SK0-004 · Question #689
Which of the following storage techniques would be BEST suited for distributing backups across a large LAN?
The correct answer is B. SAN. A SAN (Storage Area Network) is the correct technology for providing shared, distributed storage access across a large LAN for tasks like backup distribution.
Question
Which of the following storage techniques would be BEST suited for distributing backups across a large LAN?
Options
- ANAT
- BSAN
- CBAE
- DJBOD
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A4% (2)
- B93% (42)
- C2% (1)
Why each option
A SAN (Storage Area Network) is the correct technology for providing shared, distributed storage access across a large LAN for tasks like backup distribution.
NAT (Network Address Translation) is a routing technique that remaps private IP addresses to public ones and has no function in storage provisioning or backup distribution.
A SAN connects storage devices to the network so multiple servers can access shared block-level storage using protocols such as iSCSI or Fibre Channel over the existing LAN infrastructure. This architecture is specifically designed for centralized, high-performance storage distribution at enterprise scale, making it the best fit for distributing backups across a large LAN.
BAE is not a recognized or standard storage technology acronym and does not represent a valid storage architecture.
JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) attaches multiple drives locally to a single host without RAID or network sharing, providing no capability for LAN-wide distribution.
Concept tested: SAN architecture for enterprise LAN backup distribution
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