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What metadata is stored in an inode?

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

Where is small file repository stored on a VMFS volume?

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

What does payload contain?

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

What parts are there in an inode?

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

What is the size of VMFS inode?

1 KB
8 KB
2 KB

What happens when a file is deleted?

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

Where are small clusters stored?

in inodes
inside a special file
arbitrarily on the volume

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

in the extent header
in the volume header

Where is indirect blocks table stored on a VMFS volume?

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

Check what inode payload can store

up to 256 pointers to large clusters
128 pointers to large clusters and 128 pointers to small clusters
up to 256 pointers to small clusters
128 pointers to small clusters and 128 indirect block pointers
file content for files less than 1 KB
up to 256 indirect block pointers

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