A systems administrator notices that a SAN is running out of space. There is no additional funding in the budget to upgrade the storage space. Which of the following will significantly reduce the…

The correct answer is A. Configuring compression E. Enabling deduplication. To free up storage space on a SAN with minimal effort and no additional cost, the following methods can be used: Configuring compression (Answer A): Compression reduces the size of files stored on the SAN, allowing more data to be stored in the same space. Enabling…

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Question

A systems administrator notices that a SAN is running out of space. There is no additional funding in the budget to upgrade the storage space. Which of the following will significantly reduce the storage space with the least effort? (Select two).

Options

AConfiguring compression
BDeleting old and unused files
CIncreasing the number of IOPS
DDecreasing the RAID level
EEnabling deduplication
FUpgrading the filesystem type

How the community answered

(48 responses)

A
83% (40)
B
2% (1)
C
2% (1)
D
4% (2)
F
8% (4)

Explanation

To free up storage space on a SAN with minimal effort and no additional cost, the following methods can be used: Configuring compression (Answer A): Compression reduces the size of files stored on the SAN, allowing more data to be stored in the same space. Enabling deduplication (Answer E): Deduplication identifies and removes duplicate copies of data, reducing the amount of space required for storage.

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#SAN storage#Storage optimization#Data compression#Data deduplication

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