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CV0-003 · Question #138

An administrator reports the company is running out of disk space on the SAN. The network administrator is installing a new SAN. Which of the following should the administrator implement to…

The correct answer is A. Configure hard limits on the SAN. Configuring hard limits (storage quotas) on a SAN is the correct technical control to enforce capacity boundaries and prevent recurrence of disk exhaustion.

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Question

An administrator reports the company is running out of disk space on the SAN. The network administrator is installing a new SAN. Which of the following should the administrator implement to alleviate this problem on the new SAN?

Options

  • AConfigure hard limits on the SAN
  • BIncrease the space on the old SAN
  • CSend out an email and tell users to delete files from their home directories
  • DCreate a policy around usage and storage of music files

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    92% (48)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    4% (2)

Why each option

Configuring hard limits (storage quotas) on a SAN is the correct technical control to enforce capacity boundaries and prevent recurrence of disk exhaustion.

AConfigure hard limits on the SANCorrect

Hard limits on a SAN enforce storage quotas that cap the maximum capacity any user, volume, or application can consume, directly preventing the uncontrolled growth that caused the original problem. This is a proactive, automated, and enforceable control that does not rely on user behavior and takes effect immediately on the new SAN before capacity issues arise again.

BIncrease the space on the old SAN

Increasing space on the old SAN addresses a symptom on the wrong system and does nothing to prevent the same problem from recurring on the new SAN.

CSend out an email and tell users to delete files from their home directories

Emailing users to delete files is an ad-hoc, unenforceable measure with no technical mechanism to prevent future overconsumption.

DCreate a policy around usage and storage of music files

A policy targeting only music files is too narrowly scoped and fails to enforce capacity limits across all data types and users.

Concept tested: SAN storage quota enforcement using hard limits

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/fsrm/quota-management

Topics

#storage quotas#SAN management#disk space#hard limits

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