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EMC
Exam E20-507
VMAX3 Solutions Specialist Exam for Storage Administrators
Version: 8.0

[ Total Questions: 115 ]

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Question No : 1

Which SRDF/A feature takes corrective action to slow host I/O rates to match the SRDF I/O
service rates?

A. Write Pacing
B. Write Assist
C. Write-Protect-Bypass
D. Redirect-on-Write

Answer: A

Question No : 2

What is a requirement before a port can be disassociated from VMAX3 FA emulation?

A. Port must not be a member of any Port Group

B. Port must not belong to an RDF group
C. All ports associated with the FA emulation must be offline
D. All ports on the I/O module must be offline

Answer: A

Question No : 3

Which software is used to create file systems and shares on a VMAX3 eNAS system?

A. Unisphere for VNX

B. Unisphere for VMAX
C. Data Mover command line
D. Solutions Enabler SYMCLI

Answer: A

Question No : 4

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Which drive types will the Platinum Service Level Objective try to use under most
circumstances?

A. Flash, 15K RPM, and 10K RPM

B. Flash, 15K RPM, 10K RPM, and 7.2K RPM
C. 15K RPM, 10K RPM, and 7.2K RPM
D. Flash and 15K RPM only

Answer: A

Question No : 5

What is the size of a VMAX3 Gatekeeper device?

A. 3 MB
B. 6 MB
C. 3 GB
D. 6 Cyl

Answer: B

Question No : 6

A storage administrator needs to provision new storage to a production SRDF/A group.

Before moving new SRDF pairs to an active SRDF/A session, what should the SRDF pair
state be for the new devices?

A. Suspended
B. Consistent
C. SyncInProg
D. Synchronized

Answer: A

Question No : 7

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What are the SRDF group limits of a VMAX3 when connected to a VMAX?

A. 64 RDF groups per system64 RDF groups per RDF port connected to the VMAX32 RDF
ports per engine
B. 250 RDF groups per system64 RDF groups per RDF port connected to the VMAX32
RDF ports per engine
C. 250 RDF groups per system250 RDF groups per RDF port16 RDF ports per engine
D. 250 RDF groups per system250 RDF groups per RDF port32 RDF ports per engine

Answer: B

Question No : 8

On a VMAX3 array, a TDEV is provisioned to a host using a Storage Group that has no
SLO defined. How will the TDEV be handled by FAST?

A. Optimized SLO will be applied to the TDEV

B. FAST will not manage the TDEV
C. TDEV will be pinned to the middle tier
D. TDEV will be Not Ready

Answer: A

Question No : 9

If a Gatekeeper is listed in both the gkselect and the gkavoid files, what will happen during
the selection of Gatekeepers?

A. gkavoid entry is used

B. gkselect entry is used
C. Neither entry is used
D. Either entry could be used

Answer: A

Question No : 10
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Which SYMCLI command(s) can be used to set/modify SLO and Workload Type?

A. symsg only
B. symconfigure and symaccess
C. symaccess only
D. symaccess and symsg

Answer: A

Question No : 11

Two RDF groups from two VMAX3 arrays have been added to a Consistency Group.
SRDF/A Multi-Session Consistency (MSC) has been enabled for the Consistency Group.
The RDF daemon has been started on a single host that has access to both the VMAX3
arrays.

What will happen if this host becomes unavailable?

A. Cycle switching will stop

B. SRDF mode will change to Adaptive Copy Disk
C. RDF links will be suspended immediately
D. SRDF pair state will become Partitioned

Answer: A

Question No : 12

You have configured Open Replicator between a new VMAX3 array and an older
Symmetrix. A host is connected to the VMAX3 array and a control device is configured to
pull data from a remote device. You want the host to be able to access data on the control
device while a Hot Pull session is active.

How many ports on the VMAX3 array must be zoned to the remote array?

A. 1
B. 2

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C. 3
D. 4

Answer: B

Question No : 13

How many linked targets, per source, are allowed when using TimeFinder SnapVX?

A. 128
B. 256
C. 512
D. 1024

Answer: D

Question No : 14

A Storage Group containing the source volumes on a VMAX3 array is managed by the
Gold SLO. A TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot of this Storage Group is linked to the target
volumes. The Storage Group containing the target volumes is managed by the Bronze
SLO.

Which SLO will be used to manage the snapshot deltas?

A. Optimized
B. Gold
C. Bronze
D. None

Answer: A

Question No : 15

Which Unisphere for VMAX feature helps determine the performance impact of migrating
workload from one VMAX3 array to another VMAX3 array?

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A. FAST Array Advisor
B. Headroom
C. Suitability Check
D. Sizer

Answer: A

Question No : 16

What is the default port number to access the EMC vApp Manager for Solutions Enabler?

A. 443
B. 5480
C. 8080
D. 8443

Answer: B

Question No : 17

Which Unisphere for VMAX view shows all the components of a Masking View?

A. Masking View > Connections

B. Masking View > Details
C. System Dashboard
D. Storage Groups Dashboard

Answer: A

Question No : 18

Which information is required to discover a VMware ESXi host in the Virtual Servers page
of Unisphere for VMAX?

A. IP address of the new hostCredentials of the ESXi hostServer Type = VMware

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B. IP address of the vCenterCredentials of the vCenterServer Type = VMware
C. IP address of the VMCredentials of the VMServer Type = ESXi
D. IP address of the ESXi hostCredentials of the ESXi hostServer Type = ESXi

Answer: A

Question No : 19

Diamond, Platinum, and Gold SLOs are available on a VMAX3 array. A Storage Group was
associated with the Diamond SLO. However, the storage administrator discovers that data
was allocated from the 15K drives.

What could cause this allocation?

A. Flash data pools are completely filled up

B. Fully Automated Storage Tiering was disabled
C. 10K data pools are completely filled up
D. Fully Automated Storage Tiering was enabled

Answer: A

Question No : 20

What controls the visibility of the VMAX3 ACLX device to a host?

A. Show ACLX device flag set to Enabled

B. ACLX device LUN address set to 0
C. ACLX device must be part of a Masking View
D. SCSI3 Persistent Reservation attribute set on the ACLX device

Answer: A

Question No : 21

A VMAX3 array will be used to provide storage to VMware ESXi and HP-UX servers. Front-
end ports will be shared with all the servers. The default front-end port flags are in use.

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What should be done to ensure that all the servers have access to their designated
storage?

A. Override the required flags on the Initiator Group

B. Override the required flags on the Port Group
C. Set the required flags at the front-end port
D. Set the required flags on the Masking View

Answer: A

Question No : 22

At which levels are FAST performance metrics collected in a VMAX3 array?

A. Disk Group, Storage Group, thin device sub-LUN

B. Disk, Data Pool, Storage Resource Pool
C. Disk Group, Data Pool, thin device sub-LUN
D. Data Pool, Storage Resource Pool, Storage Group

Answer: A

Question No : 23

A systems administrator recently installed Unisphere for VMAX and wants to determine the
available ports on the VMAX 200K. What should be selected within Unisphere to obtain this
information?

A. System > Dashboard

B. Administration Tasks
C. Host > Tasks
D. Storage > Tasks and Dashboard

Answer: A

Question No : 24

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What is the basis for the allocation of new extents from a Storage Resource Pool in a
VMAX3 array?

A. Data Pool Ranking and SLO

B. Data Pool RAID types and SRP capacity
C. Data Pool Ranking and SRP capacity
D. Data Pool RAID types and default SLO

Answer: A

Question No : 25

What should be done, from an application perspective, prior to performing an SRDF

Failback operation?

A. Stop accessing the R2 devicesStart accessing the R1 devices after the command
completes
B. Stop accessing the R2 devicesStart accessing the R1 devices before the command
completes
C. Continue accessing the R2 devicesStart accessing the R1 devices after the command
completes
D. Continue accessing the R2 devicesStart accessing the R1 devices before the command
completes

Answer: A

Question No : 26

What is the default HTTPS port used to connect to Unisphere for VMAX?

A. 80
B. 443
C. 3324
D. 8443

Answer: B

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Question No : 27

What does Solutions Enabler use to determine the lockbox Stable System Values (SSVs)
during installation?

A. Host hardware characteristics

B. User-defined password
C. Date of the installation
D. Installation license

Answer: A

Question No : 28

A VMAX3 system administrator needs to create a SRDF relationship for a planned data
migration. Which replication mode of SRDF is recommended for the initial bulk data
transfer?

A. Adaptive Copy Disk

B. Synchronous
C. Asynchronous
D. Adaptive Copy Write Pending

Answer: A

Question No : 29

The Reserved Capacity for a Storage Resource Pool (SRP) on a VMAX3 has been set to
15%. A TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot has been created for a Storage Group containing 10
devices. An application is actively performing read and write I/Os to these devices.
Allocation for the SRP reaches 85%.

What will happen to the snapshot?

A. Snapshot will fail

B. Snapshot deltas will be allocated from the Reserved Capacity

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C. Snapshot will persist but new snapshot deltas cannot be created
D. Snapshot will terminate

Answer: A

Question No : 30

Which SYMCLI command(s) can be used to set/modify Host I/O limits?

A. symsg only
B. symconfigure and symaccess
C. symaccess only
D. symaccess and symsg

Answer: A

Question No : 31

When selecting an available service level objective, which SLO emulates 15K RPM
performance?

A. Gold
B. Diamond
C. Platinum
D. Silver

Answer: A

Question No : 32

A storage administrator is using Unisphere for VMAX to provision storage to a virtual

machine. This virtual machine needs to share an RDM device which is already presented
to another virtual machine. The administrator is unable to select the existing RDM to
present to the virtual machine.

What could be the cause?

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A. Volumes already presented as an RDM to other virtual machines are excluded from the
available volumes list
B. Only available storage from datastores can be presented to virtual machines using
Unisphere for VMAX
C. No volumes are available and a new volume cannot be created
D. Existing volumes can only be presented to physical hosts

Answer: A

Question No : 33

A storage administrator has set the I/O limit on a VMAX3 Storage Group to 1000 IO/Sec.
The I/O distribution has been set to the default mode. One of the directors in the associated
two-director Port Group has failed.

What will the I/O limit be on the director that is still online?

A. 500 IO/Sec
B. 750 IO/Sec
C. 1000 IO/Sec
D. 2000 IO/Sec

Answer: A

Question No : 34

Refer to the Exhibit.

Production work has been resumed on the R2 devices after an SRDF Failover operation.
Where will the changes made to the R2 device be reflected in an SRDF Query?

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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Answer: A

Question No : 35

Which VMAX3 FAST algorithm is the basis for the Optimized Service Level Objective?

A. Disk resource protection

B. SLO capacity compliance
C. SLO response time compliance
D. SRP capacity compliance

Answer: A

Question No : 36

What is the relationship between Disk Groups and Data Pools in a VMAX3 array?

A. One-to-One; all data devices in a Disk Group are added to a Data Pool
B. Many-to-One; data devices from multiple Disk Groups are added to one Data Pool
C. One-to-Many; data devices from a Disk Group can be added to multiple Data Pools
D. Many-to-Many; data devices from multiple Disk Groups can be in different Data Pools

Answer: A

Question No : 37

Which symrdf flag is necessary to suspend a single device from an active SRDF/A
session?

A. cons_exempt

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B. disable
C. bypass
D. noprompt

Answer: A

Question No : 38

What is a consideration for autoprovisioning groups on VMAX3 arrays?

A. An initiator may only belong to one Initiator Group

B. A device cannot belong to more than one Storage Group
C. A port may only belong to one Port Group
D. Maximum number of levels of cascading permitted in a Storage Group is 64

Answer: A

Question No : 39

Which Solutions Enabler environment variable allows the command output to match a
previous version of Solutions Enabler?

A. symcli_mode
B. symcli_output_mode
C. symcli_noprompt
D. symcli_command_scope

Answer: A

Question No : 40

SRDF/A has been enabled between two VMAX3 arrays. An extended loss of all RDF links
occurs. What will the RDF pair states be after link connectivity is restored?

A. Suspended

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B. Partitioned
C. Failed Over
D. Split

Answer: A

Question No : 41

When is the SRP Utilization Alert enabled in a VMAX3 array?

A. During the Unisphere for VMAX installation

B. An SLO has been applied to a TDEV
C. An SLO has been applied to a Storage Group
D. During the Solutions Enabler installation

Answer: A

Question No : 42

Unisphere for VMAX was recently installed and the default HTTPS port was used. What
must be done in order to change the default port?

A. Uninstall and re-install the application

B. Overwrite the HTTPS port
C. Update the SYMAPI server with the correct HTTPS port
D. Default port must be retained

Answer: D

Question No : 43

When creating a TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot, what is the maximum value in days that
can be specified for Time-to-Live?

A. 365

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B. 400
C. 512
D. Unlimited

Answer: B

Question No : 44

An administrator has just migrated block data from a Unified VNX array to a new VMAX3
array. The administrator now wants to migrate the file data from the Unified VNX to the new
array. The VMAX3 is not configured with eNAS and the administrator wants to enable it.

What is required to enable eNAS?

A. eNAS must be installed at the factory

B. Obtain the eNAS binaries and install them
C. Use SYMCLI to enable eNAS on the array
D. Contact Support and have them enable it through ESRS

Answer: A

Question No : 45

In addition to the Solutions Enabler 8.0.x Base daemon, which other daemon is also
mandatory at installation?

A. GNS
B. SYMAPI Server
C. STP
D. Event

Answer: A

Question No : 46

What is the maximum Reserved Capacity percentage that can be set for an SRP in a

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VMAX3 array?

A. 50
B. 80
C. 90
D. 100

Answer: B

Question No : 47

What is the maximum thin device size that can be created on a VMAX3 array?

A. 240 GB
B. 16 TB
C. 60 TB
D. 64 TB

Answer: B

Question No : 48

The Reserved Capacity for a Storage Resource Pool (SRP) on a VMAX3 has been set to
15%. A TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot has been created for a Storage Group containing 10
devices. An application is actively performing read and write I/Os to these devices. The
snapshot is linked to the target in Copy mode. Allocation for the SRP reaches 85%.

What will happen to the copy process?

A. Copy to target will halt

B. Copy to target will fail
C. Tracks required for the copy will be allocated from the Reserved Capacity
D. Copy to target will continue and complete

Answer: A

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Question No : 49

A storage administrator wants to provision storage to hosts connected to a VMAX3. Their

environment consists exclusively of VMware ESXi which they manage using the VMware
vCenter Web Client.

Which additional plug-in is needed to manage the VMAX3 storage from this Web Client?

A. EMC VSI
B. EMC VAAI
C. EMC VSA
D. EMC VSAN

Answer: A

Question No : 50

A TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot of source volumes has been linked to target volumes. The
target volumes are being used for application testing. What should be done prior to a relink
operation?

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

Answer: A

Question No : 51

A storage administrator is installing Unisphere for VMAX and noticed there are User IDs
listed in the User Authorization database. What must the administrator do to add a default
User ID?

A. Use SYMCLI to add the default user (smc) to the database

B. Use Unisphere for VMAX to remove all User IDs

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C. Create a temporary database and add all User IDs
D. Use SYMAPI to add the default user (smc) to the database

Answer: A

Question No : 52

At which level is the FCID lockdown set on a VMAX3?

A. Per Initiator basis

B. Per Initiator Group
C. Per Front-end port
D. Per Port Group

Answer: A

Question No : 53

At which level should the SLO be associated to have a device managed by FAST on a
VMAX3?

A. Storage Group
B. Device Group
C. Masking View
D. Data Pool

Answer: C

Question No : 54

Which VMAX3 point-in-time replication technology allows snapshots to be created without

requiring a target volume?

A. TimeFinder SnapVX
B. ProtectPoint

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C. SRDF/Asynchronous
D. Open Replicator

Answer: A

Question No : 55

Which EMC VMAX3 point-in-time replication technology allows snapshots to be created

without requiring a target volume?

A. TimeFinder SnapVX
B. ProtectPoint
C. SRDF/Asynchronous
D. Open Replicator

Answer: B

Question No : 56

An application is using four VMAX3 devices. A TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot of the

Storage Group containing these devices is created at 10 AM. The storage administrator
adds another device to this Storage Group at 2 PM. A second snapshot of the Storage
Group is created at 3 PM. A restore operation is performed at 4 PM using the 3 PM
snapshot.

What will be the status of the newly added device, after the restore operation?

A. Read/Write enabled
B. Not Ready
C. Write disabled
D. Failed

Answer: A

Question No : 57

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What is the default location of the SYMAPI options file on a Microsoft Windows host?

A. \EMC\SYMAPI\config\
B. \EMC\SYMCLI\config\
C. \EMC\SYMAPI\bin\
D. \EMC\SYMCLI\bin\

Answer: A

Question No : 58

A storage administrator wants to continue using a TimeFinder SnapVX target from a host
after the corresponding snapshot has been terminated. Which action will allow continued
access to target data?

A. Link with Copy mode

B. Link with NoCopy mode
C. Relink with NoCopy mode
D. Restore the linked target to the production volume

Answer: A

Question No : 59

Which database engine is used by the Performance Analyzer component of Unisphere for
VMAX 8.0?

A. PostgreSQL
B. MySQL
C. MS SQL
D. Oracle

Answer: A

Question No : 60

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You are attempting to install Unisphere for VMAX 8.0 on a server with the following
configuration:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit

Dual core processor

16 GB RAM

180 GB free space

The installation is unable to continue because a pre-requisite has not been met. What is
the likely cause of the error?

A. 64-bit operating system is required

B. 24 GB of RAM is required
C. 240 GB of free space is required
D. Quad core processor is required

Answer: A

Question No : 61

What are the pre-configured devices used by the Data Services Hypervisor VM?

A. INT+ TDEV
B. TDEV
C. BCV+ TDEV
D. RDF1+ TDEV

Answer: A

Question No : 62

Which Unisphere for VMAX feature helps determine if a storage provisioning request can
be met by the VMAX3 array with regards to SLO compliance?

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A. Suitability Check
B. Headroom
C. FAST Array Advisor
D. Sizer

Answer: A

Question No : 63

Refer to the Exhibit.

How many tracks will be returned to the pool if snapshot 'backup' generation 2 is
terminated?

A. 6074
B. 9157
C. 11146
D. 17220

Answer: A

Question No : 64

What is the maximum number of eNAS Data Movers on a VMAX 400K array?

A. 2
B. 4

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C. 6
D. 8

Answer: B

Question No : 65

When navigating Unisphere for VMAX 8.0, which menu is used to manage Masking Views?

A. Hosts
B. Storage
C. System Dashboard
D. System Settings

Answer: A

Question No : 66

SRDF/A has been enabled between two VMAX3 arrays. Due to a loss of all RDF links, the
SRDF/A session has been placed in a Transmit Idle state.

What happens to cycle switching and the delta sets?

A. Cycle switching continues; Transmit Delta set count grows

B. Cycle switching stops; Capture Delta set grows
C. Cycle switching stops; Transmit Delta set grows
D. Cycle switching continues; Capture Delta set count grows

Answer: A

Question No : 67

What would the RDF device and Link states be after an SRDF Establish operation?

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A. R1=RW; Link=RW; R2=WD
B. R1=WD; Link=NR; R2= RW
C. R1=RW; Link=NR; R2=RW
D. R1=RW; Link=NR; R2=WD

Answer: A

Question No : 68

What is the maximum number of engines that can be configured on a VMAX 200K array?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

Answer: B

Question No : 69

Refer to the Exhibit.

Both the R1 and R2 devices are being accessed after an SRDF Split operation. Where will
the changes made to these devices be reflected in the SRDF Query?

A. 1 and 3
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 2 and 4

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Answer: C

Question No : 70

What will happen if one or more source (R1) devices in an SRDF/Synchronous

Consistency Group cannot propagate data to their corresponding target (R2) devices?

A. Data propagation from all R1 devices in the Consistency Group to the R2 targets will be
suspended
B. Data propagation from the specific R1 devices to their corresponding R2 targets will be
suspended
C. SRDF/S replication will be suspended and a consistent data cleanup will be performed
on the R2 targets
D. All RDF device pairs in the Consistency Group will be set to Not Ready

Answer: A

Question No : 71

What is the maximum number of sessions and mode(s) of operation with Open Replicator
on a VMAX3 array?

A. 256 sessions; Push and Pull

B. 512 sessions; Pull only
C. 1024 sessions; Push and Pull
D. 1024 sessions; Pull only

Answer: B

Question No : 72

For devices replicating in SRDF/A mode, which SRDF pair state will confirm active
asynchronous replication protection?

A. Consistent

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B. SyncInProg
C. Synchronized
D. UpdateInProg

Answer: A

Question No : 73

Storage has been provisioned from a VMAX3 using a Masking View with a single Storage
Group associated with the Bronze SLO. How can new storage be provisioned to this host
using the Gold SLO while maintaining the original volumes in the Bronze SLO?

A. Convert the existing Storage Group to cascaded, create a new child Storage Group for
the new devices, and apply the Gold SLO.
B. Apply the Gold SLO directly to the new volumes.
C. Add a cascaded Storage Group to the original Storage Group and apply the Gold SLO.
D. A new Masking View and Storage Group is required for the devices managed by the
Gold SLO.

Answer: A

Question No : 74

Which autoprovisioning component is created with the Unisphere for VMAX Create Host
wizard?

A. Initiator Group
B. Port Group
C. Storage Group
D. Masking View

Answer: A

Question No : 75

Where should the gkselect file be placed on a UNIX host?

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A. /var/symapi/config
B. /var/symcli
C. /var/symapi/option
D. /var/symapi

Answer: D

Question No : 76

Which action must occur before a TDEV can be deleted on a VMAX3?

A. TDEV must not have any allocated tracks

B. TDEV must be set to Not Ready
C. TDEV must be unbound from the thin pool
D. TDEV must be disassociated from the SRP

Answer: A

Question No : 77

In the Unisphere for VMAX Provision Storage window, what happens when Add Service
Level is selected?

A. A new child Storage Group will be created

B. A new SLO will be created
C. A new Workload Type will be created
D. An existing SLO will be applied to the Masking View

Answer: A

Question No : 78

When navigating Unisphere for VMAX 8.0, which menu can be used to manage volumes?

A. Storage

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B. Hosts
C. System Dashboard
D. System Settings

Answer: A

Question No : 79

Which device type can be used as a Gatekeeper?

A. TDEV
B. BCV
C. VDEV
D. TDAT

Answer: C

Question No : 80

Which drive types will the Bronze Service Level Objective try to use under most
circumstances?

A. 15K RPM, 10K RPM, and 7.2K RPM

B. Flash, 15K RPM, 10K RPM, and 7.2K RPM
C. Flash, 10K RPM, and 7.2K RPM
D. 15K RPM and 10K RPM only

Answer: A

Question No : 81

Which VMAX3 objects can be configured with Unisphere for VMAX and SYMCLI?

A. Thin devices and autoprovisioning groups

B. Thin devices, Storage Resource Pools, and Masking Views

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C. Disk groups, Data Pools, and Storage Resource Pools
D. Disk groups, Data Pools, and autoprovisioning groups

Answer: A

Question No : 82

Which I/O module is used by VMAX3 eNAS systems to facilitate backup to tape?

A. 2-port 10GbE BaseT

B. 2-port 10GbE Optical
C. 4-port 8 Gb FC
D. 4-port 16 Gb FC

Answer: C

Question No : 83

In a VMAX3 array, what is the maximum amount of ports that can be contained in a Port
Group?

A. 4
B. 12
C. 16
D. 32

Answer: D

Question No : 84

After installing Unisphere for VMAX, configuration activities are successfully performed on
a VMAX3 array. However, performance data is not being collected.

Which additional step needs to occur to allow the system to collect performance data?

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A. System needs to be registered
B. SMAS service needs to be started
C. PostgreSQL database is corrupt and needs to be reinstalled
D. Unisphere for VMAX server needs to be rebooted

Answer: A

Question No : 85

A company has two VMAX3 arrays, both configured with eNAS. The company wants to
make multiple copies of their file system volumes while using minimal additional space.

Which EMC technology will meet the requirement without additional hardware?

A. SnapSure
B. TimeFinder
C. SRDF
D. Replicator

Answer: A

Question No : 86

What should be done, from an application perspective, prior to performing an SRDF

Restore operation?

A. Stop accessing the R1 and R2 devices

B. Stop accessing the R1 devices; continue accessing the R2 devices
C. Continue accessing the R1 devices; stop accessing the R2 devices
D. Continue accessing the R1 and R2 devices

Answer: A

Question No : 87

To which VMAX3 Service Level Objectives does the SLO Response Time Objective

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algorithm apply?

A. Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze

B. Platinum, Gold, and Silver
C. Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze
D. Optimized, Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze

Answer: A

Question No : 88

In Unisphere for VMAX, what is the minimum Storage System role required to view
Security Settings?

A. Auditor
B. StorageAdmin
C. SecurityAdmin
D. Monitor

Answer: A

Question No : 89

Which objects are pre-configured at the factory in a VMAX3 array?

A. Disk Groups, Data Pools, and one Storage Resource Pool

B. Storage Resource Pools and Masking Views
C. Disk Groups, Data Pools, and Storage Groups
D. Data Pools, Storage Resource Pools, and Port Groups

Answer: A

Question No : 90

What is a consideration when linking a TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot to a target Storage

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Group (SG) in Unisphere for VMAX?

A. Target SG should not be in a Masking View

B. Target SG should be in a Masking View
C. Target SG should not be managed by the Optimized SLO
D. Target SG should be managed by the Optimized SLO

Answer: A

Question No : 91

A company has two VMAX3 arrays installed at two different sites. VMAX3 eNAS is
configured on both arrays with IP network connectivity between them. The company wants
to replicate file data between the two VMAX3 arrays.

Which EMC technology will meet the requirement without additional hardware?

A. Replicator
B. TimeFinder
C. SRDF
D. RecoverPoint

Answer: A

Question No : 92

What can be used to minimize SRDF asynchronous replication from impacting SRDF
synchronous replication on the same RF ports?

A. Use the symqos command to enable I/O resource distribution on the affected RF ports
B. Use the symqos command to set a RDF pace value for the SRDF asynchronous
volumes
C. SRDF asynchronous and synchronous replication is not supported on the same RF port
D. Enable SRDF coordination for the asynchronous volumes

Answer: A

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Question No : 93

An application is using four VMAX3 devices. A TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot of the

Storage Group containing these devices is created at 10 AM. The storage administrator
adds another device to this Storage Group at 2 PM. A restore operation is performed at 3
PM using the snapshot.

What will be the status of the newly added device, after the restore operation?

A. Not Ready
B. Read/Write enabled
C. Write disabled
D. Failed

Answer: A

Question No : 94

What is the granularity of FAST data movement requests in a VMAX3 array?

A. 1 Extent Group
B. 1 Extent Group Set
C. 12 Extents
D. 42 Extent Groups

Answer: A

Question No : 95

Which SRDF/A feature provides increased replication resiliency from temporary spikes in
write workloads or link loss?

A. Delta Set Extension

B. SRDF FAST Coordination
C. Multi-Session Consistency
D. Software Compression

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Answer: A

Question No : 96

Where is the automatic backup feature for the Solutions Enabler Group Name Services
(GNS) database set?

A. Daemon options file

B. Installation wizard
C. SYMAPI options file
D. Unisphere for VMAX

Answer: A

Question No : 97

What is the recommended maximum distance for an SRDF/S solution?

A. 100 km
B. 125 km
C. 200 km
D. 250 km

Answer: C

Question No : 98

A storage administrator currently has three snapshots with generation numbers 0,1, and 2.
After adding a TimeFinder SnapVX snapshot, what is the generation number of the new
snapshot?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

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Answer: A

Question No : 99

In a VMAX3 environment, what is used to make SRDF/A resilient to temporary increases in

write workloads or intermittent link loss?

A. Storage Resource Pool

B. Delta Set Extension Pool
C. SAV Pool
D. Reserved LUN Pool

Answer: A

Question No : 100

What are the SRDF group limits of a VMAX3 when connected to other VMAX3s?

A. 64 RDF groups per system64 RDF groups per RDF port16 RDF ports per engine
B. 64 RDF groups per system64 RDF groups per RDF port32 RDF ports per engine
C. 250 RDF groups per system250 RDF groups per RDF port16 RDF ports per engine
D. 250 RDF groups per system250 RDF groups per RDF port32 RDF ports per engine

Answer: D

Question No : 101

You are attempting to install Unisphere for VMAX 8.0 on a server with the following
configuration:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit

Dual core processor

8 GB RAM

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180 GB free space

The installation is unable to continue because a pre-requisite has not been met. What is
the likely cause of the error?

A. 12 GB of RAM is required
B. 32-bit operating system is required
C. 240 GB of free space is required
D. Quad core processor is required

Answer: A

Question No : 102

Which symrdf flag and operation allows new devices to be added to a SRDF/A session
without suspending the existing devices?

A. cons_exempt with the movepair operation

B. establish with the movepair operation
C. cons_exempt with the modifygrp operation
D. establish with the resume operation

Answer: A

Question No : 103

If the Solutions Enabler 8.0.x lockbox password is lost, which method can be used to
recover the password?

A. Password cannot be recovered

B. symcfg command
C. Unisphere for VMAX
D. stordaemon command

Answer: A

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Question No : 104

A storage administrator wants to install a Unisphere for VMAX server on a management

host that does not have direct connectivity to a VMAX3 array. Which daemon is used to
give this Unisphere server access to the SYMAPI server over the IP network?

A. storsrvd
B. storstpd
C. storapid
D. storevntd

Answer: A

Question No : 105

Which SRDF/A feature keeps sessions active in the event of a temporary link loss?

A. Transmit Idle
B. Group-level Write Pacing
C. Write Folding
D. Multi-Cycle Mode

Answer: A

Question No : 106

A VMAX3 storage administrator wants to perform a SRDF data validation test on R2

without impacting production host processing. Which SRDF operation should be used?

A. Split
B. Failover
C. Swap
D. Suspend

Answer: A

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Question No : 107

A VMAX3 administrator needs backward compatibility for existing scripts that use Solutions
Enabler (SE) commands. Which SE environment variable would be used?

A. symcli_mode
B. symcli_command_scope
C. symcli_output_mode
D. symcli_schema_name

Answer: A

Question No : 108

A data center has experienced a disaster. The current state of SRDF is failed over. The
storage administrator wants to begin transfer of the invalid tracks from the R2s to the R1s
while production work continues on the R2s.

Which SRDF operation should be used?

A. Update
B. Failover
C. Failback
D. Restore

Answer: A

Question No : 109

What does the Reserved Capacity parameter for a VMAX3 Storage Resource Pool (SRP)
reserve?

A. Percentage of SRP for thin device host allocations

B. Percentage of SRP for TimeFinder SnapVX snapshots

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C. Absolute capacity in GB for SRDF/A DSE
D. Absolute capacity in GB for thin device host allocations

Answer: A

Question No : 110

Which section in the EMC vApp Manager is used to edit the Solutions Enabler options file?

A. Manage Daemons
B. Appliance Info
C. Appliance Data/Log
D. License Validation

Answer: A

Question No : 111

What would the RDF device and Link states be after an SRDF Update operation?

A. R1=WD; Link=RW; R2=RW

B. R1=RW; Link=RW; R2=WD
C. R1=RW; Link=NR; R2=RW
D. R1=WD; Link=NR; R2=RW

Answer: A

Question No : 112

A VMAX3 parent Storage Group (SG) contains two child SGs: SG1 and SG2. What is a
valid bandwidth limit setting for this cascaded Storage Group?

A. Parent SG 400; SG1 500; SG2 - 200

B. Parent SG 400; SG1 500; SG2 - NOLIMIT
C. Parent SG 500; SG1 500; SG2 - 400

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D. Parent SG 500; SG1 NOLIMIT; SG2 - 1000

Answer: C

Question No : 113

A VMAX3 array has been configured with two Storage Resource Pools (SRP). Source
volumes are assigned to SRP_1 and target volumes are assigned to SRP_2. A TimeFinder
SnapVX snapshot of the source volumes is linked to the target volumes in the default
mode.

What will happen when there are new host writes to the source volumes?

A. Snapshot deltas will be stored in SRP_1

B. Snapshot deltas will be stored in SRP_2
C. Snapshot deltas will be stored in the Reserved Capacity of SRP_1
D. Snapshot deltas will be stored in the Reserved Capacity of SRP_2

Answer: A

Question No : 114

You have configured Open Replicator between a new VMAX3 array and an older
Symmetrix. A host is connected to the VMAX3 array and a control device is configured to
pull data from a remote device. You want the host to be able to access data on the control
device while the data is being pulled from the remote device.

What will cause writes to the control device to be propagated back to the remote device?

A. Donor Update
B. Copy-on-First Access
C. Front-end Zero Detection
D. Background Copy

Answer: A

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Question No : 115

SRDF/A has been enabled between two VMAX3 arrays. What will the RDF pair state be if
there is a permanent loss of all RDF links?

A. Partitioned
B. Suspended
C. Consistent
D. Split

Answer: A

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