Where are file system operations initiated on an Isilon node?

For concurrent I/O, how do SmartCache and Endurant Cache differ?

Where is caching for disk blocks staged on an Isilon node?

A customer is looking for a new storage solution to handle their growing storage requirements.
The system should be able to cover storage needs for the next three years. The environment
consists of 100 TBs of file system data spread across five file systems. On average, the file
systems grow 1 TB a month. In addition, they have a large VMware cluster supporting 200 VMs
and a highly transactional database.
The customer is looking for a solution that would provide good performance, scalability,
manageability, and be cost-effective. The sales team is looking to you to recommend a solution.
Which recommendation will meet the customer’s requirements?

What is the relative latency of a cache hit to L1 cache compared to a hit to L2 cache in an Isilon
cluster?

Where does SmartCache stage its write cache?

Which type of data is stored in Endurant Cache of an Isilon node?

What is the overhead impact on the physical capacity when configuring data protection at +2:1 on
a 6-node Isilon cluster?

A customer has 10 nodes in a cluster using N+2 protection. What is the minimum number of
nodes required to be online and in communication with one another to satisfy quorum?

In an Isilon cluster for N+2 protection, what is the minimum number of nodes?