Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and File Systems (Vol 1)

1:

The SCSI-3 standard is used for which SAN implementations?

  1. Fibre Channel

  2. iSCSI

  3. SSA

  4. All of them

A1:

Answer: D

2:

What is the standards organization for SCSI?

A2:

Answer: INCITST10

3:

True or false: Target and initiator ports are part of the logical processing of SCSI.

A3:

Answer: False. Ports are considered to be part of the underlying connecting technology.

4:

True or false: SCSI guarantees in-order delivery.

A4:

Answer: False. Delivery ordering is provided by the underlying connecting technology, such as a parallel SCSIbus or a SAN.

5:

Where are SCSI logical units implemented?

A5:

Answer: In storage subsystem and device controllers

6:

Name the two main functions in a logical unit.

A6:

Answer: Device server and task manager

7:

What are queues in SCSI called?

A7:

Answer: Task sets

8:

What is the standard size of SCSI CDBs?

A8:

Answer: There is no standard, prescribed CDB size. They vary according to the command and the action taken.

9:

What is a SCSI nexus?

A9:

Answer: The connection relationship between initiator and target entities

10:

Explain how TCQ increases performance.

A10:

Answer: TCQ reduces seek time by restructuring disk access.

Категории