Compare Design Specifications of PowerScale Hardware POWERSCALE-MAINTENANCE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A company is planning to grow its PowerScale cluster from 3 nodes to 10 nodes over time. Which scalability approach should they use?

   • AReplace existing nodes with larger nodes
   • BAdd nodes one at a time as needed
   • CAdd expansion shelves to existing nodes
   • DAdd nodes in groups of three
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2. 7application · medium

   A financial services firm needs a PowerScale cluster for a high-frequency trading application that requires extremely low latency and high random IOPS. Which storage media type should they prioritize?

   • A7.2K RPM HDDs
   • B10K RPM HDDs
   • CNVMe SSDs
   • DSATA SSDs
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4. 8foundation · easy

   What is a key consideration when mixing different PowerScale node models in the same cluster?

   • AAll nodes must run the same OneFS version
   • BAll nodes must be the same model
   • CAll nodes must have the same storage capacity
   • DAll nodes must have the same networking interfaces
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of redundant power supplies in PowerScale nodes?

   • ATo allow hot-swapping of drives
   • BTo provide failover in case one power supply fails
   • CTo reduce cooling requirements
   • DTo increase processing power
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6. 10application · medium

   A database administrator is comparing two PowerScale node models for an OLTP workload. Model X has higher IOPS but lower throughput than Model Y. Which workload characteristic would favor Model X?

   • AHigh-definition video streaming
   • BLarge sequential reads
   • CMany small random transactions
   • DLarge file backups
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