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CV0-003 · Question #55

The administrator wants to have central storage for all of the files to be stored for each VM. Which of the following is used to connect a host to a SAN utilizing a fiber connection?

The correct answer is C. HBA. An HBA (Host Bus Adapter) is a hardware component installed in a server that provides the physical interface to connect a host to a Storage Area Network (SAN) over a Fibre Channel connection. It translates the server's internal bus signals into Fibre Channel signals, enabling hig

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Question

The administrator wants to have central storage for all of the files to be stored for each VM. Which of the following is used to connect a host to a SAN utilizing a fiber connection?

Options

  • AVNIC
  • BNIC
  • CHBA
  • DSCSI adapter

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    86% (25)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

An HBA (Host Bus Adapter) is a hardware component installed in a server that provides the physical interface to connect a host to a Storage Area Network (SAN) over a Fibre Channel connection. It translates the server's internal bus signals into Fibre Channel signals, enabling high-speed, low-latency access to centralized SAN storage - ideal for environments where many VMs need shared storage. A NIC (B) is for standard Ethernet network connectivity. A VNIC (A) is a virtualized network interface card used by VMs for network access, not storage. A SCSI adapter (D) connects local SCSI storage devices but does not support Fibre Channel SAN connectivity.

Topics

#HBA#Fibre Channel#SAN connectivity#storage networking

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