You create a new Symmetrix VMAX volume to be used as a VMFS store for a new ESX host. You map the volume to two FA ports already being used by Windows hosts. After rescanning the bus, the new ESX host is unable to discover the volume. You identify that the SCSI-3 and SPC-2 flags need to be enabled for the ESX hosts. What should you do to resolve this issue?
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Use the "sym access" comma ml to set the host initiator flays
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Use the "symaccess" command to set the flays on a per-port basis
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Use the "symcfg" command to set the host initiator flays
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Use the "symaccess" command to enable the ACLX flag
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What are the slices on the physical disks in a Symmetrix called?
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Click on the calculator icon in the upper left. A customer requested assistance in using the symcli symconfigure command to create one 8-way 1 TB striped meta bound to POOL_A. Which parameters do you provide?
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Create dev count=1, size=1118480 cyl, config=tdev, emulation=fba, meta_member_size=139810, meta_config=striped, binding to pool=POOL_A
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Create dev count=1, size=1048576 cyl, config=tdev, emulation=fba, meta_member_size=131072, meta_config=striped, binding to pool=POOL_A
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Create dev count=1, size=1118480 cyl, config=tdat, emulation=fba, meta_member_size=139810, meta_config=striped, binding to pool=POOL_A
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Create dev count=8, size=1048576 cyl, config=tdat, emulation=fba, meta_member_size=131072, meta_config=striped, binding to pool=POOL_A
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A Symmetrix VMAX 40K customer uses TimeFinder/Clone to replicate their production database. The Symmetrix devices used by the database are under the control of XtremSW CachE. -- An issue with the production database requires a recovery from the TimeFinder/Clone replica. -- Production was stopped in an orderly manner and the production file systems were unmounted. -- A TimeFinder/Clone restore was attempted with the default options. -- The restore fails. Why did the restore fail and what should be done for a successful restore?
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Production devices are under XtremSW Cache control. Attempt restore with the force option.
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Production devices are under XtremSW Cache control. Attempt restore with the symforce option.
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Production devices have been held by TimeFinder/Clone. Attempt restore with the force option.
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Production devices have been held by TimeFinder/Clone. Attempt restore with the symforce option.
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What is the sequence of operations for completing an Open Replicator data copy?
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Create, Activate, Terminate
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Create pair, Establish. Split
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Create, Activate, Deactivate
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How many mirror positions does a RAID 6 protected volume occupy in a Symmetrix running 5874 Enginuity?
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What happens when a Snap session is terminated?
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All tracks used by that session remain allocated to the Save pool
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All tracks used by that session are released to the Save pool
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The Save pool is disabled
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Multiple RDF groups from different Symmetrix arrays have been grouped together to enable Multi-Session Consistency. How does cycle switching occur in this configuration?
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Cycle switches always occur simultaneously on all Symmetrix arrays after 30 seconds.
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Cycle switches are controlled by the master Symmetrix.
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Cycle switches are controlled by the RDF daemon.
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Cycle switches always occur independently on each Symmetrix after 30 seconds.
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What is the purpose of a DX port on a VMAX array?
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It is used for connecting external disk arrays to VMAX for FTS
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It is used for connecting external hosts used by EMC DiskXtender
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It is used for connecting the VMAX engines directly to the X-bar on fabric switches.
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It is used for connecting the VMAX engines to backend Disk Enclosures.
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Question 10
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A customer is using Virtual Provisioning on a Symmetrix V-Max array. A thin pool has been created and ten (10) 10 GB data devices have been added and enabled. The "Maximum Subscription Percent" has been set to 300. How many 10 GB thin devices can be bound to the thin pool?
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Question 11
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After creating and then activating a clone session, which process is used to satisfy a read request to the clone target for a protected track?
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The protected track is copied from the source to the target and then presented to the secondary host.
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The protected track is read from the source device and presented to the secondary host.
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The protected track is copied from the target to the source and then presented to the primary host.
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The protected track is written from the target device and then presented to the secondary host.
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Question 12
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A customer currently manages their Symmetrix V-Max array environment with SYMCLI within the administrative storage group. They are instituting a third-shift operations group that will perform storage tasks such as device creation, device mapping, and LUN masking. What solution fits this expanding business requirement and organizational change?
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Symmetrix Management Console
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Automated Resource Manager
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Question 13
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A storage administrator failed to monitor the available capacity in the SAVE pool. What happens on the next write to a full pool?
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The target VDEV is set to "not ready"; copyonwrite is disabled; the track on the source device is changed.
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The host receives a "device full" message from the Symmetrix; copyonwrite is disabled; the source device remains unchanged
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All VDEVs associated with SAVE devs in the full pool are set to "not ready"; copyonwrite is disabled; the source device remains unchanged.
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The target VDEV is set to "not ready"; copyonwrite is disabled; the track on the source device remains unchanged.
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Question 14
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A VMAX administrator has excess capacity in a Snap pool. How can this excess space be reallocated to other enabled devices in the same Snap pool?
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Disable SAVE devices in the Snap pool.
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Unmount SAVE devices in the Snap pool.
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Use the drain_save CLI command.
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Use the symsnap terminate CLI command.
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Question 15
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What could be a reason for a TimeFinder/Snap session to be placed in a failed state?
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The Save Area has run out of space.
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Snap Pool thresholds have been exceeded.
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The Save Devices have not been spread across enough physical volumes.
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Additional Save Devices have not been mounted properly.
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Question 16
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When is Virtual LUN migration supported on a Symmetrix V-Max array?
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Between RAID 5 and RAID 6 devices in the same disk group
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Between a smaller device size to a larger device
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Between a smaller member meta to larger
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Between a standard device and a virtual device
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Question 17
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The precopy option (-precopy) was specified when creating a TimeFinder/Clone session. What occurs after the background copy of the source to the target completes?
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The background copy operation terminates and then the session is activated.
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The precopy process continues to update the clone target.
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The session is automatically activated.
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The session state changes from precopy to CopyInProgress.
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Question 18
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You need to perform an SRDF failback operation and must ensure the integrity of the data on the R2 volume. Which step must be taken?
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Stop any applications that are accessing the R2 volume
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Remove entries from the file system table
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Disable journaling on the file system
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Question 19
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How can you mount a TimeFinder replica on an ESXi host, when the R2 device is also seen by the same host?
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Detach the R2 device from the ESXi host.
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Detach the R1 device from the ESXi host.
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Restart the the ESXi host to rescan the HBA's.
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Restart the VM's associated to the duplicate extent.
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Question 20
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An SRDF/A session is active and the device pairs are in a consistent state. What will happen if there is a temporary loss of all links?
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Cycle time will be elongated.
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Devices will go into Synchronous mode.
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Devices will go into a Partitioned state.
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Question 21
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How is data read from a compressed track on a Symmetrix thin device?
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The track is uncompressed into the reserved storage area and then read.
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The track is written in an uncompressed form to the thin device and then read.
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The track is read directly from the pool in a compressed form.
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The data is read directly from Symmetrix thin device.
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Question 22
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A customer needs to replace an HBA on an existing host connected to their Symmetrix VMAX array and is unsure how to update the host masking to reflect the new HBA WWN. What is the most efficient way to complete the host masking update?
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Use the symaccess replace command.
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Create a new initiator group for the new HBA WWN.
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Use the symmask replace command.
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Add the new HBA WWN to the existing initiator group.
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Question 23
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The customer is considering a long-distance replication solution. Due to bandwidth limitations and distance SRDF/A has been selected. The customer has called the EMC TA to review his RPO. With a customer-selected minimum cycle time of 30 seconds, what is the worst-case RPO under normal operating conditions?
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Question 24
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What is a benefit of using TimeFinder VP Snap instead of TimeFinder/Clone when running Enginuity 5876 onward?
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TimeFinder VP Snap provides shared target track allocation for clone targets from the same source device.
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TimeFinder VP Snap provides cascaded local replication functionality, TimeFinder/Clone does not.
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Shared target allocations from a single source device are consolidated and can be relocated across Tiers using FAST VP for greater efficiency.
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TimeFinder VP Snap does not require Device Level Write Pacing when in a session with an SRDF R2 device.
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Question 25
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Which Unisphere for VMAX view shows all the components of a masking view including the members of the various groups (port, storage and initiator)?
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Masking View > Connections
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Question 26
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A Symmetrix VMAX customer created five thin devices and added them to a storage group. The storage group is part of a masking view for an HP-UX Server. The administrator scans for the five new devices and sees that the devices are Not Ready. What is the reason for this?
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Devices have not been bound
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Devices have not been mapped
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TDATs should be assigned, not TDEVs
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There are not enough TDATs in the pool
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Question 27
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Refer to the exhibit.  An Oracle database server has its logs and data split between two Symmetrix V-Max arrays at the primary site. Synchronous consistency protection was enabled for the log and the data devices. What will occur if the link between the Symmetrix V-Max array containing the log LUNs and the target Symmetrix V-Max array were to fail?
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R2 data remains consistent because Enginuity Consistency Assist (RDF-ECA) technology ensures data consistency.
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Data in the database becomes inconsistent at the Remote Site.
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R1 volumes in the Source array, containing the log LUNs, will become write-disabled to the database server.
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SRDF failover would be initiated on all volumes and processing automatically switches over to the Remote Site.
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Question 28
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Refer to the exhibit.  What is the correct state for the Target R2 and Target BCV prior to issuing a symreplicate start command?
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Question 29
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A customer's environment consists of several servers that require the presence of LUN #0 to function properly. What is the optimal way of attaching these servers to a Symmetrix V-Max array?
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Allow servers to share FA ports while using dynamic LUN addressing
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Connect the servers to different front-end ports on the Symmetrix
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Use LUN offsets to make LUN #0 available to each server
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Use device mapping to make LUN #0 available to each server
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Question 30
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How many mirror positions does a RAID 1 protected volume occupy in a Symmetrix running 5874 Enginuity?
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Question 31
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Refer to the exhibit.  Which Open Replicator operations can be performed?
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Hot and Cold Push and Pull
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Question 32
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What is the status of the R1 and R2 devices after performing an SRDF failover operation?
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R1 Read/Write; R2 Read/Write
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R1 Write Disabled; R2 Read/Write
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R1 Read/Write; R2 Write Disabled
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Question 33
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Which Symmetrix VMAX Enginuity feature is supported in Unisphere for VMAX but is NOT available in Symmetrix Management Console?
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Federated Tiered Storage (FTS)
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Question 34
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What is a requirement when implementing TimeFinder/Clone in a Virtual Provisioning environment?
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Source device is thin; target device is thin
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Source device is thin; target device is standard
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Source device is standard; target device is thin
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Source device is thin; target device is data
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Question 35
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What is the maximum number of Symmetrix V-Max Initiator Groups that can be associated with an initiator?
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Question 36
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Which devices are required for storing original tracks for TimeFinder/Snap operations?
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Question 37
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What are the prerequisites for using the symclone recreate command on a Symmetrix V-Max array?
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A clone session is created with the -copy and -differential options and then terminated.
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A clone session is created with the -nocopy option and then activated.
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A clone session is created and activated with the default options.
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A clone session is created with the -differential option and then terminated.
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Question 38
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When creating a new Symmetrix logical volume with SYMCLI, what unit can be used to specify the size?
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Question 39
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What is a requirement for implementing SRDF in a Virtual Provisioning environment?
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Source device is thin; target device is thin
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Source device is thin; target device is standard
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Source device is standard; target device is thin
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Source device is thin; target device is data
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Question 40
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A TimeFinder VP Snap session has been created and activated at 10 AM. Subsequently track number 1000 is written to on the Source device. At 11 AM a second TimeFinder VP Snap session is created and activated for the same Source device. After activation of the second session track number 2000 is written to on the Source device. How will a read request to track 2000 on the target of the second TimeFinder VP Snap session be serviced?
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Read request will access shared track in the thin pool used by the targets of the TimeFinder VP Snap sessions
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Read request will access track number 2000 on the target of the first TimeFinder VP Snap session
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Read request will be re-directed to the Source device
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Read request will access track number 2000 on the target of the second TimeFinder VP Snap session
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Question 41
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How does Transmit Idle help in an SRDF/A deployment?
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Keeps the session active during a temporary link loss
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Increases throughput during high I/O bursts
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Improves recovery point objective
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Absorbs host write bursts
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Question 42
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What happens when all the thin devices are unbound from a thin pool?
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All the data devices in the pool are set to disabled
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Data on all the thin devices is lost
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All the thin devices are set to Write Disabled
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All the thin devices are unmapped
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