Dell-EMC des-1111 practice test

Question 1

What needs to be created in BCSD to link multiple SRDF/A sessions?

• A. Composite Group
• B. Logical relationship
• C. Consistency Group
• D. MSC logical relationship

Answer:

C

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.scribd.com/document/411415716/vmax-3-solution-design-student-guide-
pdf

Question 2

SRDF/A has been enabled between two PowerMax arrays. An extended loss of all RDF links occurs.
What is the state of the RDF pair after link connectivity is restored?

• A. Split
• B. Failed Over
• C. Suspended
• D. Partitioned

Answer:

D

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products/storage/technical-
support/docu95482.pdf
(24)

Question 3

A TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot of source volumes is linked to target volumes. The target volumes are
being used for application testing.
What is recommended prior to a relink operation?

• A. Stop accessing both the source volumes and the target volumes
• B. Continue accessing the source volumes; stop accessing the target volumes
• C. Stop accessing the source volumes; continue accessing the target volumes
• D. Continue accessing both the source volumes and the target volumes

Answer:

D

Question 4

What is a characteristic of SRDF/Metro?

• A. Data must be stored in cache on both sides before an acknowledgement is sent to the host.
• B. Multiple capture sets permit smaller cycles of data to be buffered on the R1 side and transferred to the R2 side.
• C. A dependent-write consistent copy is maintained between the R1 and R2 devices.
• D. Devices that have the Consistency Exempt attribute set can be controlled independently of the other devices.

Answer:

C

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.academia.edu/30979162/SRDF_METRO_OVERVIEW_AND_BEST_PRACTICES_Technical
_Notes

Question 5

DRAG DROP

Match each item with its description.

Answer:

None

Explanation:

Question 6

A customer is planning an SRDF/S implementation. They are concerned about the performance of
their application when the initial synchronization of the data occurs.
Which SRDF mode should be used during the initial synchronization period?

• A. Mixed
• B. Adaptive copy disk
• C. Dynamic RDF
• D. SRDF/A

Answer:

B

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products/storage/technical-
support/docu95482.pdf

Question 7

What action can an administrator perform on a PowerMax using VSI?

• A. View replication sessions
• B. Manage High Availability
• C. Manage re-syncing objects
• D. View capacity utilization

Answer:

A

Question 8

Which formula is used to calculate the Data Reduction Ratio?

• A. Snapshot Total + (Subscribed Total / User Used)
• B. Subscribed Allocated + (Modified NonShared / User Used)
• C. Snapshot Total + (Subscribed Allocated / User Used)
• D. Subscribed Allocated / (Modified NonShared + User Used)

Answer:

A

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/el-gr/products/storage/industry-
market/h17072-data-reduction-with-dell-emc-powermax.pdf
(15)

Question 9

Which organization created the SMI-S standard for storage management and promotes vendor
neutral architectures and standards?

• A. FIPS
• B. SNIA
• C. IEEE
• D. ISO

Answer:

B

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/flashsystem-9x00/8.3.x?topic=overview-storage-
management-initiative-specification

Question 10

A storage architect is looking for best practices to expand an existing single V-Brick VMAX All Flash
250. They are planning to expand the VMAX configuration to a dual V-Brick model for better
performance.
What is a consideration?

• A. Both V-Bricks must contain 1 TB of cache each
• B. RAID type of both V-Bricks must be the same
• C. Cache size of both V-Bricks must be equal
• D. Number of drives must be less than or equal to 96

Answer:

C

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/it-it/products/storage/technical-
support/docu67503.pdf