Competitive Knowledge
PowerStore can scale out to 4 appliances in a cluster, how many Pure FlashArray XLs can be clustered?
Pure's FlashArray family cannot be clustered
If you see "FS" in the name of a VM on a virtual tab it is typically safe to assume this stands for what?
Still ask please.
File Server
What are the 3 buckets for PowerStore's technologies?
Data-Centric, Intelligent, Adaptable
Does PowerVault's ADAPT offer single or double drive failure?
Double
Which software technology allows the onboard storage of VxRail nodes to be utilized as a single storage pool?
vSAN
What does NetApp guarantee for their data reduction for SAN?
4:1
True or False: a LO Personal Edition collect runs for 24 hours
False
Personal LO collects can be run without creating an account, but take a point-in-time snapshot of the environment as compared to LO Corporate Edition
True or False: different PowerStore models and generations can be clustered together (ex. 1000T + 500T)?
True!
Also, as part of Lifecycle Extension, customers can receive a discount for a same or next-generation PowerStore if they wish to scale out
True or False: a PowerVault can operate without issues on a single controller?
True! PowerVault can be sold with only a single storage controller and operate without issues
"Nutanix XC has been CO-Engineered by Dell and Nutanix since ____"
2011, 2012, 2013?
2012
Does HP support native block and file in the same system?
No
True or False: engineers can use SIOKIT files sent by customers
True!
SIOKIT files can be directly uploaded to Live Optics and viewed as Optical Prime collects
What is the minimum number of drives a PowerStore can be deployed with
6
What is the minimum number of drives for a PowerVault ADAPT pool?
12
Hint: PowerVault = powers of 12
ME5012, ME5024, ME5084
ME412, ME424, ME484
What 3 things must be the same to expand a VxRail cluster?
Same processor vendor, same networking, same storage type (hybrid to hybrid, flash to flash, dynamic to dynamic)
For FlashArray//X and FlashArray//XL lead with ______ unless they need enterprise data services at large lead with _________.
PowerStore, PowerMax
True or False: a LO template in your notes can get all the necessary information from a customer for a build
True
Qualifying LO verbally is more time consuming, but viable for customers who won't run/can't run Live Optics
NVMe drives when compared to SAS drives have the capability to ____________ process IO, which SAS drives do not.
concurrently
Can hybrid Unity models run without FAST Cache?
Yes, they can
FAST Cache is always recommended for hybrid Unity deployment regardless of size. The system is designed to run with caching drives!
True or False: Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) on VxRail manages VM storage in LUNs?
False: SPBM can manage VM storage at a per-VM level for fine granularity
What is HP's hybrid cloud service offering that is comparative to apex cloud platform called?
Greenlake
If you are viewing infrastructure that uses software defined storage the capacity on the environment tab will be shown in what?
Raw
True or False: NVRAM drives are encrypted on non-FIPS 1200T models and above?
True
Dynamic Pooled Unity arrays require what % of the total storage pool to be flash storage?
10%
What is the maximum number of nodes you can cluster together with Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack)?
16