Perform Snapshot Restore and Refresh Operations POWERSTORE-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1expert · hard

   A company has a PowerStore file system that is used for both production and archival purposes. A snapshot was taken at 8:00 AM. At 3:00 PM, the administrator discovers that a critical file was accidentally overwritten at 1:00 PM. The file system is currently mounted and in use. The administrator needs to recover the file with minimal disruption to other users. What should the administrator do?

   • ARestore the entire file system from the 8:00 AM snapshot.
   • BRefresh the snapshot to the current state, then restore from it.
   • CMount the snapshot and copy the overwritten file back to the production file system.
   • DCreate a new snapshot and restore from that.
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2. 2foundation · easy

   To refresh a PowerStore snapshot, what must an administrator do in the management interface?

   • ADelete the snapshot and recreate it
   • BSelect the snapshot and choose the 'Refresh' action
   • CCreate a new snapshot and delete the old one
   • DRestore the snapshot to the file system first
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4. 3application · medium

   An administrator has a snapshot of a PowerStore file system that is used for testing. The administrator wants the snapshot to reflect the current state of the production file system so that tests run against the latest data. What should the administrator do?

   • AMount the snapshot and copy data to it.
   • BDelete the snapshot and create a new one.
   • CRestore the file system from the snapshot.
   • DRefresh the snapshot.
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5. 4application · medium

   A company has a PowerStore file system that hosts a critical application's data. The application team accidentally deleted a large directory two hours ago. A snapshot of the file system was taken last night at 2:00 AM. The administrator needs to recover the deleted directory with minimal impact on the current file system. What should the administrator do?

   • AMount the snapshot and copy the deleted directory back to the production file system.
   • BRestore the file system from the snapshot taken last night.
   • CRefresh the snapshot to the current state, then restore from it.
   • DCreate a new snapshot and restore from that.
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6. 5foundation · easy

   What does refreshing a PowerStore snapshot do?

   • ADeletes the snapshot and creates a new one with a different name
   • BRestores the file system to the snapshot's state
   • CUpdates the snapshot to reflect the current state of the file system
   • DCopies the snapshot to another file system
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