Dell EMC PowerStore Solutions Implementation Engineer Exam Certification Details:

Training Options for DES-1221 Exam

The recommended curriculum for training includes two options when it comes to Dell employees. The first one comprises nine courses, while the second one consists of two. These programs cover every aspect of the DES-1221 evaluation. The first set of courses includes Concepts & Features; Installation; Installation Cabling; Implementation; Implementation Configuration; and Administration. The others are Migration; Basic Troubleshooting; and Upgrades. All these are on-demand classes. On the other hand, the second set comprises the Upgrades on-demand course as well as Installation & Implementation course, which is either classroom or virtual classroom-based.

There are also study alternatives for Dell partners as well as customers, and these appear in two options too. The first one includes the two on-demand courses about Concepts, Features, as well as Migration for PowerStore and Implementation & Administration for PowerStore. The other which is virtual classroom or classroom-based includes a single course on Implementation & Administration of PowerStore.

Sample Questions in Attempting Specialist - Implementation Engineer, PowerStore Solutions Version 1.0

• When planning rack layout, why should base enclosures be grouped together?

• Ease of cable management
• Power distribution requirements
• Hot aisle requirement
• Rack weight balance

• What does the remote replication Failover operation do?

• Promotes the destination system to production and resets the RPO synchronization cycle in the protection policy
• Promotes the destination system to production with its replica data consistent to the last successful RPO synchronization state
• Fully synchronizes the source and destination data states and reverses the replication direction
• Fully synchronizes the source and destination data states and stops the current replication session

• What describes the Import External Storage feature?

• A feature external to PowerStore that orchestrates vMotion movement of virtual machines onto PowerStore X systems
• A native network configuration feature of PowerStore that configures external Ethernet switching for PowerStore installation
• A native data migration feature of PowerStore that imports external block storage to PowerStore
• An external plugin feature for hosts to tune application workload IO on PowerStore NVMe based storage

• What is the recommended Windows multi-pathing policy for block volumes on a PowerStore array?

• FailOver
• Round-Robin
• Least QueueDepth
• Least Weighted Paths

• While configuring a Dell switch with PowerStore, what are the recommended license outputs from a show license status command?

• Status: Perpetual, Type: Open
• Type: Perpetual, Status: Active
• Status: Term-Based, Type: Unlimited
• Type: Term-Based, Status: Active

• A protection policy with snapshot and replication rules is applied to a file system. What is the result?

• Applying the protection policy to the file system fails
• Replication rules get ignored and only snapshot rules get applied
• Snapshot rules get ignored and only replication rules get applied
• Both replication and snapshot rules get applied

• Which IP addresses are required when adding an appliance to the cluster?

• Storage and NTP
• DNS and NTP
• Management and DNS
• Management and Storage

• A storage administrator has configured the addition of a VNX2 as a remote system for migration. Which Import External Storage migration feature architectural components are now established?

• Data path and management control path to the source storage system
• Data path and management control path to the access host
• Host iSCSI initiators are registered on the VNX2 storage system
• Host Fibre Channel initiators are registered on the VNX2 storage system

• What is a way to verify the data path connectivity between a source VNX2 storage system and the PowerStore system when configuring an import session?

• Use the VNX2 SP ping operation
• Examine Fibre Channel zoning
• Verify host initiators on PowerStore Manager
• Review Server Manager MPIO properties

• What is the correct power up sequence for a PowerStore?

• Base Enclosure Node A, 2. Base Enclosure Node B, 3. Expansion Enclosure
• Expansion Enclosure, 2. Base Enclosure
• What is the total number of NVRAM devices used in PowerStore 3000?
• Base Enclosure, 2. Expansion Enclosure
• Base Enclosure Node B, 2. Base Enclosure Node A, 3. Expansion Enclosure

• Which API does PowerStore use to communicate with ESXi server during vVols provisioning operation?

• VAAI
• REST
• SOAP
• VASA

• What is a requirement for the Import External Storage migration feature?

• PowerStore LACP bonded ports are tagged for replication
• PowerStore Global Storage Discovery IP address must be configured
• Direct Fibre Channel connections between storage systems
• PowerPath host-based multipathing software

• A PowerStore T cluster has 3 appliances. Users are unable to access NAS services. What might be the issue?

• Resource balancer service has failed
• Master appliance is off-line
• Trial license is expired
• NAS appliance failover is incorrectly configured

• What are the IP requirements for ICW on PowerStore X and PowerStore T models?

• PowerStore T requires seven storage IP addresses and PowerStore X requires three storage IP addresses
• PowerStore T requires four management IP addresses and PowerStore X requires six management IP addresses
• PowerStore T requires three storage IP addresses and PowerStore X requires five storage IP addresses
• PowerStore T requires five management IP addresses and PowerStore X requires six management IP addresses

Reference: https://education.dellemc.com/content/dam/dell-emc/documents/en-us/DES-1221_Specialist_Implementation_Engineer_PowerStore_Solutions_Exam.pdf