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FAAA_001 Pure Storage Certified FlashArray
Architect Associate EXAM Actual exam
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Summarized Exam Coverage – FAAA_001
FlashArray architecture (DirectFlash Modules, controllers, NVRAM, active-active), Purity//FA operating
system, data reduction (deduplication, compression, pattern removal), thin provisioning, snapshots,
replication (async, sync), ActiveCluster (synchronous HA), ActiveDR (async DR), REST API, CLI (purearray,
purevol), Pure1 management and AIOps, Evergreen subscription model, Cloud Block Store (AWS, Azure),
Portworx (Kubernetes storage), FlashArray models (//X performance, //XL capacity, //C cost-effective,
//E dense), NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-TCP, FC-NVMe), FC, iSCSI, Purity//FA File (NFS, SMB), VMware
integration (VVols, VAAI), data at rest encryption, and performance optimization.
1. A FlashArray architect is designing a solution for a latency-sensitive Oracle database. Which
FlashArray model and protocol should be recommended?
A) FlashArray//C with iSCSI
B) FlashArray//X with NVMe over Fabrics
C) FlashArray//E with FC
D) FlashArray//XL with NFS
Answer: B – //X is performance-optimized; NVMe-oF provides the lowest latency.
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2. An administrator needs to guarantee that a volume’s data is written to two FlashArrays with zero
RPO. Which Pure feature must be used?
A) ActiveDR
B) ActiveCluster
C) Snapshot replication
D) CloudSnap
Answer: B – ActiveCluster provides synchronous replication for zero RPO and automatic failover.
3. A customer wants to reduce storage costs in AWS while keeping enterprise features. Which Pure
product is designed for this?
A) Portworx
B) FlashArray//E
C) Cloud Block Store
D) Pure1
Answer: C – Cloud Block Store runs natively in AWS/Azure with deduplication, compression, and
replication.
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4. A FlashArray has a Data Reduction Ratio (DRR) of 5:1. The logical written data is 100 TiB. The physical
capacity used is approximately:
A) 20 TiB
B) 50 TiB
C) 80 TiB
D) 100 TiB
Answer: A – Physical = Logical / DRR = = 20 TiB.
5. During a flash upgrade, the controllers are updated one at a time. This is possible because FlashArray
controllers are:
A) Active-passive
B) Active-active
C) Always in maintenance mode
D) Independent
Answer: B – Active-active controllers allow non-disruptive upgrades.
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6. A customer needs to replicate 50 TiB from an on-premises FlashArray to the cloud for DR with a
30-minute RPO. Which solution meets this?
A) ActiveCluster
B) ActiveDR
C) CloudSnap only
D) Pure1 manual copy
Answer: B – ActiveDR provides asynchronous replication with configurable RPO (e.g., 30 minutes).
7. An architect is designing a solution for a Kubernetes environment. Which Pure product integrates
natively with Kubernetes for persistent volumes?
A) FlashArray//X
B) Portworx
C) Cloud Block Store
D) Pure1
Answer: B – Portworx is Pure’s Kubernetes storage and data management platform.
FAAA_001 Pure Storage Certified FlashArray
Architect Associate EXAM Actual exam
Questions with Correct Answers and
explanations LATEST THIS YEAR -JUST
RELEASED
Summarized Exam Coverage – FAAA_001
FlashArray architecture (DirectFlash Modules, controllers, NVRAM, active-active), Purity//FA operating
system, data reduction (deduplication, compression, pattern removal), thin provisioning, snapshots,
replication (async, sync), ActiveCluster (synchronous HA), ActiveDR (async DR), REST API, CLI (purearray,
purevol), Pure1 management and AIOps, Evergreen subscription model, Cloud Block Store (AWS, Azure),
Portworx (Kubernetes storage), FlashArray models (//X performance, //XL capacity, //C cost-effective,
//E dense), NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-TCP, FC-NVMe), FC, iSCSI, Purity//FA File (NFS, SMB), VMware
integration (VVols, VAAI), data at rest encryption, and performance optimization.
1. A FlashArray architect is designing a solution for a latency-sensitive Oracle database. Which
FlashArray model and protocol should be recommended?
A) FlashArray//C with iSCSI
B) FlashArray//X with NVMe over Fabrics
C) FlashArray//E with FC
D) FlashArray//XL with NFS
Answer: B – //X is performance-optimized; NVMe-oF provides the lowest latency.
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2. An administrator needs to guarantee that a volume’s data is written to two FlashArrays with zero
RPO. Which Pure feature must be used?
A) ActiveDR
B) ActiveCluster
C) Snapshot replication
D) CloudSnap
Answer: B – ActiveCluster provides synchronous replication for zero RPO and automatic failover.
3. A customer wants to reduce storage costs in AWS while keeping enterprise features. Which Pure
product is designed for this?
A) Portworx
B) FlashArray//E
C) Cloud Block Store
D) Pure1
Answer: C – Cloud Block Store runs natively in AWS/Azure with deduplication, compression, and
replication.
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4. A FlashArray has a Data Reduction Ratio (DRR) of 5:1. The logical written data is 100 TiB. The physical
capacity used is approximately:
A) 20 TiB
B) 50 TiB
C) 80 TiB
D) 100 TiB
Answer: A – Physical = Logical / DRR = = 20 TiB.
5. During a flash upgrade, the controllers are updated one at a time. This is possible because FlashArray
controllers are:
A) Active-passive
B) Active-active
C) Always in maintenance mode
D) Independent
Answer: B – Active-active controllers allow non-disruptive upgrades.
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6. A customer needs to replicate 50 TiB from an on-premises FlashArray to the cloud for DR with a
30-minute RPO. Which solution meets this?
A) ActiveCluster
B) ActiveDR
C) CloudSnap only
D) Pure1 manual copy
Answer: B – ActiveDR provides asynchronous replication with configurable RPO (e.g., 30 minutes).
7. An architect is designing a solution for a Kubernetes environment. Which Pure product integrates
natively with Kubernetes for persistent volumes?
A) FlashArray//X
B) Portworx
C) Cloud Block Store
D) Pure1
Answer: B – Portworx is Pure’s Kubernetes storage and data management platform.
