What should the engineer advise the customer?

A customer has a Dell PowerScale Gen 6 cluster that is using an Ethernet backend. They have Gen 5 nodes and cables from a previous installation. A PowerScale platform engineer is on site. The customer asks the engineer if they can repurpose the Gen 5 equipment on their Gen 6 cluster.

What should the engineer advise the customer?
A . Gen 5 nodes cannot be joined to a cluster with Gen 6 nodes running an Ethernet backend
B . Order new cables with the right connectors
C . Daisy chain the Gen 5 backend by InfiniBand cables, then plug them directly to the Gen 6 primary node
D . An InfiniBand switch must be paired with the Gen 6 back-end Ethernet switches to allow the Gen 5 nodes to join

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Answer: A