Which cluster configuration would you recommend?

You are asked to size a cluster for a file sharing environment. nfsstat indicates that no more than 10% of the requests are namespace operations (e.g. GETADDR, SETADDR). There will be 10,000 active Linux users, connecting over NFS.

Which cluster configuration would you recommend?
A . Ten X200 (27 TB) 48 GB RAM, 600 GB SSD, N+2:1
B . Five X400 (120 TB) 96 GB RAM, 2.4 TB SSD, N+2
C . Ten X400 (60 TB) 48 GB RAM, 2.4 TB SSD, N+2:1
D . Eight X200 (36 TB) 24 GB RAM, no SSD, N+2:1

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Answer: A