Which specific operations can be performed on PowerFlex volumes? (Choose two)

PowerFlex provides robust data services at the volume level. Users can create point-in-time, space-efficient snapshots of any volume. These snapshots can be read-only or read-write and are used for backups, testing, or development purposes. Additionally, PowerFlex has native asynchronous and synchronous block-level replication capabilities. This feature is configured for specific volumes, which are typically grouped into a Replication Consistency Group (RCG) to ensure write-order fidelity for disaster recovery and data mobility between different PowerFlex systems.

B. Configure VLAN tagging directly on the volume: VLAN tagging is a Layer 2 networking configuration applied to the network interfaces of the PowerFlex nodes (SDS/SDC), not a property of a logical storage volume.

C. Assign volumes to Protection Domains: Volumes are created within a Storage Pool, which in turn is created within a Protection Domain. A volume inherits its Protection Domain association from its Storage Pool and cannot be independently assigned.

1. Dell PowerFlex 4.0.x Administration Guide

Chapter: "Managing Volumes"

Section: "Snapshots". This section details the procedures for creating

deleting

and managing snapshots of PowerFlex volumes.

2. Dell PowerFlex 4.0.x Administration Guide

Chapter: "Replication"

Section: "Replication overview". This chapter describes how PowerFlex replication works at the volume level and how to configure Replication Consistency Groups (RCGs) to manage the replication of a set of volumes.

3. Dell PowerFlex 4.0.x Concepts Guide

Chapter: "PowerFlex architecture"

Section: "Protection Domains" and "Storage Pools". This document explains the architectural hierarchy where a Protection Domain contains Storage Pools

and Storage Pools contain volumes

clarifying that volumes are not directly assigned to Protection Domains.

4. Dell PowerFlex Networking Best Practices and Design Considerations

Section: "Network requirements". This white paper discusses network configurations

including the use of VLANs at the node and switch level

confirming it is not a volume-level setting.