Explain the Function of Various Storage Components Commonly Found in Dell PowerEdge Servers, Such as Hard Disk Drives (HDDs), Solid State Drives (SSDs), RAID Controllers, BOSS and M.2, and Storage Enclosures. POWEREDGE-FOUNDATIONS-V2 Practice Questions (Page 3)

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1. 11application · medium

   A Dell PowerEdge server is being configured for a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment. The workload is characterized by many simultaneous users performing random read and write operations. The admin needs to ensure low latency and high IOPS. Which storage technology is most appropriate?

   • A10K RPM SAS HDDs
   • BSATA SSDs
   • C7,200 RPM SATA HDDs
   • D15K RPM SAS HDDs
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2. 12application · medium

   A data center is deploying a Dell PowerEdge server with a large number of drives. The admin needs to ensure that the storage subsystem can handle a drive failure without downtime and that the enclosure provides redundancy for the connection to the server. Which feature is most important?

   • ARedundant power supplies and cooling fans in the enclosure
   • BSupport for hot-swappable drives
   • CA high-capacity backplane
   • DDual SAS connections from the enclosure to the RAID controller
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4. 13foundation · easy

   Which RAID level provides redundancy by mirroring data across two or more drives?

   • ARAID 0
   • BRAID 1
   • CRAID 5
   • DRAID 10
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5. 14expert · hard

   An administrator is connecting a Dell PowerEdge server to a new external storage enclosure with 24 drives. The server has a RAID controller with two SAS ports. The admin wants to ensure high availability and performance. Which connection strategy is best?

   • AConnect one SAS port to the enclosure and leave the other port unused
   • BConnect both SAS ports from the controller to the enclosure for multipath redundancy
   • CConnect one SAS port to the enclosure and the other to a different server
   • DConnect the enclosure using a USB cable
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6. 15foundation · easy

   What is the primary function of a Solid State Drive (SSD) in a Dell PowerEdge server?

   • ATo provide volatile storage that requires constant power to retain data
   • BTo provide temporary storage for frequently accessed data that is faster than RAM
   • CTo provide persistent storage using flash memory with no moving parts
   • DTo provide high-capacity storage using rotating magnetic platters
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