204.2 Adjusting Storage Device Access (weight: 2) LPIC-2 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A Linux server is connected to an iSCSI SAN with multiple paths. The administrator has configured multipath I/O and wants to ensure that the iSCSI sessions are automatically re-established after a network failure. Which configuration is required?

   • AEnable 'user_friendly_names' in multipath.conf.
   • BSet 'path_grouping_policy' to 'multibus' in multipath.conf.
   • CUse the 'iscsiadm -m session --rescan' command periodically.
   • DSet 'node.session.timeo.replacement_timeout' and 'node.session.err_timeo.abort_timeout' in the iSCSI initiator configuration.
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2. 12expert · hard

   An administrator is using LVM thin provisioning to manage storage for a virtualized environment. The administrator needs to create a snapshot of a thin-provisioned logical volume to test an application upgrade. The thin pool is 80% full. Which consideration is most important when creating the snapshot?

   • AThe snapshot must be the same size as the origin logical volume.
   • BThe snapshot will immediately double the space usage in the thin pool.
   • CThe snapshot can only be created if the thin pool is less than 50% full.
   • DThe snapshot will consume space in the thin pool only when data is changed.
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4. 13foundation · easy

   What is the purpose of swap space in Linux?

   • ATo back up critical data
   • BTo store frequently accessed files for faster access
   • CTo provide a temporary file system for system processes
   • DTo provide virtual memory by using disk space as an extension of RAM
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5. 14foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of multipath I/O?

   • ATo create a single logical volume from multiple different storage devices
   • BTo provide a network file system over multiple paths
   • CTo provide redundancy and performance by using multiple paths to the same storage device
   • DTo encrypt data on a storage device
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6. 15foundation · easy

   Which file is the standard location for custom udev rules that an administrator creates to control device naming and permissions?

   • A/run/udev/rules.d/
   • B/etc/udev/rules.d/
   • C/var/udev/rules.d/
   • D/lib/udev/rules.d/
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