CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-004) — Question 320

A customer needs to spin-up 20 new VMs on a web cluster.
Which of the following would help the customer use small amounts of storage per VM on a private cloud when creating each new VM in the environment?

Answer options

• A. Snapshots
• B. VM templates
• C. Thin provisioning
• D. Cloned VMs

Correct answer: C

Explanation

Thin provisioning allows for the allocation of storage space only when necessary, which means that the VMs can utilize less storage upfront. The other options, such as snapshots and cloned VMs, create copies that still require significant storage, while VM templates are used for creating VMs but do not inherently reduce storage consumption.