Which protocol set is commonly associated with storage area networks in NetApp environments?

Which protocol set is commonly associated with storage area networks in NetApp environments?

• A. CIFS, DAFS, DFS
• B. CIFS, FCP, NFS
• C. HTTP, FTP, SFTP
• D. NFS, SMB, HTTP

Answer: (B)

NetApp environments commonly provide access to storage through both SAN and NAS protocols. Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) is the classic SAN protocol used over Fibre Channel networks, enabling block-level storage access. NFS and CIFS (SMB) are NAS file-sharing protocols used over IP networks to access file data on the same storage system. Since NetApp systems typically support both SAN (FCP) and NAS (NFS and CIFS) access, this trio best represents the protocol set you’d associate with storage area networks in such environments. The other options introduce protocols not tied to SAN access (like HTTP/FTP/SFTP) or omit the essential SAN protocol (FCP) or include less relevant pairings.

NetApp environments commonly provide access to storage through both SAN and NAS protocols. Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) is the classic SAN protocol used over Fibre Channel networks, enabling block-level storage access. NFS and CIFS (SMB) are NAS file-sharing protocols used over IP networks to access file data on the same storage system. Since NetApp systems typically support both SAN (FCP) and NAS (NFS and CIFS) access, this trio best represents the protocol set you’d associate with storage area networks in such environments. The other options introduce protocols not tied to SAN access (like HTTP/FTP/SFTP) or omit the essential SAN protocol (FCP) or include less relevant pairings.