VMware Exam 5V0-21.21 Topic 5 Question 55 Discussion

Actual exam question for VMware's 5V0-21.21 exam

Question #: 55
Topic #: 5

An organization has two vSAN clusters managed by the same vCenter server, each providing 100 TB of storage. The first cluster runs at 75% of its storage capacity, and the second cluster runs at 40% of its storage capacity.

The company also has the following:

* an iSCSI array of 300 TB, which runs at 76% of its capacity

* a NAS system of 200 TB, which runs at 10% of its capacity

* a Fiber channel (FC) array of 300 TB, which runs at 80% of its capacity

The administrator is asked to add an additional 25 TB of storage to the first cluster but is also made aware that there is no budget to purchase new hardware and that the vSAN Storage Policy Based Management must be kept in place.

Which storage option will work for this use case?

AUse the iSCSI array to obtain additional free capacity.

BUse the NAS to obtain additional free capacity.

CUse an HCI Mesh to obtain additional capacity.

DUse the FC array to obtain additional free capacity.

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Suggested Answer: C

https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2020/09/16/introducing-vmware-vsan-hci-mesh/

by Gilma at Apr 13, 2024, 08:30 AM

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Gayla

5 months ago

That's a valid point, but the storage policy needs to be considered too.

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Tasia

5 months ago

I believe using the FC array would be the best option because it has the highest capacity available.

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Gayla

5 months ago

That's true, but the iSCSI array has more capacity utilization.

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Matthew

5 months ago

But wouldn't it be better to use the NAS since it has more available capacity?

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Gayla

6 months ago

I think we should use the iSCSI array for additional capacity.

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Alex

7 months ago

Ah, good point. In that case, I think the HCI Mesh option might be the way to go. It can integrate with the existing vSAN clusters without breaking the policy.

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Yuki

7 months ago

Hold on, what about the requirement to keep the vSAN Storage Policy Based Management in place? That might rule out the NAS option.

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Cristy

7 months ago

I'm leaning towards using the NAS system to get that additional 25 TB of storage. It's only using 10% of its capacity, so that seems like the best fit.

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Louvenia

7 months ago

What about the other storage arrays? The iSCSI array is at 76%, the NAS is at 10%, and the FC array is at 80%. Those might be worth looking into as well.

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Reuben

5 months ago

Using the NAS system seems like a good idea since it has plenty of free capacity.

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Berry

5 months ago

What about the NAS system? It's only at 10% capacity.

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Anika

6 months ago

But the iSCSI array is already at 76%, maybe we should consider other options.

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Wilson

6 months ago

We should check the iSCSI array first since it has the most available capacity.

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Lizette

7 months ago

Okay, let's think through this step-by-step. The first cluster is at 75% capacity, so we have some room there. The second cluster is at 40%, so that's another potential option.

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Xochitl

7 months ago

Hmm, this is an interesting question. I'm curious to see how we can approach this storage challenge without additional budget.

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