You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
You plan to create a storage pool that will contain a new volume.
You need to create a new 600-GB volume by using thin provisioning. The new volume must use the parity
layout.
What is the minimum number of 256-GB disks required for the storage pool?

A.
2

B.
3

C.
4

D.
5

Explanation:
It takes 3 discs (minimum) in order to create a storage pool array with parity. If this array were using fixed
provisioning, this would not be enough given the 256MB capacity (since only 2/3rds of 256 X 3 – less than 600 –
could be used as actual data with the rest being parity bits), but since this array uses thin provisioning, a 600GB
volume could technically be set up on a 20GB disc and it would still show as 600GB. (So, essentially, the
question really becomes how many drives it takes in a storage pool to create a parity array.)

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