1Y0-312 Advanced Provisioning and Image Management Practice Question
When using Machine Creation Services (MCS) in a multi-zone environment, where should the master image be located to ensure optimal provisioning performance?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates frequently assume the master image should remain centrally hosted in the primary data center to save storage space, ignoring multi-zone latency and cross-zone traffic costs.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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In the storage location local to the specific zone.
In a multi-zone deployment, MCS must be able to access the master image to create machine catalogs. To minimize latency and avoid cross-zone traffic costs or failures, the master image should be replicated to the local storage of the zone where the catalog is being created. This ensures the hypervisor can access the image locally, speeding up the catalog creation and update processes significantly.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Exclusively in the Primary Zone.
Why it's wrong here
Placing the image only in the primary zone forces satellite zones to pull the image over the WAN. This introduces significant latency and potential failure points, making catalog creation slow and unreliable. High-performance multi-zone environments require image locality for efficient resource utilization and predictable provisioning times.
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In the storage location local to the specific zone.
Why this is correct
Storing the master image in a location local to the zone allows the hypervisor to read the image without traversing the WAN. This architecture reduces provisioning time, eliminates bandwidth consumption between zones, and ensures that the catalog creation process is resilient to temporary network disruptions between the zones.
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On a central file server accessed via UNC paths.
Why it's wrong here
Accessing images via UNC paths across zones is inefficient and prone to latency. MCS relies on the hypervisor's ability to clone disks; if the source is remote, the cloning process will be severely hampered, leading to timeouts and failures during the creation of large machine catalogs in remote zones.
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On the Delivery Controller's local drive.
Why it's wrong here
Delivery Controllers should never be used as a storage repository for master images. They manage the broker services and do not have the specialized storage performance needed for image cloning tasks. Storing images on the controller would create an unnecessary performance bottleneck and risk the stability of the management layer.
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