Apply Networking Recommendations to a Customer Based on Workload Requirements POWERSCALE-DESIGN-V2 Practice Questions (Page 6)

Questions 26–30

1. 26foundation · easy

   A customer has a workload that requires high availability. Which best practice should be applied to the network design?

   • AUse a single switch to avoid complexity
   • BImplement link aggregation and redundant switches
   • CUse only one network path for all traffic
   • DDisable failover to reduce overhead
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2. 27application · medium

   A government agency is deploying a PowerScale cluster. They have strict security requirements and need to separate unclassified and classified data. They also need to ensure that management traffic is isolated from data traffic. What is the most appropriate network topology design?

   • AUse separate physical switches for each data classification and management.
   • BUse separate VLANs for unclassified data, classified data, and management traffic.
   • CPlace all traffic on the same network but use encryption to protect the data.
   • DUse a single VLAN for all traffic but rely on access zones to enforce security.
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4. 28foundation · easy

   A customer wants to separate client access traffic from cluster management traffic. Which network design approach best achieves this?

   • AUsing the same VLAN for both traffic types to simplify management
   • BUsing the back-end network for management traffic
   • CPlacing client access and management traffic on separate VLANs
   • DRouting all traffic through a single switch
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5. 29application · medium

   A media production company is deploying a PowerScale cluster to store 4K video footage. Editors use macOS workstations, and the post-production team uses Linux render nodes. The editors need to browse and preview files interactively, while the render nodes need high-throughput sequential reads. Which protocol configuration should the Dell PowerScale designer recommend?

   • AEnable iSCSI for the render nodes and NFS for the macOS editors.
   • BEnable SMB for the macOS editors and NFS for the Linux render nodes, with separate access zones.
   • CEnable SMB for both macOS and Linux clients, as SMB is the only protocol that supports interactive previews.
   • DEnable NFS for both macOS and Linux clients, as NFS provides the highest throughput for all workloads.
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6. 30application · medium

   A large enterprise is deploying a PowerScale cluster for a mission-critical database backup workload. The backups run nightly and must complete within a specific time window. The network team has two 25GbE links available for the front-end network. What is the best practice for configuring these links to ensure the backup window is met?

   • AUse one link for the backup traffic and the other for general client access to avoid interference.
   • BConfigure the links in active/passive mode to ensure high availability for the backup.
   • CUse a single link and rely on the backup application to manage its own bandwidth.
   • DCombine the two links into a single link aggregation group (LAG) to increase throughput.
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