Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :E20-555
  • Exam Name
    :Isilon Solutions and Design Specialist for Technology Architects
  • Certification
    :EMC Certifications
  • Vendor
    :EMC
  • Total Questions
    :344 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :May 29, 2025

EMC EMC Certifications E20-555 Questions & Answers

  • Question 241:

    You have gathered information from your customer about their current NAS environment. They indicated they are having performance and time-out issues with their clients accessing the storage. Currently over 5000 clients are simultaneously accessing the NAS; however, this will double in the next year.

    Based on this information, what recommendations for a new Isilon cluster would you give to the customer based on this information?

    A. Create a six node X400 cluster today. As additional clients are added, add additional X400 nodes for them.

    B. Create a seven node X400 cluster today. You will not need to purchase additional nodes as more clients are added.

    C. Create a three node cluster today. As more clients are added, add three additional nodes each time for 1000 clients.

    D. Create a five node X400 cluster today. As more clients are added, add a Performance Accelerator node for every 1000 clients.

  • Question 242:

    Your customer purchased an Isilon cluster with eight X400 nodes for Home Directories. Your follow-up discussions have uncovered an opportunity to expand the cluster to support the Legal Department. As you prepare to complete the Workflow Profile Document, you meet with the customer to discuss data protection.

    Which key areas should you address?

    A. Default Cluster Protection Level Additional Directory Level Protections Snapshots and Replication

    B. WORM requirements Network ports for replication Snapshots for user restores

    C. Default Cluster Protection Level Backup Windows and Processes Concurrency of user access

    D. Protocols (SMB, NFS, FTP, HTTP, HDFS) Authentication and Directory Services Performance and Latency Concerns

  • Question 243:

    You have had several discussions with your customer in the processor design industry. They have stated that they want a Scale-Out NAS platform for their design environment. Their most significant responses were "We have 125 design engineers accessing large diagrams and we need high throughput to support them. Can we also get the highest performance available? We need to stay ahead of our competitors." Other areas you discussed were their data retention policies and workflow after the chip design is completed. They plan to archive the design files but the files must stay on line.

    What is your initial node recommendation?

    A. S-Series nodes for the active diagrams and NL Series nodes for the archives

    B. A-Series nodes for the active diagrams and X-Series nodes for the archives.

    C. X-Series nodes for the active diagrams and NL 400 nodes for the archives

    D. X-Series nodes with SSD for the active diagrams and NL nodes for the archives

  • Question 244:

    When designing Isilon solutions, which issue should you pay special attention to?

    A. Meet customer expectations

    B. Create a workflow document

    C. Conduct stakeholder interviews

    D. Follow all SSD sizing rules

  • Question 245:

    When designing Isilon solutions, what issues should you pay special attention to?

    A. Avoid being too enthusiastic over the technology Balancing technical and business requirements Provide Options Design to meet customer expectations

    B. Workflow Document Solutions Document Application types Data strategy

    C. Solutions Document Balancing technical and business requirements Providing many options Practical vs. theoretical implementations

    D. Solutions Document Balancing technical and business requirements Downstream hand-off Design to meet customer expectations

  • Question 246:

    You are reviewing an opportunity with a trusted advisor. You both discover gaps in the initial solution design.

    Each iterative discussion with the customer helps you define the solution better. The documents produced capture the customer's requirements.

    What else needs to occur to refine the sizing considerations?

    A. Validate the Workflow Profile Assessment and test the solution against your findings.

    B. Review you assumptions and ask the customer what business issue you're solving.

    C. Provide the CIO with the findings and gain commitment to a Proof of Concept.

    D. Complete your Solution Design Document and forward to EMC consulting.

  • Question 247:

    When conducting high-level interviews with stakeholders of a project, what are the key questions that should be asked?

    A. How much usable storage are you looking for? What client OS will access this storage? Which applications will access this storage?

    B. Which backup application is in use today? What is your change rate? How many clients will connect to the cluster?

    C. What does your network architecture look like Do you have existing NAS infrastructure? Do you have 10Gb or 1Gb Which applications will access this storage?

    D. Who are the application owners? How much usable storage is needed? What applications will be accessing the storage? How many users are in your Active Directory?

  • Question 248:

    What key considerations should be kept in mind when designing a 300TB solution?

    A. Workflow management Defining class of service Time of day services RPO and RTO Data retention and backup

    B. Defining class of service Time of day services ROI and TCO Data retention and backup

    C. SmartPools Smartconnect Snapshots Space for snapshots

    D. Always include 2% SSD SmartPools Smartconnect Snapshots InsightIQ

  • Question 249:

    You meet a customer for the first time. They explain that their current environment for NAS does not meet their needs. You want to make sure that Isilon is a good fit for their needs.

    What would be a good prequalifying question to ask?

    A. What protocols are accessing your NAS?

    B. What application are you using to create directories?

    C. Is your datacenter ISO9001 compliant?

    D. How many users are in your Directory Services?

  • Question 250:

    You meet a customer for the first time. They explain that their current environment for NAS does not meet their needs. You want to make sure that Isilon is a good fit for their needs.

    What would be a good prequalifying question to ask?

    A. What Applications access this storage?

    B. What type of racks are in your datacenter?

    C. Are you using a KVM to access your storage?

    D. How many NICs do your clients have?

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