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SK0-003 · Question #268

Which of the following expansion cards should be installed into a server to provide fiber channel SAN connectivity?

The correct answer is A. HBA. To connect a server to a Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN), a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is the necessary expansion card. HBAs are specifically designed for high-speed data transfer between servers and storage devices over a Fibre Channel network.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

Which of the following expansion cards should be installed into a server to provide fiber channel SAN connectivity?

Options

  • AHBA
  • BUSB
  • CUAC
  • DNIC

How the community answered

(68 responses)
  • A
    94% (64)
  • B
    1% (1)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    1% (1)

Why each option

To connect a server to a Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN), a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is the necessary expansion card. HBAs are specifically designed for high-speed data transfer between servers and storage devices over a Fibre Channel network.

AHBACorrect

An HBA (Host Bus Adapter) is an expansion card that connects a host system (like a server) to a storage network, such as a Fibre Channel SAN, by translating data between the server's internal bus and the Fibre Channel protocol.

BUSB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a common interface for connecting peripherals like keyboards, mice, and external drives, but it is not used for high-performance Fibre Channel SAN connectivity.

CUAC

UAC (User Account Control) is a security feature in Windows operating systems and is not an expansion card or a hardware component.

DNIC

A NIC (Network Interface Card) connects a server to an Ethernet-based local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) for general network communication, but it does not provide Fibre Channel connectivity for a SAN.

Concept tested: Fibre Channel SAN connectivity hardware

Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=protocol-fibre-channel-hb-adapters-overview

Topics

#HBA#Fiber Channel#SAN connectivity#expansion cards

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