Dell EMC Expert – Cloud Architect — Question 5

A media company has a Microsoft Windows-based infrastructure and uses Adobe media editing tools to create advertisements for its customers. Users from the Media Production department store all types of media files on a Dell EMC Isilon cluster.
In addition, users from the Support department are not allowed to store MP3 and AVI files to the NAS system. Both the Media Production and Support departments need to acces other common data on the cluster. Due to workflow procedures, the media files are stored on the same path on the Isilon cluster.
The company wants to know which Isilon features are available and can restrict the Support department users from writing certain media file types onto the Isilon cluster. Which recommendation should be provided?

Answer options

• A. Create an SMB share for the Media Production department and restrict the Support department users from accessing the share. Create another SMB share for the Support department and apply file filtering.
• B. Create an SMB share for the Support department and restrict the Media Production department users from accessing the share. Create another SMB share for the Media Production department and apply file filtering.
• C. Create a separate Access zone for each department. Use SyncIQ to replicate the data and exclude the media files.
• D. Create a single SMB share for both departments. Use the share security settings and Windows NTFS settings to restrict the file types.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because it allows for a unified share while still applying restrictions on file types through security settings, thus maintaining access for both departments. Options A and B suggest creating separate shares but do not adequately address the file type restrictions needed for the Support team. Option C does not focus on file type restrictions and instead suggests replication, which is not necessary for this scenario.