Provision VMware Storage POWERSTORE-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 5)

Questions 21–25

1. 21application · medium

   A vSphere administrator needs to provide storage for a large number of virtual machines that require snapshots and cloning. The storage team wants to use PowerStore's file-level capabilities to simplify management. Which datastore type should be used?

   • ALocal datastore on ESXi hosts
   • BvSAN datastore
   • CVMFS datastore on a PowerStore block volume
   • DNFS datastore on a PowerStore file system
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2. 22foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of a VMware storage policy in the context of PowerStore?

   • ATo control which ESXi hosts can access the datastore
   • BTo define the RAID level of the underlying PowerStore volumes
   • CTo specify storage capabilities and requirements, such as QoS and snapshots, for virtual machines
   • DTo set the IP address of the PowerStore storage processor
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4. 23foundation · easy

   Which VMware datastore type is typically used when multiple ESXi hosts need concurrent read/write access to the same files, such as for a shared VMFS volume?

   • AvSAN datastore
   • BLocal datastore
   • CNFS datastore
   • DVMFS datastore
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5. 24application · medium

   A vSphere administrator is configuring a new ESXi host to connect to a PowerStore array over iSCSI. The administrator has already created a volume and wants to ensure the host can discover and mount it. What must be configured on PowerStore to allow the ESXi host to access the volume?

   • ACreate a storage container and add the ESXi host as a member
   • BEnable jumbo frames on the vSwitch and the PowerStore storage ports
   • CConfigure a CHAP secret on the ESXi host and the PowerStore volume
   • DCreate a host entry with the ESXi host's iSCSI IQN and map the volume to it
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6. 25application · medium

   An organization is deploying a new VMware environment on PowerStore and wants to ensure that virtual machines use storage with a specific performance tier and snapshot capabilities. The vSphere administrator has created a VM storage policy. What must be done to make the policy effective for PowerStore-backed datastores?

   • AEnable the PowerStore vSphere Storage Provider and map the policy to the appropriate datastore capabilities
   • BCreate a separate datastore for each performance tier and manually assign VMs
   • CConfigure the policy on the ESXi host's advanced settings
   • DAttach the policy to the PowerStore storage container
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