NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer – SAN, E-Series — Question 67

You have created a new FlexCache cache volume and want to warm the cache before clients access the cache volume for the first time.
In this scenario, how would you accomplish this task?

Answer options

• A. Synchronize the origin and cache first with the volume flexcache sync-properties command
• B. Copy the data from the origin volume to the cache volume with the NetApp XCP Migration Tool
• C. Prepopulate the cache volume with data from the origin volume using the flexcache prepopulate start command
• D. Enable block-level invalidation using the volume flexcache origin config modify command

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because the flexcache prepopulate start command is specifically designed to fill the cache volume with data from the origin volume, effectively warming the cache. Option A is incorrect as it only synchronizes properties, not the data itself. Option B is not suitable because the XCP Migration Tool is used for data transfer rather than prepopulating a cache. Option D focuses on invalidation, which does not address the need to warm the cache.