STUDY GUIDE FOR THE PURE
STORAGE DSA |REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ SCORE
SOLUTIONS.
Quiz_________________?
An HBA (Host Bus Adapter) Is commonly used fore which protocol? -
Answer✅
FC
Quiz_________________?
Name one of the more common File Systems that a NIC (network interface
card) is used with? -
Answer✅
NFS (Network File System)
Quiz_________________?
What is the primary benefit of blade servers? -
Answer✅
High density
Quiz_________________?
What type of server is optimized for density? -
Answer✅
1
,Blade server
Quiz_________________?
When a write from a SAN host is received, where is it first written? -
Answer✅
NVRAM
Quiz_________________?
When booting a Host from FC SAN, what's one of the things you should
keep in mind? -
Answer✅
Each host has to have its own LUN
Quiz_________________?
Name some protocols commonly used in SAN block. -
Answer✅
iSCSI, FC and FCoE (or oF)
Quiz_________________?
What must be done in a FC SAN environment for a host to see a storage
LUN? -
Answer✅
WWN zoning or port zoning
Quiz_________________?
A host connected through FC SAN, suddenly loses access to multiple
volumes. Where should you first start troubleshooting? -
Answer✅
Layer 1 (cable and SFP)
2
, Quiz_________________?
What is gained from configuring Multipath on a host? -
Answer✅
Link reliability to the LUN is improved
Quiz_________________?
What's one thing you can do to improve FC throughput? -
Answer✅
Increase transmission speeds by adding faster HBAs and optics. (upgrade
8Gb to 16Gb)
Quiz_________________?
What's one thing you could do to increase iSCSI throughput? -
Answer✅
Install a faster switch
Quiz_________________?
Can a SAN storage LUN be shared and written to by multiple initiators
without data corruption? -
Answer✅
Yes, One of the major features of File and object are to share the same
LUN to multiple hosts.
Quiz_________________?
FC is primarily used for... -
Answer✅
Block storage (system access)
Quiz_________________?
Managed ETH switches are more appropriate for... -
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STORAGE DSA |REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ SCORE
SOLUTIONS.
Quiz_________________?
An HBA (Host Bus Adapter) Is commonly used fore which protocol? -
Answer✅
FC
Quiz_________________?
Name one of the more common File Systems that a NIC (network interface
card) is used with? -
Answer✅
NFS (Network File System)
Quiz_________________?
What is the primary benefit of blade servers? -
Answer✅
High density
Quiz_________________?
What type of server is optimized for density? -
Answer✅
1
,Blade server
Quiz_________________?
When a write from a SAN host is received, where is it first written? -
Answer✅
NVRAM
Quiz_________________?
When booting a Host from FC SAN, what's one of the things you should
keep in mind? -
Answer✅
Each host has to have its own LUN
Quiz_________________?
Name some protocols commonly used in SAN block. -
Answer✅
iSCSI, FC and FCoE (or oF)
Quiz_________________?
What must be done in a FC SAN environment for a host to see a storage
LUN? -
Answer✅
WWN zoning or port zoning
Quiz_________________?
A host connected through FC SAN, suddenly loses access to multiple
volumes. Where should you first start troubleshooting? -
Answer✅
Layer 1 (cable and SFP)
2
, Quiz_________________?
What is gained from configuring Multipath on a host? -
Answer✅
Link reliability to the LUN is improved
Quiz_________________?
What's one thing you can do to improve FC throughput? -
Answer✅
Increase transmission speeds by adding faster HBAs and optics. (upgrade
8Gb to 16Gb)
Quiz_________________?
What's one thing you could do to increase iSCSI throughput? -
Answer✅
Install a faster switch
Quiz_________________?
Can a SAN storage LUN be shared and written to by multiple initiators
without data corruption? -
Answer✅
Yes, One of the major features of File and object are to share the same
LUN to multiple hosts.
Quiz_________________?
FC is primarily used for... -
Answer✅
Block storage (system access)
Quiz_________________?
Managed ETH switches are more appropriate for... -
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