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SG0-001 · Question #206

Which of the following concepts allows a storage technician to define a MAXIMUM storage capacity while allocating the storage on demand?

The correct answer is A. Thin provisioning. This question seeks the storage concept that allows administrators to set a maximum storage limit while physically allocating storage resources only when data is actively written.

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Question

Which of the following concepts allows a storage technician to define a MAXIMUM storage capacity while allocating the storage on demand?

Options

  • AThin provisioning
  • BSnapshots
  • CThick provisioning
  • DQuotas

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    92% (33)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

This question seeks the storage concept that allows administrators to set a maximum storage limit while physically allocating storage resources only when data is actively written.

AThin provisioningCorrect

Thin provisioning is a storage allocation method that allows a storage technician to define a large logical storage capacity for a volume, but only consumes and allocates physical storage from the underlying pool as data is actually written to the volume, up to the defined maximum. This optimizes storage utilization and defers physical resource consumption.

BSnapshots

Snapshots are point-in-time copies of data used for recovery or testing purposes, not a method for allocating storage on demand.

CThick provisioning

Thick provisioning allocates and reserves the entire defined storage capacity for a volume upfront, regardless of how much data is actually written, which is the opposite of allocating storage on demand.

DQuotas

Quotas limit the amount of storage that a user or group can consume within an already allocated volume, rather than defining how the underlying physical storage itself is allocated on demand.

Concept tested: Storage provisioning methods

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/thin-provisioning

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#Thin provisioning#Capacity allocation#Storage concepts

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