Apply Dell Midrange Best Practice Recommendations for Data Services. (Data Reduction, Snapshots, Thin Clones, Replication, Cluster Migrations). MIDRANGE-STORAGE-SOLUTIONS-DESIGN Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A company wants to create multiple test environments from a production database. They want to minimize storage consumption and be able to provision them quickly. Which best practice should they follow?

   • ACreate full copies of the production database for each test environment.
   • BUse replication to create test environments at the secondary site.
   • CCreate thin clones from a snapshot of the production database.
   • DCreate snapshots and use them directly as test environments.
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2. 7expert · hard

   A company is migrating from an older Dell midrange array to a new one. They have a maintenance window of 4 hours. The total data to migrate is 20 TB, and the current replication link can transfer 1 Gbps. They plan to use replication to perform the migration. Which approach best ensures the migration completes within the window?

   • AUse a faster network link for the migration, such as 10 Gbps, to ensure completion.
   • BPerform a full replication of all data during the maintenance window.
   • CPre-stage the data using replication before the maintenance window, then perform a final incremental replication during the window.
   • DUse snapshots to migrate the data quickly.
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4. 8foundation · easy

   According to Dell best practices, what is the primary purpose of creating a snapshot of a volume?

   • ATo permanently replace the need for full backups
   • BTo provide a point-in-time copy for recovery or testing
   • CTo increase the usable capacity of the volume
   • DTo accelerate the performance of the original volume
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5. 9application · medium

   A company has a Dell midrange array with a volume that contains highly compressible data. They want to enable data reduction, but they are concerned about the impact on snapshot performance. Which best practice should they follow?

   • AUse thin clones instead of snapshots to avoid performance impact.
   • BDisable data reduction to avoid any impact on snapshots.
   • CEnable data reduction and take snapshots as needed.
   • DEnable data reduction only on the snapshot, not the source.
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6. 10foundation · easy

   After completing a cluster migration on a Dell midrange storage system, what is a recommended validation step?

   • AImmediately decommission the old cluster without further checks
   • BReplicate data back to the old cluster for redundancy
   • CVerify that all data is accessible and applications function correctly on the new cluster
   • DDisable monitoring on the new cluster to reduce overhead
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