What is the primary purpose of FlexCache?

• A. To mirror the entire origin dataset.
• B. To optimize read-intensive workloads and offload heavily accessed volumes.
• C. To transform writes into reads.
• D. To replace the origin storage.

Answer: (B)

FlexCache is a caching layer designed to speed up access for read-heavy workloads by keeping frequently accessed data close to clients. It sits in front of a remote origin storage and serves repeated reads from a local cache, which reduces latency and lightens the load on the origin. This makes read-intensive volumes faster to access and helps conserve bandwidth to the origin. It is not a full mirror of the origin dataset, it does not convert writes to reads, and it does not replace the origin storage.