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A customer has an X90R3 experiencing high latency, which is creating business application disruption. The cause is determined to be high controller utilization. They are interested in upgrading the array to the largest model in Pure’s portfolio in anticipation of significant workload growth in the coming year. The customer prioritizes simplicity in their environment and has a strong preference to keep all data on a single array rather than adding a second array.   Which upgrade path can the SE recommend without performing zoning changes, host rescans, or host reboots?

A client requires an array configuration for their IT infrastructure with the following specifications: 120TiB of financial transaction data expecting a data reduction of 4:1 40TiB of office documents expecting a data reduction of 2:1 60TiB of video surveillance footage expecting a data reduction of 1:1 250TiB of virtual desktop infrastructure expecting a data reduction of 5:1 What is the minimum usable capacity required to accommodate these needs?

An SE is architecting a replication and failover configuration for a customer requiring the following: Non-disruptive failoverOptimal performanceWants to use existing architecture Which configuration should the SE recommend?

A customer wants to configure replication and has the following requirements:Deploy a FlashArray//X for their primary siteDeploy a FlashArray//C for their target sitesFan out across six target sitesRequirement to replicate their Oracle volume from their primary site to all target sitesMust support a distance of 20 km between sites Which two options describe challenges with this configuration? (Select two.)

A customer wants to protect all data stored on the FlashArray from a ransomware attack with a once-daily snapshot and SafeMode enabled with a three-day eradication timer. Currently, the customer leverages snapshots on five-minute intervals to protect a mission-critical database with a high change rate, which is only a portion of the total data stored. The snapshots are created by the Database Administrator (DBA) using Python scripts. The DBA script calls for eradication of the snapshots after 24 hours because the high change rate causes excessive snapshot storage consumption. With SafeMode enabled, the DBA script will fail to eradicate the snapshots. There is not enough storage capacity on the FlashArray to hold the DBA snapshots created every five minutes for the duration of the three-day eradication timer, and the customer did not budget for a storage expansion this year. Which recommendation should the SE make to protect all data with SafeMode without filling up the FlashArray?

In preparing to set up home directories on FlashArray File Services for a new corporate office, what steps should be followed to ensure the home directories are efficiently created and accessible via both NFS and SMB protocols?

A prospective customer provides the following application requirements during a discovery workshop:Mission-critical applications that require: zero RTO, zero RPO between metro sites, with an out of region 3rd copyBusiness-critical applications that require up to 5 min RPO and near-zero RTO between different sitesTest and Dev applications that require a single application instance with hybrid DR capability Which three FlashArray features should the systems engineer recommend to fulfill these specific customer requirements? (Choose three.)

A customer currently owns a FlashArray//XL running a file-based workload. Due to new regulations, the customer is looking to improve the application RTO/RPO by replicating to a second data center that is 10 km away and has a latency of 5 ms RTT. The priority for the customer is to design a solution with the best possible RTO/RPO while minimizing cost.  Which solution should the SE propose to meet the requirements?

A customer with a single FlashArray needs to enhance their data protection strategy following ransomware attacks against similar companies in the area. The customer has the following requirements:Protect data against ransomware attackProtect data against malicious employeesBe able to recover up to seven days after an incidentMinimal additional cost What solution should the systems engineer suggest?

A customer requires the lowest latency possible for their block storage. They currently have servers that utilize 25G NICs and do NOT wish to add additional physical hardware to their servers. Which option should the systems engineer recommend?