PURE STORAGE FLASH ARRAY ARCHITECT ASSOCIATE (FAAA-
005) EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026-2027 COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) NEWEST
UPDATED VERSION EDITION 2026 GUARANTEED PASS A+
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1. A customer is assessing the health of their Flash Array and the exhibit
indicates the array is nearing its capacity limits. What should the customer
discuss with their SE based on this information?
A. Upgrading the controller to the //X90R3 model
B. Adding more network ports
C. Adding a second shelf of NVMe Direct Flash modules
D. Replacing the existing shelf with higher-capacity modules
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: If the array is approaching its physical capacity limits, the most effective
way to expand storage is by adding a second shelf of NVMe Direct Flash modules.
This approach scales capacity non-disruptively without requiring a full hardware
upgrade or addressing performance bottlenecks unrelated to the issue .
2. Which Evergreen//Forever benefit allows a customer to trade in an existing
12 TB shelf for a new 60 TB shelf while only paying for a 48 TB increase?
A. Love Your Storage
,B. Capacity Consolidation
C. Right-Size Guarantee
D. Flat is Fair Maintenance
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Right-Size Guarantee allows customers to trade in existing shelves
for newer, higher-capacity shelves, paying only for the incremental capacity increase
.
3. What is the fastest way to duplicate volume data for a test/dev
environment?
A. Use a backup copy
B. Make a volume copy
C. Restore from a volume snapshot
D. Mount the snapshot to a development host
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Mounting a snapshot directly to a development host is the fastest method.
It provides immediate access to point-in-time data without the overhead of data
movement or restoration associated with other methods .
4. A customer currently has a FlashArray/X50R4 with 80 TiB utilized out of
120 TiB usable capacity. The customer needs to add a 46 TiB SQL workload
with an expected DRR of 3.85 to this system. How much additional logical
capacity will this SQL workload take up on the array?
A. 12 TiB
,B. 28 TiB
C. 46 TiB
D. 177 TiB
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The logical capacity consumed by the workload is the logical size
multiplied by the Data Reduction Ratio (DRR). In this case, 46 TiB * 3.85 = 177.1
TiB. This highlights the difference between logical space and the reduced physical
space consumed .
5. 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. Flash Array//C40R3 247 TB
B. Flash Array//C60R3 878 TB
C. Flash Array//X70R3 228 TB
D. Flash Array//C60R3 366 TB
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Flash Array//C is optimized for capacity and cost-efficiency for
latency-insensitive workloads. With a 4:1 data reduction, the required effective
capacity is = 112.5 TB. The minimum configuration exceeding this is a
Flash Array//C40R3 with 247 TB of raw capacity .
6. 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
Correct Answer: A, D
Rationale: Purity CloudSnap supports offloading snapshots to public cloud object
storage targets, specifically Amazon AWS S3 and Azure Blob Storage .
7. A cost-conscious customer at a small regional hospital is running a PACS
image archive on an NL-disk array. The customer has the following
requirements: More than 1 PB of storage, Latency is not a concern, Customer
user shares must be on the same array. Which solution will meet the
customer's needs?
A. Flash Array/XL
B. Flash Array/X
C. Flash Array/C
D. Flash Blade
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Flash Array/C is designed for capacity-optimized workloads requiring
large amounts of storage at a lower cost per GB, making it ideal for PACS archives.
It also supports both block and file workloads on the same array using FA File
Services .
8. What is the return window as defined by the Love Your Storage Guarantee?
005) EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026-2027 COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) NEWEST
UPDATED VERSION EDITION 2026 GUARANTEED PASS A+
|INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. A customer is assessing the health of their Flash Array and the exhibit
indicates the array is nearing its capacity limits. What should the customer
discuss with their SE based on this information?
A. Upgrading the controller to the //X90R3 model
B. Adding more network ports
C. Adding a second shelf of NVMe Direct Flash modules
D. Replacing the existing shelf with higher-capacity modules
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: If the array is approaching its physical capacity limits, the most effective
way to expand storage is by adding a second shelf of NVMe Direct Flash modules.
This approach scales capacity non-disruptively without requiring a full hardware
upgrade or addressing performance bottlenecks unrelated to the issue .
2. Which Evergreen//Forever benefit allows a customer to trade in an existing
12 TB shelf for a new 60 TB shelf while only paying for a 48 TB increase?
A. Love Your Storage
,B. Capacity Consolidation
C. Right-Size Guarantee
D. Flat is Fair Maintenance
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Right-Size Guarantee allows customers to trade in existing shelves
for newer, higher-capacity shelves, paying only for the incremental capacity increase
.
3. What is the fastest way to duplicate volume data for a test/dev
environment?
A. Use a backup copy
B. Make a volume copy
C. Restore from a volume snapshot
D. Mount the snapshot to a development host
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Mounting a snapshot directly to a development host is the fastest method.
It provides immediate access to point-in-time data without the overhead of data
movement or restoration associated with other methods .
4. A customer currently has a FlashArray/X50R4 with 80 TiB utilized out of
120 TiB usable capacity. The customer needs to add a 46 TiB SQL workload
with an expected DRR of 3.85 to this system. How much additional logical
capacity will this SQL workload take up on the array?
A. 12 TiB
,B. 28 TiB
C. 46 TiB
D. 177 TiB
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The logical capacity consumed by the workload is the logical size
multiplied by the Data Reduction Ratio (DRR). In this case, 46 TiB * 3.85 = 177.1
TiB. This highlights the difference between logical space and the reduced physical
space consumed .
5. 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. Flash Array//C40R3 247 TB
B. Flash Array//C60R3 878 TB
C. Flash Array//X70R3 228 TB
D. Flash Array//C60R3 366 TB
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Flash Array//C is optimized for capacity and cost-efficiency for
latency-insensitive workloads. With a 4:1 data reduction, the required effective
capacity is = 112.5 TB. The minimum configuration exceeding this is a
Flash Array//C40R3 with 247 TB of raw capacity .
6. 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
Correct Answer: A, D
Rationale: Purity CloudSnap supports offloading snapshots to public cloud object
storage targets, specifically Amazon AWS S3 and Azure Blob Storage .
7. A cost-conscious customer at a small regional hospital is running a PACS
image archive on an NL-disk array. The customer has the following
requirements: More than 1 PB of storage, Latency is not a concern, Customer
user shares must be on the same array. Which solution will meet the
customer's needs?
A. Flash Array/XL
B. Flash Array/X
C. Flash Array/C
D. Flash Blade
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Flash Array/C is designed for capacity-optimized workloads requiring
large amounts of storage at a lower cost per GB, making it ideal for PACS archives.
It also supports both block and file workloads on the same array using FA File
Services .
8. What is the return window as defined by the Love Your Storage Guarantee?
