SK0-003 · Question #493
A company wants to expand their storage capacity in a flexible manner over their existing network. Which of the following storage solutions would they consider?
The correct answer is B. Network Attached Storage. To expand storage capacity flexibly over an existing network, a company should consider Network Attached Storage (NAS).
Question
A company wants to expand their storage capacity in a flexible manner over their existing network. Which of the following storage solutions would they consider?
Options
- AExternal RAID array on an existing server
- BNetwork Attached Storage
- CStorage Area Network
- DTape library
How the community answered
(19 responses)- A5% (1)
- B79% (15)
- C11% (2)
- D5% (1)
Why each option
To expand storage capacity flexibly over an existing network, a company should consider Network Attached Storage (NAS).
An external RAID array attached to a server expands local storage for that server and does not inherently provide flexible expansion over the network to multiple clients or servers as a shared resource.
Network Attached Storage (NAS) provides file-level data access over a standard network like Ethernet and can be easily expanded, making it a flexible solution that leverages existing network infrastructure for shared storage.
A Storage Area Network (SAN) provides block-level storage typically over a dedicated high-speed network, which is generally more complex and not usually referred to as expanding storage 'over their existing network' in a simple, flexible manner.
A tape library is primarily an archival and backup solution, not designed for flexible, active storage capacity expansion for day-to-day operations.
Concept tested: Network storage solutions
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/storage-spaces-direct-overview
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