Perform the Administration Tasks Using Unisphere for PowerMax. POWERMAX-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16expert · medium

   A new application requires 5 TB of usable storage. The administrator must provision this as a storage group with thin volumes to optimize capacity. The application also requires a snapshot schedule for nightly backups. What is the correct sequence of tasks in Unisphere for PowerMax?

   • ACreate volumes, then create a snapshot schedule, and finally create a storage group.
   • BCreate a masking view first, then create volumes and add them to a storage group.
   • CCreate thin volumes, add them to a storage group, create a masking view, and then configure a snapshot schedule for the storage group.
   • DCreate a snapshot schedule first, then create volumes and a storage group.
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2. 17expert · medium

   A performance issue is traced to a specific storage group. The administrator suspects the issue is due to a misconfigured service level objective (SLO) on the volumes. What should the administrator check and potentially adjust in Unisphere for PowerMax?

   • AThe alert settings to see if any thresholds were triggered.
   • BThe masking view configuration to ensure the correct host is mapped.
   • CThe audit log to see who changed the storage group recently.
   • DThe storage group's SLO settings and adjust them to a higher performance tier if the current SLO is too low.
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4. 18application · medium

   A compliance officer requests a record of all configuration changes made by a specific administrator over the past 30 days. The administrator needs to provide this information from Unisphere for PowerMax. What is the most direct way to fulfill this request?

   • ACheck the storage group capacity reports for the administrator's changes.
   • BExport the audit log entries filtered by the administrator's username and the date range to a CSV file.
   • CReview the performance monitoring dashboard for the last 30 days.
   • DGenerate a new snapshot of the system configuration for the administrator.
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5. 19expert · medium

   A PowerMax array is running firmware that has a known bug affecting performance. The administrator needs to update the firmware, but the change window is only 30 minutes. The update process typically takes 45 minutes. What should the administrator do to minimize risk and meet the window?

   • AStart the firmware update immediately and hope it completes within the 30-minute window.
   • BCancel the firmware update and apply a performance tuning workaround instead.
   • CPerform the firmware update without checking the current version or compatibility.
   • DSchedule the firmware update during the next available maintenance window and verify the update can be paused or resumed if needed.
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6. 20foundation · easy

   An administrator notices that a storage group is experiencing high latency. What is a valid tuning action that can be performed in Unisphere for PowerMax?

   • AModify the service level objective for the storage group.
   • BDisable the audit log.
   • CDelete the masking view.
   • DChange the user role.
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