Explain PowerScale Networking (smart Connect) POWERSCALE-DESIGN-V2 Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21expert · hard

   A healthcare provider runs a PowerScale cluster for medical imaging. Their imaging applications require that a client's subsequent connections go to the same node to maintain session state. The administrators also want to balance load across nodes. Which SmartConnect feature should they use?

   • ARound-robin balancing only
   • BConnection persistence with a balancing policy
   • CDisable SmartConnect failover
   • DStatic IP assignment
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2. 22application · medium

   A manufacturing company is setting up a PowerScale cluster. They have a subnet with a limited number of IP addresses and want to use SmartConnect to provide a single hostname for all clients. They plan to add nodes in the future. Which SmartConnect configuration best supports this growth while minimizing IP address waste?

   • AUse dynamic IP allocation in the zone's subnet
   • BDisable SmartConnect and use direct node IPs
   • CCreate a separate subnet for each node
   • DUse static IP allocation for each node
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4. 23expert · hard

   A global company has a PowerScale cluster with a SmartConnect zone. They have offices in different regions, and clients from each office should connect to the nearest node to reduce latency. They also want to maintain load balancing within each region. Which SmartConnect configuration should they implement?

   • AAssign static IPs to nodes in each region
   • BCreate separate SmartConnect zones for each region and use DNS to direct clients to the appropriate zone
   • CUse a single zone with round-robin balancing
   • DUse connection count balancing in a single zone
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5. 24application · medium

   A video streaming company runs a PowerScale cluster for media storage. Their clients are mostly long-lived connections that stay open for hours. The administrators want to ensure that the node with the fewest active connections receives new client connections. Which SmartConnect balancing policy should they select?

   • ARound-robin
   • BStatic IP assignment
   • CCPU usage
   • DConnection count
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6. 25foundation · easy

   What is the role of a SmartConnect service IP address in a PowerScale cluster?

   • AIt provides a single, stable IP address that clients can use to access the cluster
   • BIt is a public IP address that allows internet access to the cluster
   • CIt is used only for internal cluster communication between nodes
   • DIt is the IP address of the primary node that handles all client requests
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