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Some users are reporting performance issues with a newly deployed web server. While running a protocol analyzer, the system administrator is able to capture both iSCSI and TCP port 80 traffic on the s

The correct answer is A. VLAN. To resolve performance issues caused by iSCSI and web traffic sharing the same subnet, the administrator needs to logically separate these traffic types.

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Question

Some users are reporting performance issues with a newly deployed web server. While running a protocol analyzer, the system administrator is able to capture both iSCSI and TCP port 80 traffic on the same subnet. Which of the following can the system administrator implement to separate iSCSI from other network traffic?

Options

  • AVLAN
  • BJumbo frames
  • CLUN masking
  • DMultipathing

How the community answered

(67 responses)
  • A
    82% (55)
  • B
    4% (3)
  • C
    12% (8)
  • D
    1% (1)

Why each option

To resolve performance issues caused by iSCSI and web traffic sharing the same subnet, the administrator needs to logically separate these traffic types.

AVLANCorrect

VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) allow network administrators to segment a single physical network into multiple logical broadcast domains, effectively isolating different types of traffic. By placing iSCSI traffic on a dedicated VLAN, it will not contend with general TCP port 80 web traffic, which significantly reduces congestion and improves performance for both services.

BJumbo frames

Jumbo frames increase the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size, which can improve throughput for large data transfers but does not separate different types of network traffic.

CLUN masking

LUN masking is a storage-level security feature that restricts which servers can access specific LUNs (Logical Unit Numbers) on a storage array, but it does not separate network traffic.

DMultipathing

Multipathing provides redundant paths to storage and can improve performance through load balancing, but it does not logically separate different types of network traffic onto different networks.

Concept tested: Network traffic separation using VLANs

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/sdn/sr-iov-overview#virtual-lan-vlans

Topics

#network segmentation#VLANs#iSCSI networking#performance optimization

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