D-PVM-DS-01: Dell PowerMax Design v2

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This exam is designed for professionals involved in positioning and designing PowerMax Family solutions. It covers PowerMax hardware and system configurations, supported upgrades and migrations, business continuity with TimeFinder SnapVX and SRDF, and management with Unisphere for PowerMax and Solutions Enabler SYMCLI. It is intended for Dell internals and partners and passing it demonstrates capability in designing and positioning PowerMax solutions.

Exam Topics

  • PowerMax Family Features15%
  • PowerMax Design Resources and Environment15%
  • PowerMax Upgrades and Migrations17%
  • PowerMax Local and Remote Replication19%
  • Unisphere for PowerMax12%
  • Solutions Enabler Implementation7%
  • PowerMax File15%

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QuestionQ1

PowerMax File

A customer is deploying a consolidated storage solution on a PowerMax platform that requires block and file services. They have identified a requirement for SDNAS functionality. You must justify the selection based on the scalability, performance, and integration requirements of a consolidated block-and-file environment.

Which two PowerMax array options would you recommend?

Choose two
Explanation

Software-Defined NAS (SDNAS) replaces eNAS on V4 PowerMax arrays. PowerMax 2500 and PowerMax 8500 are the V4 models and therefore support the SDNAS-based consolidated block-and-file environment.

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QuestionQ2

PowerMax Family Features

A customer needs high performance and redundancy for a mission-critical application on a PowerMax 8500 system.

Which Flexible RAID configuration is most appropriate?

Explanation

RAID 6 provides dual-parity protection and can tolerate two drive failures in a RAID set, which suits mission-critical workloads requiring strong redundancy. RAID 6 (6+2) prioritizes protection and performance over the higher capacity efficiency of a larger RAID 6 configuration.

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QuestionQ3

PowerMax Upgrades and Migrations

A Storage Architect is planning a performance-focused expansion of an existing two-Brick PowerMax 8500 system to a four-Brick configuration. They are investigating best practices to ensure optimal performance and prevent potential bottlenecks.

What is a critical consideration when performing this PowerMax 8500 Brick expansion?

Explanation

PowerMax 8500 node-pair cache configurations start at 1,792 GB, so every Brick/node pair meets a minimum of 1 TB of cache. Dell permits cache sizes to be intermixed within one size increment, rather than requiring an exact cache-size match across all Bricks.

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QuestionQ4

PowerMax Design Resources and Environment

When designing a PowerMax 8500 system, the capacity requirements call for 298 drives in a RAID 5(12+1) configuration.

What is the minimum number of node pairs that must be configured?

Explanation

A PowerMax 8500 DME accommodates up to 48 drives, so 298 drives require seven DMEs. PowerMax 8500 configurations allow no more than two DMEs per node pair at the required 1:2 node-pair-to-DME limit. Four node pairs are therefore the minimum configuration that supports seven DMEs.

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QuestionQ5

PowerMax Upgrades and Migrations

A single-node-pair PowerMax 8500 system is configured with 768 GB DRAM + 1 TB PMEM. The array needs a PMEM upgrade.

What is the only PMEM upgrade option available for this PowerMax configuration?

Explanation

The supported PowerMax 8500 memory configuration pairs 768 GB DDR4 DRAM with 3,072 GB (3 TB) DDR4 PMEM per node. Thus, the available PMEM upgrade retains 768 GB DRAM and increases PMEM to 3 TB.

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PowerMax Family FeaturesPowerMax Design Resources and EnvironmentPowerMax Upgrades and MigrationsPowerMax Local and Remote ReplicationUnisphere for PowerMaxSolutions Enabler ImplementationPowerMax File
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