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A customer must install a new Hyperflex Stretched cluster in two sites. Low latency and predictable high performance are the top priorities for this setup due to the extensive usage of data-intensive
The correct answer is D. All-Flash. For a new Cisco HyperFlex Stretched cluster across two sites, with low latency and predictable high performance as top priorities for data-intensive applications, a specific storage solution is required.
Question
A customer must install a new Hyperflex Stretched cluster in two sites. Low latency and predictable high performance are the top priorities for this setup due to the extensive usage of data-intensive applications across the cluster. Which HyperFlex storage solution is recommended to meet these requirements?
Options
- AAll-HDD
- BHybrid
- CAll-SAN
- DAll-Flash
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A7% (3)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D88% (36)
Why each option
For a new Cisco HyperFlex Stretched cluster across two sites, with low latency and predictable high performance as top priorities for data-intensive applications, a specific storage solution is required.
All-HDD (Hard Disk Drive) solutions offer high capacity at a lower cost but cannot deliver the low latency and predictable high performance required for data-intensive applications.
Hybrid solutions combine HDDs for capacity and SSDs for caching, offering a balance of performance and cost, but they cannot match the consistent low latency and high performance of an all-flash solution.
All-SAN is not a type of HyperFlex storage solution; HyperFlex is a hyperconverged infrastructure platform that uses local storage, not an external SAN (Storage Area Network).
An All-Flash HyperFlex storage solution utilizes only Solid-State Drives (SSDs) for both caching and persistent storage, providing significantly lower latency and much higher, more predictable performance. This makes it ideal for data-intensive applications and stretched clusters where performance is a top priority.
Concept tested: HyperFlex storage types and performance characteristics
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/hyperconverged-infrastructure/hyperflex-systems/index.html
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