Which PowerFlex feature allows the sharing of storage data across multiple nodes?

Question

Options

• AFault Sets
• BStorage Pools
• CShared File Systems
• DReplication Targets

• A
  7% (3)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  89% (41)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

Shared File Systems is correct because it is the PowerFlex feature specifically designed to expose storage data as NFS or SMB file shares that multiple nodes (clients) can access simultaneously - enabling true multi-node data sharing at the file layer.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. Fault Sets are a data protection construct that groups Storage Data Servers (SDSs) into failure domains (e.g., racks) to ensure replicas survive a localized outage - a resiliency feature, not a sharing one.
• B. Storage Pools aggregate raw physical capacity from multiple SDSs into a logical pool for block storage provisioning - they organize storage, but don't expose shared access to data across nodes.
• D. Replication Targets are destinations used for disaster recovery or data replication workflows - they copy data to another location, not share it concurrently across nodes.

Memory tip: Focus on the word "shared" in the answer itself - only Shared File Systems literally contains the concept of sharing, making it the feature that lets multiple nodes access the same data at the same time.

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