Perform Service Level-Based Provisioning Using Unisphere for PowerMax. POWERMAX-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · hard

   A storage administrator is managing a storage group associated with the Gold service level. The workload has become more demanding, and the compliance has dropped to 60%. The administrator decides to change the service level to Platinum. What should the administrator consider before making this change?

   • AThe change may cause data to be moved to a different resource pool, which could temporarily impact performance.
   • BThe change will immediately improve compliance without any impact on data placement.
   • CThe change will require the administrator to manually move the volumes to a new resource pool.
   • DThe change will not affect the storage group's performance attributes until the next maintenance window.
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2. 17foundation · easy

   Which predefined service level in Unisphere for PowerMax is designed to provide the highest level of performance for mission-critical applications?

   • APlatinum
   • BDiamond
   • CSilver
   • DGold
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4. 18application · medium

   A storage administrator notices that a storage group associated with the Gold service level is showing a compliance of 70%. The administrator wants to improve compliance. What should the administrator do?

   • AIgnore the compliance metric because it is not important.
   • BInvestigate the workload and consider upgrading the service level to Platinum.
   • CDowngrade the service level to Silver to reduce performance expectations.
   • DDelete the storage group and recreate it with the same service level.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   When creating volumes within a storage group in Unisphere for PowerMax, what must you specify?

   • ASize and count of the volumes
   • BThe service level for each volume individually
   • CThe storage resource pool for each volume
   • DThe host's WWN
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6. 20application · medium

   An administrator is provisioning storage for a new application. The administrator wants Unisphere for PowerMax to automatically select the appropriate storage resource pool based on the required service level. Which workflow should the administrator use?

   • ACreate a storage group, select a service level, and then create volumes within the group.
   • BUse the service level compliance monitoring tool to determine the pool.
   • CManually select a storage resource pool first, then assign a service level to the volumes.
   • DCreate volumes without a storage group and assign a service level directly to each volume.
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