Chapter 3

1: What are the two main performance areas in storage networks?
A1: Answer: Bandwidth and latency
2: True or false: DAS storage is less reliable than network storage.
A2: Answer: False. DAShas historically been extremely reliable.
3: Which of the following is not part of the software used in the I/O path: file system, volume manager, storage resource manager, multipathing drivers, or SCSI driver?
A3: Answer: Storage resource manager
4: What are the two layers most HBAs need?
A4: Answer: SCSIapplication layer driver and network driver
5: Name the host system hardware components in the I/O path.
A5: Answer: System processors, system memory, memory bus, I/O bus, and host bus adapter
6: What is flow control used for?
A6: Answer: It adjusts the data ...

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