CV0-003 · Question #369
An administrator who currently runs a small private cloud using a SAN has been asked to create a block storage system. Which of the following is the BEST way to logically organize the VMs utilizing th
The correct answer is C. Create a storage tiering policy. Storage tiering policies intelligently classify and automatically move VM data across performance tiers in a SAN, optimizing how VMs utilize the block storage architecture.
Question
An administrator who currently runs a small private cloud using a SAN has been asked to create a block storage system. Which of the following is the BEST way to logically organize the VMs utilizing this new storage architecture?
Options
- ACreate hard zones
- BCreate LUNs
- CCreate a storage tiering policy
- DCreate a JBOD
How the community answered
(60 responses)- A3% (2)
- B7% (4)
- C75% (45)
- D15% (9)
Why each option
Storage tiering policies intelligently classify and automatically move VM data across performance tiers in a SAN, optimizing how VMs utilize the block storage architecture.
Hard zoning is a Fibre Channel SAN access control method that restricts which hosts can see which ports - it controls access, not logical storage organization for VMs.
LUNs (Logical Unit Numbers) carve raw block storage into volumes presented to hosts, but they do not by themselves provide intelligent organizational logic for VM workloads across the storage system.
A storage tiering policy automatically categorizes VM workload data by access frequency and moves it between high-performance tiers (SSD) and lower-cost tiers (HDD) within the SAN. This provides the best logical organization of VM storage utilization by ensuring hot data is on fast media and cold data on cheaper media, maximizing efficiency of the block storage architecture.
JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) is a non-RAID disk configuration that presents individual drives independently - it offers no intelligent organization or tiering for VM storage.
Concept tested: SAN storage tiering policy for VM workload organization
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/storage-class-memory-health
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