Apply Dell Midrange Best Practice Recommendations for Storage Configuration (storage Pools, RAID Level, Capacity, Storage Resources Utilization). MIDRANGE-STORAGE-SOLUTIONS-DESIGN Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–14

1. 11foundation · easy

   What is a key consideration when determining the number of drives to include in a new storage pool on a Dell midrange array?

   • AInclude enough drives to meet both capacity and performance requirements, considering the RAID level and workload.
   • BUse an even number of drives to simplify RAID group creation.
   • CAlways use the maximum number of drives the system supports to ensure future scalability.
   • DInclude only the minimum number of drives required to meet capacity needs to reduce cost.
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2. 12application · medium

   A company is using a Dell Unity XT system and has enabled thin provisioning on a storage pool. The storage administrator is monitoring the pool and notices that the used capacity is approaching the physical capacity of the pool. What should the administrator do to avoid a potential outage?

   • AAdd more physical drives to the thin pool to increase its capacity.
   • BIncrease the thin pool's high-water mark threshold to allow more over-allocation.
   • CDisable thin provisioning on the pool to prevent further over-allocation.
   • DReduce the size of the thin-provisioned volumes to free up space.
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4. 13application · medium

   A media company is using a Dell PowerStore system to store video files. The storage administrator is monitoring capacity utilization and notices that the storage pool is 85% full. The company expects to add more video content over the next year. Which action should the administrator take to best prepare for future growth while maintaining performance?

   • AEnable compression on the storage pool to reduce the size of existing video files.
   • BEnable deduplication on the storage pool to eliminate duplicate video files.
   • CAdd more drives to the storage pool to increase capacity.
   • DCreate a new storage pool and migrate the video files to it.
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5. 14foundation · easy

   When creating a new storage pool on a Dell midrange storage system, which best practice should be followed regarding drive types?

   • AMix different drive types (e.g., SAS and NL-SAS) in the same pool to balance cost and performance.
   • BUse drives of the same type and similar size to ensure consistent performance and simplify capacity management.
   • CCreate pools with only SSDs to guarantee the highest performance for all workloads.
   • DAlways use the largest capacity drives available to maximize total pool capacity regardless of performance.
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