SG0-001 · Question #109
An initiator can be defined as which of the following?
The correct answer is A. A host that requests or submits I/O to or from target.. An initiator is a host component, such as a Host Bus Adapter (HBA), that initiates I/O operations by sending requests to a target storage device.
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An initiator can be defined as which of the following?
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- AA host that requests or submits I/O to or from target.
- BA disk that submits data to cache for availability.
- CA switch port that provides SAN connectivity.
- DA front-end storage port that checks for SAN connectivity.
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Why each option
An initiator is a host component, such as a Host Bus Adapter (HBA), that initiates I/O operations by sending requests to a target storage device.
In a SAN environment, an initiator is typically a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) on a server that initiates data requests or commands to a storage target, which is the device serving the data.
Disks are storage devices that store data, not components that submit data to cache for availability in the context of an initiator definition.
A switch port provides connectivity within the SAN fabric but does not itself initiate I/O operations like an initiator.
A front-end storage port receives I/O requests from initiators; it does not check for SAN connectivity in the context of defining an initiator.
Concept tested: SAN initiator definition
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/san/overview-of-san-storage
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