Describe TimeFinder SnapVX Features. POWERMAX-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   An administrator creates a SnapVX snapshot for a weekly backup. After the backup completes, the administrator wants to remove the snapshot and reclaim the storage space it is using. What is the correct procedure to delete the snapshot and free up its space?

   • AConvert the snapshot to a linked target and then delete the linked target.
   • BTerminate the snapshot session, which deletes the snapshot and releases the storage it occupies.
   • COverwrite the snapshot with a new one, which will automatically free the old space.
   • DDeactivate the snapshot, which will automatically delete it after 24 hours.
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2. 12application · medium

   A development team needs to test a new application version against a point-in-time copy of a production database. They require read/write access to the copy, but they do not want to allocate a full clone. The storage administrator creates a SnapVX snapshot and needs to present it to the test host. What must the administrator do to provide the test host with read/write access to the snapshot data?

   • ACreate a new snapshot and immediately map it directly to the test host without a linked target.
   • BRestore the snapshot back to the source volume and then present the source to the test host.
   • CUse the snapshot as the source for a new SRDF session to the test host.
   • DCreate a linked target from the snapshot and map it to the test host.
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4. 13foundation · easy

   What is the role of a linked target in SnapVX?

   • ATo present a snapshot to a host for read/write access
   • BTo store a full copy of the snapshot data
   • CTo provide a backup of the source volume on a different array
   • DTo permanently delete the snapshot after use
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5. 14application · medium

   A hospital runs a large EHR system on PowerMax. The IT team wants to create hourly snapshots for 24 hours to support point-in-time recovery, but they are concerned about the storage capacity required for 24 full copies. How does SnapVX address this concern?

   • ASnapVX compresses the entire source volume into a single snapshot, so all 24 snapshots share the same compressed data.
   • BSnapVX uses a space-efficient mechanism that only stores changed data blocks, so 24 snapshots consume far less than 24 full copies.
   • CSnapVX automatically deduplicates all snapshots, so only one copy of identical data is stored.
   • DSnapVX stores each snapshot as a full copy but uses thin provisioning to delay allocation.
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6. 15foundation · easy

   What happens to the storage space used by a SnapVX snapshot when it is deleted?

   • AThe space is kept reserved for future snapshots
   • BThe space is only reclaimed after a manual reclamation process
   • CThe space is immediately reclaimed and available for other volumes
   • DThe space is moved to a separate storage pool for reuse
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