Pure Storage FAAA_005 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Exam Code/Number: FAAA_005
Exam Name/Title: Pure Storage FlashArray Architect Associate
Certification Provider: Pure Storage
Corresponding Certification: FlashBlade Architect Professional

Exam Questions: 60
Updated On: Jul 28, 2026

Question #1

A controller receives a write request.
If it generates a hash that is already recorded in the hash table, what happens next?

A. The new block is compared to the existing block to confirm they are duplicates.

B. Purity//FA will expand the block to see if it can deduplicate a larger dataset.

C. The next incoming block is then hashed to see if it can be deduplicated.

D. Deep level compression is then applied to the newly hashed block.

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Question #2

Refer to the exhibit.

A customer is experiencing latency in the VMware environment connected to this array.
What should the SE recommend?

A. Check the ESXi host

B. Add network cards to alleviate network congestion

C. Add DirectFlash Modules as the system is disk bound

D. Upgrade the controllers

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Question #3

A customer wants to add capacity to support a new Oracle workload. It has been determined that the application needs 398 TB of thick-provisioned storage from the host. The customer wants to purchase the minimum storage capacity to handle this workload.
How much capacity should the SE propose, assuming DRR is 3:1?

A. 186 TB

B. 62 TB

C. 21TB

D. 132 TB

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Question #4

Refer to the exhibit.

Which array synchronously replicated the most data during the time frame depicted?

A. dogfood-couch

B. dogfood-elk

C. dogfood-chuckwagon

D. dogfood-cheesewheel

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Question #5

Which offering discounts controller upgrades with a purchase of qualifying storage capacity?

A. Ever Agile

B. Capacity Consolidation

C. Love Your Storage

D. Right-Size Guarantee

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Question #6

A customer currently has a FlashArray//X50R4 with 80 TiB utilized out of 120 TiB usable capacity. The customer needs to add a 46 TiB SQL workload with an expected DRR of 3.85 to this system.
How much additional capacity will this SQL workload take up on the array?

A. 12 TiB

B. 28 TiB

C. 46 TiB

D. 177 TiB

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