Question 1
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What is Software Defined Storage?
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virtualized storage with a Fibre Channel interface
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virtualized storage with an Ethernet interface
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physical storage with a service management interface
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virtualized storage with a service management interface
Question 2
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Which entity is responsible for making cloud services available for cloud consumers?
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cloud provider
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cloud auditor
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cloud storage
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cloud infrastructure
Question 3
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What is a SNIA standard that defines an interface used by applications to create, retrieve, update and delete elements from the cloud?
Question 4
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A customer is considering mixing disk technologies in the same storage array to provide additional capabilities that they require.
In this scenario, what would be a benefit of doing this?
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to allow for more encrypted data to be stored on the array
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to improve the performance of the array
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to perform compression before writing data to the HDDs
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to perform deduplication before writing data to the HDDs
Question 5
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Which two technologies use NAND flash memory (non-volatile) technology to store data? (Choose two.)
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quad-level cell (QLC)
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single-level cell (SLC)
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interim-level cell (ILC)
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mufti -level cell (MLC)
Question 6
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What are two requirements of a server cluster with regards to storage technologies? (Choose two.)
Question 7
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What is the default port that iSCSI traffic uses?
Question 8
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According to SNIA, what is a data structure signed with a digital signature that is based using a public key and confirms that the key belongs to the subject identified in the structure called?
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secure key
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certificate
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public key
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private key
Question 9
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A physical server is having a native or bare-metal hypervisor installed before being deployed.
In this scenario, which statement is correct?
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The hypervisor runs as a program on a host operating system and supports only one instance of a virtual server
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The hypervisor runs directly on the server hardware and supports the creation of multiple concurrent instances of virtual servers
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The hypervisor runs directly on the server hardware and supports the creation of only one instance of a virtual server.
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The hypervisor runs as a program on a host operating system and supports multiple concurrent instances of virtual servers.
Question 10
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What is an implementation of a secure, multi-tenant cloud environment that is externally available to all users?
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private
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public
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secure
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hybrid
Question 11
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What are two scenarios where using disk replication is a valid risk mitigation strategy? (Choose two.)
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a primary storage array non-recoverable hardware failure
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an extended power failure at the primary site
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information destruction due to a security breach
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system instability due to a bad OS updatesystem instability due to a bad OS update
Question 12
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Which interface is used for 40GbE?
Question 13
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You have a RAID 5 set with five disks at 400 GB each. Approximately how much usable space would this configuration yield?
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1 terabyte
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2 terabytes
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1.2 terabytes
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16 terabytes
Question 14
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What are the requirements for a boot from SAN? (Choose two.)
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Zoning of the LUN containing the OS image is required
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An active path to the LUN is required.
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The host server and storage should be from the same vendor
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Only CNAs can be used
Question 15
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Which statement describes an N_Port login?
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a process by which a server HBA port logs in to a fabric
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a process by which FC initiators establish sessions with targets
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a process by which users obtain access to a host
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a process by which two FC-4 layer processes establish communication
Question 16
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What are two characteristics of Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)? (Choose two.)
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CHAP uses a hash mechanism so the clear text authentication piece is never sent.CHAP uses a hash mechanism so the clear text authentication piece is never sent.
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CHAP uses a parity algorithm to jumble the credentials for security.
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CHAP uses a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) method.
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CHAP is required for iSCSI initiator authentication
Question 17
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What is the purpose of a host bus adapter (HBA)?
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to connect a switch port to front end storage
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to provide host backups to tape media
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to connect a host to a switch
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to use a host CPU to interface with storage controllers
Question 18
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Which two security methods will protect iSCSI traffic from unauthorized tampering or spoofing? (Choose two.)
Question 19
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Which level of data access does a SAN device provide compared to NAS?
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file access
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block access
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packet access
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object access
Question 20
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What would be placed in a Fibre Channel zone?
Question 21
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You want to replace multiple copies of data, at variable levels of granularity, with references to a shared copy to save storage space and/or bandwidth.
Which data reduction method would satisfy the requirement?
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deduplication
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compression
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thin provisioning
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conditioning
Question 22
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According to SNIA, what is the term that describes a mechanism allocating the physical capacity of a volume or file system as applications write data?
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thick provisioning
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thin provisioning
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hybrid provisioning
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static provisioning
Question 23
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Which type of cloud allows management of backups to local, public, and/or private clouds to meet the varying requirements of cost, availability, latency, and security?
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public
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private
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hybrid
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secure
Question 24
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Which device would communicate to a DAS?
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NIC
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switch
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HBA
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DB9 serial cable
Question 25
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According to SNIA, what are two valid storage tiering types? (Choose two.)
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storage cache tiering
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host tiering
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application tiering
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cloud tiering
Question 26
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What describes the process of moving data between different classes of disks and storage, based on policy?
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data clustering
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IOPS monitoring
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storage tiering
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LUN migration
Question 27
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Your company needs to buy more disks for new servers and are considering SSD and HDD solutions What are two reasons why you would recommend using SSD? (Choose two.)
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lower cost
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no moving parts
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better performance
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high capacity
Question 28
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You want to use a light-weight communication API for cloud access. What would you use in this situation?
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Representational State Transfer (REST)
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Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Question 29
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Which backup technique is the slowest in terms of backup time?
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full backup
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incremental backup
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differential backup
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mirror backup
Question 30
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Which two statements about jumbo Ethernet frames are correct? (Choose two.)
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Jumbo frame is an Ethernet frame with a payload greater than 1500 bytes.
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Jumbo frames are always a fixed standard length of 9000 bytes.
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Jumbo frames can increase the latency on a network due to the transmission of larger frames
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Jumbo frames enable the transmission of iSCSI packets on the IP network.
Question 31
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Which hardware component transports FC and IP traffic?
Question 32
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You want to improve disk space usage efficiency while maintaining high availability. In this scenario, which solution satisfies this requirement?
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RAID 0
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RAID 1
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RAID 5
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RAID 10
Question 33
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Which device would be an NDMP server1?
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a NAS device
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a disk storage device
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a tape storage device
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a DAS device
Question 34
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Which two technologies are part of the Data Center Bridging (DCB) standard? (Choose two.)
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Priority-based Flow Control (PFC)
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Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
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Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)
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Internet key Exchange (IKE)
Question 35
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At which point in the communication chain is multi-pathing initiated?
Question 36
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Your customer has a Fibre Channel SAN environment and has properly zoned servers for storage with front end controller ports. When an administrator goes to initialize a provisioned volume, it is not seen on the server.
What would cause this problem1?
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an unplugged cable
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a multi-path I/O failure
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a corrupted volume
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improper LUN masking
Question 37
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A company is concerned with high space usage on ils storage devices, especially during certain periods of time when the same or similar information is being sent or received.
Which solution will address this concern?
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data compression
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encryption
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thin provisioning
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deduplication
Question 38
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What should a valid iSCSI qualified name include?
Question 39
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What are two NAS file access protocols? (Choose two.)
Question 40
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Which type of server initiates an NDMP backup?
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directory server
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NDMP server
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application server
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database server
Question 41
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Which feature would be used for SAN traffic isolation?
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zoning
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multi-pathing
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volume management
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failover
Question 42
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Which statement is correct regarding LUNs?
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a method for encapsulating Fibre Channel frames
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a representation of segmented storage space to be provided to their servers
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a scenario where log file servers reach maximum disk capacity
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a method for optimizing LAN traffic
Question 43
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You explain to a customer that storage data compression can be used on most data types. However, there are exceptions.
Which file type is an exception?
Question 44
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Which two statements regarding hybrid drives are correct? (Choose two.)
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Flash memory stores frequently accessed content.
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Flash memory is located on the motherboard of the server
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Flash memory is located on the HDD circuit board.
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Flash memory is not used with a hybrid drive.
Question 45
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At which level would you apply LUN masking?
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file system level
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switch level
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zone alias level
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controller level
Question 46
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You are consulting for a major financial institution and are verifying their current disaster recovery processes. Your client has a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of zero.
In this scenario what does this mean?
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The customer has a zero data loss requirement
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The customer has no data at risk.
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The customer has a zero tolerance policy.
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The customer has a zero chance of failure.
Question 47
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What is another name for a storage volume?
Question 48
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Which two connection sequences are supported for direct-attached storage? (Choose two.)
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Fibre Channel Host HBA -> FC Switch -> FC Target Device on Storage Controller
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Fibre Channel Host HBA -> FC Target Device on Storage Controller
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SAS Host HBA -> SAS Target Storage Controller
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iSCSI Host Software Initiator -> Ethernet Switch -> iSCSI Host Target Initiator
Question 49
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When presenting a single volume to multiple hosts, which type of service needs to be running on the hosts?
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clustering services
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DNS services
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directory services
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DHCP services
Question 50
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You are designing a synchronous remote mirror solution.
Which two factors regarding maximum distance must be considered in this scenario? (Choose two)
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the availability of high-speed communication links
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the customer's application tolerance for latency
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the customer's RTO requirement
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the amount of storage required by the customer's application
Question 51
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What do RAID 5 sets use to rebuild data?
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Flash memory
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mirroring
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parity
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data quiescing
Question 52
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What is the function of the Fibre Channel name server?
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It retrieves all files from a file store by name.
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It provides service to register Fibre Channel N_Ports.
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It partitions Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs).
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It load balances the SAN traffic.
Question 53
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Software Defined Storage (SDS) uses which type of technology to function?
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Application
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replication
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virtualization
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authentication
Question 54
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What is the name of the process by which a SAN dynamically extends volumes depending on server and application needs?
Question 55
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Which technology uses lossless Ethernet?
Question 56
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Which software technique reduces the effects of a hardware component failure?
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volume management
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multi-pathing
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LUN masking
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zoning
Question 57
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What are two reasons for using a full backup? (Choose two.)
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When a host needs to have all of the data available to be restored.
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When a host restore can be accomplished across multiple jobs and sessions.
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When a backup requires minimal space consumption.
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When a backup must be available in one backup image.
Question 58
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You want to manage systems and devices on a network with traps that signal the occurrence of an event In this scenario, which protocol would you use?
Question 59
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Which two statements are true about archiving? (Choose two.)
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Archiving is an open source technology based on Cinder and OpenStack.
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The purpose of archiving is the long term preservation of information.
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Archiving can be used as a response to meet regulatory requirements.
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Archiving is performed exclusively to tape.
Question 60
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A customer hires you to create an incremental backup scheme. Which solution would you recommend to the customer?
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Create a backup scheme that will do a full backup and then only backup selected files.
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Create a backup scheme that will do a full backup and then only backup changed data since the last backup.
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Create a backup scheme that will do a full backup and then only backup changes since the full backup.
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Create a backup scheme that will do a full backup and then only backup files selected by the host owner.
Question 61
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Which type of device would you typically use for file access storage?
Question 62
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What are three iSCSI configuration optimization techniques? (Choose three.)
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Combine iSCSI data traffic with management IP traffic for maximum efficiency.
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Enable jumbo frames
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Isolate iSCSI traffic from other IP frames.
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Place a firewall between initiators and targets for security
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Enable flow control on switches.
Question 63
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Which storage technology uses optics for connectivity?
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LTO tape
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SAS
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SATA
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Fibre Channel
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iSCSI
Question 64
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What is the process called that Solid State Drives (SSDs) use to reclaim space taken by previously stored data?
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garbage collection
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coalescing
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write amplification
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IOPS resizing
Question 65
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What is a set of data processing components that are automatically provisioned by providers, accessed over a network, and provides secure multi-tenancy?
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network infrastructure
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database infrastructure
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storage infrastructure
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cloud infrastructure