nerdexam
CompTIA

CV0-002 · Question #467

A company provides IaaS services. Which of the following disk provisioning models for creating standard template should the company use to provision virtual instances?

The correct answer is A. Thin disk. For an IaaS provider creating standard virtual instance templates, thin disk provisioning is the best model because it optimizes storage utilization and enables efficient resource management.

Cloud architecture

Question

A company provides IaaS services. Which of the following disk provisioning models for creating standard template should the company use to provision virtual instances?

Options

  • AThin disk
  • BSCSI disk
  • CSATA disk
  • DThick disk

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    86% (31)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

For an IaaS provider creating standard virtual instance templates, thin disk provisioning is the best model because it optimizes storage utilization and enables efficient resource management.

AThin diskCorrect

Thin disk provisioning allocates only the storage space that the virtual machine (VM) is actively using, growing dynamically as data is added, up to the configured maximum size. This model is highly efficient for IaaS providers because it allows for storage over-provisioning, meaning they can commit more storage to VMs than they physically possess, optimizing storage utilization and reducing costs.

BSCSI disk

SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a type of interface or bus for connecting storage devices, not a disk provisioning model.

CSATA disk

SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is a type of interface for connecting storage devices, not a disk provisioning model.

DThick disk

Thick disk provisioning pre-allocates all of the configured storage space at the time of creation, regardless of actual usage, which is inefficient for an IaaS provider due to wasted storage, limiting the number of virtual instances that can be provisioned.

Concept tested: Virtual disk provisioning models for IaaS

Source: https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/definition/thin-provisioning

Topics

#Thin provisioning#IaaS storage#Virtual disks#Resource allocation

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full CV0-002 Practice