Explain PowerMax Family Device Management. POWERMAX-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A storage administrator is decommissioning a storage group that contains several thin devices. The administrator has already deleted the masking view and the storage group. However, the administrator notices that the thin devices are still consuming physical capacity on the array. What should the administrator do to free up the capacity?

   • AWait for the array to automatically reclaim the capacity
   • BDelete the thin devices individually
   • CRun a capacity reclamation process on the storage group
   • DConvert the thin devices to thick devices to release the capacity
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which PowerMax tool provides a graphical interface to monitor device health, performance, and capacity usage?

   • AUnisphere for PowerMax
   • BSYMCLI
   • CPowerMax REST API
   • DSolutions Enabler CLI
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4. 13foundation · easy

   Before deleting a PowerMax device, what must be done to ensure the host no longer accesses it?

   • AChange the device's service level
   • BTake a snapshot of the device
   • CDelete the storage group
   • DRemove the device from its masking view
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5. 14foundation · easy

   In the PowerMax provisioning workflow, which component is used to present a storage group's devices to a specific host or host group?

   • AStorage pool
   • BSnapshot policy
   • CMasking view
   • DService level
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6. 15application · medium

   A database administrator is planning to deploy a new OLTP database on a PowerMax array. The database will have a high write rate and requires consistent, low-latency performance. The storage team is considering whether to use thin or thick devices. Which factor should be the primary consideration when choosing the device type?

   • AThe requirement to expand the device online, which is only supported on thick devices
   • BThe desire to minimize capacity usage, which thin devices provide by allocating only what is written
   • CThe need for predictable performance, which thick devices provide by pre-allocating capacity
   • DThe need to support compression, which is only available on thin devices
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