Identify Supported PowerMax Upgrades. POWERMAX-DESIGN-V2 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   Which aspect of data integrity should be verified after a PowerMax upgrade?

   • AThat all data is still accessible and has not been corrupted.
   • BThat the system is running the latest version of the operating system.
   • CThat all hosts are connected to the storage system.
   • DThat the system performance meets the expected benchmarks.
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2. 2expert · hard

   A hospital is upgrading its PowerMax 8000 from PowerMaxOS 10.0 to 10.1. The upgrade will require a reboot of the storage directors. The hospital has a strict SLA that requires 99.99% availability. The upgrade is expected to cause 15 minutes of downtime during the director reboot. The hospital's monthly SLA allowance is 4.38 minutes. What should the storage team do?

   • AProceed with the upgrade but schedule it during a period when the SLA is not measured.
   • BPostpone the upgrade and explore options to reduce downtime, such as using a non-disruptive upgrade procedure.
   • CProceed with the upgrade because the maintenance window is approved.
   • DProceed with the upgrade and accept the SLA breach because the upgrade is necessary.
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4. 3application · medium

   An administrator is planning a PowerMax upgrade and wants to ensure that all prerequisites are met. They have already checked the current OS version and the upgrade path. Which additional validation should they perform?

   • ARun the PowerMax Upgrade Readiness Checker to identify any potential issues.
   • BPerform a full backup of all configuration data.
   • CCheck the array's performance metrics for the last 24 hours.
   • DReview the audit logs for any previous failed upgrades.
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5. 4expert · hard

   A company has a PowerMax 8000 running PowerMaxOS 10.0. They want to upgrade to PowerMaxOS 10.1. They also have a disaster recovery site with a PowerMax 2000 running the same OS. The upgrade will require a reboot of the storage directors. What is the most important consideration regarding the disaster recovery setup?

   • AThe DR site must be upgraded at the same time.
   • BThe DR site must be on a different network segment.
   • CThe DR site must be running a higher OS version than the primary site.
   • DThe SRDF replication must remain consistent during the upgrade.
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6. 5application · medium

   A hospital is upgrading its PowerMax system. The upgrade will require a reboot of the storage directors. The hospital has a strict service-level agreement (SLA) that requires 99.99% availability. What should the storage team do to assess the impact on availability?

   • APerform the upgrade without any impact assessment because the maintenance window is approved.
   • BCalculate the expected downtime during the director reboot and compare it with the SLA allowance.
   • COnly assess the impact on data integrity, not availability.
   • DAssume the upgrade will not cause any downtime because it is a non-disruptive upgrade.
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