Which virtual disk option allows a virtual machine to consume the minimum storage capacity? (Choose the best answer.)
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A. B. C. D.D.
The correct answer is D. Thin-provisioned.
Thin provisioning is a virtual disk option that allows a virtual machine to consume the minimum storage capacity. When you create a virtual disk with thin provisioning, you allocate only the space that the virtual machine is using, instead of allocating the entire capacity of the virtual disk upfront.
This means that the virtual disk will start small and grow dynamically as the virtual machine requires more storage capacity. This allows for more efficient use of storage resources, as you don't need to allocate more storage than is actually needed by the virtual machine.
In contrast, independent persistent virtual disks (option A) are not related to the virtual machine snapshot and changes made to the virtual machine do not affect the contents of the independent persistent disks. This option is not relevant to the question.
Lazy-zeroed thick-provisioned virtual disks (option B) are virtual disks that are pre-allocated with all their space, but not zeroed out. When a virtual machine writes to a block that has not been zeroed out, the storage subsystem will zero out the block on-demand. This option is not relevant to the question, as it is not a minimum storage option.
Eager-zeroed thick-provisioned virtual disks (option C) are virtual disks that are pre-allocated with all their space and zeroed out. This option is not relevant to the question, as it is not a minimum storage option.
In summary, thin-provisioned virtual disks (option D) are the best option for a virtual machine that needs to consume the minimum storage capacity.