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SG0-001 · Question #529

High availability in a storage environment implies that:

The correct answer is D. there is no single point of failure.. High availability in a storage environment ensures continuous data access and system operation by eliminating potential points of failure through redundancy.

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Question

High availability in a storage environment implies that:

Options

  • Aa single instance of each component is used.
  • Ball volumes are using RAID-0.
  • Ca single controller is used in all arrays.
  • Dthere is no single point of failure.

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    95% (38)

Why each option

High availability in a storage environment ensures continuous data access and system operation by eliminating potential points of failure through redundancy.

Aa single instance of each component is used.

Using a single instance of each component directly contradicts the principle of high availability, as it creates numerous single points of failure.

Ball volumes are using RAID-0.

RAID-0 provides performance benefits through striping but offers no data redundancy and does not contribute to the high availability of the overall storage system components.

Ca single controller is used in all arrays.

Using a single controller in all arrays introduces a critical single point of failure; if that controller fails, all connected arrays become inaccessible, undermining high availability.

Dthere is no single point of failure.Correct

High availability aims to eliminate single points of failure by implementing redundancy across all critical components, such as power supplies, controllers, network paths, and storage devices. This ensures that if one component fails, another redundant component can immediately take over, preventing service interruption and maintaining service uptime.

Concept tested: Principles of high availability in storage

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/resiliency/high-availability-disaster-recovery

Topics

#High availability#Redundancy#Single point of failure#Fault tolerance

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