Configure ESXi Host Access to PowerStore VMware Storage Resources POWERSTORE-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A company is planning to connect an ESXi host to PowerStore using NVMe over FC. The host has NVMe-capable FC adapters, but the PowerStore system does not have NVMe over FC enabled. What is the impact?

   • AThe host will fall back to standard FC and see the LUNs as SCSI devices.
   • BThe host will see the LUNs but with reduced performance.
   • CThe host will not be able to discover the PowerStore NVMe subsystem, and the LUNs will not be visible.
   • DThe host will require a software iSCSI adapter to access the LUNs.
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2. 2expert · hard

   An ESXi host is connected to PowerStore via FC. The host sees the LUN, but the path status shows 'standby' for all paths. What does this indicate?

   • AThe paths are not active and are not being used for I/O, possibly due to a zoning or connectivity issue.
   • BThe paths are in a degraded state and need to be reset.
   • CThe paths are active and are being used for I/O, but the host is not reporting them correctly.
   • DThe paths are active but not being used for I/O because the multipathing policy is set to 'Round Robin'.
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4. 3foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of LUN masking in the context of PowerStore and ESXi hosts?

   • ATo create snapshots of volumes for backup purposes.
   • BTo improve performance by caching frequently accessed data.
   • CTo encrypt data on the volumes before sending it to the host.
   • DTo restrict which volumes a specific host can see and access.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   What does a path status of 'active' indicate for an ESXi host accessing a PowerStore volume?

   • AThe volume is being formatted and is not yet available.
   • BThe volume is read-only and cannot be written to.
   • CThe path is configured but not currently in use.
   • DThe host has a working path to the volume and can perform I/O operations.
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6. 5application · medium

   An administrator is configuring an ESXi host to access a PowerStore volume over iSCSI. The host has a software iSCSI adapter enabled and the target IP is added. However, the volume is not visible to the host. What should the administrator do next?

   • ARescan the host's storage adapters to force discovery of new LUNs.
   • BCheck that the PowerStore iSCSI target portal is on the same subnet as the host's iSCSI adapter.
   • CVerify that the host's iSCSI initiator IQN is correct and matches the one in PowerStore.
   • DCreate a host definition in PowerStore and add the host's iSCSI initiators, then map the volume to that host.
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