It is a collection of raw facts which conclusions can be drawn
What is data
100
A disk drive is divided into logical containers called logical volumes (LV)
What is partitioning?
100
Node (server and storage) ports, cables, connectors, interconnectivity devices, and SAN management software
What are the five components of FC SAN?
100
EMC VNX
What is the unified storage solution for EMC?
100
It is the ability of an IT infrastructure to function according to business expectations, during its specified time of operation
What is Information Availability?
200
Host, Applications, Networks, Database, Storage
What are the core elements of a data center?
200
It is the technology which enables detachment of the user state, the IS, and the applications from endpoint devices
What is desktop virtualiztion?
200
Interswitch Link
What is the link between any two switches called?
200
Content Address
In CAS, a mathematical algorithm is processed against the binary representation of data to create a hash called what?
200
Time within which systems and application must be recovered after an outage
What best describes recovery-time objective (RTO)?
300
Scalability
Which requirement refers to the ability of a storage solution to grow with the business?
300
Striped set with parallel access and dedicated disk partiy
What is RAID 3
300
It is the simplest and least expensive connectivity option, ready to implement because most server have at least one embedded NICs. Only requires a iSCSI software initiator for functionality
What is a Standard NIC with software iSCSI initiator?
300
Pools multiple nodes together in a cluster that works as a single NAS device
What is Scale-out NAS?
300
It is an additional copy of production data (files) that is created and retained for the sole purpose of recovering lost or corrupted data
What is backup?
400
Performance, Capability, Manageability, Integrity, Availability, Scalability, and Security.
What are the characteristics of a data center?
400
It is referred to as active-passive array, and genrally aimed at small and medium sized enterprise applications. Performs I/Os to LUNs only through active paths
What is midrange storage?
400
It is a protocol in which FCIP entity such as FCIP gateway is used to tunnel FC fabrics through an IP network
What is FCIP?
400
Metadata services, Storage services
What the two key services of an OSD system?
400
Server-based backup, Serverless backup, NDMP 2-way and NDMP 3-way
What are the common backup implementation is a NAS environments?
500
It refers to sets whose sizes are beyond the ability of commonly used software tools to capture, store, manage, and process within acceptable time limits.
What is Big Data?
500
Vaulting
Which mechanism provides protection to "uncommitted data in cache" against power failure?
500
It is a discovery and capability exchange protocol, enables CEE devices to convey and configure their features with other CEE devices in the network, ensures consistent configuration across network
What is Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol (DCBX)?
500
Binary representation of data
What is used to generate an object ID in a CAS system?
500
A separate private backup network that is established between all NAS heads and the NAS head connected to the backup device, this will help to avoid the backup data traveling on the production LAN.