QuestionQ111

ONTAP® SAN solution assessment

Which NetApp ONTAP storage-efficiency method saves storage space by storing multiple distinct 1 KB files in the same block?

  • A compaction
  • B thin provisioning
  • C deduplication
  • D compression
Explanation

ONTAP compaction combines data chunks smaller than 4 KB that would otherwise use separate blocks into a single physical block. This provides space savings for distinct small files; it does not require the files to contain duplicate data.

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