D-ECS-DS-23 · Question #148
Which service is associated with the ECS logical data network?
The correct answer is C. Object. Option C (Object) is correct because in Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS), the logical data network is dedicated to carrying object data traffic - the actual S3, Swift, and other object protocol requests between clients and the ECS nodes. The data network is purpose-built…
Question
Which service is associated with the ECS logical data network?
Options
- AReplication
- BManagement
- CObject
- DProvisioning
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A4% (1)
- C93% (25)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
Option C (Object) is correct because in Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS), the logical data network is dedicated to carrying object data traffic - the actual S3, Swift, and other object protocol requests between clients and the ECS nodes. The data network is purpose-built for high-throughput object I/O.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- A. Replication - ECS uses a separate replication network for geo-replication traffic between ECS sites, not the data network.
- B. Management - The management network carries administrative and UI/API control-plane traffic, not object data.
- D. Provisioning - Provisioning is handled during initial node setup/configuration and does not describe the ongoing data network function.
Memory tip: Think of it this way - ECS is an object store, so its core data network naturally serves the Object service. "Data network = data in/out = objects in/out."
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