PowerMax and VMAX All Flash Solutions Design (PowerMax Models) Flashcards
(89 cards)
1
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What is the chassis option on PMax 2000?
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can fit 2 bricks
2
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What is the chassis option on PMax 8000?
A
can fit 4 bricks
3
Q
What racking option is available on PMax 8000 but not 2000?
A
bay dispersion
4
Q
What is the service access option available on both PMax 2000 and 8000?
A
onsite connectivity w/ service laptop
5
Q
What is the service access option available only on PMax 8000?
A
service tray on both bays
6
Q
What are the host connectivity options available on PMax 2000 and 8000?
A
open systems (OS)
7
Q
What are the host connectivity options available only on PMax 8000?
A
mainframe (MF)
mixed (OS and MF)
8
Q
What are the maximum drives per brick on PMax 2000?
A
44
9
Q
What are the maximum drives per brick on PMax 8000?
A
32
10
Q
What are the drive options available on PowerMax?
A
NVMe SSD
SCM
11
Q
What are the power options on PowerMax?
A
three phase delta (50 amp), WYE (32 amp)
single phase (32 amp)
12
Q
How does vaulting work in PowerMax?
A
vault to flash module in engine
13
Q
What are the number of cores you can have per brick in PMax 2000?
A
48-96 (2.5GHz)
14
Q
What are the number of cores you can have per brick in PMax 8000?
A
72-576 (2.8 GHz)
15
Q
What are the cache options on PMax 2000?
A
512GB
1TB
2TB
16
Q
What are the cache options on PMax 8000?
A
1TB
2TB
17
Q
What is the maximum cache per array on PMax 2000?
A
4TB
18
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What is the maximum cache per array on PMax 8000?
A
16TB
19
Q
What is the minimum capacity on PMax 2000?
A
13TBu
20
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What is the minimum capacity on PMax 8000?
A
54TBu (OS)
13TBu (MF)
21
Q
What is the maximum effective capacity on PMax 2000?
A
1PBe
22
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What is the maximum effective capacity on PMax 8000?
A
4PBe
23
Q
What are the RAID group options on PMax 2000?
A
RAID 5 (3+1)
RAID 5 (7+1)
RAID 6 (6+2)
24
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What are the RAID group options on PMax 8000?
A
RAID 5 (7+1)
RAID 6 (6+2)
25
What are the max FE ports on PMax 2000?
64
26
What are the max FE ports on PMax 8000?
256
27
What is the Inifiniband Fabric on PMax 8000?
dual 18 port switches
2000 only has direct inifiniband connections
28
What are the PowerMax software package options?
Essentials
Pro
zEssentials
zPro
29
What is included in the Essentials software package?
PowerMaxOS
eManagement
TimeFinder SnapVX
Data Reduction
Non-Disruptive Migration
AppSync Starter Package
30
What is true about PowerMaxOS?
can also run on VMAX AF arrays
31
What is eManagement?
provides array management tools to run directly on array
negates need for an external host to run management software
32
What two software tools are included in eManagement?
Unisphere for PowerMax
Solutions Enabler
33
What is TimeFinder SnapVX?
enables the creation of space-efficient point in time replicas of production data
34
What is Non-Disruptive Migration?
provides migration of live workloads to new PMax systems from older VMAX/VMAX AF arrays
35
What is included in the Pro software package in addition to what's in Essentials?
D@RE
SRDF/S
SRDF/A
SRDF 3 site and 4 site
SRDF/Metro
eNAS
Unisphere 360
PowerPath - 75 Hosts
Storage Resource Management (SRM)
AppSync Full Suite
36
What is SRDF/S?
maintains a real-time mirror image of data between devices on local and remote arrays
37
What is the maximum recommended distance for SRDF/S?
200km/125mi
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How does SRDF/S work?
host writes are written to cache in both arrays before acknowledgment is sent to the application
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What is SRDF/A?
maintains a dependent write consistent copy between devices in local and remote arrays
has no distance limitation and no impact to application
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How does SRDF/A work?
host writes are collected for a configurable interval and transferred to the remote array in timed cycles
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What are the multi-site configuration options for SRDF?
concurrent SRDF
cascade SRDF
SRDF/Star
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What is Concurrent SRDF?
data on the primary site is concurrently replicated to two secondary sites
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What is Cascaded SRDF?
uses SRDF/S to replicate local data to a remote site
remote site data then replicated using SRDF/A to a third site
44
What is SRDF/Star?
3 site disaster recovery solution
primary site synchronously transfers data to the secondary site and asynchronously to the third site
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What is SRDF/Metro?
both the local and remote data is read/write accessible to application hosts
provides A/A DC environment
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How does SRDF/Metro differ from other SRDF options?
SRDF/S, SRDF/A, SRDF Multisite the local data is read/write accessible and the remote data is read only/write disabled
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What is eNAS?
NAS components have been virtualized and embedded into containers on PowerMax
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What is Unisphere 360?
provides users with a single centralized view of all registered instances of Unisphere
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What is Storage Resource Management (SRM)?
provides comprehensive monitoring, reporting, and analysis for heterogenous block, file and virtualized storage environment
can do multi-vendor environments
50
What is AppSync Full Suite?
manage the protection, replication and repurposing of databases and applications on PowerMax
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What is included in zEssentials software package (only on 8000)?
PowerMax OS
eManagement
TimeFinder SnapVX
Mainframe Essentials
52
What is Mainframe Essentials?
provides greater mainframe integration and more extensive management tools than the standard mainframe capabilities in PowerMax OS
53
What are the optional features you can add to zEssentials software package?
SRDF
D@RE
Unisphere 360
zDP
AutoSwap
GDDR
Mainframe Essentials Plus
Product Suite for z/TPF
54
What is zDP?
data protector for Z systems
utilizes TimeFinder SnapVX snapshots to rapidly recover from logical data corruption
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What is AutoSwap?
moves workloads from volumes in one set of storage systems to volumes in other storage systems without interruption
56
How does AutoSwap work?
uses standard z/OS services to ensure serialization
primarily used w/ consistent groups for z/OS (ConGroup) to maintain consistency
57
What is GDDR?
Geographically Dispersed Disaster Restart
automates business recovery for planned outages and disaster situations in z System environments
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How does GDDR work?
manipulates both the storage and z System infrastructure
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What is required to use GDDR?
SRDF/A configurations
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What is z/TPF?
IBM mainframe OS characterized by high volume transaction rates w/ siginficant communications content
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What is the Product Suite for z/TPF?
suite of components that monitors and manages arrays running PowerMax OS from a z/TPF host
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What is included in the zPro software package?
All zEssentials features
SRDF
D@RE
Unisphere 360
zDP
AutoSwap
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What are the optional features for zPro software package?
GDDR
Mainframe Essentials Plus
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What is a PowerMax brick?
building blocks of array
consist of an engine and two 24 drive DAEs
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What is a DAE?
drive shelves that contain up to 24 drives
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How are DAEs connected?
dual link control cards installed in rear of DAEs used for connectivity to back end director modules
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How are DAEs powered?
two power supplies installed in the rear
provide redundant power and cooling
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What is an Engine?
contain two directors that are configured directly within the engine
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What are Directors?
have supporting cache for the system
in the rear of directors modules are used for FE host, BE disk and inter-engine connectivity
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What are flash modules in Directors used for?
vaulting
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What are the three modules that are in Directors?
flash module
management module
data reduction module
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How are Directors powered?
fans for cooling
dual power supplies
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What is an SPS?
standby power supply
if a power failure occurs they're used for battery backup
74
How many SPS are there in a PowerMax?
a pair of SPSs supports an engine
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What is the resiliency of SPSs?
each SPS has 2 5-minute backups to support power failure
76
When are Infiniband (IB) switches installed w/ PowerMax?
installed in System Bay 1 in 8000 systems when multiple engines are installed
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How are IB switches connected?
dual switches connect redundantly via InfiniBand to each director board for data transfer and to Ethernet switches for communication via Ethernet ports on IB switch
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What happens to IB switches in the event of a power failure?
SPSs provide battery backup to the IB switches
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When are Ethernet switches installed in PowerMax?
installed in every 8000 configuration for communication
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How are Ethernet switches connected in PowerMax?
each switch connects to every director and also to both IB switches for redundancy for multi-engine systems
81
What PowerMax configuration does not have Ethernet switches?
PowerMax 2000
direct connections between engines provide communication for 2000
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What is a Service Tray?
provided in the 8000 system bays for connecting a service laptop for maintenance activities
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How is a Service Tray connected?
red Ethernet cable is provided to attach to the service laptop
remote connection can than be made
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What configuration does not have a Service Tray?
PowerMax 2000
red Ethernet cable still provided for service laptop connectivity
85
What is the racking configuration for PowerMax 2000?
whether single or dual brick it's located at the bottom of the rack (leaves upper part of rack for another PowerMax system)
two systems can be configured in a single rack
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What is required for onsite connectivity on PowerMax 2000 arrays?
service laptop (not included)
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What is the racking options on PowerMax 8000?
available in quad-engine bay configurations only
fewer than four engines in a bay is supported
up to 4 bricks and supporting SPSs are installed in the bays
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Where are Ethernet switches installed in PowerMax 8000?
System Bay 1
in multi-engine configurations only IB switches are installed in Bay 1
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What is installed in both bays on PowerMax 8000?
service trays for connectivity
