When creating a new volume on a multi-appliance PowerStore cluster what determines on which appliance the volume will be automatically provisioned?

Question

Options

• AReplication balancer
• BCluster balancer
• CResource balancer
• DNode balancer

• B
  6% (2)
• C
  92% (33)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option C is correct because PowerStore's Resource Balancer automatically evaluates available capacity and performance resources across all appliances in a cluster and selects the optimal appliance for new volume placement - requiring no manual intervention from the administrator.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Replication Balancer - Not a PowerStore component; replication relates to data protection (async/sync replication), not initial volume placement.
• B. Cluster Balancer - Not a named PowerStore feature; this is a plausible-sounding distractor but does not exist in the PowerStore architecture.
• D. Node Balancer - PowerStore uses the term appliance, not node, for its hardware units; no such balancer exists in PowerStore terminology.

Memory tip: Think "R for Resources, R for Real estate" - the Resource Balancer finds the best real estate (appliance) for your volume by checking what resources are available, just like a real estate agent matches a buyer to the best available property.

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