An administrator has just installed a brand new HBA into a host and needs to connect that host to the SAN. Which of the following connector types should be used?

ST connectors are an older, larger fiber optic connector type that is less commonly used in modern SAN environments.

RJ-45 is an Ethernet connector used for twisted-pair copper cables, not for Fibre Channel optical connections from an HBA to a SAN.

LC (Lucent Connector) is the predominant small form-factor fiber optic connector widely used in modern Fibre Channel and high-speed Ethernet SAN connections due to its high density and performance. HBAs connect to SANs typically via fiber optic cables terminated with LC connectors plugged into SFP/SFP+ transceivers.

SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) is a transceiver module that plugs into a port, not a cable connector type itself; fiber optic cables with connectors like LC plug into the SFP module.