Protect Volumes Using Snapshots POWERFLEX-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A storage administrator wants to verify that a snapshot was created successfully and view its details, such as size and creation time. Which action should the administrator take?

   • AList all snapshots and filter by the snapshot name
   • BReview the system event log
   • CCheck the volume's performance metrics
   • DRun a consistency check on the volume
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of a PowerFlex snapshot?

   • ATo permanently delete data from a volume to free up storage space
   • BTo capture a point-in-time view of a volume's data for recovery or testing
   • CTo replicate data to a remote site in real time for continuous availability
   • DTo create a full, independent copy of a volume that can be used for disaster recovery
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4. 8expert · hard

   A company has a multi-volume application that requires consistent snapshots. The administrator created a consistency group, but later added a new volume to the application. The new volume is not yet part of the consistency group. What must the administrator do to ensure future snapshots include the new volume?

   • ACreate a separate snapshot of the new volume
   • BAdd the new volume to the consistency group
   • CUse replication for the new volume
   • DRecreate the consistency group with the new volume
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5. 9expert · hard

   A company is planning a disaster recovery strategy and wants to use PowerFlex snapshots as the primary method for point-in-time recovery. The application is a database that spans multiple volumes. The administrator needs to ensure that snapshots are consistent and can be used for recovery. What is the most important consideration?

   • ACreate snapshots frequently to minimize data loss
   • BUse full copies instead of snapshots for better performance
   • CUse consistency groups to snapshot all volumes at the same time
   • DStore snapshots on a different storage pool
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6. 10application · medium

   A company runs a multi-volume application that requires consistent snapshots across all volumes at the same point in time. The administrator needs to create snapshots that are crash-consistent for the application. What should the administrator use?

   • AUse the replication feature to create copies of all volumes
   • BCreate individual snapshots of each volume sequentially
   • CCreate snapshots only on the primary volume
   • DUse a consistency group to create snapshots of all volumes simultaneously
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