NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer – ONTAP v3 — Question 20

You are configuring a FAS8300 HA pair running ONTAP 9.8 with two hosts that require SAN LUNs. The cluster is in a secure data center without switches.
In this scenario, which block protocol is supported on the hosts?

Answer options

• A. FCoE
• B. NVMe
• C. FCP
• D. iSCSI

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, iSCSI, as it operates over standard IP networks and does not require a dedicated switch infrastructure, making it suitable for a secure data center setup without switches. FCoE and FCP are primarily used in Fibre Channel environments, which are not applicable here, while NVMe is not a block protocol supported in this context.