Explain PowerScale Networking (smart Connect) POWERSCALE-DESIGN-V2 Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–34

1. 31application · medium

   A university IT team manages a PowerScale cluster with a SmartConnect zone named 'research'. They want clients to access the cluster using the hostname 'research.university.edu'. The team has already created the zone and assigned IP addresses from a subnet. What must they do to ensure that the hostname resolves to the appropriate node IPs?

   • ACreate a DNS A record for 'research.university.edu' pointing to the SmartConnect service IP
   • BEnable SmartConnect on the cluster's management interface
   • CConfigure the clients to use the cluster's internal DNS server
   • DAssign a static IP to each node in the zone
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2. 32foundation · easy

   What is a SmartConnect zone in a PowerScale cluster?

   • AA collection of nodes that share the same storage pool
   • BA security boundary that isolates different tenants
   • CA logical partition of the cluster's file system
   • DA grouping of IP addresses that provides a single access point for clients
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4. 33foundation · easy

   How does SmartConnect interact with subnets and pools?

   • AIt creates a separate subnet for each node in the cluster
   • BIt requires all nodes to be on the same subnet
   • CIt assigns IP addresses only from the first subnet in the zone
   • DIt uses pools of IP addresses within subnets to assign addresses to nodes
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5. 34foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of SmartConnect DNS in a PowerScale cluster?

   • ATo provide a single DNS name that resolves to multiple node IPs for load balancing
   • BTo translate hostnames to IP addresses for all internal cluster services
   • CTo resolve external domain names for outbound client traffic
   • DTo provide a backup DNS server for the client network
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