An administrator is configuring snapshots for a high-write database volume. They are concerned about the performance impact of copy-on-write. What can they do to minimize the performance impact?

Increase the snapshot reserve to reduce the frequency of copy-on-write.

Schedule snapshots during periods of low write activity.

Disable snapshots during peak hours to avoid any impact.

Use a clone instead of a snapshot to avoid copy-on-write.

What is the primary purpose of a Dell Unity snapshot as a data protection feature?

To permanently delete old data to free up storage capacity

To create a full, independent copy of the entire storage pool

To continuously replicate data to a remote site in real time

To provide a point-in-time, read-only view of data for recovery or testing

A company has a Dell Unity array with a snapshot policy that retains 10 snapshots per day. The administrator wants to change the retention to 5 snapshots per day to save space. What will happen to the existing snapshots?

All existing snapshots will be kept until manually deleted.

The snapshot reserve will be automatically increased to accommodate the old snapshots.

The oldest snapshots beyond the new retention will be automatically deleted.

The newest snapshots will be deleted to meet the new retention.

A database administrator wants to create a snapshot of a volume that contains an application and its data files. The application is running and actively writing to the volume. What should the administrator do to ensure the snapshot is consistent?

Create the snapshot without pausing writes; the snapshot will be automatically consistent.

Use a clone instead of a snapshot to ensure consistency.

Create a snapshot of the entire array to ensure consistency.

Pause the application writes, create the snapshot, then resume writes.

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Domain 5Objective 2

Describe the Snapshots Data Protection Feature and Snapshot Creation UNITY-OPERATE Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the Data Protection and Mobility domain, which accounts for 25% of the UNITY-OPERATE exam.

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Questions 6–10

6expert · hard
A storage administrator is configuring snapshot retention for a volume that has a high change rate. The administrator wants to keep 30 days of snapshots but is concerned about the snapshot reserve filling up. The volume is 10 TB, and the change rate is 5% per day. What is the minimum snapshot reserve size needed?
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7application · medium
An administrator is configuring snapshots for a high-write database volume. They are concerned about the performance impact of copy-on-write. What can they do to minimize the performance impact?
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8foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of a Dell Unity snapshot as a data protection feature?
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9application · medium
A company has a Dell Unity array with a snapshot policy that retains 10 snapshots per day. The administrator wants to change the retention to 5 snapshots per day to save space. What will happen to the existing snapshots?
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10application · medium
A database administrator wants to create a snapshot of a volume that contains an application and its data files. The application is running and actively writing to the volume. What should the administrator do to ensure the snapshot is consistent?
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