What is the basic order of a snapshot creation process?
A. Flush file system, take snapshot. Backup the volume, release the application
B. Flush file system, quiesce the application, take snapshot, backup the volume
C. Quiesce the application, flush file system, take snapshot, backup the volume
D. Flush file system, quiesce the application, flush the file system, take snapshot, backup the volume
Which hardware component provides the interface between the storage network and the server backuplane?
A. gigabit link module
B. interposer card
C. inter-switch link
D. host bus adapter
A unix server has recently been unable to mount its file systems after the HBA driver has been replaced and driver has been upgraded. What is the cause of the problem?
A. The switch zoning was based on port assignments
B. the Switch using worldwide naming has not been updated
C. the disk array firmware was not updated
D. The file system table was not updated to reflect the changes in device IDs.
Which statement best describes an advantage of virtual tape libraries (VTL) in comparison to disk to disk (D2D) backup solutions?
A. Disk array does not respond to backup software command just as if it were a tape drive or tape library.
B. Virtual type is automatically sent to off-site vault after backup finishes
C. Existing backup applications and processes can be used with VTL
D. Disk array works as a "temporary cache" for the backup software
What dows STP stand for in the SAS architecture
A. Serial Tunneled Protocol
B. SAS Tunneled Protocol
C. SATA Tunneled Protocol
D. SCSI Tunneled Protocol
Which statement correctly identifies the relationship among these tape storage components: library, an autoloader and a drive?
A. A drive is a component of an autoloader, while an autoloader is a component of a library
B. A tape drive is always directly connected to a server while autoloaders and libraries are SAN attached
C. A library can support multiple drives; an autoloader can support multiple tapes; a tape drive is a stand-alone unit
D. A tape drive is always directly connected; a library is always SAN connected; an autoloader can be either directly or SAN connected
What is the maximum throughput of a 4 phy SAS wide port that has 3 Gbps links?
A. 300 MBps
B. 1200 MBps
C. 1800 MBps
D. 2400 MBps
What are two advantages of IP storage networking? (choose two)
A. Uses existing Ethernet technologies
B. Supports up to 126 devices.
C. Lowers propagation delay.
D. Leverages system administrator knowledge
What are two advantage of NAS (Choose two)
A. is not limited to the throughput of the LAN
B. is appropriate for block level access
C. uses existing network infrastructure
D. more scalable and flexible than DAS
E. is not impacted by traffic on the LAN
Which three types of disk would be used to run your company OLTP application? (Choose three)
A. SCSI
B. SATA
C. SAS
D. ATA
E. Fibre Channel