What are two advantages of deploying an iSCSI solution compared to Fibre Channel? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• AIt provides file sharing between different operating systems.
• BIt can use the customer's existing IP infrastructure.
• CIt provides an isolated dedicated storage network.
• DIt uses the customer's existing network management skill set.

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  87% (48)
• C
  9% (5)

Explanation

iSCSI runs over standard TCP/IP networks, meaning organizations can leverage their existing Ethernet infrastructure (B) and the existing network management expertise their IT teams already have (D) - no specialized hardware or training required. Fibre Channel, by contrast, demands dedicated HBAs, FC switches, and specialized SAN administrators, making it significantly more expensive to deploy and maintain.

Why A is wrong: iSCSI is a block-level storage protocol, not a file-sharing protocol - that's NFS or SMB/CIFS territory. Neither iSCSI nor Fibre Channel provides cross-OS file sharing.

Why C is wrong: An isolated dedicated storage network is actually a characteristic of Fibre Channel, not iSCSI. iSCSI's advantage is sharing the existing IP network, which is the opposite of isolation.

Memory tip: Think of iSCSI as "SCSI over the Internet" - it piggybacks on IP, so anything IP-related (existing cables, switches, skills, tools) carries over. If an answer describes something you'd associate with standard networking, it's likely an iSCSI advantage over FC.

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