What are the storage protocols?
The five most commonly used storage protocols of today are Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI), Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Network File System (NFS) and Server Message Block (SMB).
What is a NAS protocol?
Protocols. A NAS box is formatted with data transfer protocols, which are standard ways of sending data between devices. These protocols can be accessed by clients through a switch, which is a central server that connects to everything and routes requests.
What are the storage types?
Types of Data Storage
- Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
- Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- SSD Flash Drive Arrays.
- Hybrid Flash Arrays.
- Hybrid Cloud Storage.
- Backup Software.
- Backup Appliances.
- Cloud Storage.
What is the OSI 7 Layer Model?
The OSI Model Defined In the OSI reference model, the communications between a computing system are split into seven different abstraction layers: Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application.
Which is the protocol used to access storage?
The storage protocol most commonly used to access resources on networked storage is iSCSI where SCSI commands are sent over an IP network. Since iSCSI is an IP protocol, you can use run of the mill Ethernet cards to connect ESXi host to an iSCSI network.
Where do I find the hard drive type and specifications?
Click Start and then click the Programs folder. Click Accessories and then the System Information or System Tools folder. Open the System Information file. In the System Information window, click the + symbol next to Components.
What do you need to know about encrypted hard drives?
The computer must be UEFI 2.3.1 based and have the EFI_STORAGE_SECURITY_COMMAND_PROTOCOL defined. (This protocol is used to allow programs running in the EFI boot services environment to send security protocol commands to the drive).
What kind of protocols does a NAS use?
NAS operates at the file-level using protocols such as NFS and CIFS. In a VMware context, we are only interested in NFS (Network File System) since this is the only file-level protocol that is supported. NFS was developed by Sun Microsystem way back in 1984 to allow computers to access files over a network.