What is the primary function of storage data targets in PowerFlex?

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• AManage metadata for nodes
• BOrganize drives for storage pools
• CProvide access to external storage resources
• DEnable deduplication and compression

• C
  92% (12)
• D
  8% (1)

Explanation

In PowerFlex, Storage Data Targets (SDTs) act as NVMe/TCP gateway nodes that expose storage over the network fabric, allowing hosts and clients to connect and access storage resources - this is the access-provision role that makes C correct.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (metadata management) describes the role of the MDM (Metadata Manager) cluster, a separate component entirely.
• B (organizing drives into storage pools) is the role of Storage Pools themselves and the SDS (Storage Data Server), not the SDT.
• D (deduplication and compression) are data-reduction features configured at the storage pool or volume level, unrelated to what SDTs do.

Memory tip: Think of the "T" in SDT as standing for Transport - SDTs are the NVMe/TCP transport layer that gets storage from the backend to the client, just like an iSCSI target gives a host access to a LUN. If it has "target" in the name, it's about providing access.

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