CV0-003 · Question #221
Which of the following terms describes a system where multiple storage controllers allow access to data in a cloud environment where it appears as a single storage system to the user?
The correct answer is D. Shared volume. A shared volume presents storage managed by multiple controllers as a single unified logical system to end users, enabling concurrent multi-host access in cloud environments.
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Which of the following terms describes a system where multiple storage controllers allow access to data in a cloud environment where it appears as a single storage system to the user?
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- AFlexible volume
- BPaired storage
- CVirtualized storage
- DShared volume
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- B8% (3)
- C3% (1)
- D87% (33)
Why each option
A shared volume presents storage managed by multiple controllers as a single unified logical system to end users, enabling concurrent multi-host access in cloud environments.
A flexible volume refers to a dynamically resizable logical volume within a single storage system, not an architecture involving multiple controllers presenting unified access.
Paired storage describes a high-availability mirroring configuration between two storage systems for redundancy, not a multi-controller unified presentation architecture.
Virtualized storage is a broader concept describing the abstraction of physical storage into logical pools, while the specific term for multi-controller single-system presentation to concurrent users is shared volume.
A shared volume is a logical storage unit simultaneously accessible by multiple hosts through multiple storage controllers, and it presents the underlying redundant or distributed storage as one coherent volume to users - directly matching the scenario of multiple controllers appearing as a single storage system.
Concept tested: Shared volume multi-controller cloud storage definition
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/failover-cluster-csvs
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