP Initiator? Answer: 50 0(6 B)
● How does a Windows host see LUNs? Answer: \PHYSICALDRIVEn
● How does a Unix host see LUNs? Answer: /dev/rdsk/cxtxdx (x = any
number)
● How does a ESXi host see LUNs? Answer: vmhbaXX:c:t:l
Also referred to as Runtime Name
● What RAID level is defragmentation not allowed on? Answer: RAID
6
● What RAID groups can be chosen for thin provisioning Answer: 1.
RAID 1/0
2. RAID 5
,3. RAID 6
● What is a Tdot? Answer: A Tdot is an individual LUN in a storage
pool
● What type of switch is an MDS-91xx, and what do the x's represent?
Answer: It is a departmental switch
xx = Number of ports
● What type of switch is an MDS-92xx, and what do the x's represent?
Answer: It is a multi-protocol switch
xx = Number of ports in slot 1
● What type of switch is an MDS-95xx, and what do the x's represent?
Answer: It is an enterprise director
xx = Number of slots
● How many IP addresses does a Brocade DCX have, and what are they
assigned to? Answer: 1. CP0
2. CP1
3. Chassis
● In an MDS-9506, what slots are the supervisors located? Answer: Slot
5 and 6
, ● In an MDS-9509, what slots are the supervisors located? Answer: Slot
5 and 6
● In an MDS-9513, what slots are the supervisors located? Answer: Slot
7 and 8
● How is the numbering ordered for slots on a Brocade director? (Both
types) Answer: 1. Bottom to Top
2. Left to Right
● How is the numbering ordered for slots on a MDS director? (Both
types) Answer: 1. Top to Bottom
2. Right to Left
● What components make up a Brocade director? Answer: 1. Controller
Processors (CP)
2. Cores
3. Port Blades (PB)
● On a Brocade director, what component is in each slot 1 through 8?
Answer: 1. PB
2. PB
3. Core
