VCP-VVF IT Architectures Technologies Standards Practice Question
An administrator is planning storage connectivity for a vSphere Foundation 9.0 cluster. Which TWO block storage protocols are natively supported by ESXi for connecting external enterprise storage arrays? (Choose two.)
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Fibre Channel (FC)
ESXi natively supports Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI for block storage connectivity out of the box.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Fibre Channel (FC)
Why this is correct
Correct. Fibre Channel is a natively supported enterprise block storage protocol in ESXi.
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Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)
Why it's wrong here
AFP is an obsolete Apple file sharing protocol, not an ESXi storage protocol.
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IDE parallel ATA bus protocols
Why it's wrong here
IDE is for internal local optical or older disk drives, not enterprise storage array connectivity.
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iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface)
Why this is correct
Correct. iSCSI is a natively supported IP-based block storage protocol in ESXi.
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Server Message Block (SMB) version 1
Why it's wrong here
SMBv1 is insecure and unsupported as an ESXi datastore protocol.
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