VCS-261 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which SmartIO caching mode primarily supports the applications that run directly over raw volumes?

A. block-level read caching

B. write-back caching

C. read-write caching

D. block-level write caching

Which command is used to grow a Veritas file system?

A. fsmigadm

B. fsadm

C. fsappadm

D. vxfsconvert

How are primary and secondary roles determined in a Cluster File System cluster?

A. All cluster file systems are initially mounted on the same node which is designated as the primary; all other nodes are secondaries.

B. The first node where a cluster file system is mounted is designated as the primary for that file system; all other nodes are secondaries.

C. The Cluster Volume Manager master node is designated as the primary; all other nodes are secondaries.

D. The node with the lowest LLT ID is designated as the primary; all other nodes are secondaries.

Which two requirements must an administrator consider prior to implementing SmartIO? (Choose two.)

A. The device must have CDS disk format.

B. Veritas file system (VxFS) disk layout must be version 9.

C. Three nodes are required for VxFS writeback caching.

D. Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) disk group must be version 180.

E. Cache must be local to each node.

Which object is stored in the private region of a Veritas Volume Manager disk?

A. File Change Log

B. FastResync maps

C. Configuration database

D. Storage Replicator Log

Which command should an administrator use to determine the SmartIO cache hit ratio for the /data file system?

A. vxcache stat /data

B. sfcache stat /data

C. vxstat smartio /data

D. vxioadm stat /data

Which kernel module or plug-in defines array-specific procedures and commands used to select the path failover mechanism?

A. Array Policy Module (APM)

B. Array Support Library (ASL)

C. Device Discovery Layer (DDL)

D. Array Specific Module (ASM)

Which two features must be configured in order to manage storage with SmartTier? (Choose two.)

A. the placement class tag

B. SmartTier management at disk level

C. SmartTier with solid state disks

D. VxFS single volume file system

E. SmartTier management at file level

Which two Veritas Volume Manager commands can an administrator use to print statistical information on one or more disks? (Choose two.)

A. vxdmpadm iostat

B. vxinfo

C. vxdisk -iostat

D. vxstat

E. vxbench

An administrator uses the command shown below to create volume volzebra in the disk group mydg:

vxassist -b - g mydg make volzebra 10g layout=atripe

What is the default number of stripe columns for the volume?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5