CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-003) — Question 157

A SAN that holds VM files is running out of storage space. Which of the following will BEST increase the amount of effective storage on the SAN?

Answer options

• A. Enable encryption.
• B. Increase IOPS.
• C. Convert the SAN from RAID 50 to RAID 60.
• D. Configure deduplication.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Configuring deduplication is the correct choice because it eliminates duplicate copies of data, thereby maximizing the storage efficiency of the SAN. Enabling encryption does not affect the amount of storage available, increasing IOPS pertains to performance rather than capacity, and converting from RAID 50 to RAID 60 may not necessarily increase storage space and could potentially reduce it.