A Company Has a Storage Subsystem That Supports a Variety

question 53

Multiple Choice

A company has a storage subsystem that supports a variety of replication options. They have purchased an identical array and placed it at a secondary site 4,200 km away and want to keep the two arrays as closely synchronized as possible. Which solution should be chosen?

• A) Asynchronous replication is the only replication option for distances of this length.
• B) Synchronous replication is the only replication option for distances over 4,000 km.
• C) Snapshots allow for data to be quickly captured, copied, and mounted from one storage array to another and is the ideal solution for all distances.
• D) Synchronous replication will keep the arrays in the closest sync and is ideal for short distances such as 4,200 km.

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