A healthcare services provider is implementing an X-Series cluster. Currently they have approximately 200 customers and they are growing at 30% per year. They have 200 TB of storage utilized. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations require they keep all patient data for seven (7) years. They would like to keep all genomic sequencing data stored with N+3 protection, not to exceed 75% utilization. What is the minimum initial configuration you would recommend?

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The correct answer is A because it meets the requirements of HIPAA regulations, which require that all patient data be kept for seven (7) years. The 13 X400 nodes provide the necessary capacity to store 200 TB of data, and the 1 TB drives provide the necessary protection against data loss.

A Healthcare Services Provider Is Implementing an X-Series Cluster