Manage Storage of a PowerEdge Server POWEREDGE-OPERATE-V2 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26foundation · easy

   What should be done to a physical disk before physically removing it from a PowerEdge server to avoid data loss?

   • ARun a consistency check
   • BPrepare for removal
   • CFormat the disk
   • DUpdate the disk firmware
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2. 27expert · medium

   A company has a PowerEdge R740 server with a PERC H740P controller. The server has a RAID 5 virtual disk with 4 disks, and one disk has failed. The administrator has a replacement disk of the same size. The virtual disk is currently degraded. What is the correct sequence of actions to restore the virtual disk to full redundancy?

   • ARun a consistency check before replacing the disk.
   • BDelete the virtual disk and recreate it with the new disk.
   • CReplace the failed disk, then let the controller automatically rebuild the virtual disk.
   • DInitialize the virtual disk and then replace the failed disk.
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4. 28application · medium

   A storage administrator has a RAID 5 virtual disk on a PowerEdge server that is running low on capacity. The server has one free physical disk slot available. The administrator wants to expand the virtual disk to use the new disk. What is the correct procedure?

   • AAdd the new physical disk to the disk group and use the 'Reconfigure' option in the PERC utility to expand the virtual disk.
   • BReplace an existing disk with the new larger disk and let the controller automatically expand the virtual disk.
   • CDelete the virtual disk and recreate it with the new disk included, then restore from backup.
   • DUse the 'Initialize' option on the virtual disk to add the new disk's capacity.
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5. 29foundation · easy

   Which tool provides a graphical interface within the operating system to configure storage settings on a PowerEdge server?

   • AOpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)
   • BBIOS Setup
   • CSystem Setup (F2)
   • DWindows Disk Management
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6. 30application · medium

   A company runs a file server on a PowerEdge R740 with a PERC H740P controller. The server has 8 physical disks configured as two RAID 5 virtual disks. The administrator wants to ensure that if any disk fails, the system can automatically rebuild without manual intervention. What should the administrator configure?

   • ASet one disk as a dedicated hot spare for each virtual disk.
   • BEnable the 'Auto Rebuild' feature in the PERC BIOS utility.
   • CSet the controller to 'Rebuild on Failure' mode in iDRAC.
   • DConfigure the virtual disks as RAID 10 instead of RAID 5.
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