In PowerFlex terminology, the Storage Data Server (SDS) acts as the "Target" for I/O operations.
* Organize drives for storage pools (Option B): The SDS takes ownership of the local physical drives (NVMe/SSD/HDD) installed in the server. It aggregates these drives and contributes them to the Storage Pool. It handles the reading and writing of data blocks to this physical media.
Incorrect Options: Metadata is managed by the MDM (A). Access to external resources (C) is not the function of the SDS (which provides internal storage). Deduplication (D) is a specific feature, not the primary function of the component.