Describe the SmartPools Features POWERSCALE-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–35

1. 31foundation · easy

   What type of data benefits most from being placed on a faster tier by SmartPools?

   • AFrequently accessed data
   • BData that is rarely accessed
   • CArchived data
   • DData that is encrypted
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2. 32foundation · easy

   What is a file pool policy in SmartPools?

   • AA set of rules that determines where files are placed based on their attributes
   • BA security policy that controls file access
   • CA replication policy for disaster recovery
   • DA backup schedule for files in a pool
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4. 33foundation · easy

   How does SmartPools ensure data locality for performance-sensitive workloads?

   • ABy storing data on the same node as the application
   • BBy placing their data on faster storage tiers
   • CBy replicating data to all nodes
   • DBy compressing data to reduce I/O
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5. 34foundation · easy

   How does SmartPools interact with replication?

   • ASmartPools disables replication for tiered data
   • BReplication only works on the fastest tier
   • CReplication policies can include files regardless of their storage tier
   • DSmartPools replicates data to remote clusters
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6. 35expert · hard

   A company uses SmartPools to tier data between SSD and HDD tiers. The company also uses SyncIQ to replicate data to a disaster recovery site. The administrator is concerned that moving files between tiers might affect replication. What should the administrator know about the interaction between SmartPools and SyncIQ?

   • ASyncIQ replication is paused when SmartPools moves files
   • BSyncIQ replicates the logical file data regardless of the storage tier, so tier moves do not require reconfiguration of replication policies
   • CSyncIQ does not support replication of files that have been tiered to a different storage tier
   • DSyncIQ policies must be updated each time a file is moved to a different tier
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