Configure and Manage Thin Clones POWERSTORE-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11foundation · easy

   Which use case is most appropriate for a thin clone in a PowerStore environment?

   • ACreating a full backup for long-term archival storage.
   • BProviding a writable copy for application development and testing.
   • CReplacing the source volume in a disaster recovery failover.
   • DMigrating data to a different storage array.
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2. 12application · medium

   A team has been using a thin clone of a production volume for testing. After the test cycle, they want to discard all changes made to the clone and make it identical to the current state of the source volume. Which operation should they perform?

   • ARename the thin clone
   • BRefresh the thin clone from its source volume
   • CDelete the thin clone and create a new one
   • DTake a snapshot of the thin clone
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4. 13foundation · easy

   What is a primary characteristic of a thin clone in Dell PowerStore?

   • AIt is a point-in-time, space-efficient copy that shares data with the source volume until changes are made.
   • BIt is a backup copy stored on a different storage tier, requiring a restore operation to access.
   • CIt is a full, independent copy of the source volume that consumes the same amount of storage as the source.
   • DIt is a read-only replica that can only be used for disaster recovery testing.
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5. 14application · medium

   An administrator is using the PowerStore REST API to create a thin clone. The API request must specify the clone name. What is the minimum required parameter in the request body?

   • Adescription
   • Bname
   • Cperformance_policy
   • Dsize
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6. 15foundation · easy

   Which best practice should be followed when using thin clones in PowerStore?

   • AUse thin clones for production workloads that require high performance.
   • BUse thin clones for long-term backup retention.
   • CLimit the number of thin clones to reduce storage overhead.
   • DRefresh clones frequently to keep them in sync with the source.
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