101 · Question #378
How does the ARX eliminate the disruption caused by re-provisioning storage?
The correct answer is D. By automating capacity balancing and allowing seamless introduction of file systems into the. ARX virtualizes the storage namespace and automates capacity balancing, allowing new storage to be introduced seamlessly without disrupting existing client access or requiring manual data migration.
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How does the ARX eliminate the disruption caused by re-provisioning storage?
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- ABy identifying data that has not been modified and moving it to a secondary tier.
- BBy reducing the time necessary to run a complete backup.
- CBy allowing system administrators to apply policy to specific types data.
- DBy automating capacity balancing and allowing seamless introduction of file systems into the
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A7% (2)
- B4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D86% (24)
Why each option
ARX virtualizes the storage namespace and automates capacity balancing, allowing new storage to be introduced seamlessly without disrupting existing client access or requiring manual data migration.
Moving inactive data to a secondary tier is a tiering function that helps manage capacity over time, but it does not address the disruption caused when administrators re-provision or add new storage to the environment.
Backup time reduction is not a core ARX capability and is unrelated to the problem of eliminating disruption during storage re-provisioning.
Applying policy to specific data types governs placement decisions but does not by itself eliminate the disruption associated with re-provisioning storage or introducing new file systems.
ARX acts as a transparent intermediary between clients and storage, virtualizing the file namespace so that the underlying storage topology is hidden from users. This automation enables new file systems to be added to the namespace and capacity to be balanced across them without client path remapping, manual migrations, or scheduled downtime.
Concept tested: ARX seamless storage re-provisioning via namespace virtualization
Source: https://support.f5.com/csp/product/arx
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