Networking with Windows Server 2016 — Question 142

You have a test environment that includes two servers named Server1 and Server2. The servers run Windows Server 2016.
You need to ensure that you can implement SMB Direct between the servers.
Which feature should the servers support?

Answer options

• A. Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
• B. Multipath I/O (MPIO)
• C. Virtual Machine queue (VMQ)
• D. Single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV)

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA), as SMB Direct requires RDMA technology to improve performance by allowing direct memory access from one computer to another without involving the CPU. The other options, while relevant to storage and networking, do not directly pertain to the requirements for implementing SMB Direct.