Which statement best describes the overall architecture of a Dell PowerStore appliance?

Two independent nodes operating as an active-active pair within an appliance

A cluster of four nodes that must all be in the same rack

A single controller with external JBODs for capacity expansion

A scale-up architecture where a single node manages all storage

A storage administrator is planning the physical installation of a PowerStore 500T. They need to ensure the system is protected against a power supply failure. What is the standard hardware configuration for power supplies in a PowerStore node?

Each node has one power supply, and the other node provides backup power

The appliance has a single power supply shared by both nodes

Power supplies are external to the appliance and connected via a power distribution unit

Each node has two redundant, hot-swappable power supplies

A company is deploying a PowerStore cluster for a mission-critical application. They have a requirement that the storage system must remain available even if an entire appliance fails. Which architecture feature of PowerStore directly addresses this requirement?

Redundant power supplies and cooling fans

Active-active nodes within each appliance

Clustering of multiple appliances with synchronous replication

RAID protection on the back-end drives

A growing company has a PowerStore cluster with two appliances. They need to increase storage capacity and performance. What is the recommended way to scale the PowerStore cluster?

Upgrade the memory in the existing nodes

Add a new PowerStore appliance to the existing cluster

Replace the existing drives with larger capacity drives

Connect an external JBOD enclosure to the cluster

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Provide an Overview of PowerStore Architecture and Hardware Components. POWERSTORE-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 1)

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1foundation · easy
Which statement best describes the overall architecture of a Dell PowerStore appliance?
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2application · easy
A storage administrator is planning the physical installation of a PowerStore 500T. They need to ensure the system is protected against a power supply failure. What is the standard hardware configuration for power supplies in a PowerStore node?
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3expert · medium
A company is deploying a PowerStore cluster for a mission-critical application. They have a requirement that the storage system must remain available even if an entire appliance fails. Which architecture feature of PowerStore directly addresses this requirement?
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4foundation · easy
Which hardware component in a PowerStore appliance is responsible for executing the storage operating system and processing I/O requests?
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5application · medium
A growing company has a PowerStore cluster with two appliances. They need to increase storage capacity and performance. What is the recommended way to scale the PowerStore cluster?
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