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QUESTION 1
A customer is in the very early stages of designing a storage solution
at a greenfield site. They wish to use NVMe-TCP connectivity and
require approximately 100 Gbps of consistent raw network
throughput between the FlashArray and the dedicated SAN
switches. The dedicated SAN switches support up to 25 Gbps
connectivity. What is the minimum number of Ethernet ports in total
they should connect from the FlashArray to the SAN switches while
still ensuring resiliency?
A. 2
B. 8
C. 4
,D. 16
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Rationale: To achieve 100 Gbps of consistent raw network
throughput with 25 Gbps per port, the customer needs 4 ports for
throughput (100 ÷ 25 = 4). To ensure resiliency, this number must be
doubled to provide redundant paths, resulting in 8 total ports. Two
ports would only provide 50 Gbps with no redundancy. Four ports
would meet throughput but lack redundancy. Sixteen ports would
exceed requirements unnecessarily.
QUESTION 2
A customer wants to store 100 TiB of Oracle data and 200 TiB of
VDI data onto a FlashArray. The data reduction ratios are 4:1 for
Oracle and 5:1 for VDI. What is the minimum usable capacity
needed on the FlashArray?
A. 750 TiB
B. 40 TiB
C. 65 TiB
D. 300 TiB
CORRECT ANSWER: C
,Rationale: Oracle data after reduction: 100 TiB ÷ 4 = 25 TiB. VDI
data after reduction: 200 TiB ÷ 5 = 40 TiB. Total usable capacity
needed: 25 + 40 = 65 TiB.
QUESTION 3
How does Pure Storage help customers increase storage density in
their arrays, as new technology becomes available, without rebuying
existing storage?
A. Customers can attach third-party storage arrays to the Pure
Storage array.
B. Customers can leverage Pure Storage's Capacity Consolidation
offering.
C. Customers can mix HDDs and flash modules within the same
array.
D. Customers can add a shelf with an Evergreen//One
subscription.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Rationale: Pure Storage's Evergreen//One subscription allows
customers to add capacity shelves with newer, higher-density
DirectFlash Modules as technology evolves, increasing storage
density without requiring a full array replacement. This is a key
benefit of the Evergreen architecture.
, QUESTION 4
A customer currently has a FlashArray//X for their block storage
with 40 TB of available storage. They need 10 TB of file workloads
and want to spend the least amount possible on infrastructure. What
should the SE recommend?
A. Run both workloads on the current FlashArray
B. Add another disk pool for file storage to their current FlashArray
C. Purchase an entry level FlashBlade for the file workload
D. NDU the FlashArray //X to a //XL and run both workloads
there
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Rationale: FlashArray supports unified storage capabilities, allowing
both block and file workloads to run on the same array. This is the
most cost-effective solution as it avoids additional hardware
purchases. Adding a disk pool is not applicable as FlashArray uses
DirectFlash Modules, not disk pools.
QUESTION 5
Which two features are specific to the Evergreen//Forever Program
and are NOT included with Evergreen//Foundation? (Choose two.)
(FAAA-005) CERTIFICATION EXAM TEST BANK ACTUAL
2026/2027 COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM APPROVED
QUESTIONS WITH WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS AND
DETAILED RATIONALES (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION
|FULL REVISED EXAM |GUARANTEED SUCCESS A+
|INSTANT DOWNLOAD
QUESTION 1
A customer is in the very early stages of designing a storage solution
at a greenfield site. They wish to use NVMe-TCP connectivity and
require approximately 100 Gbps of consistent raw network
throughput between the FlashArray and the dedicated SAN
switches. The dedicated SAN switches support up to 25 Gbps
connectivity. What is the minimum number of Ethernet ports in total
they should connect from the FlashArray to the SAN switches while
still ensuring resiliency?
A. 2
B. 8
C. 4
,D. 16
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Rationale: To achieve 100 Gbps of consistent raw network
throughput with 25 Gbps per port, the customer needs 4 ports for
throughput (100 ÷ 25 = 4). To ensure resiliency, this number must be
doubled to provide redundant paths, resulting in 8 total ports. Two
ports would only provide 50 Gbps with no redundancy. Four ports
would meet throughput but lack redundancy. Sixteen ports would
exceed requirements unnecessarily.
QUESTION 2
A customer wants to store 100 TiB of Oracle data and 200 TiB of
VDI data onto a FlashArray. The data reduction ratios are 4:1 for
Oracle and 5:1 for VDI. What is the minimum usable capacity
needed on the FlashArray?
A. 750 TiB
B. 40 TiB
C. 65 TiB
D. 300 TiB
CORRECT ANSWER: C
,Rationale: Oracle data after reduction: 100 TiB ÷ 4 = 25 TiB. VDI
data after reduction: 200 TiB ÷ 5 = 40 TiB. Total usable capacity
needed: 25 + 40 = 65 TiB.
QUESTION 3
How does Pure Storage help customers increase storage density in
their arrays, as new technology becomes available, without rebuying
existing storage?
A. Customers can attach third-party storage arrays to the Pure
Storage array.
B. Customers can leverage Pure Storage's Capacity Consolidation
offering.
C. Customers can mix HDDs and flash modules within the same
array.
D. Customers can add a shelf with an Evergreen//One
subscription.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Rationale: Pure Storage's Evergreen//One subscription allows
customers to add capacity shelves with newer, higher-density
DirectFlash Modules as technology evolves, increasing storage
density without requiring a full array replacement. This is a key
benefit of the Evergreen architecture.
, QUESTION 4
A customer currently has a FlashArray//X for their block storage
with 40 TB of available storage. They need 10 TB of file workloads
and want to spend the least amount possible on infrastructure. What
should the SE recommend?
A. Run both workloads on the current FlashArray
B. Add another disk pool for file storage to their current FlashArray
C. Purchase an entry level FlashBlade for the file workload
D. NDU the FlashArray //X to a //XL and run both workloads
there
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Rationale: FlashArray supports unified storage capabilities, allowing
both block and file workloads to run on the same array. This is the
most cost-effective solution as it avoids additional hardware
purchases. Adding a disk pool is not applicable as FlashArray uses
DirectFlash Modules, not disk pools.
QUESTION 5
Which two features are specific to the Evergreen//Forever Program
and are NOT included with Evergreen//Foundation? (Choose two.)
