EX280 Storage And Persistent Volumes Practice Question
Which field in a PersistentVolumeClaim specifies the minimum amount of storage space required by the workload?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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spec.resources.requests.storage
Storage requests are defined under spec.resources.requests.storage in a PVC.
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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spec.storageSize
Why it's wrong here
storageSize is not a valid field in a PVC spec.
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spec.capacity.storage
Why it's wrong here
capacity is used in PV definitions to show allocated size, not in PVC requests.
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spec.volumeSize
Why it's wrong here
volumeSize is invalid.
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spec.resources.requests.storage
Why this is correct
This is the standard path to define storage size requests in a PVC.
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