Describe Dynamic and Traditional Storage Pools and How They Are Provisioned UNITY-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–19

1. 16foundation · easy

   What is a dynamic storage pool in Dell Unity?

   • AA pool that requires manual expansion by adding drive groups
   • BA pool that only supports all-flash drives
   • CA pool that uses a single RAID level for all drives
   • DA pool that automatically expands by using drives from a free-drive inventory
   Reveal Solution Discussion Select an answer first
2. 17application · medium

   A financial services firm has a traditional storage pool that is running out of capacity. The pool currently consists of two RAID 5 groups of eight drives each. The administrator needs to expand the pool's capacity. What is the most appropriate way to expand this traditional pool?

   • AConvert the traditional pool to a dynamic pool.
   • BAdd a new RAID 5 group of eight drives to the pool.
   • CAdd individual drives to the existing RAID 5 groups.
   • DReplace existing drives with larger drives one at a time.
   Reveal Solution Discussion Select an answer first
4. 18expert · medium

   A company is deploying a new customer relationship management (CRM) system. The storage administrator must provision a pool for the CRM database, which will have a mix of transactional and reporting workloads. The reporting workload is unpredictable and can cause significant I/O spikes. The administrator wants to ensure consistent performance and minimize the risk of hot spots. Which pool type should the administrator choose?

   • ADynamic pool, because it automatically distributes data across all drives.
   • BTraditional pool with RAID 10 groups.
   • CDynamic pool with a single drive type.
   • DTraditional pool with multiple RAID 5 groups.
   Reveal Solution Discussion Select an answer first
5. 19foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes a characteristic of a traditional storage pool in Dell Unity?

   • AIt can only be created from drives of the same size and speed
   • BIt automatically rebalances data across all drives in the pool
   • CIt requires manual expansion by adding drives or drive groups
   • DIt uses a single RAID level for all drives in the pool
   Reveal Solution Discussion Select an answer first