SK0-003 · Question #260
Which of the following is BEST described as a storage system that can be connected to multiple servers through a fiber channel?
The correct answer is B. SAN. A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network that provides block-level storage access to multiple servers. It centralizes storage resources and often utilizes Fibre Channel for fast, reliable connectivity.
Question
Which of the following is BEST described as a storage system that can be connected to multiple servers through a fiber channel?
Options
- AJBOD
- BSAN
- CDAS
- DNAS
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A2% (1)
- B93% (38)
- C5% (2)
Why each option
A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network that provides block-level storage access to multiple servers. It centralizes storage resources and often utilizes Fibre Channel for fast, reliable connectivity.
JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) refers to a collection of individual hard drives that are not configured into a RAID array and does not describe a network storage system for multiple servers.
A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a dedicated network specifically designed for accessing consolidated block-level storage. SANs typically use Fibre Channel or iSCSI to connect multiple servers directly to shared storage devices, presenting them as local disks to each server, precisely matching the description of connecting to multiple servers via Fibre Channel.
DAS (Direct Attached Storage) is storage directly connected to a single server and is not typically shared across multiple servers through a network like Fibre Channel.
NAS (Network Attached Storage) provides file-level access over a standard Ethernet network, not block-level access typically associated with Fibre Channel connections to multiple servers.
Concept tested: Storage Area Network (SAN) characteristics
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/whats-new-in-storage
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