2V0-32.24 Question 207
Select 3A cloud operations team notices that a VMware Cloud on AWS environment is running low on available storage capacity, which could impact VM provisioning and performance. As a certified VMware professional, which steps should you take to optimize the storage capacity while minimizing disruption to workloads?
- A
Enable storage deduplication and compression features if not already activated.
- B
Migrate unused VMs to a different cloud environment to free up space.
- C
Analyze current storage usage and delete orphaned or old snapshots.
- D
Increase the size of all datastores to accommodate future growth.
- E
Use VMware vRealize Operations to identify and reclaim over-provisioned storage resources.
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Correct answers: A, C, E
Explanation
Optimizing storage capacity in a VMware Cloud environment involves a combination of proactive management and analysis. Activating storage-saving technologies like deduplication and compression, removing unused snapshots, and leveraging VMware vRealize Operations to reclaim over-provisioned resources are effective strategies. These actions reduce storage consumption while minimizing disruptions to workloads, avoiding unnecessary costs or expansions.
- A. Correct.
Enabling storage deduplication and compression can significantly reduce storage consumption by eliminating duplicate data and compressing data blocks, optimizing available capacity.
- B. Incorrect.
While migrating unused VMs could free up space, this may not be the most efficient or practical solution compared to other optimization techniques like reclaiming unused resources or snapshots.
- C. Correct.
Deleting orphaned or old snapshots can recover significant storage space as snapshots can consume large amounts of capacity if left unmanaged.
- D. Incorrect.
Increasing datastore sizes may resolve the immediate issue but does not optimize existing resources. This also requires additional costs and infrastructure considerations.
- E. Correct.
VMware vRealize Operations provides insights into over-provisioned storage, such as identifying VMs with excessive disk allocations or unused resources, enabling efficient reclamation of storage capacity.