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What parts are there in an inode?

metadata, parent pointers, and payload
metadata, segment numbers, and payload
metadata and payload

What metadata is stored in an inode?

date and time of file creation, the file size, and file name
date and time of file creation, the file name, and the file type
date and time of file creation, the file size, and the file type

What does payload contain?

any file related data
up to 1024 pointers or file content
256 pointers or file content
512 pointers to large clusters

Where is indirect blocks table stored on a VMFS volume?

in the end of the volume
in the beginning of the volume
one copy in the beginning and other – in the end

How are large clusters numbered?

arbitrarily
sequentially from the beginning of the volume

Where are small clusters stored?

arbitrarily on the volume
inside a special file
in inodes

What happens when a file is deleted?

payload in the corresponding inode is overwritten with zeros
an entire inode is overwritten with zeros
metadata in the corresponding inode is overwritten with zeros

Where are the numbers of the first and the last segments stored?

in the extent header
in the volume header

What is the recommended data recovery approach for a multi-disk VMFS volume?

do filesystem recovery on each disk separately
first reassemble the volume from extents and then do filesystem recovery
do RAID0 recovery first and then do filesystem recovery

What is the size of VMFS inode?

2 KB
1 KB
8 KB

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