When planning rack layout, why should base enclosures be grouped together?
- A . Power distribution requirements
- B . Rack weight balance
- C . Ease of cable management
- D . Hot aisle requirement
What does the remote replication Failover operation do?
- A . Fully synchronizes the source and destination data states and reverses the replication direction
- B . Fully synchronizes the source and destination data states and stops the current replication session
- C . Promotes the destination system to production with its replica data consistent to the last successful RPO synchronization state
- D . Promotes the destination system to production and resets the RPO synchronization cycle in the protection policy
What describes the Import External Storage feature?
- A . An external plugin feature for hosts to tune application workload IO on PowerStore NVMe based storage
- B . A native network configuration feature of PowerStore that configures external Ethernet switching for PowerStore installation
- C . A feature external to PowerStore that orchestrates vMotion movement of virtual machines onto PowerStore X systems
- D . A native data migration feature of PowerStore that imports external block storage to PowerStore
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-pk/powerstore-1000/pwrstr-import/importingexternal-storage-to-powerstore-overview?guid=guid-6fef77c4-d4c9-49c6-8de2-efd67aa52ca5
What is the recommended Windows multi-pathing policy for block volumes on a PowerStore array?
- A . Least QueueDepth
- B . Round-Robin
- C . FailOver
- D . Least Weighted Paths
B
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.delltechnologies.com/en-us/collaterals/unauth/technical-guides-supportinformation/products/storage-2/docu5134.pdf
While configuring a Dell switch with PowerStore, what are the recommended license outputs from a show license status command?
- A . Type: Term-Based, Status: Active
- B . Status: Perpetual, Type: Open
- C . Type: Perpetual, Status: Active
- D . Status: Term-Based, Type: Unlimited
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-pk/powerstore/pwrstr-ntwk-cfg/validate-the-top-ofrack-tor-switch-versions-and-licensing?guid=guid-40c30b91-7fb2-4a26-bac7-4ae67c07bdfb&lang=en-us
A protection policy with snapshot and replication rules is applied to a file system.
What is the result?
- A . Applying the protection policy to the file system fails
- B . Replication rules get ignored and only snapshot rules get applied
- C . Both replication and snapshot rules get applied
- D . Snapshot rules get ignored and only replication rules get applied
Which IP addresses are required when adding an appliance to the cluster?
- A . DNS and NTP
- B . Storage and NTP
- C . Management and Storage
- D . Management and DNS
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-pk/powerstore/pwrstr-ntwk-plang/ip-addressrequirements-for-initial-configuration?guid=guid-cdb61296-b698-47fb-92ce-284f784cbc2d&lang=en-us
A storage administrator has configured the addition of a VNX2 as a remote system for migration.
Which Import External Storage migration feature architectural components are now established?
- A . Host iSCSI initiators are registered on the VNX2 storage system
- B . Data path and management control path to the source storage system
- C . Data path and management control path to the access host
- D . Host Fibre Channel initiators are registered on the VNX2 storage system
What is a way to verify the data path connectivity between a source VNX2 storage system and the PowerStore system when configuring an import session?
- A . Examine Fibre Channel zoning
- B . Verify host initiators on PowerStore Manager
- C . Review Server Manager MPIO properties
- D . Use the VNX2 SP ping operation
What is the correct power up sequence for a PowerStore?
- A . 1. Base Enclosure Node B, 2. Base Enclosure Node A, 3. Expansion Enclosure
- B . 1. Base Enclosure, 2. Expansion Enclosure
- C . 1. Base Enclosure Node A, 2. Base Enclosure Node B, 3. Expansion Enclosure
- D . 1. Expansion Enclosure, 2. Base Enclosure
D
Explanation:
What is the total number of NVRAM devices used in PowerStore 3000?
- A . 2
- B . 4
- C . Up to 6
- D . Up to 21
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://volumes.blog/2020/05/05/whats-is-powerstore-part-2-hardware/#:~:text=On%20the%20PowerStore%201000%20and,(2)%20NVMe%20NVRAM%20devices.&text=PowerStore%20supports%20four%20types%20of,in%20specific%20locations%20and%20enclosures.
Which API does PowerStore use to communicate with ESXi server during vVols provisioning operation?
- A . REST
- B . SOAP
- C . VAAI
- D . VASA
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://volumes.blog/2020/05/06/what-is-powerstore-part-4-vvols/
What is a requirement for the Import External Storage migration feature?
- A . PowerStore Global Storage Discovery IP address must be configured
- B . PowerPath host-based multipathing software
- C . PowerStore LACP bonded ports are tagged for replication
- D . Direct Fibre Channel connections between storage systems
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-pk/powerstore-1000/pwrstr-import/generalrequirements-for-importing-data?guid=guid-3b7c512c-55c4-43cc-9b57-3d22eaa85d5c&lang=en-us
A PowerStore T cluster has 3 appliances. Users are unable to access NAS services.
What might be the issue?
- A . Master appliance is off-line
- B . NAS appliance failover is incorrectly configured
- C . Trial license is expired
- D . Resource balancer service has failed
What are the IP requirements for ICW on PowerStore X and PowerStore T models?
- A . PowerStore T requires three storage IP addresses and PowerStore X requires five storage IP addresses
- B . PowerStore T requires four management IP addresses and PowerStore X requires six management IP addresses
- C . PowerStore T requires five management IP addresses and PowerStore X requires six management IP addresses
- D . PowerStore T requires seven storage IP addresses and PowerStore X requires three storage IP addresses