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SK0-005 · Question #217

A technician is setting up a physical server that will be used to store sensitive data. The technician plans to set up the internal hard drives in a RAID 5 array for redundancy. Which of the following

The correct answer is A. SAS. For internal server storage requiring high performance, reliability, and enterprise-grade features for sensitive data in a RAID 5 array, SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) is the optimal interface type.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

A technician is setting up a physical server that will be used to store sensitive data. The technician plans to set up the internal hard drives in a RAID 5 array for redundancy. Which of the following would be the BEST type of interface for the technician to use?

Options

  • ASAS
  • BUSB
  • CSD
  • DeSATA

How the community answered

(58 responses)
  • A
    81% (47)
  • B
    5% (3)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    10% (6)

Why each option

For internal server storage requiring high performance, reliability, and enterprise-grade features for sensitive data in a RAID 5 array, SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) is the optimal interface type.

ASASCorrect

SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) is an enterprise-class interface specifically designed for server storage, offering superior speed, reliability, and support for advanced features like dual-porting, which are critical for high-performance RAID arrays storing sensitive data. Its robust design makes it the best choice for internal hard drives in a server environment.

BUSB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an external interface for peripherals and consumer devices, completely unsuitable for internal server hard drives or RAID configurations.

CSD

SD (Secure Digital) cards are flash memory cards used in portable electronics and lack the capacity, speed, and durability required for server hard drive storage or RAID.

DeSATA

eSATA (external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is an external interface for connecting SATA drives, mainly for consumer-grade external storage, and does not provide the enterprise-level features or reliability of SAS for internal server RAID.

Concept tested: Server storage interface types (SAS)

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/servers-unified-computing/ucs-c-series-rack-servers/white-paper-c11-738914.html

Topics

#Server hardware#Storage interfaces#RAID#SAS

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