What is the function of SmartPartition?

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Options

• AUse SSD to expand the L2 cache
• BVirtual pooling of storage resources
• CSpecify cache quota (partition) for core business
• DVolume space is shared and allocated on demand

• A
  8% (5)
• B
  3% (2)
• C
  70% (43)
• D
  18% (11)

Explanation

SmartPartition allocates a dedicated cache quota (partition) to core or high-priority business applications, ensuring they receive a guaranteed share of cache resources and are not starved by other competing workloads - making C correct.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A describes SmartCache, which uses SSDs as a secondary (L2) read cache tier to accelerate performance.
• B describes storage virtualization or resource pooling concepts, not cache partitioning.
• D describes thin provisioning, where volume capacity is drawn from a shared pool on demand rather than pre-allocated.

Memory tip: Think of "Partition" literally - you're carving out a reserved slice of cache for VIP workloads, just like disk partitioning reserves space. If the question mentions cache + priority business, reach for SmartPartition; if it mentions SSD + cache tier, reach for SmartCache.

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