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Refer to the exhibit.

A company has these requirements for the switch-to-switch links.
The network carries traffic for up to 100 tenants, each of which has up to 50 VLANs.

The links load balance traffic at least on a per-tenant basis.

Which protocol on its own meets both of these requirements?
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
HP Multitenant Device Context (MDC) is a new innovative technology that enables multi-tenancy for enterprise data center network platforms. In other words, it gives customers the ability to virtualize one physical switch into up to four logical switches, with each logical device having its own tenants. HP MDC supports up to four tenants per physical platform, and here there are 27 switches, so a maximum of 108 tenants is supported.
Note: EVI and MDC are included with the A12500 switch software.
The A12500 switch include Network load balancing (NLB) multicast ARP. Microsoft NLB co-works with multicast ARP to provide servers with load balancing and fault switchover, which lowers costs and investment.
Incorrect Answers:
B: HP Ethernet Virtual Interconnect (EVI) is a new innovative technology for connecting geographically dispersed data centers over IP infrastructures
References: Frequently Asked Questions for HP EVI and MDC, page 5
http://h17007.www1.hpe.com/docs/814/faqint.pdf
HPE 12500 Switch Series, page 2
https://www.hpe.com/h20195/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-0666ENW.pdf