DEE-1111 Practice Exam Questions with Answers Expert - PowerMax and VMAX All Flash Solutions Certification

In a Concurrent SRDF/Star environment where the production data on R11 devices are replicated to two R2 devices in two remote arrays, SRDF/S links must be configured between Site 3 and Site 2. This is because in a Concurrent SRDF/Star configuration, there are two target sites and one source site. If there’s a failure, the source site can switch to either of the target sites based on the business continuity plan1. References: Dell EMC Solutions Enabler 9.2 SRDF Family CLI User Guide, SRDF Star software uses and best practices - Dell

The two factors that define Capacity Management are I/O capacity and storage capacity. I/O capacity refers to the ability of the system to handle the incoming and outgoing data traffic from the hosts or applications. Storage capacity refers to the amount of disk space available to store the data. Capacity Management is the process of planning, monitoring, and optimizing the use of these resources to ensure optimal performance, availability, and efficiency of the system.

References:

• Dell EMC PowerMax: Family Overview
• System Resource Usage

The -precopy option in the relink command can be used when you want to start copying data to the target devices immediately after the link operation. This can be useful in situations where additional volumes have been added, increasing the link to full copy time. By using -precopy, you ensure that the data starts copying immediately, preventing potential issues.

When vWitness and Array Witness options are deployed in the same operating environment simultaneously, SRDF/Metro favors the Witness option over the Array Witness option. This is because the Witness option provides a higher level of protection against split-brain scenarios and data loss than the Array Witness option. The Witness option uses a third-party server to monitor the health and connectivity of both SRDF/Metro arrays and to arbitrate in case of a failure. The Array Witness option uses a third array to store configuration information and to arbitrate in case of a failure. However, the Array Witness option does not monitor the health and connectivity of both SRDF/Metro arrays, and it requires manual intervention to resume SRDF/Metro replication after a failure.

In a Concurrent SRDF/Star configuration failure, the first step to recover is to switch to the 1st Target Site. This is because in a Concurrent SRDF/Star configuration, there are two target sites and one source site. If there’s a failure, the source site can switch to either of the target sites based on the business continuity plan1. References: Dell EMC Solutions Enabler 9.2 SRDF Family CLI User Guide

An application owner is experiencing performance issues for their application. Unisphere for PowerMax is showing the storage group is compliant with the current Service Level. This means that the performance issue is not caused by the storage system, but by some other factor in the environment, such as network congestion, host configuration, or application workload. One possible way to address the performance issue is to redistribute the application to other front-end host ports on different directors. This can help balance the workload across multiple paths and avoid potential bottlenecks or contention on a single port or director. Unisphere for PowerMax provides a Performance Plan feature that can analyze the current configuration and suggest optimal port allocation for each storage group based on historical data and best practices.

References:

• Understanding Performance Management
• Dell EMC PowerMaxOS Performance Guide

During a Non-Disruptive Migration (NDM), when the migration is committed, the host access to the source array is removed by deleting the masking view. The masking view is a logical grouping of host initiators, storage ports, and a storage group (which contains volumes). Deleting the masking view removes the host’s access to the volumes on the source array12. References: Dell EMC PowerMax and VMAX: Non-Disruptive Migration Best Practices and Operational Guide, VMAX/PowerMax Non-Disruptive Migration (NDM) for the IBMi host platform | Dell US Support Knowledge Base Article

The symaudit -list command is used to display audit records for SYMCLI commands. The exhibit shows the output of the symauth -list command, which displays the user groups and access types defined for SYMCLI commands. The output shows that there are two user groups: AdminGrp and EmcMgmtGrp. The AdminGrp group has ADMINRD access type, which means that users in this group can run any SYMCLI command with read-only access. The EmcMgmtGrp group has BASECONTROL access type, which means that users in this group can run only a subset of SYMCLI commands with read/write access. However, the output also shows that there are two exceptions for specific users: Beth and Frank. Beth has ADMINRD access type for all commands, which overrides her membership in EmcMgmtGrp group. Frank has BASECONTROL access type for all commands, which overrides his membership in AdminGrp group. Therefore, the only user who has access to run the symaudit -list command based on the symauth output shown in the exhibit is Beth, since she has ADMINRD access type for all commands2

The alert settings required are a first level warning at 10 ms and a second level critical alert at 15 ms. These settings will ensure that high I/O response times for a specific storage group are tracked and appropriate actions are taken when the response times exceed the specified thresholds. References: Dell EMC PowerMax: Service Levels for PowerMaxOS

The symauth command is used to manage user authorization for SYMCLI commands. The exhibit shows the output of the symauth -list command, which displays the user groups and access types defined for SYMCLI commands. The output shows that there are two user groups: AdminGrp and EmcMgmtGrp. The AdminGrp group has ADMINRD access type, which means that users in this group can run any SYMCLI command with read-only access. The EmcMgmtGrp group has BASECONTROL access type, which means that users in this group can run only a subset of SYMCLI commands with read/write access. Therefore, the correct description of a possible configuration created by SYMACL is hosts that are part of AdminGrp group2

The steps in sequence as part of key management for a drive failure on a PowerMax array are as follows:

• Spare drive invoked against failed drive. This step involves the system automatically selecting a spare drive and starting the sparing operation to rebuild the data from the failed drive.The spare drive is encrypted with a temporary key that is stored in the embedded key manager.1
• 1st entry in audit log.This step involves the system logging the sparing operation and the temporary key generation in the audit log, which records all key management activities and events.1
• Sparing operation is completed. This step involves the system completing the data rebuild and marking the spare drive as a permanent replacement for the failed drive.The spare drive becomes part of the RAID group and inherits the same properties as the failed drive.1
• Key is deleted from the repository when failed drive is removed. This step involves the system deleting the Data Encryption Key (DEK) of the failed drive from the embedded key manager when the failed drive is physically removed from the array.The DEK is a unique 256-bit AES-XTS key that is used to encrypt and decrypt data on each drive.1
• 2nd entry in audit log.This step involves the system logging the DEK deletion and the failed drive removal in the audit log.1
• Key is generated for the replacement drive when installed. This step involves the system generating a new DEK for the replacement drive when it is installed in the array.The new DEK is stored in the embedded key manager and used to encrypt and decrypt data on the replacement drive.1

References:

• Dell EMC PowerMax and VMAX All Flash: Data at Rest Encryption