What is the difference between HBA, CNA and NIC?

Answer Posted / dillip palai

HBA - A HBA, or Host Bus Adapter, is the interface card which connects a host to a Storage Area Network. Presently, the phrase Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is frequently used for FC and iSCSI adapter.

CNA - CNA is converged network adapter designed to run multiple protocol i.e. FC, iSCSI, Ethernet on single interface port. CAN can be used to connect host with SAN as well as normal computer network.

NIC - A network interface controller is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network. The controller may also be referred to as a network adapter, or a LAN adapter

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