Dell EMC Specialist – Systems Administrator, Elastic Cloud Storage — Question 21

A VxRail administrator has been asked to configure fault domains for an All-Flash VxRail cluster. The application VMs must be able to tolerate two failures and use capacity as efficiently as possible.
What is the minimum number of fault domains that must be configured?

Answer options

• A. 4
• B. 5
• C. 6
• D. 7

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as configuring 4 fault domains allows for the required tolerance of two failures while maximizing capacity efficiency. Options B, C, and D exceed the minimum requirement and would not be necessary for the specified failure tolerance.