You have 32 GB of data in a single file that you need to upload to a Nearline Storage bucket. The WAN connection you are using is rated at 1 Gbps, and you are the only one on the connection. You want

The correct answer is B. Enable parallel composite uploads using gsutil on the file transfer.. https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil/commands/cp#parallel-composite-uploads_1 Warning: Parallel composite uploads should not be used with NEARLINE, COLDLINE, or ARCHIVE storage class buckets, because doing so incurs an early deletion charge for each component object. Warn

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Question

You have 32 GB of data in a single file that you need to upload to a Nearline Storage bucket. The WAN connection you are using is rated at 1 Gbps, and you are the only one on the connection. You want to use as much of the rated 1 Gbps as possible to transfer the file rapidly. How should you upload the file?

Options

AUse the GCP Console to transfer the file instead of gsutil.
BEnable parallel composite uploads using gsutil on the file transfer.
CDecrease the TCP window size on the machine initiating the transfer.
DChange the storage class of the bucket from Nearline to Multi-Regional.

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Explanation

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil/commands/cp#parallel-composite-uploads_1 Warning: Parallel composite uploads should not be used with NEARLINE, COLDLINE, or ARCHIVE storage class buckets, because doing so incurs an early deletion charge for each component object. Warning: Parallel composite uploads should not be used in buckets that have a retention policy, because the component pieces cannot be deleted until each has met the bucket's minimum retention period.

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#gsutil#parallel composite uploads#Cloud Storage#data transfer optimization

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