EMC Exam Questions

Which cluster configuration would you recommend?

You are asked to size a cluster for a file sharing environment. nfsstat indicates that no more than
10% of the requests are namespace operations (e.g. GETADDR, SETADDR). There will be
10,000 active Linux users, connecting over NFS.
Which cluster configuration would you recommend?

A.
Ten X200 (27 TB) 48 GB RAM, 600 GB SSD, N+2:1

B.
Five X400 (120 TB) 96 GB RAM, 2.4 TB SSD, N+2

C.
Ten X400 (60 TB) 48 GB RAM, 2.4 TB SSD, N+2:1

D.
Eight X200 (36 TB) 24 GB RAM, no SSD, N+2:1

Explanation: