Symmetrix Solutions Expert Exam for Storage Administrators (E20-814) Free Practice Test

Question 1

Refer to the Exhibit.

What is the connectivity recommendation when an ESXi server is connected to a two-engine Symmetrix VMAX array over an FC SAN?

A. HBA 1 to Port E0 on Even (8) Director HBA 1 to Port E0 on Even (10) Director HBA 2 to Port E0 on Odd (7) Director HBA 2 to Port E0 on Odd (9) Director

B. HBA 1 to Port E0 on Odd (7) Director HBA 1 to Port E1 on Odd (7) Director HBA 2 to Port G0 on Even (10) Director HBA 2 to Port G1 on Even (10) Director

C. HBA 1 to Port E0 on Odd (7) Director HBA 1 to Port E0 on Even (8) Director HBA 2 to Port G0 on Odd (7) Director HBA 2 to Port G0 on Even (8) Director

D. HBA 1 to Port E0 on Odd (7) Director HBA 1 to Port E0 on Even (8) Director HBA 2 to Port E0 on Odd (9) Director HBA 2 to Port E0 on Even(10) Director

Correct Answer: A

Question 2

When formatting Symmetrix volumes for use with Microsoft SQL Server online transaction processing databases, which allocation unit size should be selected?

A. 8192

B. 4096

C. 32K

D. 64K

Correct Answer: D

Question 3

A composite group spanning two Symmetrix arrays is set up to run SRDF/Star using Cascaded SRDF as shown in the exhibit.

What is one of the necessary conditions before an MSC cycle switch is performed?

A. SDDF bitmaps have been swapped at Site A

B. SYMCLI_STAR_ALLOW_CASCADED_CONFIGURATION option must be enabled in the option file

C. Minimum cycle time must have expired

D. Invalid track count between Sites A and C must be under 30000

Correct Answer: C

Question 4

A company plans to install a Symmetrix VMAX in a Fibre Channel SAN environment. They need to protect data access to the Symmetrix port level.
Which feature needs to be implemented?

A. Hard zoning

B. CHAP

C. FCID Lockdown

D. RADIUS

Correct Answer: C

Question 5

An SRDF/Star user wants to move their workload from the current workload site to one of the target sites. Which operational step is necessary before executing the symstar halt command?

A. Ensure that all host I/O is stopped

B. Ensure that both targets are in the disconnected state

C. Ensure that both targets are in the isolated state

D. Execute a symstar switch command

Correct Answer: A

Question 6

A company uses EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage for their VMware vSphere environment. They intend to use SRDF/S for disaster recovery.
What is a consideration when mounting datastores on the remote site after a failover?

A. Replica datastore must be mounted as read only

B. Assign a new signature to the replica datastore

C. Original datastore must be unmounted before the replica datastore can be mounted

D. Keep the existing signature on the replica datastore

Correct Answer: D

Question 7

TimeFinder/Snap is being used as a point-in-time database reporting solution on a high-performance Oracle 11g database. During the time the snaps are activated, the 7 x 24 Oracle application experiences slow response times.
Which alternative solution will minimize contention when reading this point-in-time copy?

A. Implement RDF and activate a TimeFinder/Snap off the R2

B. Put the database in hot backup mode before activating TimeFinder/Snap

C. Implement TimeFinder/Clone with the -precopy option

D. Implement a TimeFinder/Clone with the Copy On First Access option

Correct Answer: C

Question 8

The front-end requests (FE Reqs/sec) consistently exceed the host IOs/sec on the EMC Symmetrix VMAX array shown in the exhibit.

Which type of I/O activity could cause this situation?

A. Random Reads

B. Misaligned

C. Random Writes

D. Aligned

Correct Answer: B

Question 9

You are planning to fill a large Symmetrix VMAX array with 15,000 rpm Fibre Channel drives and 7,200 rpm SATA drives. How can you ensure that every back-end director manages just one type of drive?

A. Install drives of just one type in each bay

B. Connect drives of just one type to each front-end director

C. Connect drives of just one type to each engine

D. Install drives of just one type in each disk array enclosure

Correct Answer: B

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