The storage team needs to upgrade the firmware on the test environment clustered storage array while minimizing downtime. Which of the following BEST describe what the storage team should consider…

Fiber cable types are passive physical components that are unaffected by a firmware upgrade and present no compatibility risk during the process.

RAID controller firmware must be validated against the target array firmware version because incompatible controller firmware can cause drives to go offline or the cluster to lose quorum during or after the upgrade. Disk firmware (C) is equally critical because storage vendors publish tested compatibility matrices pairing specific array firmware versions with specific disk firmware revisions, and deviating from the matrix risks data unavailability or drive errors post-upgrade.

Disk firmware (C) is equally critical because storage vendors publish tested compatibility matrices pairing specific array firmware versions with specific disk firmware revisions, and deviating from the matrix risks data unavailability or drive errors post-upgrade.

The virtual machine operating system operates at a layer above the storage subsystem and does not influence or constrain storage array firmware compatibility.

IPMI software version governs out-of-band server management and is independent of storage array firmware compatibility requirements.