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SK0-003 · Question #425

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

The correct answer is D. NIC. To provide iSCSI SAN connectivity, a server requires a network interface card (NIC) to communicate over the standard Ethernet network, as iSCSI leverages existing IP infrastructure for block-level storage access.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

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

Options

  • AHBA
  • BPBX
  • CVoIP
  • DNIC

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    93% (51)

Why each option

To provide iSCSI SAN connectivity, a server requires a network interface card (NIC) to communicate over the standard Ethernet network, as iSCSI leverages existing IP infrastructure for block-level storage access.

AHBA

An HBA (Host Bus Adapter) is typically used for Fibre Channel SAN connectivity, which uses a specialized fabric, not iSCSI over standard Ethernet.

BPBX

A PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is a telephone system used for internal and external voice communication, unrelated to storage connectivity.

CVoIP

VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) is a technology for making voice calls over IP networks, unrelated to storage connectivity.

DNICCorrect

A Network Interface Card (NIC) is the appropriate expansion card for iSCSI SAN connectivity because iSCSI (internet Small Computer System Interface) operates over standard Ethernet networks using TCP/IP. An iSCSI initiator on the server uses the NIC to send and receive iSCSI commands and data to and from an iSCSI target (the SAN storage).

Concept tested: iSCSI SAN network connectivity

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/iscsi/iscsi-overview

Topics

#iSCSI#SAN connectivity#NIC#Server hardware

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