Perform Storage Allocation Using Auto-Provisioning Groups. POWERMAX-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A manufacturing company is deploying a new SAP system on a cluster of four Linux servers. The storage administrator has already created the auto-provisioning group with the storage group and masking policy. What is the next step to enable the servers to access the storage?

   • AAdd the four servers to the storage group directly.
   • BAssociate the four Linux servers as a host group with the auto-provisioning group.
   • CCreate a new masking policy and apply it to the four servers.
   • DReboot the four servers to detect the new storage.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   In PowerMax, what is a host group in the context of auto-provisioning groups?

   • AA collection of hosts that share the same storage access configuration.
   • BA group of storage volumes that are replicated together.
   • CA collection of physical ports on the array.
   • DA set of masking policies applied to a single host.
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4. 8expert · hard

   A media company has an auto-provisioning group that serves a video rendering cluster. The cluster is being expanded, and the administrator needs to add two new servers to the cluster. However, the new servers have a different operating system than the existing servers, and the current masking policy is not compatible with them. What is the most efficient way to provide the new servers with access to the storage?

   • AAdd the new servers directly to the existing host group and rely on the existing masking policy.
   • BCreate a new auto-provisioning group for the new servers with the same storage group and a new masking policy.
   • CCreate a new host group for the new servers, create a new masking policy compatible with their OS, and add both to the existing auto-provisioning group.
   • DAdd the new servers to the existing host group and modify the masking policy to support both operating systems.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a valid modification to an existing auto-provisioning group?

   • ARemoving a host from the APG
   • BChanging the storage protocol from FC to iSCSI for all volumes
   • CModifying the RAID level of the entire array
   • DChanging the array's physical location
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6. 10application · medium

   A healthcare provider is decommissioning an old patient records system. The storage administrator has been asked to remove the auto-provisioning group that served this system. What should the administrator consider before deleting the APG?

   • AModify the masking policy to allow all hosts access before deletion.
   • BEnsure that the hosts in the APG no longer need access to the storage, as deletion will remove their access.
   • CDelete the storage group first, then delete the APG.
   • DReboot all hosts in the APG before deletion to ensure they release the storage.
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