Describe PowerMax Family Configuration Options - PowerMax 2000 and 8000, and PowerMax 2500 and 8500 POWERMAX-MAINTENANCE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   Which feature is introduced with the PowerMax 2500 and 8500 systems?

   • APCIe Gen3 back-end connectivity
   • BUse of 2.5-inch SAS drives exclusively
   • CSupport for NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC)
   • DSCSI over Fibre Channel (FC-SCSI) as the only front-end protocol
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2. 17application · medium

   A financial services firm is consolidating two aging midrange arrays into a single Dell PowerMax 2000. Their current environment uses 15K RPM SAS drives for performance-critical workloads and 7.2K RPM NL-SAS drives for capacity tiers. The storage architect wants to preserve the same drive technology mix to minimize application re-certification. Which configuration approach should the architect recommend?

   • AMigrate all data to a single tier of NL-SAS drives to simplify management and reduce cost.
   • BUse all-NVMe drives and rely on the system's automated tiering to emulate the performance of the legacy SAS drives.
   • CConfigure the PowerMax 2000 with a mix of SAS and NL-SAS drives to mirror the existing tiering strategy.
   • DSelect the PowerMax 8000 instead, as the 2000 model only supports all-flash NVMe configurations.
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4. 18expert · hard

   A hospital is deploying a Dell PowerMax 8000 for their EHR system. The system is write-intensive and requires low latency. The storage team is evaluating whether to use a mix of SAS and NL-SAS drives or an all-NVMe configuration. The hospital's budget is constrained, but they cannot compromise on the EHR system's performance. What is the most critical factor in this decision?

   • AThe all-NVMe configuration will provide significantly lower latency and higher IOPS than the SAS/NL-SAS mix.
   • BThe PowerMax 8000 does not support NVMe drives, so the SAS/NL-SAS mix is the only option.
   • CThe SAS/NL-SAS mix will provide adequate performance at a lower cost, making it the better choice.
   • DThe choice of drive type has no impact on the EHR system's performance, so the decision should be based solely on cost.
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5. 19application · medium

   A company is standardizing on Dell PowerMax storage. They have a remote office that needs a small, entry-level array, and a corporate data center that needs a high-performance, highly scalable array. Which pair of models should they select?

   • APowerMax 2000 for the remote office and PowerMax 8500 for the data center.
   • BPowerMax 2500 for the remote office and PowerMax 8000 for the data center.
   • CPowerMax 8000 for the remote office and PowerMax 2500 for the data center.
   • DPowerMax 8500 for the remote office and PowerMax 2000 for the data center.
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6. 20application · medium

   A media company is deploying a Dell PowerMax 2500 to support a video editing workflow. The editors require high-bandwidth access to large video files, and the storage team is concerned about the maximum number of front-end ports available for host connectivity. Which configuration option on the PowerMax 2500 directly addresses this concern?

   • AUpgrading the system's management software to the latest version.
   • BConfiguring the system with more NVMe drives to increase the internal bandwidth.
   • CEnabling the system's data compression feature to reduce the amount of data being transferred.
   • DAdding additional I/O modules to increase the number of available front-end ports.
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