Which hardware is required to support Fibre Channel storage?

The correct answer is B. HBA. A Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is the specific hardware required to connect a server to a Fibre Channel storage area network.

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AISCSI adapter
BHBA
CCNA
DNIC

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B
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C
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D
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Why each option

A Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is the specific hardware required to connect a server to a Fibre Channel storage area network.

AISCSI adapter

An iSCSI adapter is used for iSCSI storage connections, not Fibre Channel.

BHBACorrect

A Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is a hardware component that connects a host server to a Fibre Channel storage network, enabling communication with Fibre Channel storage devices.

CCNA

A Converged Network Adapter (CNA) supports Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and standard Ethernet, but is not strictly required for traditional Fibre Channel.

DNIC

A Network Interface Card (NIC) is used for standard Ethernet networking and IP-based storage protocols, not native Fibre Channel.

Concept tested: Fibre Channel Hardware Requirements

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-storage/GUID-6EBEB159-D212-4B29-8736-22485DA2B6E3.html

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#Fibre Channel#HBA#Storage hardware#SAN connectivity

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