EMC Dell PowerScale Design v2 Sample Questions:
1. What advantage does journaling provide in OneFS?
A) It records all network traffic for auditing purposes
B) It performs inline deduplication of transaction logs
C) It reduces file system recovery times after unexpected shutdowns
D) It automatically generates compliance snapshots for regulatory workflows
2. Which design factors influence directory structure recommendations? (Select all that apply)
A) Expected file system namespace size
B) Number of files per directory
C) Antivirus scan schedules
D) Power consumption of node hardware
3. A customer has a 24-node PowerScale cluster, they need a solution that tolerates three node failures and four drive failures.
What protection level should be applied?
A) N+3n
B) N+4n
C) +3n:1d1n
D) +4d:2n
4. A customer has a cluster consisting of six H700 nodes (in one full chassis and one half populated chassis) and four A2000 nodes (in one full chassis). The customer wants to expand their A2000 nodes.
What is the minimum number of A2000 nodes and chassis that the customer can add to the cluster?
A) 1 node 0 chassis
B) 4 nodes 1 chassis
C) 2 nodes 0 chassis
D) 2 nodes 1 chassis
5. Why is Iozone commonly used during PowerScale workload validation?
A) To simulate antivirus scanning activity across multiple access zones
B) To test and apply operating system patches on PowerScale nodes
C) To benchmark file system performance under various I/O patterns
D) To configure access zone-specific load-balancing policies
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: A,B | Question # 3 Answer: B | Question # 4 Answer: D | Question # 5 Answer: A |

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