What level of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model is data at rest on a Storage Area Network (SAN) located?

At what level of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model is data at rest on a Storage Area Network (SAN) located?
A. Link layer
B. Physical layer
C. Session layer
D. Application layer

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5 thoughts on “What level of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model is data at rest on a Storage Area Network (SAN) located?

  1. Data at rest means it is on Hard disk or some other media and not being used. How come D is answer? Answer is B.

  2. CIFS or NFS is only used when data is read or written over the network (i.e. data in transit). However the data is stored on a physical medium which implies the answer B

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