Data Assurance with Media Scan Protects Your Data CERTIFIED-IMPLEMENTATION-ENGINEER-SAN-E-SERIES Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   What is the primary performance impact of running a media scan on an E-Series system?

   • AIt causes a temporary loss of data redundancy
   • BIt reduces the amount of available storage capacity
   • CIt consumes I/O resources, potentially reducing performance for normal operations
   • DIt increases network latency for all clients
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2. 17application · medium

   An E-Series array is used for a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment. The administrator wants to enable media scan but is concerned about the performance impact during the day when users are active. What is the best configuration?

   • AEnable media scan at high priority to complete it as quickly as possible.
   • BDisable media scan to ensure maximum VDI performance.
   • CEnable media scan and schedule it to run only during the night.
   • DEnable media scan only on the volume group containing the VDI master image.
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4. 18application · medium

   An administrator needs to configure media scan on a new E-Series volume group that stores a database. The database has a heavy write workload during business hours and is nearly idle at night. What is the most appropriate configuration?

   • ADisable media scan and rely on RAID protection.
   • BSet the scan to run continuously at high priority.
   • CSchedule the scan to run nightly at low priority.
   • DRun the scan only on weekends at high priority.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   How can an administrator balance the performance impact of media scan with data protection needs?

   • ABy running scans only on volumes that are not critical
   • BBy increasing the scan frequency to ensure more thorough protection
   • CBy disabling media scan entirely to maximize performance
   • DBy scheduling scans during periods of low activity and setting an appropriate priority
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6. 20application · medium

   A media scan report shows a 'Media Error' on a specific block. The administrator wants to know if the data on that block is still intact. What is the best way to determine this?

   • ARestore the entire volume from backup to ensure data integrity.
   • BCheck the scan report to see if the error was 'Corrected' or 'Unrecoverable'.
   • CRun a manual volume copy to a new volume and compare the data.
   • DCheck the disk's SMART status to see if it is failing.
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