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In block-level storage, SCSI commands eare transmitted between witch to devices? (Choose two)

The correct answer is D. initiator. In block-level storage, SCSI commands flow between an initiator (host HBA) and a target (storage device); both A and D are the correct answers for this choose-two question.

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Question

In block-level storage, SCSI commands eare transmitted between witch to devices? (Choose two)

Options

  • Atarget
  • Bmaster controller
  • CNAS head unit
  • Dinitiator
  • Espine switch

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • D
    89% (16)
  • E
    6% (1)

Why each option

In block-level storage, SCSI commands flow between an initiator (host HBA) and a target (storage device); both A and D are the correct answers for this choose-two question.

Atarget
Bmaster controller

Master controller is not a defined role in the SCSI protocol architecture; the correct protocol-defined roles are initiator and target only.

CNAS head unit

A NAS head unit is associated with file-level protocols such as NFS and SMB, not block-level SCSI storage.

DinitiatorCorrect

The initiator is the host-side entity, typically an HBA or iSCSI software adapter, that generates SCSI commands and sends I/O requests to storage. Paired with the target (choice A), these two roles define the complete SCSI communication model used in Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE block-level storage protocols.

Espine switch

A spine switch is a network infrastructure component in leaf-spine fabric topologies and does not participate as a SCSI endpoint in block-level storage transactions.

Concept tested: SCSI initiator and target roles in block storage

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/storage/san-switches/mds9000/sw/7_3/configuration/guides/b_Cisco_MDS_9000_NX-OS_SAN_Switching_Configuration_Guide_7x/b_Cisco_MDS_9000_NX-OS_SAN_Switching_Configuration_Guide_7x_chapter_011.html

Topics

#SCSI#block storage#initiator#target

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