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XK0-005 · Question #194

XK0-005 Question #194: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: The drive is thin provisioned. Thick provisioning allocates storage space up front in anticipation of future needs, which can cause inefficiency and wasted space. Thin provisioning involves using virtualization technology to give the appearance of having more physical resources than are actually available.

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Question

A storage administrator in a virtualized environment has been told by a user that there is no space left on the volume to which the user can write. However, a check reveals that there is 20GB of unused space. Which of the following explains the discrepancy?

Options

  • AThe drive is not formatted
  • BThe drive is thin provisioned
  • CThe drive is thick provision eager zeroed
  • DThe drive space is overallocated

Explanation

Thick provisioning allocates storage space up front in anticipation of future needs, which can cause inefficiency and wasted space. Thin provisioning involves using virtualization technology to give the appearance of having more physical resources than are actually available.

Topics

#Thin provisioning#Virtualization storage#Storage management#Capacity planning

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