Which drive configuration is available for the PowerStore ENS24 Expansion Enclosure?

Question

Options

• ANVMe NVRAM
• BNVMe SSD
• CSAS SSD
• DNVMe SCM

• B
  93% (28)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

NVMe SSD (B) is the correct drive type for the PowerStore ENS24 Expansion Enclosure. Dell designed the ENS24 to use NVMe SSDs, which align with PowerStore's all-NVMe architecture, delivering high throughput and low latency for demanding workloads.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (NVMe NVRAM): NVRAM is a write-cache/logging medium found in the base appliance's data-mover modules, not a drive option in an expansion enclosure.
• C (SAS SSD): SAS SSDs belong to older Dell storage platforms (e.g., Unity); PowerStore's NVMe-native design does not support SAS drives in its expansion shelves.
• D (NVMe SCM): Storage Class Memory (SCM/Optane) is used in select PowerStore base appliance configurations for extreme performance tiers, not in the ENS24 expansion enclosure.

Memory tip: Think "ENS = Entirely NVMe Storage" - the ENS24 is an expansion unit meant to scale out the same NVMe SSD capacity already present in the base appliance, keeping the architecture consistent.

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