SK0-003 · Question #338
An administrator is upgrading the backup server from a single tape drive to a SCSI tape library. The library has been unpackaged, mounted, and the library drivers installed. Which of the following…
The correct answer is A. SCSI cable. After unpacking, mounting, and installing drivers for a SCSI tape library, a SCSI cable is required to physically connect the device to the backup server.
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An administrator is upgrading the backup server from a single tape drive to a SCSI tape library. The library has been unpackaged, mounted, and the library drivers installed. Which of the following items should the administrator have to connect the device to the backup server?
Options
- ASCSI cable
- BSCSI interface adapter on the tape library
- CSCSI termination card on the server
- DiSCSI cable
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Why each option
After unpacking, mounting, and installing drivers for a SCSI tape library, a SCSI cable is required to physically connect the device to the backup server.
A SCSI cable is the essential physical medium used to connect a SCSI tape library to the SCSI adapter installed in the backup server, enabling data transfer between the devices.
The SCSI interface adapter on the tape library is an integral component of the library itself, implicitly present if the device is unpackaged and drivers are being installed.
A SCSI termination card is used to properly terminate the SCSI bus ends, not as the primary connection component between the device and the server.
An iSCSI cable is used for iSCSI, which is a network-based protocol, not for direct physical SCSI connections described for a tape library.
Concept tested: SCSI device physical connection
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