NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer – ONTAP v3 — Question 5

You are planning on implementing a new SAN on AFF A400 controllers. The data set consists of unique 1 KB files that will be encrypted before being written to the SAN.
In this scenario, which ONTAP inline storage efficiency will provide 4:1 savings for this workload?

Answer options

• A. autogrow
• B. deduplication
• C. compression
• D. compaction

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Compaction is designed to optimize storage efficiency by reducing the size of data written to the disk, making it suitable for workloads with small files, such as 1 KB files. While deduplication and compression also enhance storage efficiency, they may not achieve the same level of savings for this specific workload. Autogrow does not directly relate to storage efficiency savings in this context.