A solution architect is migrating an enterprise Oracle database to EBS backed EC2 instances requiring 24,000 IOPS. Which EBS Volume type would be appropriate for this scenario?
Answer options:
A.gp2
B.io1
C.st1
D.sc1
Answer correct:
Answer: B
Option A is incorrect because gp2 volume type provides max IOPS of 16,000.
Option B is CORRECT because io1 volume type provides max IOPS of 64,000.
Option C is incorrect because st1 volume type provides 500 max IOPS performance.
Option D is incorrect because sc1 volume type provides 250 max IOPS performance.
Reference:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-volume-types.html