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PURE STORAGE FLASHARRAY ARCHITECT
ASSOCIATE 2026 EXAM COMPLETE CURRENT
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
FLASHARRAY
Prepare for your Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate
Exam with this comprehensive study guide. It covers storage
architecture, data management, and FlashArray solutions.
Perfect for reinforcing knowledge and boosting exam readiness.
Suitable for IT professionals and storage architecture students.
A customer currently has a 40 TB of free storage on their
FlashArray//X and it requires an additional 10 TB for file
workloads. Their priority is to keep infrastructure costs as
low as possible.
What should the SE recommend?
A: Purchase an entry-level FlashBlade for the file workload
B: NDU the FlashArray for both workloads
C: Use the existing FLashArray for both workloads
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D: Add another disk pool for the file storage to their current
FlashArray ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C: Use the existing
FLashArray for both workloads
Which recommendation should the SE provide if the
customer wants to add an additional 10 TB of test/dev
workload to the FlashArray?
A: Upgrade the controller to the latest generation to handle
the additional workload
B: Add more DirectFlash NVMe modules to the existing
expansion shelf to handle the additional capacity.
C: The workload can be added, but the admin should
continue monitoring performance and capacity.
D: Upgrade the existing 22 TB DirectFlash NVMe modules to
a higher capacity to handle the additonal workload. ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... C: The workload can be added, but the
admin should continue monitoring performance and
capacity.
Which advantage does the FlashArray system provide in the
event of a ransomware attack?
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A: Supports antivirus software directly on the array to
remediate the attack.
B: Built-in ransomware detection algorithms prevent attacks
in real-time.
C: Rapid data recovery occurs through high-speed snapshot
restoration. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C: Rapid data
recovery occurs through high-speed snapshot restoration.
A customer plans to purchase a FlashArray system to
support their current workload needs as well as prepare for
the future growth. They have expressed a requirement of
adding only drives when the time comes for an upgrade,
even if that means purchasing more controllers or shelves
up front.
Based on the provided information about the data set size,
reducibility, and performance, the SE determines that the
customer wants at least 175 TB of raw capacity in the
FlashArray//X now and add on at least 100 TB more raw
capacity in the upgrade.
Which array model and configuration most closely meets the
customer's present need and future growth plan?
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A: FlashArray//70 (91/91)
B: FlashArray//90 (91/91) + (127/0)
C: FlashArray//70 (91/91) + (0/0) ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
B: FlashArray//90 (91/91) + (127/0)
A customer is concerned bout the risk of losing pending
write data during a complete cabinet or data center power
failure.
Which key component of the FlashArray architecture
addresses this issue?
A: Stateless controller DRAM cache
B: Dedicated SLC flash
C: Direct memory modules
D: NVRAM supercapacitors ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... D:
NVRAM supercapacitors
What is a defining feature of DirectFlash Modules?
A: They run garbage collection on the device
PURE STORAGE FLASHARRAY ARCHITECT
ASSOCIATE 2026 EXAM COMPLETE CURRENT
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
FLASHARRAY
Prepare for your Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate
Exam with this comprehensive study guide. It covers storage
architecture, data management, and FlashArray solutions.
Perfect for reinforcing knowledge and boosting exam readiness.
Suitable for IT professionals and storage architecture students.
A customer currently has a 40 TB of free storage on their
FlashArray//X and it requires an additional 10 TB for file
workloads. Their priority is to keep infrastructure costs as
low as possible.
What should the SE recommend?
A: Purchase an entry-level FlashBlade for the file workload
B: NDU the FlashArray for both workloads
C: Use the existing FLashArray for both workloads
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D: Add another disk pool for the file storage to their current
FlashArray ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C: Use the existing
FLashArray for both workloads
Which recommendation should the SE provide if the
customer wants to add an additional 10 TB of test/dev
workload to the FlashArray?
A: Upgrade the controller to the latest generation to handle
the additional workload
B: Add more DirectFlash NVMe modules to the existing
expansion shelf to handle the additional capacity.
C: The workload can be added, but the admin should
continue monitoring performance and capacity.
D: Upgrade the existing 22 TB DirectFlash NVMe modules to
a higher capacity to handle the additonal workload. ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... C: The workload can be added, but the
admin should continue monitoring performance and
capacity.
Which advantage does the FlashArray system provide in the
event of a ransomware attack?
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A: Supports antivirus software directly on the array to
remediate the attack.
B: Built-in ransomware detection algorithms prevent attacks
in real-time.
C: Rapid data recovery occurs through high-speed snapshot
restoration. ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... C: Rapid data
recovery occurs through high-speed snapshot restoration.
A customer plans to purchase a FlashArray system to
support their current workload needs as well as prepare for
the future growth. They have expressed a requirement of
adding only drives when the time comes for an upgrade,
even if that means purchasing more controllers or shelves
up front.
Based on the provided information about the data set size,
reducibility, and performance, the SE determines that the
customer wants at least 175 TB of raw capacity in the
FlashArray//X now and add on at least 100 TB more raw
capacity in the upgrade.
Which array model and configuration most closely meets the
customer's present need and future growth plan?
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A: FlashArray//70 (91/91)
B: FlashArray//90 (91/91) + (127/0)
C: FlashArray//70 (91/91) + (0/0) ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
B: FlashArray//90 (91/91) + (127/0)
A customer is concerned bout the risk of losing pending
write data during a complete cabinet or data center power
failure.
Which key component of the FlashArray architecture
addresses this issue?
A: Stateless controller DRAM cache
B: Dedicated SLC flash
C: Direct memory modules
D: NVRAM supercapacitors ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... D:
NVRAM supercapacitors
What is a defining feature of DirectFlash Modules?
A: They run garbage collection on the device
