Free Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate Exam FAAA_004 Exam Practice Test

A potential healthcare customer wants to move to a modern storage array for their medical records database. They need the fastest possible array as their workload is highly transactional.Which solution should an SE recommend?

• FlashArray//XL
• FlashArray//X
• FlashArray//C

A customer wants to have more insight into and control of their Pure Storage FlashArray and VMware environment from a single user interface. What does the customer need to do to enable this capability in their environment?

• Ensure all VMware API for Array Integration (VAAI) primitives are enabled
• Log in to the FlashArray GUI and install the plugin for vSphere Client
• Configure FlashArray Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager
• Install Pure Storage SRA for VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)

Which FlashArray feature best protects local snapshots from ransomware attacks?

• CloudSnap
• SafeMode
• ActiveCluster

A cost-conscious customer at a small regional hospital is running a PACS image archive on an NL-disk array.The customer has the following requirements:More than 1 PB of storageLatency is not a concernCustomer user shares must be on the same array Which solution will meet the customer's needs?

• FlashArray//X
• FlashArray//XL
• FlashArray//C

Which two features are specific to the Evergreen//Forever Program and are NOT included with Evergreen//Foundation? (Choose two.)Controller UpgradesPro DeploymentCapacity ConsolidationUpgrade Always

• Controller Upgrades and D. Upgrade Always , as these are specific to Evergreen//Forever and not included in Evergreen//Foundation.

A manufacturing customer is running Oracle volumes on their existing //X90R3 array and would like to use FlashArray for their Windows file shares. They are asking if it is feasible to do this.How should the SE respond?

• The customer should migrate their Windows file servers to Pure.
• The customer needs to upgrade to XL to be able to use FA File.
• The customer should be able to use their current FlashArray.

What causes a disruption to Pure FlashArray stateless controller operations or performance, if there is a single array?

• Replacing a controller 10 module
• Physically relocating an array
• Moving from a SAS- to NVMe-based shelf
• Upgrade Purity//FA code

An existing customer wants a new set of arrays with the following characteristics:Business critical workload that requires sub millisecond response timesSynchronous replication configured to their secondary siteOfload snapshots to a third location where they do not have a FlashArray Which solution will meet the customer's needs?FlashArray//Xs with ActiveDR and CloudSnap

• FlashArray//Xs with ActiveCluster and CloudSnap
• FlashArray//Cs with ActiveDR and Snapshot Replication
• FlashArray//Cs with ActiveCluster and Snapshot Replication

A healthcare customer who is already leveraging a FlashArray//X50 for VMware datastores has added a radiology department to their facility and requires a file-based storage solution for medical imaging.They have 35 usable TB free.They anticipate storing 15 TB in images.System load is currently 35%.Which approach will enable this workload?

• They must first upgrade the controllers to a //X70 and enable FA File.
• They can use FA File on the array as-is.
• Medical imaging always belongs on a FlashBlade.
• They should purchase a FlashArray//C and enable FA File.

Which Pure Storage offering allows customers to own their array hardware while paying for storage on a subscription basis?

• Evergreen//Foundation
• Evergreen//One
• Evergreen//Flex
• Cloud Block Store