In an enterprise, there are multiple business systems mixed together and each business has different storage requirements. It is necessary to finely divide storage resources according to the…

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Options

• ASmartPartition
• BSmartTier
• CSmartCache
• DSmartThin

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  13% (4)
• C
  9% (3)
• D
  75% (24)

Explanation

SmartThin (thin provisioning) is correct because it allows physical storage to be pooled and allocated on-demand, meaning multiple business units draw from the same physical pool and dynamically compete for actual storage blocks only as data is written - this maximizes physical space utilization and avoids pre-allocation waste.

SmartPartition (A) is wrong because it partitions the cache layer (not physical disk space) to guarantee cache resources per application - it doesn't govern how raw storage capacity is divided or competed for. SmartTier (B) is wrong because it automatically migrates data between performance tiers (e.g., SSD → SAS → NL-SAS) based on access frequency - it optimizes where data sits, not how capacity is allocated among businesses. SmartCache (C) is wrong because it uses SSDs as a read-cache accelerator for hot data, addressing I/O performance rather than storage space allocation.

Memory tip: Think "Thin = shared pool, compete to fill it." Just like thin people share a small space efficiently, SmartThin lets multiple workloads share physical storage without reserving chunks upfront - perfect for mixed-business environments needing flexible, competitive allocation.

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