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    PracticeAWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)AWS SAA-C03 Practice Exam 6Question 36
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Domain 2.4: Resilient StorageStorage GatewayHybridStorage

    AWS SAA-C03 · Question 36 · Domain 2.4: Resilient Storage

    A company has an on-premises data center and wants to use AWS for backup storage. They want to retain their existing backup software, which writes data to iSCSI block storage. They want to store the backups in Amazon S3 to minimize costs, but keep a local cache of recently written backups for fast restores.<br/><br/>Which TWO statements about the solution are correct? (Select TWO.)

    Answer options:

    A.

    The company should use AWS Storage Gateway.

    B.

    The company should use AWS DataSync.

    C.

    They should configure a File Gateway.

    D.

    They should configure a Cached Volume Gateway.

    E.

    They should configure a Stored Volume Gateway.

    How to approach this question

    Match the requirement for 'iSCSI' and 'local cache' to the correct Storage Gateway type.

    Full Answer

    AWS Storage Gateway Volume Gateway provides cloud-backed storage volumes that you can mount as iSCSI devices from your on-premises application servers. Cached volumes store your data in Amazon S3 and retain a copy of frequently accessed data locally.

    Common mistakes

    Confusing Cached Volumes (primary data in S3) with Stored Volumes (primary data local).
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