Interpret Data Flow Through a Server POWEREDGE-FOUNDATIONS-V2 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–28

1. 26foundation · easy

   Which component is most likely to become a bottleneck in a PowerEdge server that runs a memory-intensive database workload?

   • ACooling fan speed
   • BMemory bandwidth
   • CChassis size
   • DPower supply capacity
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2. 27expert · hard

   A PowerEdge server is running a virtualized environment with multiple VMs. The administrator notices that network performance is poor, and the CPU is heavily loaded. The server has a 25 GbE adapter that supports SR-IOV. Which configuration would most effectively improve network performance and reduce CPU load?

   • AEnable VLAN tagging on the network adapter.
   • BIncrease the number of CPU cores dedicated to the hypervisor.
   • CDisable the network adapter's receive side scaling (RSS).
   • DEnable SR-IOV and assign virtual functions to the VMs.
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3. 28application · medium

   A PowerEdge server is running a web application that receives a high volume of small network packets. The administrator notices that the CPU is spending a significant amount of time processing interrupts. Which feature would most effectively reduce the CPU overhead from interrupt processing?

   • AIncrease the number of CPU cores dedicated to the web application.
   • BDisable the network adapter's receive side scaling (RSS).
   • CEnable interrupt coalescing on the network adapter.
   • DEnable the network adapter's TCP offload feature.
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