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PowerMax and VMAX All Flash Solutions Design (VMAX All Flash Models) Flashcards

1
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What are the racking options for VMAX 950F?

A

support for single V-Brick in bay
bay dispersion
systems bay 2 through 4 up to 25 meters from system bay 1

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2
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What is the service access available on VMAX 250F?

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onsite connectivity with service laptop

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3
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What is the service access available on VMAX 950F?

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Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) component in System Bay 1

service tray on additional system bays

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4
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What is the host connectivity available on VMAX 250F?

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Open Systems (OS)

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5
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What is the host connectivity available on VMAX 950F?

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Open Systems (OS)
Mainframe (MF)
Mixed (OS and MF)

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6
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What are the maximum drives in a V-Brick on VMAX 250F?

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50

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7
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What are the maximum drives in a V-Brick on VMAX 950F?

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240

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8
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What are the power options on VMAX?

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three phase delta (50 amp), WYE (32 amp), single phase (32 amp)

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9
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What is the vaulting process on VMAX?

A

vault to flash in engine

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10
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What are the vBrick scalability of VMAX 250F?

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1-2

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11
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What are the vBrick scalability of VMAX 950F?

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1-8

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12
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What is the range of cores available on a vBrick on VMAX 250F?

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48-96

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13
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What is the range of cores available on a vBrick on VMAX 950F?

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72-576

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14
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What are the cache options on a vBrick on VMAX 250F?

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512GB, 1TB, 2TB

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What are the cache options on a vBrick on VMAX 950F?

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1TB, 2TB

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16
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What is the max cache per array on VMAX 250F?

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4TB

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17
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What is the max cache per array on VMAX 950F?

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16TB

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18
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What are the maximum drives per array on VMAX 250F?

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100

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19
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What are the maximum drives per array on VMAX 950F?

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1920

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20
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What type of DAEs are available on VMAX 250F?

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25 drive

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21
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What type of DAEs are available on VMAX 950F?

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120 drive

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22
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What is the minimum capacity on VMAX 250F?

23
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What is the minimum capacity on VMAX 950F?

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53TBu (OS)
13TBu (MF)

24
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What are the capacity increments you need to scale VMAX in?

25
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What is the maximum usable capacity on VMAX 250F?

26
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What is the maximum usable capacity on VMAX 950F?

27
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What are the max FE ports for VMAX 250F?

28
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What are the max FE ports for VMAX 950F?

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192 (OS)
256 (MF)

29
Q

What are the Infiniband connectivity options on VMAX?

A

none on 250F (direct IB connections)

dual 18 port switches on 950F

30
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What are the software package options on PowerMax?

31
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What is included in the F Software package?

A

HYPERMAX OS
thin provisioning
inline compression
non-disruptive migration
virtual volumes (vVols)
QoS
Host IO Limits
eManagement
TimeFinder SnapVX
AppSync Starter Bundle

32
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What is HYPERMAX OS?

A

provides emulations that performs specific data service and control functions

33
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What is thin provisioning?

A

storage is created and allocated from a common pool on an as-needed basis

remainder of physical storage is available for use when asked

34
Q

What is non-disruptive migration on VMAX?

A

provides migrations of live workloads to new VMAX AF systems from older VMAX systems without going offline

35
Q

What are vVols?

A

make storage VM centric

allowing provisioning based on performance and storage requirements of the VM

management also performed at volume level

36
Q

What are the Host IO Limits on VMAX?

A

feature used to limit the amount of FE bandwidth/IOPS that can be consumed by a set of devices over specific ports

37
Q

What is included in the FX software package?

A

D@RE
SRDF/S
SRDF/A
SRDF/Multisite
SRDF/Metro
eNAS
Unisphere 360
PowerPath - 75 Hosts
CloudArray Enabler
SRM
AppSync Advanced

38
Q

What is CloudArray Enabler?

A

provides connectivity of VMAX with Dell EMC CloudArray

additional hardware packs required to enable CloudArray

39
Q

What comes in the zF software package?

A

HYPERMAX OS
eManagement
TimeFinder SnapVX
Mainframe Essentials

40
Q

What are the optional parts of the zF software package?

A

SRDF
D@RE
Unisphere 360
AutoSwap
zDP
Mainframe Essentials Plus
GDDR

41
Q

What is included in Mainframe Essentials Plus?

A

includes features like zBoost PAV Optimizer for improved performance on high performance FICON (zHPF) multi-track IO

42
Q

What is included in the zFX software package?

A

All zF features
SRDF
D@RE
Unisphere 360
zDP
AutoSwap

43
Q

What are the optional features on the zFX software package?

A

GDDR
Mainframe Essentials Plus

44
Q

What is inside of a vBrick?

A

an engine and 2 DAEs

45
Q

What is in the Engine in VMAX?

A

contain two director boards that are configured identically within the engine

46
Q

What is located within the Directors?

A

have supporting cache for the system

in rear of director board modules used for FE host, BE disk and inter-engine connectivity

47
Q

What is the KVM on VMAX 950F?

A

installed in System Bay 1

provides service access to the system for onsite service activities

service tray available in all other bays for remote connectivity from service laptop

48
Q

How are Ethernet Switches connected in VMAX 950F?

A

located in System Bay 1

provides connectivity to each engine and IB Switches for environmental communications

49
Q

What is the configuration for each Ethernet Switch in VMAX 950F?

A

each is a 16 port unmanaged switch w/ a single power supply

cabling to the switches is port specific

Ethernet A cables are green and Ethernet B cables are violet

50
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What are the flexible racking options on VMAX 250F?

A

one or two systems can be installed in a single rack

51
Q

What are the restrictions on VMAX 250F racking?

A

lower portion of rack is reserved for the first system and upper portion for second

52
Q

How is VMAX 950F racked?

A

minimum dual engine bays

contains up to 2 engines per bay, a supporting power subsystem, and up to 4 DAEs

53
Q

How are DAEs attached in a VMAX 950F?

A

all 4 DAEs are direct attached - two to each engine

54
Q

What are unique components of a bay of a dual engine VMAX 950F system?

A

KVM
System Bay 1
- pair of Ethernet switches for internal communications
- pair of IB switches for fabric interconnect between engines
System Bays 2-4
- work tray providing option to connect service laptop

Dell PowerMax and VMAX Family Solutions Design 2023 (34 decks)

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