Describe and Perform Workload Planning Activities Using Unisphere for PowerMax. POWERMAX-DESIGN-V2 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A global retail company is planning to add a new e-commerce platform to an existing PowerMax array. The platform is expected to have a highly variable workload, with significant spikes during sales events. The administrator has created a workload plan and needs to model the impact of these spikes on the storage group. What is the most important factor to consider when running the simulation?

   • ASpecify the peak IOPS and bandwidth that the workload will experience during sales events.
   • BUse the default workload parameters provided by Unisphere for PowerMax.
   • CRun the simulation multiple times with different random parameters to get a range of results.
   • DSpecify the average IOPS and bandwidth for the workload to get a typical performance estimate.
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2. 2expert · hard

   A data center manager is planning to add a new analytics workload to a PowerMax array. The workload is expected to have variable IOPS, with peaks during the day and low activity at night. The manager wants to model the impact of this workload on an existing storage group. What is the most important consideration when creating the workload plan?

   • AUse the default workload parameters provided by Unisphere for PowerMax.
   • BSpecify the workload as a constant IOPS value to simplify the simulation.
   • CSpecify the peak IOPS and bandwidth for the workload to model the worst-case scenario.
   • DSpecify the average IOPS and bandwidth for the workload to model the typical scenario.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a typical output of a workload simulation in Unisphere for PowerMax?

   • AA list of all user-defined alerts
   • BThe current firmware version of the array
   • CPredicted capacity utilization of storage resources
   • DThe serial number of the storage array
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5. 4expert · hard

   A healthcare provider has run a workload simulation to model the impact of adding a new patient portal to an existing storage group. The simulation results show a projected increase in front-end IOPS from 3,000 to 6,000, but the average response time is projected to increase from 2 ms to 8 ms. The storage group is currently at 70% capacity. What is the most likely cause of the significant response time increase?

   • AThe new workload is causing the storage group to exceed its front-end port limits.
   • BThe storage group is approaching its performance limits, and the additional IOPS are causing contention that degrades response time.
   • CThe storage group has insufficient capacity, and the new workload is causing it to run out of space.
   • DThe simulation is incorrect because response time should decrease with higher IOPS.
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6. 5foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a management action that can be performed on saved workload plans in Unisphere for PowerMax?

   • AUsing the plan to create a new user account
   • BApplying the plan as a firmware update
   • CEditing the plan parameters
   • DConverting the plan to a storage group
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