Explain and Identify PowerMax 2500 and 8500 Cabling POWERMAX-INSTALL Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   Which physical component is used to expand the drive capacity of a PowerMax 2500 or 8500 system?

   • AStorage processor enclosure
   • BExpansion enclosure
   • CPower distribution unit
   • DService processor
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2. 7application · medium

   A data center is expanding a PowerMax 8500 by adding two additional drive enclosures. The administrator must ensure the new enclosures are correctly integrated. Which physical connection is required to link the new expansion enclosures to the existing base enclosure?

   • AEthernet cables from the SVP to the expansion enclosure's management ports
   • BBack-end SAS cables from the base enclosure's BE ports to the expansion enclosure's link ports
   • CFront-end FC cables from the base enclosure's FE ports to the expansion enclosure's link ports
   • DPower cables from the base enclosure's power supplies to the expansion enclosure's power inputs
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4. 8expert · hard

   An administrator is planning a PowerMax 2500 deployment with one base enclosure and four expansion enclosures. The facility has limited space, and the administrator wants to minimize the number of power circuits required. However, the system must remain fully redundant. What is the minimum number of power circuits needed for the entire system?

   • AOne circuit per enclosure, totaling five circuits
   • BOne circuit for the base and one for all expansion enclosures
   • CTwo circuits, with all enclosures' power supplies split across them
   • DTen circuits, one for each power supply
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5. 9expert · hard

   A data center has a policy that all equipment must be connected to a monitored power distribution unit (PDU). The PowerMax 8500 base enclosure has two power supplies. The facility's monitoring system can only track one power feed per device. What is the best approach to comply with the policy while maintaining redundancy?

   • ARequest an exception to the policy to connect both supplies to separate monitored PDUs
   • BConnect one power supply to the monitored PDU and the other to an unmonitored PDU
   • CConnect one power supply to the monitored PDU and leave the other unplugged
   • DConnect both power supplies to the monitored PDU, accepting the loss of redundancy
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6. 10application · medium

   A storage administrator is documenting the fabric connectivity of a newly installed PowerMax 2500. The system has two storage processors (SPs), each with multiple front-end (FE) and back-end (BE) ports. The administrator needs to identify which physical component connects the FE ports on the SPs to the host servers. Based on the PowerMax 2500 fabric architecture, which component serves as the direct connection point for host-facing traffic?

   • AThe base enclosure midplane
   • BThe expansion enclosure link ports
   • CThe service processor (SVP) network port
   • DThe I/O modules installed in the SP slots
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