efore performing an SRDF failback operation, which step must be taken to ensure

the integrity
of the data on the R2 volume?
A. Enable write-ahead logging on the volume
B. Remove any entries in the FSTAB file
C. Suspend the RDF link
D. Unmount the volume
Answer: D
A customer is executing an Open Replicator Hot Pull from a third-party array. Wh
ile the data is
being copied, communication between the Control and Remote is lost. What happens
to the
Open Replicator session during the outage?
A. Data is lost and the session must be rebuilt
B. The session is marked as dirty and must be reinitiated
C. The session is stalled and continues when the links return
D. The session is terminated and must be manually restarted
Answer: C
How would you determine which features of Solutions Enabler are currently licens
ed?
A. Check symapi log file
B. Display contents of symapi_licenses.dat file
C. Display options file
D. Use symlmf command
Answer: B
aroopam.com:
What provides data consistency for the data at site C in the SRDF/Star configura
tion?
A. Multi Session Consistency (MSC)
B. PowerPath
C. RDF-ECA (Enginuity Consistency Assist)
D. Symmetrix File System (SFS)
Answer: A
How can a host s access to a BCV be prevented upon completion of a split operation
?
A. Reverse Split
B. Split, Not Ready
C. Split, write disable
D. This cannot be prevented
Answer: B
A database running on an IBM AIX server uses VERITAS file systems and PowerPath.
All
TimeFinder operations are executed from a Windows 2003 Server. Which option shou
ld be used
with the TimeFinder/Clone command to ensure a consistent replica of the database
?
symclone -g appdg activate
A. -consistent
B. -ppath
C. -rdb -dbtype
D. -vxfs
Answer: A
What is the state of the standard and BCV devices after a full TimeFinder/Mirror
establish has
been initiated?
A. Standard is Read Only and BCV is Not Ready
B. Standard is Read Only and BCV is Read Only
C. Standard is Read/Write and BCV is Not Ready
D. Standard is Read/Write and BCV is Read/Write
Answer: C
What is the default page size for Exchange 2007?
A. 2K
B. 4K
C. 8K
D. 16K
Answer: C
A symclone create command was issued and the session has not yet been activated.
Which
statement is accurate?
A. The source device is Not Ready (NR)
B. The source device is Write-Disabled (WD) to host access
C. The target device is Not Ready (NR)
D. The target device is Write-Disabled (WD) to host access
Answer: C
Where is the I/O held during a TimeFinder/Mirror Split using Enginuity Consisten
cy Assist?
A. HBA
B. Multipathing software
C. Symmetrix
D. Volume Manager
Answer: C
Before performing an SRDF failback operation, which step must be taken to ensure
the integrity
of the data on the R2 volume?
A. Enable write-ahead logging on the volume
B. Remove any entries in the FSTAB file
C. Stop any applications that are accessing the volume
D. Suspend the RDF link
Answer: C
A customer wants to migrate his Oracle application residing on AIX hosts.
The requirement is that the users should have full read and write access to the
source volume
and all IOs during that time should be written to both the source and target vol
umes. What is the
best option?
A. migratevg
B. pvmove
C. SRDF / A
D. Open Migrator
Answer: D
R1 devices are in use by unrelated applications running on Servers A (Green Devi
ces) and B
(Blue Devices).
The applications are being replicated to the remote Symmetrix with SRDF/S.
Server A on the source site fails. What steps are needed to resume operations on
Server C on
the remote site?
A. Create a device group with all the R1 devices. Failover all the devices. Resu
me operations on
target site using servers C and D
B. Create a device group with all the R1 devices. Issue an RDF split command. Re
sume
operations on target site using servers C and D
C. Create a device group with the green devices. Failover the devices used by Se
rver A and
resume operations on Server C.
D. Establish/Split BCVs on the R1 side to preserve a consistent data copy. Then
failover all R1
devices and resume operations on servers C and D at the target site
Answer: C
Which host operation is required prior to running the TimeFinder/Mirror establis
h command?
A. All access to the BCV must be stopped before it is established.
B. All access to the standard must be paused before it is established.
C. All read I/Os to a BCV must be stopped before it is established.
D. All write I/Os to a standard must be paused before it is established.
Answer: A
A disaster at the source Symmetrix site caused an SRDF/A Multi-session consisten
cy group
(MSC group) to stop propagating host writes to the target site. At the time of t
he disaster one of
the target arrays had a complete Receive Delta set and the other one had an inco
mplete Receive
Delta set.
Which Symmetrix will require MSC cleanup?
A. Both Symmetrix arrays
B. Neither Symmetrix array
C. The Symmetrix with the complete Receive delta set
D. The Symmetrix with the incomplete Receive delta set
Answer: C
A customer has a requirement to perform an unscheduled application upgrade. To p
rotect the
data, the customer would like to have a point-in-time copy made immediately prio
r to performing
the upgrade.
Due to the nature of the application, there will be no downtime prior to the upg
rade process, and
the upgrade is scheduled to start in several hours.
Which TimeFinder/Clone solution would you recommend to protect the customer s data
?
A. Create a session with copy and differential options. Activate the clone immed
iately prior to the
application upgrade.
B. Create a session with the copy and differential options. Activate the clone u
sing the consistent
option during the upgrade process only if a restore is required.
C. Create a session with the differential option and activate the clone. Immedia
tely prior to the
upgrade, terminate the clone session.
D. Create a session with the precopy and differential options. Activate the clon
e using the
consistent option immediately prior to the application upgrade.
Answer: D
A customer requests that you create a user account for administering jobs and st
orage pools in
EMC Replication Manager, but without controlling the storage array itself. What
is the required
account type that will satisfy only these operations?
A. Database Administrator
B. Operator
C. Power DBA
D. Power User
Answer: C
What is the name of the internal Replication Manager Database that holds informa
tion concerning
Replicas, Jobs, User Accounts, and Client details?
A. IRCCD
B. IRD database
C. RMDB
D. SOLID
Answer: D
HP ServiceGuard uses the concept of a single cluster resource called a Cluster Lo
ck Disk for all
two node clusters. What is the purpose of this device?
A. To determine quorum when all network paths fail on a 2 node cluster.
B. To monitor the availability of attached storage subsystems.
C. To store and manage security policies and user profiles.
D. To store cluster specific quorum logs.
Answer: A
You have installed PowerPath on a host connected to a Symmetrix array. By defaul
t, which
functionality is present with no license key?
A. Adaptive
B. Basic Failover
C. Round Robin
D. Symmetrix Optimization
Answer: B
What happens if a single R1 device in an SRDF/S consistency group CANNOT propaga
te data to
its target R2 device?
A. Data propagation continues for all other R1-R2 pairs in the consistency group
B. Data propagation for all R1-R2 pairs in the consistency group is halted.
C. I/Os are queued in the Symmetrix cache until all data propagation can continu
e.
D. Symmetrix will pause writes to all the other R1-R2 pairs until all R2s are ca
pable of receiving
writes
Answer: B
You installed Solutions Enabler on a host attached to a Symmetrix, but when you
run the symcfg
discover you receive an error message:
the feature being requested is not currently licensed.
Which feature must be licensed?
A. BASE / Symmetrix
B. ConfigChange / Symmetrix
C. DevMasking / Symmetrix
D. Timefinder / Symmetrix
Answer: A
What is the correct state of the Bunker R2 and Bunker R1/BCV pair prior to issui
ng a
symreplicate start command?
A. Split
B. Suspended
C. Synchronized
D. Write-Enabled
Answer: C
Device group Prod is defined on the Production Server connected to the source Sy
mmetrix. What
happens when the command shown is executed?
symmir -g Prod split -consistent
A. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the target
Symmetrix only
B. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source
Symmetrix only
C. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source
and target
Symmetrix arrays
D. A copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source and target
Symmetrix
arrays. Consistency is not guaranteed
Answer: B
What is the correct state of the R1-BCV and R2 pair prior to issuing a symreplic
ate start
command?
A. Split
B. Suspended
C. Synchronized
D. Write-Enabled
Answer: B
Before performing an SRDF failback operation, which step must be taken to ensure
the integrityof the data on the R2 volume?A. Enable write-ahead logging on the
volumeB. Remove any entries in the FSTAB fileC. Suspend the RDF linkD. Unmount t
he volumeAnswer: DA customer is executing an Open Replicator Hot Pull from a thi
rd-party array. While the data isbeing copied, communication between the Control
and Remote is lost. What happens to theOpen Replicator session during the outag
e?A. Data is lost and the session must be rebuiltB. The session is marked as dirt
y and must be reinitiatedC. The session is stalled and continues when the links r
eturnD. The session is terminated and must be manually restartedAnswer: CHow wou
ld you determine which features of Solutions Enabler are currently licensed?A. C
heck symapi log fileB. Display contents of symapi_licenses.dat fileC. Display op
tions fileD. Use symlmf commandAnswer: Baroopam.com:What provides data consisten
cy for the data at site C in the SRDF/Star configuration?A. Multi Session Consis
tency (MSC)B. PowerPathC. RDF-ECA (Enginuity Consistency Assist)D. Symmetrix Fil
e System (SFS)Answer: AHow can a host s access to a BCV be prevented upon completi
on of a split operation?A. Reverse SplitB. Split, Not ReadyC. Split, write disab
leD. This cannot be preventedAnswer: BA database running on an IBM AIX server us
es VERITAS file systems and PowerPath. AllTimeFinder operations are executed fro
m a Windows 2003 Server. Which option should be usedwith the TimeFinder/Clone co
mmand to ensure a consistent replica of the database?symclone -g appdg activateA
. -consistentB. -ppathC. -rdb -dbtypeD. -vxfsAnswer: AWhat is the state of the s
tandard and BCV devices after a full TimeFinder/Mirror establish hasbeen initiat
ed?A. Standard is Read Only and BCV is Not ReadyB. Standard is Read Only and BCV
is Read OnlyC. Standard is Read/Write and BCV is Not ReadyD. Standard is Read/W
rite and BCV is Read/WriteAnswer: CWhat is the default page size for Exchange 20
07?A. 2KB. 4KC. 8KD. 16KAnswer: CA symclone create command was issued and the se
ssion has not yet been activated. Whichstatement is accurate?A. The source devic
e is Not Ready (NR)B. The source device is Write-Disabled (WD) to host accessC.
The target device is Not Ready (NR)D. The target device is Write-Disabled (WD) t
o host accessAnswer: CWhere is the I/O held during a TimeFinder/Mirror Split usi
ng Enginuity Consistency Assist?A. HBAB. Multipathing softwareC. SymmetrixD. Vol
ume ManagerAnswer: CBefore performing an SRDF failback operation, which step mus
t be taken to ensure the integrityof the data on the R2 volume?A. Enable write-a
head logging on the volumeB. Remove any entries in the FSTAB fileC. Stop any app
lications that are accessing the volumeD. Suspend the RDF linkAnswer: CA custome
r wants to migrate his Oracle application residing on AIX hosts.The requirement
is that the users should have full read and write access to the source volumeand
all IOs during that time should be written to both the source and target volume
s. What is thebest option?A. migratevgB. pvmoveC. SRDF / AD. Open MigratorAnswer
: DR1 devices are in use by unrelated applications running on Servers A (Green D
evices) and B(Blue Devices).The applications are being replicated to the remote
Symmetrix with SRDF/S.Server A on the source site fails. What steps are needed t
o resume operations on Server C onthe remote site?A. Create a device group with
all the R1 devices. Failover all the devices. Resume operations ontarget site us
ing servers C and DB. Create a device group with all the R1 devices. Issue an RD
F split command. Resumeoperations on target site using servers C and DC. Create
a device group with the green devices. Failover the devices used by Server A and
resume operations on Server C.D. Establish/Split BCVs on the R1 side to preserve
a consistent data copy. Then failover all R1devices and resume operations on se
rvers C and D at the target siteAnswer: CWhich host operation is required prior
to running the TimeFinder/Mirror establish command?A. All access to the BCV must
be stopped before it is established.B. All access to the standard must be pause
d before it is established.C. All read I/Os to a BCV must be stopped before it i
s established.D. All write I/Os to a standard must be paused before it is establ
ished.Answer: AA disaster at the source Symmetrix site caused an SRDF/A Multi-se
ssion consistency group(MSC group) to stop propagating host writes to the target
site. At the time of the disaster one ofthe target arrays had a complete Receiv
e Delta set and the other one had an incomplete ReceiveDelta set.Which Symmetrix
will require MSC cleanup?A. Both Symmetrix arraysB. Neither Symmetrix arrayC. T
he Symmetrix with the complete Receive delta setD. The Symmetrix with the incomp
lete Receive delta setAnswer: CA customer has a requirement to perform an unsche
duled application upgrade. To protect thedata, the customer would like to have a
point-in-time copy made immediately prior to performingthe upgrade.Due to the n
ature of the application, there will be no downtime prior to the upgrade process
, andthe upgrade is scheduled to start in several hours.Which TimeFinder/Clone s
olution would you recommend to protect the customer s data?A. Create a session wit
h copy and differential options. Activate the clone immediately prior to theappl
ication upgrade.B. Create a session with the copy and differential options. Acti
vate the clone using the consistentoption during the upgrade process only if a r
estore is required.C. Create a session with the differential option and activate
the clone. Immediately prior to theupgrade, terminate the clone session.D. Crea
te a session with the precopy and differential options. Activate the clone using
theconsistent option immediately prior to the application upgrade.Answer: DA cu
stomer requests that you create a user account for administering jobs and storag
e pools inEMC Replication Manager, but without controlling the storage array its
elf. What is the requiredaccount type that will satisfy only these operations?A.
Database AdministratorB. OperatorC. Power DBAD. Power UserAnswer: CWhat is the
name of the internal Replication Manager Database that holds information concern
ingReplicas, Jobs, User Accounts, and Client details?A. IRCCDB. IRD databaseC. R
MDBD. SOLIDAnswer: DHP ServiceGuard uses the concept of a single cluster resourc
e called a Cluster Lock Disk for alltwo node clusters. What is the purpose of this
device?A. To determine quorum when all network paths fail on a 2 node cluster.B
. To monitor the availability of attached storage subsystems.C. To store and man
age security policies and user profiles.D. To store cluster specific quorum logs
.Answer: AYou have installed PowerPath on a host connected to a Symmetrix array.
By default, whichfunctionality is present with no license key?A. AdaptiveB. Bas
ic FailoverC. Round RobinD. Symmetrix OptimizationAnswer: BWhat happens if a sin
gle R1 device in an SRDF/S consistency group CANNOT propagate data toits target
R2 device?A. Data propagation continues for all other R1-R2 pairs in the consist
ency groupB. Data propagation for all R1-R2 pairs in the consistency group is ha
lted.C. I/Os are queued in the Symmetrix cache until all data propagation can co
ntinue.D. Symmetrix will pause writes to all the other R1-R2 pairs until all R2s
are capable of receivingwritesAnswer: BYou installed Solutions Enabler on a hos
t attached to a Symmetrix, but when you run the symcfgdiscover you receive an er
ror message: the feature being requested is not currently licensed. Which feature mu
st be licensed?A. BASE / SymmetrixB. ConfigChange / SymmetrixC. DevMasking / Sym
metrixD. Timefinder / SymmetrixAnswer: AWhat is the correct state of the Bunker
R2 and Bunker R1/BCV pair prior to issuing asymreplicate start command?A. SplitB
. SuspendedC. SynchronizedD. Write-EnabledAnswer: CDevice group Prod is defined
on the Production Server connected to the source Symmetrix. Whathappens when the
command shown is executed?symmir -g Prod split -consistentA. A consistent copy
of the production data is created on the BCVs in the target Symmetrix onlyB. A c
onsistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source Symme
trix onlyC. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in t
he source and targetSymmetrix arraysD. A copy of the production data is created
on the BCVs in the source and target Symmetrixarrays. Consistency is not guarant
eedAnswer: BWhat is the correct state of the R1-BCV and R2 pair prior to issuing
a symreplicate startcommand?A. SplitB. SuspendedC. SynchronizedD. Write-Enabled
Answer: B
Before performing an SRDF swap on a pair of dynamic RDF devices with the symrdf s
wap
command, in which RDF state should the volumes be?
A. Failed over
B. Partitioned
C. Split
D. Synchronized
Answer: A
A UNIX server has 4 HBAs. Each HBA is zoned to a different FA port on a DMX1000.
Each HBA
has access to the same 20 Symmetrix Devices. PowerPath has been installed and co
nfigured on
the UNIX Server.
Applications A & B have each been assigned 10 devices. Performance is extremely
important for
Application A, while availability is critical for both applications.
Which PowerPath configuration will meet the requirements?
A. Set the load balacing policy for all devices for both applications to Least I
/O
B. Set the load balancing policy of all paths of Application B to Symmetrix Opti
mization
C. Set the mode for 2 of the paths of Application B to Standby and the other 2 t
o Active
D. Set the mode for all paths of Application B to Standby and all paths of Appli
caton A to Active
Answer: C
Under which circumstance can the symclone recreate command be issued?
A. A copy session was created with the -copy and -differential options.
B. A copy session was created with the default (CopyOnAccess) option and then ac
tivated.
C. A copy session was created with the -differential option and then activated.
D. A copy session was created with the -differential option and then terminated.
Answer: C
A database server has its logs stored on a volume on the Symmetrix log source. T
he data is
stored on a volume on the Symmetrix data source.
SRDF/S consistency protection was enabled for the log and the data devices. What
would occur
if the link between the Symmetrix log source and target Symmetrix were to fail?
A. Group Name Services (GNS) ensures data consistency at the disaster recovery s
ite
B. Multi-session consistency (MSC) ensures data consistency at the disaster reco
very site
C. RDF -ECA (Enginuity Consistency Assist) ensures data consistency at the disas
ter recovery
site
D. The database becomes inconsistent at the disaster recovery site
Answer: C
What is the maximum number of TimeFinder/Mirror BCVs that can be established con
currently to
a mirrored standard device?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16
Answer: A
A disaster at the source Symmetrix site caused an SRDF/A Multi-session consisten
cy group
(MSC group) to stop propagating host writes to the target site. At the time of t
he disaster one of
the target arrays had a complete Receive Delta set and the other one had an inco
mplete Receive
Delta set.
Which action must be performed on the target site data to ensure dependent write
consistency?
A. Consistent split
B. Database recovery
C. Enable consistency
D. MSC cleanup
Answer: D
In which operating system will disk numbering be changed with a dynamic createpai
r operation?
A. AIX
B. HP-UX
C. Linux
D. Windows
Answer: A
A customer would like to create a point-in-time copy of their data to be used by
a performance-
sensitive application. The customer would like to access that point-in-time copy
at 3 A.M. The
amount of time required to copy the data from the source to the target is 60 min
utes. Which
TimeFinder/Clone solution would you recommend?
A. Create a clone with the clone in the deferred copy mode (default) at or befor
e 2 A.M.
B. Create a clone with the Copy (-copy) option at or before 2 A.M. Activate the
clone at 3 A.M.
C. Create a clone with the Precopy (-precopy) option at or before 2 A.M. Activat
e the clone at 3
A.M.
D. Create and activate a clone with the background copy (-copy) option at 3 A.M.
Answer: C
Which statement accurately describes a TimeFinder/Snap saveDev device?
A. A small device that contains only pointers to data
B. Consumes a Symm device ID and counts as a DA target
C. SaveDev devices present a read-only status to a host
D. SaveDev should be spread over as few physical volumes as possible
Answer: B
What would be the state of your database if a full TimeFinder restore was perfor
med because of
a serious data loss situation?
A. Database would be current as of the last BCV consistent split
B. Fully synchronized
C. Up to date as of the last committed transaction
D. Up to date as of the last uncommitted transaction
Answer: A
A new SRDF/AR single-hop replication between two sites 800 km apart is being imp
lemented. All
storage has been identified but no pairings have been set up between BCVs and st
andards.
The symreplicate options file currently has the number of cycles
(SYMCLI_REPLICATE_NUM_CYCLES) set to 20 with a cycle time
(SYMCLI_REPLICATE_CYCLE) of 1800s.
Which actions are performed by the symreplicate setup command?
A. Establishes BCV pairs at both sites and splits all pairs after synchronizatio
n.
B. Sets up the required pair states for devices and executes one (1) symreplicat
e cycle.
C. Sets up the required pair states for devices and executes twenty (20) symrepl
icate cycles.
D. Sets up the required pair states for devices. The symreplicate start command
should be
executed subsequently to start the replication process.
Answer: B
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In the SRDF/AR single-hop scenario, a disaster has occured at the source site. A
t the time of
failure all BCV pairs were split and the source R1-BCV to target R2 synchronizat
ion had started
but was not complete.
It is necessary to restart the application at the target site while maintaining
an additional clean
copy of the data in case of corruption during the restart procedure.
What is the process sequence for restarting the application to run on the target
site?
List of Process Steps:
1. Split the target BCVs
2. Perform a failover
3. Start the application on the target R2s
4. Restore from the target BCVs
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 4, 3, 1, 2
C. 2, 3, 4, 1
D. 2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: D
A customer currently has eight (8) BCV device pairs and wants to extend to the m
aximum
number allowed. Which SYMCLI variable will allow the customer to accomplish this
?
A. SYMCLI_BCV_PAIRS
B. SYMCLI_MAX_BCV_PAIRS
C. SYMCLI_MAX_BCVS
D. SYMCLI_MAX_PAIRS
Answer: A
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What is the correct state of the R1-BCV and the R2 pair prior to issuing a symre
plicate start
command?
A. Established
B. Split
C. Suspended
D. Synchronizing
Answer: C
What is the state of an SRDF/Star triangle after a transient failure on the Sync
hronous network
links?
A. Disconnected
B. Partitioned
C. PathFail
D. Unprotected
Answer: C
Before performing an SRDF failover operation, which step must be taken to ensure
the integrity of
the data on the R1 volumes?
A. Enable write-ahead logging on the volumes
B. Remove any entries in the FSTAB file
C. Split the BCVs off the R1s
D. Unmount the volumes from the host
Answer: D
Which process coordinates cycle switches for MSC SRDF/A sessions?
A. ECA daemon
B. GNS daemon
C. RDF daemon
D. STORAPI daemon
Answer: C
What are the standard extensions used for creating scripts that follow EMC Scrip
ting Guidelines?
A. .sh, .bat, .c
B. .sh, .bat, .pl, .cgi
C. .sh, .ini, .pl
D. .sh, .txt, .cgi
Answer: B
When using TimeFinder/Snap, which information is shown when the status of the Sa
ve Device is
displayed?
A. Active snap sessions
B. Available space within the save device pool
C. Percent full of the active snap sessions
D. Virtual devices associated with the Snap Device Group
Answer: B
Which state is the target in when a symclone create is issued?
A. Not Ready
B. Read Only
C. Read Write
D. Ready
Answer: C
Which mechanism provides redundant consistency protection for RDF composite grou
ps
A. Multiple composite groups containing the same devices on a single host
B. Multiple instances of the event daemon running on separate hosts
C. Multiple instances of the RDF daemon running on a single host
D. Multiple instances of the RDF daemon running on separate hosts
Answer: D
Which action causes the RDF pairs to transition from the Before State to the Aft
er state?
A. Createpair with the nocopy option
B. Createpair with the refresh option
C. Half delete
D. Half swap
Answer: C
When enabling SRDF/A from an SRDF Adaptive Copy Disk mode, how many cycle switch
es are
required to ensure consistent data on the R2 after synchronization?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Answer: C
When enabling SRDF/A from an SRDF/S session, how many cycle switches are require
d to
ensure consistent data on the R2?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Answer: A
You are having problems accessing the EMC Replication Manager server that reside
s on your
Windows server. To check that the server is running, you run Task Manager. In or
der to
determine that the Replication Manager server is running, what process do you ne
ed to check?
A. CCDL.exe
B. IRCCD.exe
C. IRD.exe
D. RMSVR.exe
Answer: C
What is the purpose for using the TimeFinder/Mirror Protected BCV Establish opti
on when using
mirrored BCV devices?
A. To prevent changes from being copied from the STD to the BCV
B. To synchronize both mirrors of the mirrored BCV device after a split operatio
n
C. To synchronize both mirrors of the mirrored BCV device during the establish o
peration
D. To write-disable the STD during an incremental establish
Answer: C
Which software process is responsible for cycle switching in an SRDF/A-MSC envir
onment?
A. Event daemon (storevntd)
B. Group Name Services daemon (storgnsd)
C. RDF daemon (storrdfd)
D. SYMAPI Server daemon (storsrvd)
Answer: D
Which platform (Operating System) exposes only the PowerPath pseudo devices afte
r the
installation of PowerPath?
A. HP-UX
B. Linux
C. Solaris
D. Windows
Answer: D
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What is the correct state of the Target R2 and Target BCV device pair prior to i
ssuing a
symreplicate start command?
A. Split
B. Suspended
C. Synchronized
D. Write-Enabled
Answer: A
A Symmetrix has 20 R1 volumes in 2 RDF groups with 10 volumes in each.
How many SYMCLI groups need to be created to manage the volumes in SRDF/A mode?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 10
D. 20
Answer: B
A customer requests that you create a user account for creating and restoring jo
bs in EMC
Replication Manager, but without controlling the storage array. What is the requ
ired account type
that will satisfy only these operations?
A. Database Administrator
B. Operator
C. Power DBA
D. Power User
Answer: A
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When dealing with a Multi-Hop SRDF/AR environment, what is the expected data los
s at the Hop
1 site in case of a failure at the local site?
A. One cycle of data loss
B. Two cycles of data loss
C. Zero data loss
D. Zero data loss on the R1-BCV
Answer: C
Which feature allows the contents of a BCV to remain unchanged during and after
a restore
operation, even while the BCV and the standard are synchronized?
A. full establish
B. incremental restore
C. protected restore
D. symmir restore
Answer: C
What is a requirement for an Open Replicator Hot Push session?
A. Each FA port on the control array (with mapped control devices) must be able
to access the
corresponding remote devices.
B. Each FA port on the remote array (with mapped remote devices) must be able to
access the
corresponding control devices.
C. One FA port on the control array (with mapped control devices) must be able t
o access the
corresponding remote devices.
D. One FA port on the remote array (with mapped remote devices) must be able to
access the
corresponding control devices.
Answer: A
What is a primary benefit when using Open Migrator/LM for a Data Migration imple
mentation?
A. Both source and target volumes are enabled as read only
B. Source volume remains available for read/write
C. Target volume can be mounted at the same time as the source
D. Target volume is read/write enabled
Answer: B
What does the donor update option accomplish in Open Replicator?
A. Updates data on the remote device during a cold pull
B. Updates data on the remote device during a cold push
C. Updates data on the remote device during a hot pull
D. Updates data on the remote device during a hot push
Answer: C
Which Open Replicator operations can be performed?
A. Cold Push and Cold Pull only
B. Hot Push and Cold Push only
C. Hot Push and Hot Pull only
D. Hot Push, Hot Pull, Cold Push and Cold Pull
Answer: D
When a scripting opportunity arises, a Discovery Workshop should be scheduled. W
hat
deliverables should be presented at the completion of this workshop?
A. Detailed script specification, high level procedural/flow diagram, high level
test
procedure/goals, project milestone document.
B. Estimate of effort (in hours), high level procedural/flow diagram and high le
vel test
procedure/goals.
C. Estimate of effort (in hours), high level procedural/flow diagram high level
test procedure/goals,
project milestone document.
D. High level procedural/flow diagram, high level test procedure/goals, project
milestone
document.
Answer: B
An existing SRDF/A customer plans to add a new application to those that are bei
ng replicated.
The new application will cause a large increase in the write I/O traffic seen by
SRDF/A. What is
the correct action to plan for the increased I/O traffic at the source and targe
t sites?
A. Configure spillover disks to handle the excess I/O
B. Enable delta set extension (DSE) in the Symmetrix
C. Implement automated recovery scripts (symrecover) to make SRDF/A more resilie
nt
D. New cache and bandwidth assessment
Answer: D
Which process is used to copy only the changes that were made on a BCV device ba
ck to the
standard?
A. Full Establish
B. Full Restore
C. Incremental Establish
D. Incremental Restore
Answer: D
An application running on a Solaris server uses VERITAS file systems and DMP. Wh
ich option
should be used with the TimeFinder/Clone command to ensure a consistent replica?
symclone -g appdg activate
A. -instant
B. -ppath
C. -symioctl freeze
D. -vxfs
Answer: D
Following a disaster at the source site in an SRDF/S environment, production ope
rations were
failed over to the target site for an extended period of time. Which action allo
ws the
synchronization of data between the source and target sites after the source sit
e becomes
available, while continuing operations at the target site?
A. Establish
B. Failback
C. Restore
D. Update
Answer: D
Which component provides a restartable copy of a clone device when a consistent
activation is
performed?
A. Consistency Group Activation (CGA)
B. Enginuity Consistency Assist (ECA)
C. Multi-session Consistency (MSC)
D. RAID 5-protected clones
Answer: B
In Open Replicator, what does the pace value regulate?
A. Director port bandwidth on the controlling DMX available for host I/O express
ed as a percent
value
B. Director port bandwidth on the controlling DMX available for Open Replicator
expressed as a
percent value
C. Director port bandwidth on the remote array available for Open Replicator exp
ressed as a
percent value
D. Replication speed of an Open Replicator session
Answer: D
What happens when a failover command is issued to a synchronized SRDF R1/R2 pair
in an
SRDF/S environment?
A. SRDF Traffic is suspended, a track table merge between the R1/R2 pair is perf
ormed and the
target (R2) device is Read/Write Enabled to its host.
B. The SRDF links are suspended, the source (R1) and target (R2) devices are Rea
d/Write
Enabled to their respective hosts.
C. The SRDF links are suspended, the source (R1) and target (R2) devices are Wri
te Disabled to
their respective hosts.
D. The SRDF links are suspended, the source (R1) device is Write Disabled to its
host and the
target (R2) device is Read/Write Enabled to its host.
Answer: D
What happens to an Open Replicator Hot Push session if network communications be
tween the
control and remote devices is lost?
A. Session continues. Data that is to be copied is kept in the cache of the cont
rol array and sent
to the remote array after the outage is resolved.
B. Session fails. A new session has to be manually started after the network out
age is resolved.
C. Session fails. It can be manually restarted from the point where the session
failed after the
network outage is resolved.
D. Session stalls . It will resume automatically after the network outage is res
olved.
Answer: B
A disaster has occurred at the Workload Site of a SRDF/Star triangle. What is th
e first SRDF/Star
action that must be performed to allow production to start at the Synchronous Ta
rget Site?
A. connect
B. enable
C. protect
D. switch
Answer: D
Which SRDF solution requires the use of TimeFinder consistent split?
A. SRDF/A Multi-session consistency
B. SRDF/AR
C. SRDF/CE
D. SRDF/S consistency groups
Answer: B
Which option must be used to create a composite group that is capable of RDF con
sistency?
A. -apidb
B. -consistent
C. -rdf_consistency
D. -rdfg
Answer: C
A customer is executing an Open Replicator Hot Pull from a third-party array wit
h the donor
update option. While the data is being copied, communication between the Control
and Remote
is lost and the user terminates the session.
What happens when the links return and a new session is started?
A. The new session starts copying data from the very beginning. New data that ha
d been written
to the control device during the earlier session is lost
B. The new session starts copying data from the very beginning. New data that ha
d been written
to the control device during the earlier session is not lost
C. The new session will start copying data from the point where it left off. The
re is no data loss
D. The new session will start copying data from the point where it left off. New
data that had been
written to the control device during the earlier session is lost.
Answer: B
Device group Prod is defined on the Production Server connected to the source Sy
mmetrix. What
happens when the command shown is executed?
symmir -g Prod split -consistent -rdf
A. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the target
Symmetrix
B. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source
Symmetrix only
C. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source
and target
Symmetrix arrays
D. A copy of the production data is created on both source and target arrays. Co
nsistency is not
guaranteed
Answer: B
After a disaster at the workload site (Site A) in an SRDF/Star configuration pro
duction was moved
to the Synchronous target site (Site B).
After Site A comes back online, is it possible to run in Star protected mode whi
le the production is
still running at Site B?
A. No because Star protection can only be enabled while production is at Site A
B. No because the volumes at site B cannot support concurrent SRDF/A and SRDF/S
C. Yes because it is possible to configure concurrent SRDF/S and SRDF/A at site
B
D. Yes because production can still run at site B after a switch to site A
Answer: C
What provides data consistency for the data at site B in the SRDF/Star configura
tion?
A. Multi Session Consistency (MSC)
B. PowerPath
C. RDF-ECA (Enginuity Consistency Assist)
D. Symmetrix File System (SFS)
Answer: C
Which cluster software requires manual configuration changes be applied to all n
odes?
A. HACMP for AIX
B. HP ServiceGuard
C. Microsoft Cluster server (MSCS)
D. VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS)
Answer: B
Which platforms allow for the removal of logical devices managed by PowerPath wi
thout an
interruption of service?
A. AIX, Solaris, and Linux
B. HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris
C. Linux, HP-UX, and AIX
D. Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX
Answer: B
In a Single Hop SRDF/AR setup the following options have been set:
Cycle Time = 300 seconds
Delay Time = 0 seconds
Overflow = Next
The symreplicate session was started at time 0. The actual cycle time was 450 se
conds. How
many seconds after the start of the first cycle will the next cycle start?
A. 300
B. 450
C. 600
D. 900
Answer: C
What is the software installation directory in an AIX host?
A. /etc/sw
B. /usr/lpp
C. /var/adm/sw
D. /var/sadm
Answer: B
What is the recommended mode of data transfer at the initial SRDF synchronizatio
n?
A. Adaptive Copy
B. Asynchronous
C. Semi-Synchronous
D. Synchronous
Answer: A
A customer would like to create a point-in-time copy of data for development pur
poses. The
customer environment is not performance sensitive. The customer wants a point-in
-time copy at 9
A.M.
The amount of time required to copy the data from the source to the target is 60
minutes and
application downtime is not available.
Which solution would you recommend?
A. Use TimeFinder/Clone to create a clone using the deferred copy mode (default)
prior to 9 A.M.
Activate the clone with the consistent option at 9 A.M.
B. Use TimeFinder/Clone to create a clone with the background copy (-copy) optio
n at or before 8
A.M. Activate the clone at 9 A.M.
C. Use TimeFinder/Clone to create a clone with the Precopy (-precopy) option at
or before 8 A.M.
Activate the clone session before 8 A.M.
D. Use TimeFinder/Clone to create and activate a clone with the background copy
(-copy) option
at 8 A.M.
Answer: A
What is the correct state of the Bunker R1/BCV and Target R2 pair prior to issui
ng a symreplicate
start command?
A. Split
B. Suspended
C. Synchronized
D. Write-Enabled
Answer: B
In the SRDF/AR single-hop scenario a disaster has occured at the source site. At
the time of
failure the symreplicate cycle was running and all BCV pairs were established.
It is necessary to restart the application at the target site while maintaining
an additional clean
copy of the data in case of corruption during the restart procedure. An addition
al requirement is to
facilitate the return to the source site with minimal disruption to application
availability.
What is the process for enabling the application to run on the target site?
Process Steps:
1. Perform a failover
2. Check Synchronization between Target R2 and BCV
3. Split the target BCV
4. Start the application on the target R2s
A. 3, 1, 2, 4
B. 3, 2, 4, 1
C. 1, 3, 4, 2
D. 2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: D
For an SRDF implementation, how is a composite group at the source site enabled
as an RDF
consistency group?
A. Type of RDF1 with -consistent option
B. Type of RDF2 with -consistent option
C. Type of RDF2 with -rdf_consistency option
D. Type of RDF1 with -rdf_consistency option
Answer: D
When in clone emulation mode, what is the maximum number of concurrent BCVs that
one could
pair with a standard device?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 24
Answer: B
In a Single Hop SRDF/AR setup the following options have been set:
Cycle Time = 300 seconds
Delay Time = 200 seconds
Overflow = Next
The symreplicate session was started at time 0. The actual cycle time was 450 se
conds. How
many seconds after the start of the first cycle will the next cycle start?
A. 450
B. 600
C. 650
D. 900
Answer: D
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A database server has its logs stored on a volume on the log source Symmetrix an
d its data
stored on a volume on the data source Symmetrix.
Both source Symmetrix frames replicate data to the target Symmetrix at the disas
ter recovery
site. There are two device groups that have been defined:
one group for the data volume on the data source Symmetrix and one for the log v
olume on the
log source Symmetrix.
What happens if the SRDF links between the log source Symmetrix and the target S
ymmetrix
were to fail?
A. A database recovery at the disaster recovery site makes that data consistent
B. Enginuity Consistency Assist ensures data consistency at the disaster recover
y site
C. The database becomes inconsistent at the disaster recovery site.
D. The database will pause writes to the data source while the SRDF links betwee
n the data
source Symmetrix and the target are suspended
Answer: C
Which software process is responsible for performing MSC cleanup in an SRDF/A-MS
C
environment?
A. Event daemon (storevntd)
B. Group Name Services daemon (storgnsd)
C. RDF daemon (storrdfd)
D. Watchdog daemon (storwatchd)
Answer: C
After a disaster at the workload site (Site A) in an SRDF/Star configuration pro
duction was moved
to the Asynchronous target site (Site C).
After Site A comes back online, is it possible to run in Star protected mode whi
le the production is
still running at Site C?
A. No because Star protection can only be enabled while production is at Site A
B. No because the volumes at site C cannot support concurrent SRDF/A and SRDF/S
C. Yes because it is possible to configure concurrent SRDF/S and SRDF/A at site
C
D. Yes because production can still run at site C after a switch to site A
Answer: B
Device group Prod is defined on the Production Server connected to the source Sy
mmetrix. What
happens when the command shown is executed?
symmir -g Prod split -consistent -both_sides
A. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the target
Symmetrix only
B. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source
Symmetrix only
C. A consistent copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source
and target
Symmetrix arrays
D. A copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source and target
Symmetrix
arrays. Consistency is not guaranteed
Answer: C
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Which device masking configuration must be performed after the zones have been c
reated for an
Open Replicator data transfer?
A. Allow a host connected to the Target Array access to devices in the Control D
MX
B. Allow the Control DMX FA Ports access to the devices on the Target Array
C. Allow the host attached to the Control DMX access to devices in the Target Ar
ray
D. Allow the Target Array Storage Ports access to the devices on the Control DMX
Answer: B
A customer in Boston, Massachusetts runs an in house application on a DMX2000. T
heir
secondary array is also DMX2000 located at San Francisco, California. They want
to implement a
disaster recovery solution such that there is no performance impact on their pro
duction but they
are willing to take up to 2 hours of data exposure. What is the best solution fo
r them?
A. SRDF / A
B. SRDF / Adaptive Copy
C. SRDF / AR
D. SRDF / S
Answer: C
Which symsnap command syntax will create a write-consistent copy of a database i
n device
group proddg during a virtual copy session?
A. symsnap proddg create onsistent
B. symsnap proddg activate onsistent
C. symsnap proddg terminate DEV001 -consistent
D. symsnap proddg create DEV001 ld vdev VDEV001 onsistent
Answer: B
Which operating system cannot be used to control an SRDF/AR session?
A. AIX
B. Linux
C. Solaris
D. Windows
Answer: B
In AIX, which operation will cause the ODM to re-order the disks that are seen b
y the OS?
A. Dynamic Createpair for SRDF
B. Set the device as dynamic capable
C. SRDF Establish
D. SRDF Failover
Answer: A
A transient failure on the Synchronous network links of a SRDF/Star triangle has
occurred. What
is the first SRDF/Star action that must be performed to resume Star protection?
A. Connect
B. Enable
C. Protect
D. Reset
Answer: D
What is the default load balancing policy for hosts connected to a third-party(n
on EMC) storage
array with the full licensed version of PowerPath software?
A. Adaptive
B. Least Blocks
C. Least I/O
D. Round Robin
Answer: A
Using the environment variable SYMCLI_MAX_BCV_PAIRS, what is the maximum number
of
BCV devices that can be associated with a single standard device?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 16
D. 24
Answer: C
A Symmetrix has 20 R1 volumes in 2 RDF groups with 10 volumes in each running in
SRDF/A
mode. What is an appropriate grouping to manage these devices?
A. Create 1 device group with all 20 devices
B. Create 10 device groups with 2 devices in each group
C. Create 2 device groups with all 10 devices from each RDF group in the same de
vice group
D. Create up to 20 device groups with 1 device in each group
Answer: C
Which process restores an EMC Replication Manager Server s internal database runni
ng on
Windows?
A. No user interaction is necessary, this is an automated process
B. Run a restore script that has been provided restoring the database from a bac
kup directory
C. The internal database cannot be backed up
D. Use the Replication Manager console to initiate the backup
Answer: B
Which Cluster Software uses the concept of a Service Group to manage cluster resou
rces?
A. HACMP for AIX
B. HP ServiceGuard
C. Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS)
D. VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS)
Answer: D
A customer would like to propagate Composite Group definitions to a Symmetrix in
other locally
attached hosts. What would enable them to do that?
A. Domain Name Service
B. Group Name Services
C. SRDF
D. SYMCLI/SYMAPI Device Locks
Answer: B
In a multiple Symmetrix configuration with SRDF/A and Multi-Session Consistency
(MSC)
enabled, how does cycle switching occur?
A. Cycle switches are controlled by a host based daemon
B. Cycle switches are controlled by the master Symmetrix
C. Cycle switches occur independently after 30 seconds
D. Cycle switches occur together after 30 seconds
Answer: A
Which Open Replicator operation supports donor update?
A. Cold pull
B. Cold push
C. Hot pull
D. Hot push
Answer: C
An Oracle application server that resides behind a customer s firewall has request
ed that all
communications between the client and the server be secure.
Which action facilitates the client s request?
A. Change the port number to something other than 6542.
B. Enable encryption through Secure Sockets Layer.
C. Enable encryption through the X.509 protocol.
D. Establish communications through Replication Manager s VPN client.
Answer: B
An existing SRDF/A customer experiences occasional losses of network connectivit
y lasting one
or two minutes. This leads to a suspension of the SRDF/A sessions, which necessi
tates a manual
recovery. Which solution would make it possible for the SRDF/A sessions to conti
nue running
through the temporary network outages?
A. Configure SRDF/A to utilize Transmit Idle and Delta Set Extension
B. Decrease the host application write load on the Symmetrix
C. Implement SRDF session recovery utility (symrecover)
D. Perform a new network assessment
Answer: A
--->Before performing an SRDF swap on a pair of dynamic RDF devices with the symr
df swap command, in which RDF state should the volumes be?A. Failed overB. Partiti
onedC. SplitD. SynchronizedAnswer: AA UNIX server has 4 HBAs. Each HBA is zoned
to a different FA port on a DMX1000. Each HBAhas access to the same 20 Symmetrix
Devices. PowerPath has been installed and configured onthe UNIX Server.Applicat
ions A & B have each been assigned 10 devices. Performance is extremely importan
t forApplication A, while availability is critical for both applications.Which P
owerPath configuration will meet the requirements?A. Set the load balacing polic
y for all devices for both applications to Least I/OB. Set the load balancing po
licy of all paths of Application B to Symmetrix OptimizationC. Set the mode for
2 of the paths of Application B to Standby and the other 2 to ActiveD. Set the m
ode for all paths of Application B to Standby and all paths of Applicaton A to A
ctiveAnswer: CUnder which circumstance can the symclone recreate command be issu
ed?A. A copy session was created with the -copy and -differential options.B. A c
opy session was created with the default (CopyOnAccess) option and then activate
d.C. A copy session was created with the -differential option and then activated
.D. A copy session was created with the -differential option and then terminated
.Answer: CA database server has its logs stored on a volume on the Symmetrix log
source. The data isstored on a volume on the Symmetrix data source.SRDF/S consi
stency protection was enabled for the log and the data devices. What would occur
if the link between the Symmetrix log source and target Symmetrix were to fail?A
. Group Name Services (GNS) ensures data consistency at the disaster recovery si
teB. Multi-session consistency (MSC) ensures data consistency at the disaster re
covery siteC. RDF -ECA (Enginuity Consistency Assist) ensures data consistency a
t the disaster recoverysiteD. The database becomes inconsistent at the disaster
recovery siteAnswer: CWhat is the maximum number of TimeFinder/Mirror BCVs that
can be established concurrently toa mirrored standard device?A. 2B. 4C. 8D. 16An
swer: AA disaster at the source Symmetrix site caused an SRDF/A Multi-session co
nsistency group(MSC group) to stop propagating host writes to the target site. A
t the time of the disaster one ofthe target arrays had a complete Receive Delta
set and the other one had an incomplete ReceiveDelta set.Which action must be pe
rformed on the target site data to ensure dependent write consistency?A. Consist
ent splitB. Database recoveryC. Enable consistencyD. MSC cleanupAnswer: DIn whic
h operating system will disk numbering be changed with a dynamic createpair operat
ion?A. AIXB. HP-UXC. LinuxD. WindowsAnswer: AA customer would like to create a p
oint-in-time copy of their data to be used by a performance-sensitive applicatio
n. The customer would like to access that point-in-time copy at 3 A.M. Theamount
of time required to copy the data from the source to the target is 60 minutes.
WhichTimeFinder/Clone solution would you recommend?A. Create a clone with the cl
one in the deferred copy mode (default) at or before 2 A.M.B. Create a clone wit
h the Copy (-copy) option at or before 2 A.M. Activate the clone at 3 A.M.C. Cre
ate a clone with the Precopy (-precopy) option at or before 2 A.M. Activate the
clone at 3A.M.D. Create and activate a clone with the background copy (-copy) op
tion at 3 A.M.Answer: CWhich statement accurately describes a TimeFinder/Snap sa
veDev device?A. A small device that contains only pointers to dataB. Consumes a
Symm device ID and counts as a DA targetC. SaveDev devices present a read-only s
tatus to a hostD. SaveDev should be spread over as few physical volumes as possi
bleAnswer: BWhat would be the state of your database if a full TimeFinder restor
e was performed because ofa serious data loss situation?A. Database would be cur
rent as of the last BCV consistent splitB. Fully synchronizedC. Up to date as of
the last committed transactionD. Up to date as of the last uncommitted transact
ionAnswer: AA new SRDF/AR single-hop replication between two sites 800 km apart
is being implemented. Allstorage has been identified but no pairings have been s
et up between BCVs and standards.The symreplicate options file currently has the
number of cycles(SYMCLI_REPLICATE_NUM_CYCLES) set to 20 with a cycle time(SYMCL
I_REPLICATE_CYCLE) of 1800s.Which actions are performed by the symreplicate setup
command?A. Establishes BCV pairs at both sites and splits all pairs after synchr
onization.B. Sets up the required pair states for devices and executes one (1) s
ymreplicate cycle.C. Sets up the required pair states for devices and executes t
wenty (20) symreplicate cycles.D. Sets up the required pair states for devices.
The symreplicate start command should beexecuted subsequently to start the repli
cation process.Answer: Baroopam.com:In the SRDF/AR single-hop scenario, a disast
er has occured at the source site. At the time offailure all BCV pairs were spli
t and the source R1-BCV to target R2 synchronization had startedbut was not comp
lete.It is necessary to restart the application at the target site while maintai
ning an additional cleancopy of the data in case of corruption during the restar
t procedure.What is the process sequence for restarting the application to run o
n the target site?List of Process Steps:1. Split the target BCVs2. Perform a fai
lover3. Start the application on the target R2s4. Restore from the target BCVsA.
1, 2, 3, 4B. 4, 3, 1, 2C. 2, 3, 4, 1D. 2, 4, 1, 3Answer: DA customer currently
has eight (8) BCV device pairs and wants to extend to the maximumnumber allowed.
Which SYMCLI variable will allow the customer to accomplish this?A. SYMCLI_BCV_
PAIRSB. SYMCLI_MAX_BCV_PAIRSC. SYMCLI_MAX_BCVSD. SYMCLI_MAX_PAIRSAnswer: Aaroopa
m.com:What is the correct state of the R1-BCV and the R2 pair prior to issuing a
symreplicate startcommand?A. EstablishedB. SplitC. SuspendedD. SynchronizingAns
wer: CWhat is the state of an SRDF/Star triangle after a transient failure on th
e Synchronous networklinks?A. DisconnectedB. PartitionedC. PathFailD. Unprotecte
dAnswer: CBefore performing an SRDF failover operation, which step must be taken
to ensure the integrity ofthe data on the R1 volumes?A. Enable write-ahead logg
ing on the volumesB. Remove any entries in the FSTAB fileC. Split the BCVs off t
he R1sD. Unmount the volumes from the hostAnswer: DWhich process coordinates cyc
le switches for MSC SRDF/A sessions?A. ECA daemonB. GNS daemonC. RDF daemonD. ST
ORAPI daemonAnswer: CWhat are the standard extensions used for creating scripts
that follow EMC Scripting Guidelines?A. .sh, .bat, .cB. .sh, .bat, .pl, .cgiC. .
sh, .ini, .plD. .sh, .txt, .cgiAnswer: BWhen using TimeFinder/Snap, which inform
ation is shown when the status of the Save Device isdisplayed?A. Active snap ses
sionsB. Available space within the save device poolC. Percent full of the active
snap sessionsD. Virtual devices associated with the Snap Device GroupAnswer: BW
hich state is the target in when a symclone create is issued?A. Not ReadyB. Read
OnlyC. Read WriteD. ReadyAnswer: CWhich mechanism provides redundant consistenc
y protection for RDF composite groupsA. Multiple composite groups containing the
same devices on a single hostB. Multiple instances of the event daemon running
on separate hostsC. Multiple instances of the RDF daemon running on a single hos
tD. Multiple instances of the RDF daemon running on separate hostsAnswer: DWhich
action causes the RDF pairs to transition from the Before State to the After st
ate?A. Createpair with the nocopy optionB. Createpair with the refresh optionC.
Half deleteD. Half swapAnswer: CWhen enabling SRDF/A from an SRDF Adaptive Copy
Disk mode, how many cycle switches arerequired to ensure consistent data on the
R2 after synchronization?A. 0B. 1C. 2D. 3Answer: CWhen enabling SRDF/A from an S
RDF/S session, how many cycle switches are required toensure consistent data on
the R2?A. 0B. 1C. 2D. 3Answer: AYou are having problems accessing the EMC Replic
ation Manager server that resides on yourWindows server. To check that the serve
r is running, you run Task Manager. In order todetermine that the Replication Ma
nager server is running, what process do you need to check?A. CCDL.exeB. IRCCD.e
xeC. IRD.exeD. RMSVR.exeAnswer: CWhat is the purpose for using the TimeFinder/Mi
rror Protected BCV Establish option when usingmirrored BCV devices?A. To prevent
changes from being copied from the STD to the BCVB. To synchronize both mirrors
of the mirrored BCV device after a split operationC. To synchronize both mirror
s of the mirrored BCV device during the establish operationD. To write-disable t
he STD during an incremental establishAnswer: CWhich software process is respons
ible for cycle switching in an SRDF/A-MSC environment?A. Event daemon (storevntd
)B. Group Name Services daemon (storgnsd)C. RDF daemon (storrdfd)D. SYMAPI Serve
r daemon (storsrvd)Answer: DWhich platform (Operating System) exposes only the P
owerPath pseudo devices after theinstallation of PowerPath?A. HP-UXB. LinuxC. So
larisD. WindowsAnswer: Daroopam.com:What is the correct state of the Target R2 a
nd Target BCV device pair prior to issuing asymreplicate start command?A. SplitB
. SuspendedC. SynchronizedD. Write-EnabledAnswer: AA Symmetrix has 20 R1 volumes
in 2 RDF groups with 10 volumes in each.How many SYMCLI groups need to be creat
ed to manage the volumes in SRDF/A mode?A. 1B. 2C. 10D. 20Answer: BA customer re
quests that you create a user account for creating and restoring jobs in EMCRepl
ication Manager, but without controlling the storage array. What is the required
account typethat will satisfy only these operations?A. Database AdministratorB.
OperatorC. Power DBAD. Power UserAnswer: Aaroopam.com:When dealing with a Multi
-Hop SRDF/AR environment, what is the expected data loss at the Hop1 site in cas
e of a failure at the local site?A. One cycle of data lossB. Two cycles of data
lossC. Zero data lossD. Zero data loss on the R1-BCVAnswer: CWhich feature allow
s the contents of a BCV to remain unchanged during and after a restoreoperation,
even while the BCV and the standard are synchronized?A. full establishB. increm
ental restoreC. protected restoreD. symmir restoreAnswer: CWhat is a requirement
for an Open Replicator Hot Push session?A. Each FA port on the control array (w
ith mapped control devices) must be able to access thecorresponding remote devic
es.B. Each FA port on the remote array (with mapped remote devices) must be able
to access thecorresponding control devices.C. One FA port on the control array
(with mapped control devices) must be able to access thecorresponding remote dev
ices.D. One FA port on the remote array (with mapped remote devices) must be abl
e to access thecorresponding control devices.Answer: AWhat is a primary benefit
when using Open Migrator/LM for a Data Migration implementation?A. Both source a
nd target volumes are enabled as read onlyB. Source volume remains available for
read/writeC. Target volume can be mounted at the same time as the sourceD. Targ
et volume is read/write enabledAnswer: BWhat does the donor update option accompli
sh in Open Replicator?A. Updates data on the remote device during a cold pullB.
Updates data on the remote device during a cold pushC. Updates data on the remot
e device during a hot pullD. Updates data on the remote device during a hot push
Answer: CWhich Open Replicator operations can be performed?A. Cold Push and Cold
Pull onlyB. Hot Push and Cold Push onlyC. Hot Push and Hot Pull onlyD. Hot Push
, Hot Pull, Cold Push and Cold PullAnswer: DWhen a scripting opportunity arises,
a Discovery Workshop should be scheduled. Whatdeliverables should be presented
at the completion of this workshop?A. Detailed script specification, high level
procedural/flow diagram, high level testprocedure/goals, project milestone docum
ent.B. Estimate of effort (in hours), high level procedural/flow diagram and hig
h level testprocedure/goals.C. Estimate of effort (in hours), high level procedu
ral/flow diagram high level test procedure/goals,project milestone document.D. H
igh level procedural/flow diagram, high level test procedure/goals, project mile
stonedocument.Answer: BAn existing SRDF/A customer plans to add a new applicatio
n to those that are being replicated.The new application will cause a large incr
ease in the write I/O traffic seen by SRDF/A. What isthe correct action to plan
for the increased I/O traffic at the source and target sites?A. Configure spillo
ver disks to handle the excess I/OB. Enable delta set extension (DSE) in the Sym
metrixC. Implement automated recovery scripts (symrecover) to make SRDF/A more r
esilientD. New cache and bandwidth assessmentAnswer: DWhich process is used to c
opy only the changes that were made on a BCV device back to thestandard?A. Full
EstablishB. Full RestoreC. Incremental EstablishD. Incremental RestoreAnswer: DA
n application running on a Solaris server uses VERITAS file systems and DMP. Whi
ch optionshould be used with the TimeFinder/Clone command to ensure a consistent
replica?symclone -g appdg activateA. -instantB. -ppathC. -symioctl freezeD. -vx
fsAnswer: DFollowing a disaster at the source site in an SRDF/S environment, pro
duction operations werefailed over to the target site for an extended period of
time. Which action allows thesynchronization of data between the source and targ
et sites after the source site becomesavailable, while continuing operations at
the target site?A. EstablishB. FailbackC. RestoreD. UpdateAnswer: DWhich compone
nt provides a restartable copy of a clone device when a consistent activation is
performed?A. Consistency Group Activation (CGA)B. Enginuity Consistency Assist (
ECA)C. Multi-session Consistency (MSC)D. RAID 5-protected clonesAnswer: BIn Open
Replicator, what does the pace value regulate?A. Director port bandwidth on the
controlling DMX available for host I/O expressed as a percentvalueB. Director p
ort bandwidth on the controlling DMX available for Open Replicator expressed as
apercent valueC. Director port bandwidth on the remote array available for Open
Replicator expressed as apercent valueD. Replication speed of an Open Replicator
sessionAnswer: DWhat happens when a failover command is issued to a synchronize
d SRDF R1/R2 pair in anSRDF/S environment?A. SRDF Traffic is suspended, a track
table merge between the R1/R2 pair is performed and thetarget (R2) device is Rea
d/Write Enabled to its host.B. The SRDF links are suspended, the source (R1) and
target (R2) devices are Read/WriteEnabled to their respective hosts.C. The SRDF
links are suspended, the source (R1) and target (R2) devices are Write Disabled
totheir respective hosts.D. The SRDF links are suspended, the source (R1) devic
e is Write Disabled to its host and thetarget (R2) device is Read/Write Enabled
to its host.Answer: DWhat happens to an Open Replicator Hot Push session if netw
ork communications between thecontrol and remote devices is lost?A. Session cont
inues. Data that is to be copied is kept in the cache of the control array and s
entto the remote array after the outage is resolved.B. Session fails. A new sess
ion has to be manually started after the network outage is resolved.C. Session f
ails. It can be manually restarted from the point where the session failed after
thenetwork outage is resolved.D. Session stalls . It will resume automatically
after the network outage is resolved.Answer: BA disaster has occurred at the Wor
kload Site of a SRDF/Star triangle. What is the first SRDF/Staraction that must
be performed to allow production to start at the Synchronous Target Site?A. conn
ectB. enableC. protectD. switchAnswer: DWhich SRDF solution requires the use of
TimeFinder consistent split?A. SRDF/A Multi-session consistencyB. SRDF/ARC. SRDF
/CED. SRDF/S consistency groupsAnswer: BWhich option must be used to create a co
mposite group that is capable of RDF consistency?A. -apidbB. -consistentC. -rdf_
consistencyD. -rdfgAnswer: CA customer is executing an Open Replicator Hot Pull
from a third-party array with the donorupdate option. While the data is being copi
ed, communication between the Control and Remoteis lost and the user terminates
the session.What happens when the links return and a new session is started?A. T
he new session starts copying data from the very beginning. New data that had be
en writtento the control device during the earlier session is lostB. The new ses
sion starts copying data from the very beginning. New data that had been written
to the control device during the earlier session is not lostC. The new session w
ill start copying data from the point where it left off. There is no data lossD.
The new session will start copying data from the point where it left off. New d
ata that had beenwritten to the control device during the earlier session is los
t.Answer: BDevice group Prod is defined on the Production Server connected to th
e source Symmetrix. Whathappens when the command shown is executed?symmir -g Pro
d split -consistent -rdfA. A consistent copy of the production data is created o
n the BCVs in the target SymmetrixB. A consistent copy of the production data is
created on the BCVs in the source Symmetrix onlyC. A consistent copy of the pro
duction data is created on the BCVs in the source and targetSymmetrix arraysD. A
copy of the production data is created on both source and target arrays. Consis
tency is notguaranteedAnswer: BAfter a disaster at the workload site (Site A) in
an SRDF/Star configuration production was movedto the Synchronous target site (
Site B).After Site A comes back online, is it possible to run in Star protected
mode while the production isstill running at Site B?A. No because Star protectio
n can only be enabled while production is at Site AB. No because the volumes at
site B cannot support concurrent SRDF/A and SRDF/SC. Yes because it is possible
to configure concurrent SRDF/S and SRDF/A at site BD. Yes because production can
still run at site B after a switch to site AAnswer: CWhat provides data consist
ency for the data at site B in the SRDF/Star configuration?A. Multi Session Cons
istency (MSC)B. PowerPathC. RDF-ECA (Enginuity Consistency Assist)D. Symmetrix F
ile System (SFS)Answer: CWhich cluster software requires manual configuration ch
anges be applied to all nodes?A. HACMP for AIXB. HP ServiceGuardC. Microsoft Clu
ster server (MSCS)D. VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS)Answer: BWhich platforms allow
for the removal of logical devices managed by PowerPath without aninterruption o
f service?A. AIX, Solaris, and LinuxB. HP-UX, AIX, and SolarisC. Linux, HP-UX, a
nd AIXD. Solaris, Linux, and HP-UXAnswer: BIn a Single Hop SRDF/AR setup the fol
lowing options have been set:Cycle Time = 300 secondsDelay Time = 0 secondsOverf
low = NextThe symreplicate session was started at time 0. The actual cycle time
was 450 seconds. Howmany seconds after the start of the first cycle will the nex
t cycle start?A. 300B. 450C. 600D. 900Answer: CWhat is the software installation
directory in an AIX host?A. /etc/swB. /usr/lppC. /var/adm/swD. /var/sadmAnswer:
BWhat is the recommended mode of data transfer at the initial SRDF synchronizat
ion?A. Adaptive CopyB. AsynchronousC. Semi-SynchronousD. SynchronousAnswer: AA c
ustomer would like to create a point-in-time copy of data for development purpos
es. Thecustomer environment is not performance sensitive. The customer wants a p
oint-in-time copy at 9A.M.The amount of time required to copy the data from the
source to the target is 60 minutes andapplication downtime is not available.Whic
h solution would you recommend?A. Use TimeFinder/Clone to create a clone using t
he deferred copy mode (default) prior to 9 A.M.Activate the clone with the consi
stent option at 9 A.M.B. Use TimeFinder/Clone to create a clone with the backgro
und copy (-copy) option at or before 8A.M. Activate the clone at 9 A.M.C. Use Ti
meFinder/Clone to create a clone with the Precopy (-precopy) option at or before
8 A.M.Activate the clone session before 8 A.M.D. Use TimeFinder/Clone to create
and activate a clone with the background copy (-copy) optionat 8 A.M.Answer: AW
hat is the correct state of the Bunker R1/BCV and Target R2 pair prior to issuin
g a symreplicatestart command?A. SplitB. SuspendedC. SynchronizedD. Write-Enable
dAnswer: BIn the SRDF/AR single-hop scenario a disaster has occured at the sourc
e site. At the time offailure the symreplicate cycle was running and all BCV pai
rs were established.It is necessary to restart the application at the target sit
e while maintaining an additional cleancopy of the data in case of corruption du
ring the restart procedure. An additional requirement is tofacilitate the return
to the source site with minimal disruption to application availability.What is
the process for enabling the application to run on the target site?Process Steps
:1. Perform a failover2. Check Synchronization between Target R2 and BCV3. Split
the target BCV4. Start the application on the target R2sA. 3, 1, 2, 4B. 3, 2, 4
, 1C. 1, 3, 4, 2D. 2, 3, 1, 4Answer: DFor an SRDF implementation, how is a compo
site group at the source site enabled as an RDFconsistency group?A. Type of RDF1
with -consistent optionB. Type of RDF2 with -consistent optionC. Type of RDF2 w
ith -rdf_consistency optionD. Type of RDF1 with -rdf_consistency optionAnswer: D
When in clone emulation mode, what is the maximum number of concurrent BCVs that
one couldpair with a standard device?A. 4B. 8C. 16D. 24Answer: BIn a Single Hop
SRDF/AR setup the following options have been set:Cycle Time = 300 secondsDelay
Time = 200 secondsOverflow = NextThe symreplicate session was started at time 0
. The actual cycle time was 450 seconds. Howmany seconds after the start of the
first cycle will the next cycle start?A. 450B. 600C. 650D. 900Answer: Daroopam.c
om:A database server has its logs stored on a volume on the log source Symmetrix
and its datastored on a volume on the data source Symmetrix.Both source Symmetr
ix frames replicate data to the target Symmetrix at the disaster recoverysite. T
here are two device groups that have been defined:one group for the data volume
on the data source Symmetrix and one for the log volume on thelog source Symmetr
ix.What happens if the SRDF links between the log source Symmetrix and the targe
t Symmetrixwere to fail?A. A database recovery at the disaster recovery site mak
es that data consistentB. Enginuity Consistency Assist ensures data consistency
at the disaster recovery siteC. The database becomes inconsistent at the disaste
r recovery site.D. The database will pause writes to the data source while the S
RDF links between the datasource Symmetrix and the target are suspendedAnswer: C
Which software process is responsible for performing MSC cleanup in an SRDF/A-MS
Cenvironment?A. Event daemon (storevntd)B. Group Name Services daemon (storgnsd)
C. RDF daemon (storrdfd)D. Watchdog daemon (storwatchd)Answer: CAfter a disaster
at the workload site (Site A) in an SRDF/Star configuration production was move
dto the Asynchronous target site (Site C).After Site A comes back online, is it
possible to run in Star protected mode while the production isstill running at S
ite C?A. No because Star protection can only be enabled while production is at S
ite AB. No because the volumes at site C cannot support concurrent SRDF/A and SR
DF/SC. Yes because it is possible to configure concurrent SRDF/S and SRDF/A at s
ite CD. Yes because production can still run at site C after a switch to site AA
nswer: BDevice group Prod is defined on the Production Server connected to the s
ource Symmetrix. Whathappens when the command shown is executed?symmir -g Prod s
plit -consistent -both_sidesA. A consistent copy of the production data is creat
ed on the BCVs in the target Symmetrix onlyB. A consistent copy of the productio
n data is created on the BCVs in the source Symmetrix onlyC. A consistent copy o
f the production data is created on the BCVs in the source and targetSymmetrix a
rraysD. A copy of the production data is created on the BCVs in the source and t
arget Symmetrixarrays. Consistency is not guaranteedAnswer: Caroopam.com:Which d
evice masking configuration must be performed after the zones have been created
for anOpen Replicator data transfer?A. Allow a host connected to the Target Arra
y access to devices in the Control DMXB. Allow the Control DMX FA Ports access t
o the devices on the Target ArrayC. Allow the host attached to the Control DMX a
ccess to devices in the Target ArrayD. Allow the Target Array Storage Ports acce
ss to the devices on the Control DMXAnswer: BA customer in Boston, Massachusetts
runs an in house application on a DMX2000. Theirsecondary array is also DMX2000
located at San Francisco, California. They want to implement adisaster recovery
solution such that there is no performance impact on their production but theya
re willing to take up to 2 hours of data exposure. What is the best solution for
them?A. SRDF / AB. SRDF / Adaptive CopyC. SRDF / ARD. SRDF / SAnswer: CWhich sy
msnap command syntax will create a write-consistent copy of a database in device
group proddg during a virtual copy session?A. symsnap proddg create onsistentB.
symsnap proddg activate onsistentC. symsnap proddg terminate DEV001 -consistentD
. symsnap proddg create DEV001 ld vdev VDEV001 onsistentAnswer: BWhich operating
system cannot be used to control an SRDF/AR session?A. AIXB. LinuxC. SolarisD.
WindowsAnswer: BIn AIX, which operation will cause the ODM to re-order the disks
that are seen by the OS?A. Dynamic Createpair for SRDFB. Set the device as dyna
mic capableC. SRDF EstablishD. SRDF FailoverAnswer: AA transient failure on the
Synchronous network links of a SRDF/Star triangle has occurred. Whatis the first
SRDF/Star action that must be performed to resume Star protection?A. ConnectB.
EnableC. ProtectD. ResetAnswer: DWhat is the default load balancing policy for h
osts connected to a third-party(non EMC) storagearray with the full licensed ver
sion of PowerPath software?A. AdaptiveB. Least BlocksC. Least I/OD. Round RobinA
nswer: AUsing the environment variable SYMCLI_MAX_BCV_PAIRS, what is the maximum
number ofBCV devices that can be associated with a single standard device?A. 4B
. 8C. 16D. 24Answer: CA Symmetrix has 20 R1 volumes in 2 RDF groups with 10 volu
mes in each running in SRDF/Amode. What is an appropriate grouping to manage the
se devices?A. Create 1 device group with all 20 devicesB. Create 10 device group
s with 2 devices in each groupC. Create 2 device groups with all 10 devices from
each RDF group in the same device groupD. Create up to 20 device groups with 1
device in each groupAnswer: CWhich process restores an EMC Replication Manager S
erver s internal database running onWindows?A. No user interaction is necessary, t
his is an automated processB. Run a restore script that has been provided restor
ing the database from a backup directoryC. The internal database cannot be backe
d upD. Use the Replication Manager console to initiate the backupAnswer: BWhich
Cluster Software uses the concept of a Service Group to manage cluster resources?A
. HACMP for AIXB. HP ServiceGuardC. Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS)D. VERITAS Cl
uster Server (VCS)Answer: DA customer would like to propagate Composite Group de
finitions to a Symmetrix in other locallyattached hosts. What would enable them
to do that?A. Domain Name ServiceB. Group Name ServicesC. SRDFD. SYMCLI/SYMAPI D
evice LocksAnswer: BIn a multiple Symmetrix configuration with SRDF/A and Multi-
Session Consistency (MSC)enabled, how does cycle switching occur?A. Cycle switch
es are controlled by a host based daemonB. Cycle switches are controlled by the
master SymmetrixC. Cycle switches occur independently after 30 secondsD. Cycle s
witches occur together after 30 secondsAnswer: AWhich Open Replicator operation
supports donor update?A. Cold pullB. Cold pushC. Hot pullD. Hot pushAnswer: CAn
Oracle application server that resides behind a customer s firewall has requested
that allcommunications between the client and the server be secure.Which action
facilitates the client s request?A. Change the port number to something other than
6542.B. Enable encryption through Secure Sockets Layer.C. Enable encryption thr
ough the X.509 protocol.D. Establish communications through Replication Manager s
VPN client.Answer: BAn existing SRDF/A customer experiences occasional losses of
network connectivity lasting oneor two minutes. This leads to a suspension of t
he SRDF/A sessions, which necessitates a manualrecovery. Which solution would ma
ke it possible for the SRDF/A sessions to continue runningthrough the temporary
network outages?A. Configure SRDF/A to utilize Transmit Idle and Delta Set Exten
sionB. Decrease the host application write load on the SymmetrixC. Implement SRD
F session recovery utility (symrecover)D. Perform a new network assessmentAnswer
: A

1. A UNIX server has 4 HBAs. Each HBA is zoned to a different FA port on a DMX10
00. Each HBA has access to the same 20 Symmetrix Devices. PowerPath has been ins
talled and configured on the UNIX Server.
Applications A & B have each been assigned 10 devices. Performance is extremely
important for Application A, while availability is critical for both application
s.
Which PowerPath configuration will meet the requirements?
A.Set the load balacing policy for all devices for both applications to Least I/
O
B.Set the load balancing policy of all paths of Application B to Symmetrix Optim
ization
C.Set the mode for 2 of the paths of Application B to Standby and the other 2 to
Active
D.Set the mode for all paths of Application B to Standby and all paths of Applic
aton A to Active
Answer: C
2. In order for an R2 device to act as a control device for Open Replicator hot
push, what is the valid state for a synchronous R1 and R2 pair?
A.Consistent
B.Failed Over
C.Synchronized
D.SyncInProgress
Answer: B
3. In a Single Hop SRDF/AR setup the following options have been set:
The symreplicate session was started at time 0. The actual cycle time was 450 se
conds. How many seconds after the start of the first cycle will the next cycle s
tart?
A.300
B.450
C.600
D.900
Answer: C
4. Click on the Exhibit button.
A disaster has occurred at the Workload Site of a SRDF/Star triangle. What is th
e first SRDF/Star action that must be performed to allow production to start at
the Synchronous Target Site?
A.connect
B.enable
C.protect
D.switch
Answer: D
5. Which two TimeFinder/Clone actions are initiated when issuing a symclone esta
blish command?
A.Activate and Restore
B.Create and Activate
C.Create and Terminate
D.Re-create and Terminate
Answer: B
1. In a Single Hop SRDF/AR setup the following options have been set:
The symreplicate session was started at time 0. The actual cycle time was 450 se
conds. How many seconds after the start of the first cycle will the next cycle s
tart?
A.300
B.450
C.600
D.900
Answer: C
2. In order for an R2 device to act as a control device for Open Replicator hot
push, what is the valid state for a synchronous R1 and R2 pair?
A.Consistent
B.Failed Over
C.Synchronized
D.SyncInProgress
Answer: B
3. A UNIX server has 4 HBAs. Each HBA is zoned to a different FA port on a DMX10
00. Each HBA has access to the same 20 Symmetrix Devices. PowerPath has been ins
talled and configured on the UNIX Server.
Applications A & B have each been assigned 10 devices. Performance is extremely
important for Application A, while availability is critical for both application
s.
Which PowerPath configuration will meet the requirements?
A.Set the load balacing policy for all devices for both applications to Least I/
O
B.Set the load balancing policy of all paths of Application B to Symmetrix Optim
ization
C.Set the mode for 2 of the paths of Application B to Standby and the other 2 to
Active
D.Set the mode for all paths of Application B to Standby and all paths of Applic
aton A to Active
Answer: C
4. Which two TimeFinder/Clone actions are initiated when issuing a symclone esta
blish command?
A.Activate and Restore
B.Create and Activate
C.Create and Terminate
D.Re-create and Terminate
Answer: B