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An administrator has configured Storage I/O Control (SIOC) on a Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastore.
* The datastore supports 30,000 IOPS
* Storage I/O Control has been set to manual
* Storage I/O Control is triggered when latency hits 30 ms
* The datastore contains 3 virtual machines (VMs)
* A gold tier VM
* A silver tier VM
* A bronze tier VM
Assuming the datastore latency does not exceed 29ms, what is the maximum number of IOPS the bronze tier VM is entitled to?
31 comments · newest first
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Curt
6 months ago
Definitely 5,000 IOPS for bronze. Makes sense!
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Ruth
6 months ago
If latency is under 30ms, bronze is limited.
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Effie
6 months ago
I agree. Silver should be in the middle.
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Marti
6 months ago
Yeah, 5,000 sounds reasonable. Gold gets the most.
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Earnestine
7 months ago
Right, but how much less? Maybe 5,000?
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Ora
7 months ago
I think it's tricky. The bronze tier should get less.
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Jillian
7 months ago
Not sure about that, seems too low for the bronze tier.
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Jeanice
7 months ago
Wait, how does SIOC work if latency is under 30ms?
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Marica
7 months ago
Should be 5,000 IOPS for the bronze VM, right?
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Bettina
8 months ago
The answer is C) 10,000 IOPS. Anything less would be a bronze disappointment!
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Wenona
8 months ago
10,000 IOPS for the bronze tier VM? That's like giving a bronze medal to an Olympic athlete. They deserve better! :)
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Johnetta
8 months ago
I'm going with C) 10,000 IOPS. Seems like a logical answer based on the information provided.
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Francoise
8 months ago
Definitely C) 10,000 IOPS. The question clearly mentions the tiers, and the bronze tier VM should get the least amount of IOPS.
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Brittney
9 months ago
I think the answer is C) 10,000 IOPS. The question states that the datastore supports 30,000 IOPS, and the bronze tier VM should get a portion of that.
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Nickolas
9 months ago
The bronze tier VM is entitled to 10,000 IOPS, as the resources are allocated based on the configured tiers.
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Josephine
9 months ago
If the total is 30,000 IOPS and the gold and silver VMs take priority, I feel like the bronze tier might only get 5,000 IOPS, but I'm not completely confident.
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Eladia
9 months ago
I practiced a similar question where the gold tier got the most IOPS. I wonder if that means the bronze tier gets only a fraction of the total?
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Erick
9 months ago
I think the bronze tier VM gets the least amount of IOPS, but I can't recall the exact calculation for that.
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Dortha
9 months ago
I think I've got it! The bronze tier VM is entitled to the remaining IOPS after the gold and silver VMs are served, which would be 10,000 IOPS. So the answer is C) 10,000.
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Luisa
10 months ago
I'm not sure about this one. The question doesn't give us enough information to determine the exact IOPS for the bronze tier VM.
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Beata
10 months ago
Okay, let's see. If the datastore supports 30,000 IOPS and SIOC is set to manual, then the bronze tier VM should get the remaining IOPS after the gold and silver VMs are served, right?
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Teddy
10 months ago
I remember that SIOC prioritizes resources based on VM tiers, but I'm not sure how that affects the bronze tier specifically.
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Christiane
10 months ago
The datastore can handle 30,000 IOPS.
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Lezlie
11 months ago
I think the bronze tier gets the least priority.
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Reuben
11 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused about how the IOPS are allocated between the different VMs. I'll need to think this through carefully.
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Elza
11 months ago
I think I can figure this out. The key is understanding how SIOC works and the different VM tiers.
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Alfreda
5 months ago
Makes sense with the tier system.
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Joni
6 months ago
That sounds about right!
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Stephaine
6 months ago
Right, but how much exactly?
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Sylvia
10 months ago
I believe the bronze tier gets the least IOPS.
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Jesusa
11 months ago
I think it’s 5,000 IOPS.