Remember RDMA
Full name: Remote Direct Memory Access
Memory aid: Remote memory gets Direct access through an Adapter as a cue.
RDMA requires compatible hardware, drivers, memory registration, and access controls.
Study area: Network architecture & switching · Batch 9
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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RDMA — Remote Direct Memory Access
Transfers data directly between supported memory regions across a network.
Why learn RDMA — Remote Direct Memory Access?
Transfers data directly between supported memory regions across a network.
Where it came from
RDMA requires compatible hardware, drivers, memory registration, and access controls.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Remote memory gets Direct access through an Adapter as a cue.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand RDMA: Remote Direct Memory Access.
- Recall this memory aid: Remote memory gets Direct access through an Adapter as a cue.
- Explain the practical use: Transfers data directly between supported memory regions across a network.
- Explain this distinction: RDMA requires compatible hardware, drivers, memory registration, and access controls.
- Identify RDMA in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct architecture (learn.microsoft.com)