Identify Supported PowerMax Upgrades. POWERMAX-DESIGN-V2 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16application · medium

   A storage team is about to upgrade a PowerMax 8000. They have a short maintenance window and need to minimize risk. Which tool should they use to validate system readiness before the upgrade?

   • APowerMax Upgrade Readiness Checker
   • BSolutions Enabler
   • CUnisphere for PowerMax
   • DCloudIQ
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2. 17expert · hard

   A customer is upgrading their PowerMax 2500 from PowerMaxOS 10.0 to 10.1. They have a large number of volumes, and some are in a degraded state. The Upgrade Readiness Checker reports that the degraded volumes could cause data integrity issues. The customer wants to proceed with the upgrade anyway. What should the storage team do?

   • AProceed with the upgrade because the readiness checker is only a recommendation.
   • BProceed with the upgrade and monitor the volumes during the process.
   • CResolve the degraded volume states before proceeding with the upgrade.
   • DProceed with the upgrade but back up all data first.
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4. 18foundation · easy

   Which tool is used to validate system readiness before a PowerMax upgrade?

   • APre-Upgrade Validation Tool
   • BUnisphere for PowerMax
   • CPowerMax Health Check
   • DSolutions Enabler
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Before starting a PowerMax upgrade, which environmental condition should be checked?

   • AThe data center has redundant network connections.
   • BThe system is connected to a backup power source.
   • CThe ambient temperature and humidity are within the specified operating range.
   • DThe system is located in a secure room.
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6. 20expert · hard

   A customer has a PowerMax 2000 running HYPERMAX OS 5977.1125. They want to upgrade to PowerMaxOS 10.0. They have a maintenance window of 6 hours. The upgrade path requires an intermediate step to 5977.1131. However, the customer's current version is 5977.1125, and they have never upgraded before. What is the most important consideration before starting the upgrade?

   • AThe customer must ensure that all hosts are using the latest multipathing software.
   • BThe total time required for both upgrade steps must fit within the 6-hour maintenance window.
   • CThe customer must have enough free space in the system drive for both OS images.
   • DThe customer must have a valid support contract for both HYPERMAX OS and PowerMaxOS.
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