A customer has the following requirements: Prefers usage-bas…
A customer has the following requirements: Prefers usage-based consumption to align with financial goals Requires agile response to workload growth Wants to reduce capital expenditure in Year 1 Hosts multiple sites with underutilized capacity Which Evergreen model aligns with both financial and operational objectives?
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Welcome to the Evergreen Subscription Solution Specialist Sizing Lab Exam. In this exam, you will be presented with two sizing scenarios. Please read the following instructions carefully before beginning: Permitted Tools You are required to use Pure Sizer to complete this exam. If you do not have access to Pure Sizer, you will not be able to complete the exam. Please open Pure Sizer now to confirm your access before your proceed.Do not open or access any other websites, tools, or resources during the exam. Important Navigation RulesYou must submit your answer for the first scenario before moving on to the second.You will not be able to return to a previous question once you have submitted your response. Please review your answer carefully before submission. Answer Formatting RequirementsYou must enter your answer exactly as it appears in Pure Sizer.Answers that do not match the Sizer output exactly (including formatting, spacing, and unit notation) may be marked incorrect. Examples are provided in each sizing scenario. Sizer Timeout WarningPure Sizer will time out after several minutes of inactivity.To avoid losing your progress, make sure you remain active in the Sizer window while working on each scenario. Before You BeginMake sure you are in a quiet, distraction-free environment.Confirm that you have access to Pure Sizer and a stable internet connection. Do not take any screenshots or share content from this exam. Anyone found in violation of this will have their results invalidated and will be restricted from taking any Pure Storage exam in the future. When you’re ready, click Next to review the Terms and Conditions.
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Scenario Overview:An existing Customer is adding a new workload for Archive in their Block Storage estate. They require a new array that will provide the most cost effective approach for this workload.You have been asked to determine a Pure FlashArray configuration that meets both performance and capacity needs while accounting for: Estimating a 2% annual growth rate7-day retention period for snapshotsSnapshot change rate of 1%3-year storage growth Use the most economical FlashArray modelYour job is to use Pure Storage’s FlashArray Sizer to recommend the most appropriate Capex configuration.Customer Requirements:Workload – Archive (Block): Dataset size: 2,900 TiB2.1 : 1 Data Reduction rate Estimated average read IOPS: 15,000 Estimated read bandwidth: 468.75 MiB/s Candidate Instructions:Using Sizer, set the DRR to Expected. Then, identify the “Recommended CapEx Array” configuration, making sure that it meets required customer needs, including required effective capacity and expected IOPS, etc.In the box below, paste in “Recommended CapEx Array” configuration that is highlighted as “Best Fit” in FlashArray Sizer.Example answer format: C20 | 148TB | 8×18.6TB Be sure to check your work before you submit. You will NOT be able to return to this page after you click “Next”.
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Scenario Overview:A prospective customer is looking for an NFS based storage platform that can cater for scale out operations. They are concerned with metadata operations and need something that will handle thousands of concurrent connections. Cost is important but the performance needs are the priority.The customer has provided estimates of workload size and current performance expectation, but they are relying on you to project the solution sizing based on the supplied variables. Sizing variables: Estimating a 5% annual growth rate14-day retention period for snapshotsDaily snapshot change rate of 1%5-year storage growthYour job is to use Pure Storage’s Sizer to recommend the most appropriate traditional purchase configuration.Customer Requirements:Workload – Distributed CMS (NFS): Dataset size: 981 TiBCompressible dataEstimated average read IOPS: 150,000Estimated read bandwidth: 2.6 GiB/s Estimated average write IOPS: 35,000 Estimated write IO Size: 16 KiB Candidate Instructions:Use Sizer. Then, identify a configuration making sure that it meets required customer needs, including required effective capacity and expected IOPS, etc. The solution should be the most inexpensive entry point for this workload while staying under 100% Capacity Fullness.In the box below, paste in “Recommended CapEx Array” configuration that is highlighted as “Best Fit” in FlashArray Sizer.Example answer format: S500R2 | 525TB | 37DFMC | 1C | 7B2D-37.5TB Be sure to check your work before you submit. You will NOT be able to return to this page after you click “Next”.
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