Describe OneFS Caching Levels and Use Cases POWERSCALE-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   An engineering firm uses a PowerScale cluster for large simulation output files that are written once and then read sequentially multiple times for analysis. The administrator notices that the L3 cache is not being utilized effectively. Which configuration change would most directly improve L3 cache utilization for this workload?

   • ADisable the L2 cache to free memory for L3
   • BAdjust the L3 cache policy to prefer sequential read-ahead
   • CIncrease the write-back cache size
   • DIncrease the L1 cache size
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2. 2foundation · easy

   A media production company frequently reads large video files sequentially for editing. Which OneFS caching level is most appropriate to leverage for this workload?

   • AL4 cache
   • BL1 cache
   • CL2 cache
   • DL3 cache
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4. 3foundation · easy

   For a workload with a small set of files that are accessed very frequently (hot data), which OneFS caching level should be primarily utilized?

   • AL2 cache
   • BL1 cache
   • CL4 cache
   • DL3 cache
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5. 4application · medium

   A media company runs a video editing workload on a PowerScale cluster. Editors repeatedly access the same set of 4K source files during the day, and the files are too large to fit entirely in the L1 cache. The company wants to maximize read performance for these frequently accessed large files. Which OneFS caching level should the administrator focus on tuning?

   • AL1 cache
   • BL3 cache
   • CWrite-back cache
   • DL2 cache
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6. 5foundation · easy

   In a OneFS storage cluster, which caching level is primarily responsible for caching file data that is frequently accessed by clients?

   • AL1 cache
   • BL4 cache
   • CL2 cache
   • DL3 cache
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