SK0-004 · 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 SAN (Storage Area Network) uses Fibre Channel or iSCSI to deliver block-level storage that multiple servers can access simultaneously.
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
(36 responses)- A3% (1)
- B89% (32)
- C6% (2)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
A SAN (Storage Area Network) uses Fibre Channel or iSCSI to deliver block-level storage that multiple servers can access simultaneously.
JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) is a collection of drives without RAID management and is directly attached to a single system, not shared over any network protocol.
A SAN is a dedicated high-speed network that uses protocols such as Fibre Channel to connect centralized storage arrays to multiple servers, presenting storage as locally attached block devices. This shared, multi-server block access over Fibre Channel is the defining characteristic that separates a SAN from all other storage architectures listed.
DAS (Direct Attached Storage) is physically cabled to a single server and cannot be concurrently shared with multiple servers over a network.
NAS (Network Attached Storage) provides file-level access over standard Ethernet using NFS or SMB, not block-level access over Fibre Channel.
Concept tested: SAN block storage over Fibre Channel
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