Steps for Troubleshooting an E-Series System CERTIFIED-IMPLEMENTATION-ENGINEER-SAN-E-SERIES Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–17

1. 16application · medium

   An administrator notices that an E-Series system is reporting a 'degraded path' warning for a host connection. The host is still able to access data, but performance has decreased. What is the most appropriate first step in troubleshooting this issue?

   • ACheck the event log for the degraded path warning and identify which path is affected.
   • BIgnore the warning since the host can still access data.
   • CReboot the host to re-establish all paths.
   • DReplace the host's storage adapter to ensure a healthy path.
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2. 17application · medium

   An administrator notices that an E-Series array is reporting high latency for a database workload. The administrator suspects a performance issue but is unsure whether it is caused by the storage system or the application. Which initial step should the administrator take to begin troubleshooting?

   • AReplace the host bus adapters in the database server to rule out a hardware problem.
   • BImmediately reboot the E-Series controllers to clear any potential firmware issues.
   • CCheck the database application logs for errors and assume the storage is healthy.
   • DCollect performance statistics from the E-Series system and compare them with baseline data.
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