Exam 300-710 topic 1 question 244 discussion

"You cannot send backups to one remote system and reports to another, but you can choose to send either to a remote system and store the other on the Firepower Management Center."

Option A, B, and D are valid answers. However the keyword is "...to be used with their Active Directory Logins". Since SMB and Active Directory are BOTH Microsoft developed technologies for the sake of interoperability I will go with answer D (use SMB for both backups and reports.)

Using SMB for both backups and reports, is a valid approach for providing access to both backups and reports. However, it may not be the best choice if you want to separate the storage of backups and reports for security and disaster recovery reasons. The scenario in the question specifies different objectives for configuration backups and reports: Configuration Backups: These need to be available from a secure location on the network for disaster recovery. Using SMB for backups can provide this secure storage. Reports: Auditors need to access reports with their Active Directory logins. This requirement is well-suited for using NFS, as it allows for easy access control and integrates with Active Directory for authentication. While using SMB for both purposes is possible, it may not provide the same level of granularity and access control for reports as NFS integrated with Active Directory. So option C is a more flexible choice that aligns with the specific requirements of the scenario.