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SG0-001 · Question #473

Which of the following is an indication of good storage array read performance?

The correct answer is D. 90-100% read cache hit. Good storage array read performance is best indicated by a high read cache hit rate, meaning requested data is frequently found in the faster cache memory rather than on slower disks.

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Question

Which of the following is an indication of good storage array read performance?

Options

  • A90-100% CPU utilization
  • B90-100% adapter port utilization
  • C90-100% disk utilization
  • D90-100% read cache hit

How the community answered

(16 responses)
  • B
    6% (1)
  • D
    94% (15)

Why each option

Good storage array read performance is best indicated by a high read cache hit rate, meaning requested data is frequently found in the faster cache memory rather than on slower disks.

A90-100% CPU utilization

High CPU utilization on a storage array might indicate a bottleneck or heavy workload, but it doesn't directly measure the efficiency of read operations or overall good performance.

B90-100% adapter port utilization

High adapter port utilization indicates that the ports are busy, which could be good or bad depending on throughput, but it doesn't specifically confirm efficient read performance or low latency.

C90-100% disk utilization

High disk utilization often indicates that the physical disks are busy processing I/O requests, which can lead to increased latency and is generally a sign of a performance bottleneck, not good performance.

D90-100% read cache hitCorrect

A 90-100% read cache hit rate indicates that almost all read requests are being served directly from the storage array's fast cache memory, significantly reducing latency and improving I/O performance compared to fetching data from the physical disk spindles. This high hit rate demonstrates efficient use of the cache, which is designed to accelerate read operations by storing frequently accessed data.

Concept tested: Storage array read cache performance metrics

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/understand-the-cache

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#Storage performance#Read cache#Cache hit rate#Monitoring

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