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SK0-003 · Question #907

A system administrator needs to acquire new hardware to backup several racks of servers in the server room to an offline location with minimal maintenance. Which of the following would be the BEST…

The correct answer is B. Tape library. A tape library is the best solution for backing up several racks of servers to an offline location with minimal maintenance due to its high capacity, low cost per TB, and suitability for long-term archival.

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Question

A system administrator needs to acquire new hardware to backup several racks of servers in the server room to an offline location with minimal maintenance. Which of the following would be the BEST solution?

Options

  • AWORM drive
  • BTape library
  • CNAS
  • DSAN

How the community answered

(15 responses)
  • A
    13% (2)
  • B
    60% (9)
  • C
    20% (3)
  • D
    7% (1)

Why each option

A tape library is the best solution for backing up several racks of servers to an offline location with minimal maintenance due to its high capacity, low cost per TB, and suitability for long-term archival.

AWORM drive

A WORM (Write Once Read Many) drive is suitable for immutable data storage but typically has lower capacity and is not designed for the large-scale, automated backups of multiple servers.

BTape libraryCorrect

A tape library provides automated, high-capacity, and cost-effective storage for large-scale backups. Its ability to store tapes offline makes it ideal for disaster recovery and long-term archival with minimal ongoing maintenance once configured for automated tape changes.

CNAS

NAS (Network Attached Storage) provides network-shared storage but is typically online storage and often used for active data or short-term backups, not primarily for offline, long-term archival with minimal maintenance.

DSAN

SAN (Storage Area Network) provides block-level storage to servers but is an online, high-performance solution, not primarily designed for offline backups with minimal maintenance requirements.

Concept tested: Backup solutions for large-scale offline storage

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/dpm/tape-libraries-and-standalone-tape-drives?view=sc-dpm-2022

Topics

#backup solutions#tape library#offline storage#data archival

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