PURE STORAGE FLASH ARRAY ARCHITECT
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Question 1
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 a Evergreen//One subscription.
Answer: D
The Evergreen//One subscription model allows customers to add capacity and
upgrade technology non-disruptively, increasing density without a full hardware
replacement .
Question 2
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
,Answer: A
The FlashArray//X supports both block and file workloads, so using the existing
available storage is the most cost-effective solution .
Question 3
Which two features are specific to the Evergreen//Forever Program and are NOT
included with Evergreen//Foundation? (Choose two.)
A. Controller Upgrades
B. Pro Deployment
C. Capacity Consolidation
D. Upgrade Always
Answer: A, D
Controller Upgrades and Upgrade Always are key features of the
Evergreen//Forever program that provide continuous controller upgrades and
non-disruptive upgrades without additional cost.
Question 4
A customer has a requirement for 450 TB of block storage to support their tier2
environment where latency is not a concern. The workload is expected to achieve
a 4-to-1 data reduction. Which array and capacity configuration is the minimum
required to meet their needs?
A. FlashArray//C40R3 247 TB
B. FlashArray//C60R3 878 TB
C. FlashArray//X70R3 228 TB
D. FlashArray//C60R3 366 TB
Answer: A
The FlashArray//C series is optimized for capacity and cost-efficiency. With a 4:1
data reduction, 247 TB of effective capacity provides approximately 988 TB of
logical capacity, which meets the 450 TB requirement
Question 5
Which two public cloud storage services are supported as offload targets for Purity
CloudSnap? (Choose two.)
A. Amazon AWS S3
,B. IBM Object Storage
C. Amazon AWS EBS
D. Azure Blob Storage
Answer: A, D
Purity CloudSnap supports offloading snapshots to Amazon AWS S3 and Azure
Blob Storage for cost-effective backup and archiving in the cloud.
Question 6
A company has two data centers that are 30 miles apart with a round trip latency
of 4ms. What Pure Storage software will allow the lowest RPO disaster recovery
strategy between the two data centers?
A. Purity Snapshot Replication
B. Purity ActiveCluster
C. Pure1 Manage
D. Purity Snapshots
Answer: A
Snapshot Replication provides the lowest RPO by enabling frequent asynchronous
replication of snapshots to the secondary site.
Question 7
Which two statements describe Pure Storage's Right-Size Guarantee? (Select two.)
A. The customer must complete a 6-month proof of concept.
B. Evergreen//Foundation subscriptions are not eligible for guarantee.
C. The Workload Mix cannot change by more than 20%.
D. Capacity upgrades will extend the Right-Size Guarantee.
Answer: B, C
The Right-Size Guarantee does not apply to Evergreen//Foundation subscriptions,
and the workload mix must remain stable within 20% variance.
Question 8
A customer wants to have more insight into and control of their Pure Storage
FlashArray and VMware environment from a single user interface. What does the
customer need to do to enable this capability in their environment?
A. Ensure all VMware API for Array Integration (VAAI) primitives are enabled
, B. Log in to the FlashArray GUI and install the plugin for vSphere Client
C. Configure FlashArray Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager
D. Install Pure Storage SRA for VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
Answer: C
Configuring the FlashArray Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager
provides integrated monitoring and management from a single interface .
Question 9
A customer notices a low data reduction ratio upon initial data ingest. Which
Purity data reduction technique will help increase the data reduction ratio over
time?
A. Deep deduplication and deep compression
B. Snapshot cleanup and garbage collection
C. Capacity consolidation and cloning
D. RAID-HA protection and AES-256 encryption
Answer: A
Deep deduplication and compression improve over time as more data is written,
increasing the effective data reduction ratio.
Question 10
What metric is used to compute billing when customers leverage the
Evergreen//One offering?
A. Total capacity installed
B. Raw capacity consumed
C. Effective capacity consumed
D. Capacity provisioned to hosts
Answer: C
Evergreen//One billing is based on the effective capacity consumed, which
accounts for data reduction savings.
Question 11
A customer needs to be able to replicate from on-prem into the public cloud. They
want to use the cloud as their DR site with failover and fallback capabilities. Which
Pure Storage feature should the customer use?
ASSOCIATE (FAAA_005) PRACTICE EXAM WITH
COMPLETE DETAILED 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES PLUS
ANSWER KEY GUARANTEED PASS INSTANT
DOWNLOAD PDF
Question 1
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 a Evergreen//One subscription.
Answer: D
The Evergreen//One subscription model allows customers to add capacity and
upgrade technology non-disruptively, increasing density without a full hardware
replacement .
Question 2
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
,Answer: A
The FlashArray//X supports both block and file workloads, so using the existing
available storage is the most cost-effective solution .
Question 3
Which two features are specific to the Evergreen//Forever Program and are NOT
included with Evergreen//Foundation? (Choose two.)
A. Controller Upgrades
B. Pro Deployment
C. Capacity Consolidation
D. Upgrade Always
Answer: A, D
Controller Upgrades and Upgrade Always are key features of the
Evergreen//Forever program that provide continuous controller upgrades and
non-disruptive upgrades without additional cost.
Question 4
A customer has a requirement for 450 TB of block storage to support their tier2
environment where latency is not a concern. The workload is expected to achieve
a 4-to-1 data reduction. Which array and capacity configuration is the minimum
required to meet their needs?
A. FlashArray//C40R3 247 TB
B. FlashArray//C60R3 878 TB
C. FlashArray//X70R3 228 TB
D. FlashArray//C60R3 366 TB
Answer: A
The FlashArray//C series is optimized for capacity and cost-efficiency. With a 4:1
data reduction, 247 TB of effective capacity provides approximately 988 TB of
logical capacity, which meets the 450 TB requirement
Question 5
Which two public cloud storage services are supported as offload targets for Purity
CloudSnap? (Choose two.)
A. Amazon AWS S3
,B. IBM Object Storage
C. Amazon AWS EBS
D. Azure Blob Storage
Answer: A, D
Purity CloudSnap supports offloading snapshots to Amazon AWS S3 and Azure
Blob Storage for cost-effective backup and archiving in the cloud.
Question 6
A company has two data centers that are 30 miles apart with a round trip latency
of 4ms. What Pure Storage software will allow the lowest RPO disaster recovery
strategy between the two data centers?
A. Purity Snapshot Replication
B. Purity ActiveCluster
C. Pure1 Manage
D. Purity Snapshots
Answer: A
Snapshot Replication provides the lowest RPO by enabling frequent asynchronous
replication of snapshots to the secondary site.
Question 7
Which two statements describe Pure Storage's Right-Size Guarantee? (Select two.)
A. The customer must complete a 6-month proof of concept.
B. Evergreen//Foundation subscriptions are not eligible for guarantee.
C. The Workload Mix cannot change by more than 20%.
D. Capacity upgrades will extend the Right-Size Guarantee.
Answer: B, C
The Right-Size Guarantee does not apply to Evergreen//Foundation subscriptions,
and the workload mix must remain stable within 20% variance.
Question 8
A customer wants to have more insight into and control of their Pure Storage
FlashArray and VMware environment from a single user interface. What does the
customer need to do to enable this capability in their environment?
A. Ensure all VMware API for Array Integration (VAAI) primitives are enabled
, B. Log in to the FlashArray GUI and install the plugin for vSphere Client
C. Configure FlashArray Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager
D. Install Pure Storage SRA for VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
Answer: C
Configuring the FlashArray Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager
provides integrated monitoring and management from a single interface .
Question 9
A customer notices a low data reduction ratio upon initial data ingest. Which
Purity data reduction technique will help increase the data reduction ratio over
time?
A. Deep deduplication and deep compression
B. Snapshot cleanup and garbage collection
C. Capacity consolidation and cloning
D. RAID-HA protection and AES-256 encryption
Answer: A
Deep deduplication and compression improve over time as more data is written,
increasing the effective data reduction ratio.
Question 10
What metric is used to compute billing when customers leverage the
Evergreen//One offering?
A. Total capacity installed
B. Raw capacity consumed
C. Effective capacity consumed
D. Capacity provisioned to hosts
Answer: C
Evergreen//One billing is based on the effective capacity consumed, which
accounts for data reduction savings.
Question 11
A customer needs to be able to replicate from on-prem into the public cloud. They
want to use the cloud as their DR site with failover and fallback capabilities. Which
Pure Storage feature should the customer use?
