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PURE CERTIFIED FLASHARRAY IMPLEMENTATION
SPECIALIST EXAM SCRIPT 2026
โ During an upgrade, you installed the new controller which has newer version than the version running on array. What do you do? A. Upgrade/downgrade version on new controller to match running version B. Upgrade array to new version C. Abort upgrade and call support. Answer: A. Upgrade/downgrade version on new controller to match running version โ Customer wants a newer version than what shipped. What do you do? A. Install with current version, have Pure Support upgrade version to desired B. Download the PPKG and SHA1 to USB and install C. Call Pure Support. Answer: B. Download PPKG and SHA1 to USB and install โ IWB has IP with mask 255.255.255.233 and default gateway 10.48.24.1. How should you fix? A. Set mask to / B. Set mask to 255.255.255.
C. Change default gateway to 10.48.24.233. Answer: B. Set mask to 255.255.255. โ Smtp reply has outlook.microsoft.com:587 which is not working. How do you fix? A. Remove the port number B. Prepend https C. Put in credentials. Answer: C. Put in credentials โ What are requirements for a FA name? ("123" failed as a name) A - Must be alphanumeric B - Cannot start with a digit C - Need to be 4 character long. Answer: B - Cannot start with a digit โ What do you need for Proxy setup? A. Credentials B. IP address and Port# C. IP address. Answer: B. IP address and Port # โ What are power requirements for //C? A - 120VAC B - 180 - 264VAC
B. After upgrade is complete C. When installing the first controller D. When installing each controller. Answer: D. When installing each controller โ What does status need to be to install SAS card? A. Primary B. Secondary C. Standby. Answer: B - Secondary โ How do you verify alerts? A. puremessage list --hidden --open B. Puremessage --open C. Purealert --hidden. Answer: A. puremessage list --hidden --open โ Requirement for evacuating SH0 on M50. A - Usable capacity < 80% B - Usable capacity <90% C - Purity 6.1. Answer: B - Usable capacity <90% โ Requirements for evacuating multiple shelves: A - Usable capacity < 80%
B - Usable capacity <90% C - Purity 6.1. Answer: B - Usable capacity <90% โ How to set/correct timezone? A - puresetup timezone B - puresetup time zone C - puresetup timezone --update. Answer: A - puresetup timezone โ On //XL, what ports are 1st DFS connected to? A - ETH 2/3 (PCIe Slot 0) B - ETH 26/27 (PCIe Slot 6) C - ETH 1/2 (PCIe Slot 0). Answer: A - ETH 2/3 (PCIe Slot 0) โ On //XL, what ports are 2nd DFS connected to? A - ETH 2/3 (PCIe Slot 0) B - ETH 26/27 (PCIe Slot 6) C - ETH 31/32 (PCIe Slot 6). Answer: B - ETH 26/27 (PCIe Slot 6) โ On //XL, where do you put the cage nuts on for the rails? A - Cage nut 3 holes up from bottom B - Cage nut 2 holes up from bottom
A - 1600W
B - 1300W
C - 2000W
D - 1800W. Answer: A - 1600W โ What PSUs are in //XL? A - 1600W B - 1800W C - 2000W D - 2200W. Answer: A - 1600W โ What PSU are needed for //X50R3? A - 1300W B - 1600W C - 1800W D - 2000W. Answer: B - 1600W โ What kind of screw is used to secure NVRAM? A. Torx B. Phillips C. flathead. Answer: A. Torx
โ At a dark site, requirement for evacuating a data pack? A - Usable capacity < 60% B - Run evac_check (or something similar) script C - Usable capacity < 50%. Answer: B - Run evac_check (or something similar) script โ What Purity version is required to evacuate multiple shelves or data packs in one operation? A - Purity //FA 6.0. B - Purity //FA 5.0. C - Purity //FA 5.5.X. Answer: A - Purity //FA 6.0. โ How to do a Purity upgrade from 5.3 to 6.1? A - Load up PPKG and SHA1 to a USB and upgrade before install B - Configure with current version and open a support ticket and have them install later C - Something else. Answer: A - Load up PPKG and SHA1 to a USB and upgrade before install โ Required settings for pure install? A - DNS domain suffix B - Email sending address C - NTP server. Answer: C - NTP Server (and email Sender domain)
B - 5.0.0. Answer: A - 6.2. โ What are the serial port communications settings? A. 115,200 bps N- 8 - 1 B. 112,500 bps N- 8 - 1 C. 38400 bps N- 8 - 0. Answer: A. 115,200 bps N- 8 - 1 โ Command to verify controllers are online and in a ready state? A - purearray list --controller B - purehw list C - purehw list --type controller. Answer: A - purearray list -- controller โ Command to perform a manual (controller) failover? A - puredb giveback --safe B - puredb giveback safe C - puredb run giveback --safe. Answer: C - puredb run giveback -- safe โ After running "puredb run giveback --safe" how long should you wait before moving on to next step to check the controller status "purearray list --contoller"? A - 3 minutes
B - 5 minutes C - 10 minutes D - 15 minutes. Answer: C - 10 minutes โ What are the DFM sizes for //X arrays? A - 2.2/4.5/9.1/18. B - 4.5/9.1/18. C - 2.2/4.5/9.1/18/3/36.6. Answer: C - 2.2/4.5/9.1/18/3/36. โ What are the DFM Sizes for //XL arrays? A - 4.5/9.1/18. B - 2.2/4.5/9.1/18. C - 4.5/9.1/18.3/36.6. Answer: A - 4.5/9.1/18. โ What are the DFM sizes for //C Arrays? A - 24.7/49. B - 18.3/24.7/49. C - 18.3/24.7/36.6/49.2. Answer: A - 24.7/49. โ When do you install the bezel? A - at the end before contacting support for post-upgrade tasks B - after completing hardware install and purity upgrades
โ What is the power-down order for an array with shelves? A - Controllers > Shelves B - Shelves > Controllers C - Doesn't Matter. Answer: A - Controllers > Shelves โ What is the power up order for an array with shelves? A - Shelves (wait 10 seconds) > Controllers B - Controllers (wait 5 minutes) > Shelves C - Doesn't Matter. Answer: A - Shelves (wait 10 seconds) > Controllers โ What are steps to install new Purity version on new array? A - Obtain PPKG and SHA1, copy to USB formatted with NTFS, Insert USB into CT0, login, Mount B - Obtain PPKG and SHA1, copy to USB formatted with FAT32, Insert USB into CT1, login, Mount C - B - Obtain PPKG and SHA1, copy to USB formatted with FAT32, Insert USB into CT0, login, Mount. Answer: C - B - Obtain PPKG and SHA1, copy to USB formatted with FAT32, Insert USB into CT0, login, Mount โ What do //XR2 and //XR3 replacement controller kits NOT include?
A. Controllers B. Power Supplies (when changing from //M50R2 to //X50 or //X70 or //X90) C. Torx D. Power cables, SAS cables, Ethernet cables, cabling for host and replication ports. Answer: D. Power cables, SAS cables, Ethernet cables, cabling for host and replication ports โ What is the command to perform a manual (controller) failover? A - puredb run giveback --safe B - puredb giveback --safe C - puredb run giveback safe. Answer: A - puredb run giveback --safe โ On which controller do you run the controller failover? A - On the controller that you're setting as secondary B - On the controller that will become primary C - Doesn't matter life is meaningless anyway. Answer: A - On the controller that you're setting as secondary โ What is the command to mount the USB for upgrading Purity? A. mount /sdba /mnt B. mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt C. mount /dev/sdba /mnt
โ How to verify that services are healthy/running after an upgrade? A - pureadm status B - pureadm - status C - pureadm service - status. Answer: A - pureadm status โ Need to move drives from chassis to shelf, one at a time, what do you need to check before moving on to next drive? A. Puradm admit & verify disk light is green B. Drive healthy and FW update complete C. drive health and parity is 100%. Answer: C. drive health and parity is 100% โ You have 6G and 12GB shelves, what order do you cable them in? A - 6 then 12 B - 12 then 6 C - Doesn't matter. Answer: A - 6 then 12 โ What do you need to do if the DFM shelf ID shows up as flashing zeroes? A - Restart the SAN B - Commit seppuku
C - Restart discover services using Service lldp restart. Answer: C - Restart discover services using Service lldp restart โ What are valid shelf IDs for DirecFlash Shelves? A - 1/2/3/ B - 9/8/7/ C - 8/6/7/5/3/0/9. Answer: B - 9/8/7/ โ In a FA //XL what slot is reserved for NDU? A - Slot 0 B - Slot 1 C - Slot 2 D - Slot 5. Answer: D - Slot 5 โ In FA //XL which slots are used for replication? A. Slot 2 (Preferred), Slots 2, 4, B. Slot 4 (Preferred), Slots 2, 4, 6 C. Slot 4 (Preferred), Slots 0, 6, 4 D. Slot 0 (Preferred), Slots 0, 6, 4. Answer: C. Slot 4 (Preferred), Slots 0, 6, 4
C - 5RU
D - 6RU. Answer: 3RU โ Upgrading disk capacity on an //X10 with higher capacity disks. Since //X10 does not support external disk shelves, how do you evacuate the drives for the upgrade? I.e. evacuate drives from //X with no disk shelf. A - Evac/move one drive at a time B - Use a temporary additional SAN C - Impossible. Answer: A - Evac/move one drive at a time โ When evacuating drives - shelf or pack, what is the order of operations?. Answer: A - verify layout, start evac, monitor evac, complete evac after physical removal of drives โ You have 6G and 12GB shelves, what order do you cable them in?. Answer: 6GB Shelves first, then 12 โ
