EMC Dell PowerScale Design v2 - D-PSC-DS-01 Exam Practice Test
You set up a meeting to gather information on a new project with the IT manager and plan to use a workflow profile assessment (WPA) to document the requirements.
Why is it recommended to talk to as many stakeholders as possible?
Why is it recommended to talk to as many stakeholders as possible?
Correct Answer: A
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A customer wishes to back up their Isilon cluster via NDMP using a software package that supports NDMP connectivity. The backup process will require the cluster to create a point-in-time copy of the directory to be backed up.
Which OneFS feature(s) will need to be licensed?
Which OneFS feature(s) will need to be licensed?
Correct Answer: B
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Which type of interface is used in Isilon hardware nodes for back-end interconnect?
Correct Answer: D
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A customer has a 5 node Isilon cluster. The raw capacity of the cluster is 85% used. On average, the cluster has 4,000 users connected during office hours. The average CPU usage is 65%. The customer needs to delete some data to free up capacity.
What should the customer do to minimize the effect of the deletion job?
What should the customer do to minimize the effect of the deletion job?
Correct Answer: B
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Your customer has a new business unit. They are gathering web log files to be analyzed. They are using Hadoop to do the analysis of the logs. The IT department is centrally storing the log files on a 5-node Isilon cluster.
They have enabled the Hadoop cluster to access the files directly on the Isilon storage. The nodes are X400's with two SSD drives in each node and 96GB of RAM.
How many DataNodes does the Isilon cluster have?
They have enabled the Hadoop cluster to access the files directly on the Isilon storage. The nodes are X400's with two SSD drives in each node and 96GB of RAM.
How many DataNodes does the Isilon cluster have?
Correct Answer: D
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A company currently has multiple fileservers to provide home directories for its employees. Each department has a separate fileserver.
Most corporate users are on Windows clients and utilize Active Directory, except for the Engineering department, which uses Linux and NIS for authentication. The company is looking for a solution with minimal administrative overhead and a single namespace for the home directories.
What is the recommended solution that will meet this company's requirements?
Most corporate users are on Windows clients and utilize Active Directory, except for the Engineering department, which uses Linux and NIS for authentication. The company is looking for a solution with minimal administrative overhead and a single namespace for the home directories.
What is the recommended solution that will meet this company's requirements?
Correct Answer: B
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A customer has two Isilon clusters. Cluster 1 has eight H500 nodes and cluster 2 has twelve H500 nodes. The customer needs to be able to monitor real time performance data of the clusters as well as track file growth.
Which supported tool should be recommended?
Which supported tool should be recommended?
Correct Answer: D
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Your application needs 1000 more users, each requiring 24 MB of RAM and 1-4 MB file I/O. Current cluster is 5 legacy X200 nodes.
Which modern expansion best supports the load?
Which modern expansion best supports the load?
Correct Answer: D
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What are typical use cases for SyncIQ and SmartSync? (Select all that apply)
Correct Answer: B,D
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A customer needs to consolidate 300 TB of home directory servers and shared file systems used by development and test groups. A key requirement is to prevent the systems from consuming all free capacity and impacting home directory content.
Which Isilon node configuration should be proposed?
Which Isilon node configuration should be proposed?
Correct Answer: C
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Which node type provides both CPU/memory resources and Fibre Channel connectivity for integration?
Correct Answer: C
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What are the key benefits of SmartConnect advanced licensing? (Select all that apply)
Correct Answer: A,D
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What is the key design consideration when selecting switches for a PowerScale environment?
Correct Answer: D
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Which benefits do SmartPools file pool policies offer? (Select all that apply)
Correct Answer: A,D
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