






Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Prepare for your exams
Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points to download
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
A comprehensive overview of key concepts and definitions related to flash array implementation. It covers various aspects such as hardware installation, software deployment, slot population rules, and physical and power requirements. Additionally, it delves into advanced topics like directflash shelf, sas card compatibility, capacity consolidation, and non-disruptive upgrade (ndu). The document also explains features like phoning home, gui walkthrough, and system wipe eligibility, offering a detailed understanding of flash array systems and their management.
Typology: Exams
1 / 11
This page cannot be seen from the preview
Don't miss anything!







SitevReadinessv-vcorrect-answersv- Avverifiedvstatevinvwhichvallvphysical,venvironmental,vpower,vandvnetworkvprerequisitesvare vmetvpriorvtovFlashArrayvinstallation. PurevEngagementvRequestv(PER)v-vcorrect-answersv- Avdocumentvorvformvrecordingvcustomervrequirementsvandvconfigurationvdetails,vusedvforv planningvandvverifyingvFlashArrayvdeployments. ImplementationvWorkbookv(IWB)v-vcorrect-answersv- Avstandardizedvspreadsheetvorvdocumentvthatvrecordsvconfiguration,venvironment,vandvrea dinessvdatavforvavFlashArrayvimplementation. HardwarevInstallationv-vcorrect-answersv- Thevprocessvofvphysicallyvracking,vconnecting,vandvpoweringvupvavnewvFlashArrayvinvthevd atavcenter. ArrayvSoftwarevDeploymentv-vcorrect-answersv- Thevprocedurevforvinstalling,vupgrading,vorvinitializingvPurityvsoftwarevonvavFlashArray.
SlotvPopulationvRulesv-vcorrect-answersv-SpecificvguidelinesvdictatingvwhichvIO/front- endvcardsvgovintovwhichvslots,vsuchvasvXR3vslotsvbeingvpopulatedvinvorderv 3 v→v 1 v→v 2 v →v0. USBvInstallationvMediav(Purityv6.3+)v-vcorrect-answersv- AvUSBvdrivevformattedvwithvFAT32vorvexFATvforvperformingvinstallationsvorvupgradesvonvFl ashArrayvPurityv6.3vorvabove. PhysicalvandvPowervRequirementsv-vcorrect-answersv- Thevminimumvrackvspace,vpowervsources,vandvcoolingvnecessaryvforvsafevinstallationvofvFl ashArrayvunitsvsuchvasvXR4vorvXLvmodels. DirectFlashvShelfv(DFS)v-vcorrect-answersv- AnvexpansionvshelfvforvFlashArrayvthatvcontainsvDirectFlashvModulesv(DFMs),vincreasingvca pacityvandvperformance. SASvCardvCompatibilityv-vcorrect-answersv- Avrequirementvensuringvthatvonlyvsupportedvserial- attachedvSCSIv(SAS)vcardsvarevusedvwhenvupgradingvhardwarevbetweenvdifferentvFlashArra yvmodels. CapacityvConsolidationv-vcorrect-answersv- Thevprocessvofvmergingvorvredistributingvstoragevcapacitiesvduringvupgrades,voftenvrequirin gvworkplanvvalidationvandvmultiplevsitevvisits. Non-DisruptivevUpgradev(NDU)v-vcorrect-answersv- Anvupgradevprocessvdesignedvtovoccurvwithoutvinterruptionvtovdatavavailabilityvorvarrayvse rvices.
DirectvCompressionvAcceleratorv(DCA)v-vcorrect-answersv- AvhardwarevmodulevusedvinvFlashArray//XLvmodelsvtovoffloadvandvoptimizevdatavcompress ionvtasks. DatavWipevProcessv-vcorrect-answersv- AvsecuredverasurevmethodvappliedvtovavFlashArrayvbeforevdecommissioning,vreturn,vorvaft ervcertainvsupportvevents. ManagementvNetworkv-vcorrect-answersv- Thevdedicatedvnetworkvrequiredvforvadministrativevaccessv(GUI,vSSH,vAPI)vtovthevFlashArra y. ReplicationvNetworkv-vcorrect-answersv- AvnetworkvusedvexclusivelyvtovtransfervsnapshotvandvreplicationvtrafficvbetweenvFlashArray vsystemsvforvDRvorvbackup. iSCSI/FibrevChannelvConfigurationv-vcorrect-answersv- ThevprocessvofvsettingvupvandvvalidatingvstoragevconnectivityvprotocolsvbetweenvFlashArra yvandvhostvservers. RearvPanelvLEDvIndicationsv-vcorrect-answersv- DiagnosticvlightsvonvthevbackvofvFlashArrayvcontrollersvindicatingvhardwarevstatus,vusedvdu ringvinstallationvandvtroubleshooting. WorkplanvValidationv-vcorrect-answersv- Thevprocessvofvconfirmingveveryvstep,vdependency,vandvrequirementvpriorvtovimplementati onvorvupgradevactivities.
TroubleshootingvProcedurev-vcorrect-answersv- Avsystematicvapproachvtovdiagnosingvandvresolvingvissuesvwithvhardware,vsoftware,vorvcon nectivityvinvFlashArrayvsystems. PurityvOperatingvEnvironmentv-vcorrect-answersv- ThevcorevFlashArrayvOSvthatvcontrolsvdatavservices,vmanagement,vandvhardwarevforvPurev Storagevarrays. ActiveClusterv-vcorrect-answersv- Avsynchronousvreplicationvandvhighvavailabilityvsolutionvallowingvforvstretchedvclustersvacro ssvmultiplevFlashArraysvatvmetropolitanvdistances. Multipathingv-vcorrect-answersv- AvconfigurationvtechniquevenablingvmultiplevphysicalvconnectionsvbetweenvhostsvandvFlash Arrayvforvincreasedvredundancyvandvperformance. VolumevProvisioningv-vcorrect-answersv- ThevprocessvofvcreatingvandvallocatingvstoragevvolumesvonvavFlashArrayvforvhostvusage. HostvGroupv-vcorrect-answersv- AvlogicalvgroupingvofvhostsvonvthevFlashArray,voftenvusedvforvconsistentvvolumevmappingv andvaccessvpermissions. NDUvReadinessvCheckv-vcorrect-answersv-Avpre- upgradevverificationvprocessvtovconfirmvallvconditionsvarevmetvforvavnon- disruptivevsoftwarevupgrade. Snapshotv-vcorrect-answersv-Avpoint-in- timevcopyvofvavvolumevorvgroupvofvvolumesvcreatedvonvthevFlashArrayvforvdatavprotectio nvorvrecovery.
HostvConnectivityvTestv-vcorrect-answersv-Avverificationvprocedurevpost- installvthatvchecksvthevabilityvofvhostsvtovaccessvandvinteractvwithvprovisionedvvolumes. RAID-HAv-vcorrect-answersv- ThevFlashArray'svproprietaryvRAIDvschemevthatvprovidesvhighvavailabilityvandvefficientvdata vprotectionvacrossvdrives. ServicevProcessorv(SP)v-vcorrect-answersv- AvdedicatedvhardwarevmodulevorvsystemvinvthevFlashArrayvresponsiblevforvhardwarevmoni toring,valerting,vandvremotevsupportvfunctions. MaintenancevWindowv-vcorrect-answersv- Thevapprovedvtimevperiodvinvwhichvpotentiallyvdisruptivevoperations,vsuchvasvupgradesvor vreboots,vcanvsafelyvoccur. DirectFlashvModulev(DFM)v-vcorrect-answersv-AvproprietaryvPurevStoragevsolid- statevstoragevdevicevdesignedvforvusevinvDirectFlashvShelfvandvFlashArrayvchassis. Data-at-RestvEncryptionv(D@RE)v-vcorrect-answersv-FlashArray'svalways- onvencryptionvmethodologyvtovsecurevinactivev(stored)vuservdatavagainstvunauthorizedvacc ess. PerformancevBottleneckv-vcorrect-answersv- AvcomponentvorvconfigurationvinvthevFlashArrayvdeploymentvchainvthatvlimitsvthroughput, vlatency,vorvIOPS. StoragevCapacityvLicensev-vcorrect-answersv- AvPurevStorageventitlementvgoverningvthevmaximumvusablevlogicalvstoragevcapacityvenable dvonvavFlashArray.
SupportvBundlev-vcorrect-answersv- Avcompressedvarchivevofvlogs,vsystemvstate,vandvconfigurationvfilesvcollectedvfromvavFlash Arrayvforvtroubleshootingvorvescalation. DegradedvStatev-vcorrect-answersv- Avdiminishedvoperationalvcondition,vsuchvasvlossvofvavcontrollervorvdisk,vinvwhichvredunda ncyvisvcompromisedvbutvdatavremainsvaccessible. FlashArray//XR3vSlotv 0 v-vcorrect-answersv-Supportsvav 2 - portv50GbvEthernetvcard,v 2 - portv100GbvEthernetvcard,vorv 4 - portvSASvcard;vallowsvmixedvconfigurationvofvSASvandvNVMevDirectFlashvshelves. FlashArray//XR3vSlotv 1 v-vcorrect-answersv-Typicallyvusedvforvav 4 - portvSASvHBAvcardvforvSASvshelfvconnectivity;vcanvalsovsupportv 2 - portv10/25GbviSCSI,v 2 - portv16G/32GvFC,vorv 4 - portv16G/32GvFCvcards. FlashArray//XR3vSlotv 2 v-vcorrect-answersv- UsedvforvadditionalvSASvHBAvcardsvifvneeded;vsupportsvthevsamevcardsvasvSlotv1. FlashArray//XR3vSlotv 3 v-vcorrect-answersv-ReservedvforvInfinibandvorvhardwarevnon- disruptivevupgradev(HWvNDU)vonly. FlashArray//XR3vMezzaninevSlotv-vcorrect-answersv- Reservedvforvbackendvdrivevshelfvconnectivity;vcanvbevconfiguredvwithvav 4 - portv50GbvEthernetvcardvforvNVMevDirectFlashvshelfvorvav 4 - portvSASvmezzaninevcard. FlashArray//XR3vSlotvPopulationvOrderv-vcorrect-answersv-PopulatevIO/front- endvcardsvinvthevorder:vSlotv 3 v→vSlotv 1 v→vSlotv 2 v→vSlotv0.vIfvinstallingvavfull- heightvcard,vpopulatevSlotv 1 vfirstv(beforevSlotv3).
FlashArray//XR4vManagementvCardvRestrictionv-vcorrect-answersv-Thev 2 - portv10GBase- TvcardvisvsupportedvforvmanagementvusevonlyvandvonlyvinvSlotv0. FlashArray//XR4vNVMe/RoCEvCardvFlexibilityv-vcorrect-answersv-Thev 2 - portv100GvNVMe/RoCEvcardvcanvbevinstalledvinvSlotv0,v1,v2,vorv 3 vforviSCSI,vReplication,vN VMe-RoCE,vNVMe-TCP,vandvDirectFlashvShelfvconnectivity. FlashArray//XLvSlotv 0 v-vcorrect-answersv-Canvsupportvcardsvsuchvasv 2 - portv100GbviSCSI/RoCE,v 2 - portv100GbvNVMe/TCP,v 4 - portv25GbvNVMe/TCP,v 2 - portv10/25GbviSCSI/RoCE,vorv 4 - portv32/64GbvFC. FlashArray//XLvSlotv 1 v-vcorrect-answersv-SupportsvsamevcardvtypesvasvSlotv0:v 2 - portv100GbviSCSI/RoCE,v 2 - portv100GbvNVMe/TCP,v 4 - portv25GbvNVMe/TCP,v 2 - portv10/25GbviSCSI/RoCE,vorv 4 - portv32/64GbvFC. FlashArray//XLvSlotv 2 v-vcorrect-answersv-Preferredvforvthev 2 - portv100GbvNVMe/TCPvcardvduevtovPCIevlimitations;valsovsupportsvothervcardvtypes. FlashArray//XLvSlotv 3 v-vcorrect-answersv-SupportsvthevsamevcardsvasvSlotv2. FlashArray//XLvSlotv 4 v-vcorrect-answersv-Usedvforvreplicationvservicesvcardsvsuchvasv 2 - portv100GbviSCSI/RoCE,v 2 - portv100GbvNVMe/TCP,v 4 - portv25GbvNVMe/TCP,v 2 - portv10/25GbviSCSI/RoCE,vorv 4 - portv32/64GbvFC. FlashArray//XLvSlotv 5 v-vcorrect-answersv- DedicatedvforvthevDirectvCompressionvAcceleratorv(DCA)vcard;vpresentvbyvdefaultvinvXL vandvXL170vmodels. FlashArray//XLvSlotv 6 v-vcorrect-answersv-SupportsvthevsamevcardsvasvSlotv4.
FlashArray//XLvSlotv 7 v-vcorrect-answersv-Preferredvforvthev 2 - portv100GbvNVMe/TCPvcardvduevtovPCIevlimitations;vsupportsvmultiplevcardvtypes. DirectFlashvShelfv(DFS)vPortvAssignmentv(XR3/XR4/XL)v-vcorrect-answersv- ConnectsvviavETH0vandvETH1vports,vwhichvarev100GbvLOMv(LANvonvMotherboard)vports;v addvsecondvshelfvusingvETH6/ETH7vonvoptionalvcardvinvSlotv0. ETHvPortvAssignmentsv(XR3/XR4/XL)v-vcorrect-answersv- ETH0/ETH1:vDirectFlashvShelf,vETH2/ETH3:vReplication/SAN,vETH4:vManagementv(pervcontr oller). SASvHBAvClearancevGuidancev(XR4)v-vcorrect-answersv- PhysicalvclearancevlimitsvreliablevSASvcablevinsertionvinvSlotv2,vsovSlotv 1 vshouldvbevusedvf orvSASvHBAvcards.