D-PSC-DS-23 Exam Training Practice Tests (EMC Dell PowerScale Design 2023)]

Question 1

Which node type provides CPU, memory, and Fibre Channel connectivity?

A. NL-Series B. X-Series C. Performance Accelerator D. Backup Accelerator

Correct Answer: D

Question 2

What do you need to take into consideration when planning a job schedule?

A. Any three other jobs can run at the same time and they can run in conjunction with restripe or mark job phases. B. Up to three jobs can run at the same time. Multiple restripe or mark job phases can safely and securely run simultaneously without interfering with each other and without risk of data corruption. C. Up to three jobs can run at the same time. Multiple restripe or mark job phases cannot safely and securely run simultaneously without interfering with each other and without risk of data corruption. D. Multiple restripe category job phases and one-mark category job phase can run at the same time.

Correct Answer: A

Question 3

Which cache type contains data blocks from previous read and write transactions?

A. L1 cache B. L2 cache C. Metadata stored on SSDs D. L3 cache

Correct Answer: B

Question 4

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?

A. NDMP only B. SnapshotIQ and NDMP C. SnapshotIQ only D. No additional licenses are required

Correct Answer: B

Question 5

In OneFS, where are verification checksums stored?

A. Metadata checksums are stored in the LIN
File data checksums are stored in the file data blocks B. Metadata checksums are stored in the metadata blocks
File data checksums are stored in the file data blocks C. Metadata checksums are stored in the metadata blocks
File data checksums are stored in the metadata blocks D. Metadata checksums are stored in the file data blocks
File data checksums are stored in the file data blocks

Correct Answer: C

Question 6

You need to gather information in order to design an Isilon solution.
What are included in the Top 10 qualification questions?

A. Required capacity, average file size, growth rate, and network supplier B. Current infrastructure, desired protocols, CapEx/OpEx preference, and growth rate C. Required capacity, applications in use, desired protocols, and growth rate D. Current infrastructure, applications in use, desired protocols, and company turnover

Correct Answer: C

Question 7

A company requires a cluster for deep archiving of data. Storage density is most important and high performance access is not a requirement.
Which node is recommended for this application?

A. NL-Series B. X-Series C. S-Series D. HD-Series

Correct Answer: A

Question 8

An architect is designing a solution for a customer that is replicating data between two data centers
15 km apart from each other. The customer requires point-in-time protection.
What is possible in a SyncIQ policy?

A. Replicate shares and exports on remote cluster B. Copy source snapshots to remote cluster C. Create snapshots on remote cluster D. Replicate cluster configuration data

Correct Answer: C

Question 9

Three jobs of different exclusion sets with a priority level of 5 are concurrently running on a cluster. A new job with a priority of 4 needs to be run.
What does the Job Engine do?

A. Pauses all priority 5 jobs and runs the new job until completion, then restarts the paused job B. Pauses a priority 5 job and runs the new job until completion, then restarts the paused job from the beginning C. Runs the new job in parallel with the other running jobs D. Queues the old job of the same exclusion set until the job with a higher priority completes

Correct Answer: D

Question 10

Refer to the exhibit.

A customer calls you and asks if you could come by and interpret their InsightIQ data. You see that namespace reads are 63% of the work load.
What would you recommend to help this cluster's namespace performance?

A. Add SSDs B. Add A-Series nodes C. Add S-Series nodes D. Turn off write cache

Correct Answer: A

Question 11

When installing nodes into a Dell EMC rack, which node type requires the use of a Titan-HD rack?

A. H500 B. A200 C. F800 D. A2000

Correct Answer: D

Question 12

Which provider supports authentication and lookup facilities for local users and groups that have been defined and are maintained on the cluster?

A. File B. AD C. NIS D. Local

Correct Answer: D

EMC Dell PowerScale Design 2023 - D-PSC-DS-23 Exam Practice Test