D-ISM-FN-01: Information Storage and Management FoundationsDemo

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QuestionQ17

Storage Networking Technologies

What advantage does a hardware iSCSI HBA provide over a software iSCSI initiator?

  • A Improved performance
  • B Lower cost
  • C Easier management
  • D Greater flexibility in network configuration
Explanation

A hardware iSCSI HBA offloads iSCSI and network-processing work from the server CPU, which reduces host overhead and can improve storage I/O performance.

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