H19-410_V1.0 · Question #134
Which manufacturers' certifications does SAN certification mainly refer to? (Multiple Choice)
The correct answer is A. EMC B. IBM C. Brocade. SAN certification is dominated by three vendors that pioneered and standardized Storage Area Network technology: EMC (now Dell EMC) is the leading enterprise storage vendor whose proprietary SAN solutions and certifications are industry benchmarks; IBM has long offered SAN…
Question
Which manufacturers' certifications does SAN certification mainly refer to? (Multiple Choice)
Options
- AEMC
- BIBM
- CBrocade
- DCISCO
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A70% (32)
- D30% (14)
Explanation
SAN certification is dominated by three vendors that pioneered and standardized Storage Area Network technology: EMC (now Dell EMC) is the leading enterprise storage vendor whose proprietary SAN solutions and certifications are industry benchmarks; IBM has long offered SAN storage systems and corresponding vendor certifications for its enterprise storage portfolio; and Brocade is the dominant manufacturer of Fibre Channel switches and directors - the core fabric infrastructure of most SANs - making its certifications essential for SAN professionals.
Cisco (D) is incorrect not because it lacks SAN products (its MDS series supports Fibre Channel), but because Cisco's certification track is primarily associated with IP networking (CCNA/CCNP/CCIE), not storage networking - it is not considered one of the main SAN certification bodies in this context.
Memory tip: Think "SAN = Storage And Networks" - EMC and IBM own the storage side, Brocade owns the network fabric side. All three = the SAN stack. Cisco is the "almost" - it plays in SAN but lives in the LAN/WAN world first.
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