Which components make up a CloudPhysics assessment? (Select two.)

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Options

• AStorage Assessment Foundry web-based platform for analysis of collected data
• BSAFcollector.exe Collector as a Data Collector
• CA data collector virtual appliance
• DThe cp.exe application deployed across virtual machines as a data collector
• EA cloud-based SaaS platform that presents actionable insights through a web browser

• A
  3% (2)
• B
  93% (57)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

A CloudPhysics assessment consists of two distinct components that work together: SAFcollector.exe (B), a lightweight executable deployed as a data collector to gather environment data from the infrastructure, and a cloud-based SaaS platform (E) that receives that data and presents actionable insights through a web browser - no on-premises analysis infrastructure required.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is a fabricated name; "Storage Assessment Foundry" is not a real CloudPhysics component.
• C is a common trap - CloudPhysics uses an executable collector (SAFcollector.exe), not a virtual appliance (that's a pattern used by other tools like vROps or RVTools).
• D describes deploying an agent (cp.exe) across individual VMs, which is not how CloudPhysics collects data - it doesn't require per-VM agents.

Memory tip: Think of the name itself - CloudPhysics = a local collector that phones home to the Cloud. Two parts: one on your side (SAFcollector.exe), one in the cloud (SaaS platform). If an answer describes a virtual appliance or a per-VM agent, it's pointing to a different product's architecture.

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