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SK0-003 · Question #836

Which of the following storage technologies connects by TCP/IP and is separate from the company's LAN?

The correct answer is D. SAN. A Storage Area Network (SAN), particularly an iSCSI SAN, connects by TCP/IP and is typically implemented on a dedicated network or isolated VLANs, making it functionally separate from the company's general-purpose LAN.

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Question

Which of the following storage technologies connects by TCP/IP and is separate from the company's LAN?

Options

  • ATape library
  • BNAS
  • COptical jukebox
  • DSAN

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    9% (4)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    87% (39)

Why each option

A Storage Area Network (SAN), particularly an iSCSI SAN, connects by TCP/IP and is typically implemented on a dedicated network or isolated VLANs, making it functionally separate from the company's general-purpose LAN.

ATape library

A tape library is an archival storage solution and while it might have management interfaces that use TCP/IP, the primary data path for tape is often Fibre Channel or SAS, and it does not fit the description of a primary storage technology that is separate from the LAN and connects solely by TCP/IP for its main function.

BNAS

NAS (Network Attached Storage) connects directly to the company's existing LAN via TCP/IP and provides file-level access to clients; it is an integral part of the LAN, not separate from it.

COptical jukebox

An optical jukebox is an archival solution for optical media (CDs, DVDs) and, like a tape library, is not typically a primary storage technology that connects by TCP/IP and is separate from the company's LAN for its main data transfer function.

DSANCorrect

An iSCSI (internet Small Computer System Interface) SAN uses TCP/IP to provide block-level storage access over Ethernet networks. While using Ethernet, iSCSI SANs are commonly deployed on dedicated network infrastructure or isolated VLANs to separate high-performance storage traffic from regular LAN traffic, ensuring it is conceptually and often physically separate from the company's LAN.

Concept tested: Storage area network (SAN) architecture

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

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#SAN#iSCSI#storage networking#TCP/IP storage

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