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The document provides answers to interview questions about a Data Management eXtension (DMX) storage array. It includes definitions of cache directors, front-end directors, back-end directors, types of front-end directors, management tools, system bay and storage bay components, methods for calculating cylinders and adding new members to a meta, supported device types, JBOD levels, checking failed disks, sharing storage between operating systems, host connectivity issues, VCM databases and backups, data stripping vs. concatenation, read hits vs. delayed fast writes, business continuity tools, checking HBA details, listing logged in hosts, checking total allocated storage, purpose of bin files, precheck list for assigning storage, checking login hosts,
The document provides answers to interview questions about a Data Management eXtension (DMX) storage array. It includes definitions of cache directors, front-end directors, back-end directors, types of front-end directors, management tools, system bay and storage bay components, methods for calculating cylinders and adding new members to a meta, supported device types, JBOD levels, checking failed disks, sharing storage between operating systems, host connectivity issues, VCM databases and backups, data stripping vs. concatenation, read hits vs. delayed fast writes, business continuity tools, checking HBA details, listing logged in hosts, checking total allocated storage, purpose of bin files, precheck list for assigning storage, checking login hosts,
The document provides answers to interview questions about a Data Management eXtension (DMX) storage array. It includes definitions of cache directors, front-end directors, back-end directors, types of front-end directors, management tools, system bay and storage bay components, methods for calculating cylinders and adding new members to a meta, supported device types, JBOD levels, checking failed disks, sharing storage between operating systems, host connectivity issues, VCM databases and backups, data stripping vs. concatenation, read hits vs. delayed fast writes, business continuity tools, checking HBA details, listing logged in hosts, checking total allocated storage, purpose of bin files, precheck list for assigning storage, checking login hosts,
DMX-4 Interview Questions (Which I got from Net, tried to answer some of them 1.How many Cache directors, Front-end directors and Back-end directors we can use in D!-"# Cache directors -$ Front-end directors -$ Back-end directors -$ 2.What are the di%%erent ty&es o% Front-end directors and the &ur&ose o% each one# ain%rame C'D de(ices) *+C,- .*/0 F1C,- .*F0 ,&en +ystems FB/ Fi2re channe3 .F/0 1+C+1 .+*0 etc 4.What are the ana5ement 6oo3s %or D!# *C Contro3 Center .*CC0 +C *C +o3utions *na23er *C +ymmetri7 8er%ormance /na3y9er ".What are the ma:or com&onents o% +ystem Bay and +tora5e Bay# +ystem Bay) Directors and emory 2oards, F/-+, ';, +8+, <8+, 8ower +u&&3ies, !C 2oards +tora5e Bay D/*s, BB< .Battery Backu& <nit0,+8+,=CC =ink contro3 card
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+ymmetri7-Based /&&3ication Host-Based +ymmetri7 /&&3ication -1 1nde&endent +o%tware ;endor /&&3ication *C +o3utions *na23er /81 -2 +ymmetri7 *n5inuity ,&eratin5 *n(ironment Functions -4 +ymmetri7 Hardware -" 6.How do you ca3cu3ate num2er o% cy3inders %or >0?B =<-# 1> tracks -1 cy3inder 6" 23ocks @ 1 track >12 2ytes-1 23ock 102"A con(ersion o% 2ytes to k2 to m2 to ?B ?BAcy3inder B1>B12$B>12C102"C102"C102"-D!4 D!" ;/! ?BAcy3inder B1>B6"B>12C102"C102"C102" -D! D!2 so >"614.4 cy3inders. D.How do you add a new mem2er to the e7istin5 eta# symcon%i5ure @sid 124" @cmd Eadd de( ! to meta FGH commit $.Brie%3y e7&3ain the D!-" su&&orted De(ice ty&es# ain%rame and ,&en systems de(ices I. What are the J/1D 3e(e3s D!-" +u&&orts# J/1D 0, J/1D 1, J/1D >, J/1D 6, J/1D 1C0 10.How do you check the %ai3ed disks in the +ymmetri7 /rray# C)K8ro5ram Fi3esK*CK+FC=1K2inLsymdisk -sid 22>$ -%ai3ed 3ist +ymmetri7 1D ) 0001I010!!!$ -o de(ices were %ound C)K8ro5ram Fi3esK*CK+FC=1K2inL 11.Can windows, =inu7, +o3aris share the same F/ in D!# Fes 12.Host is una23e to see the stora5e, what may 2e the &ro23em# Host WW- issue, Monin5 issue, switch &ort %ai3ure, connecti(ity issue, +/- disk issue 14.What is ;CDB and How do you take the 2acku&# 6he +ymmetri7 Volume Configuration Management (VCM) database stores access con%i5urations that are used to 5rant host access to 3o5ica3 de(ices in a +ymmetri7 stora5e array. 6he ;C data2ase resides on a s&ecia3 system resource 3o5ica3 de(ice, re%erred to as the ;CDB de(ice, on each +ymmetri7 stora5e array. 1n%ormation stored in the ;C data2ase inc3udes, 2ut is not 3imited to) Host and stora5e Wor3d Wide -ames +1D =ock and ;o3ume ;isi2i3ity settin5s -ati(e 3o5ica3 de(ice data, such as the %ront-end directors and stora5e &orts to which they are ma&&ed askin5 o&erations &er%ormed on +ymmetri7 stora5e de(ices resu3t in modi%ications to the ;C data2ase in the +ymmetri7 array. 6he ;C data2ase can 2e 2acked u&, restored, initia3i9ed and acti(ated. 6he +ymmetri7 +D /5ent must 2e runnin5 in order to &er%orm ;C data2ase o&erations .e7ce&t de3etin5 2acku& %i3es0. Backu& the ;C data2ase N symmaskd2 2acku& 1". What is stri&&in5 and what is Concatenatin5# Concatenatin5- First 2yte o% data at the 2e5innin5 o% the %irst de(ice and addressin5 continues to the end o% the %irst de(ice 2e%ore any data on the ne7t de(ice is re%erenced. +tri&&in5-di(ides the data to a series o% stri&es. 1>. What is Jead Hit and De3ayed %ast write# Jead Hit 1n a Jead hit o&eration, the reOuested data resides in 53o2a3 memory. 6he channe3 director trans%ers the reOuested data throu5h the channe3 inter%ace to the host and u&dates the 53o2a3 memory directory. +ince the data is in 53o2a3 memory, there are no mechanica3 de3ays due to seek and 3atency De3ayed %ast Write / de3ayed %ast write occurs on3y when the %ast write thresho3d has 2een e7ceeded. 6hat is, the &ercenta5e o% 53o2a3 memory containin5 modi%ied data is hi5her than the %ast write thresho3d. 1% this situation occurs, the +ymmetri7 system disconnects the channe3 directors %rom the channe3s. 6he disk directors then desta5e the =east Jecent3y <sed data to disk. When su%%icient 53o2a3 memory s&ace is a(ai3a23e, the channe3 directors reconnect to their channe3s and &rocess the host 1C, reOuest as a %ast write. 6he +ymmetri7 system continues to &rocess read o&erations durin5 de3ayed %ast writes. With su%%icient 53o2a3 memory &resent, this ty&e o% 53o2a3 memory o&eration rare3y occurs 16. What are the +ymmetri7 Business Continuity 6oo3 6ime %inder +JDF 1D. By usin5 what symc3i command we can check the HB/ detai3s and &hysica3 detai3s symmask 3ist h2a @3ist 3oca3 host h2a detai3s symmask @sid 124" @wwn wwn 3ist 3o5ins symmaskd2 @sid 124" @host name 3ist ca&city .not in ;/!0 1$. How do you 3ist the Hosts which are connected to &articu3ar director &ort# symamsk @sid 124" 3ist 3o5ins @dir 10e @& 1 1I. How do you check the tota3 a33ocated stora5e o% a Host# +ymmaskd2 @sid 124" @host name 3ist ca&acity 20. What is the &ur&ose o% 2in %i3e in +/8/81 data2ase# 1t contains the con%i5uration in%ormation %or a symmetri7. 6he %i3e de%ines the 8hysica3 hardware con%i5uration -Directors -emory -8hysica3 Dri(es
=o5ica3 +tora5e con%i5urationH *mu3ation,num2er ,si9e and data &rotection schemes %or 3o5ica3 (o3umes. ,&erationa3 &arameters and %eatures. =ocated on each director and in +8 21. What is &re check 3ist to assi5n to stora5e to the host# Host WW- detai3s. Host and +/- connecti(ity to Fa2ric +witch 6y&e o% stora5e needed.6ier 1,6ier2 ,6ier4 0 +i9e o% the =<- 22. How do you check the 3o5in hosts in the /rray# symmask @sid 124" 3ist 3o5ins 24. *7&3ain Ju3e 1D in D!# Ju3e 1D is main3y %or D/, Director &airin5, a3on5 with dua3 &orted dri(es and the use o% the 8ort By&ass Cards, now &ro(ides redundancy %or a disk dri(e %ai3ure.Directors are &aired &rocessor to &rocessor usin5 the ru3e o% 1D.Directors 1 and 16 are &aired and directors 2 and 1> are &aired. 6he same conce&t is %o33owed on F/ e(en i% it is not mandatory. -orma33y channe3 directors are insta33ed in &airs ,&ro(idin5 redundancy and continuous a(ai3a2i3ity in the e(ent o% re&air or re&3acement to any one channe3 director. +o 2y makin5 the directors in sum o% 1D, 2oth the directors wou3d %a33 under di%%erent &ower 9one and i% one 5oes down a3so the data to 2e ser(ed. What is the F/--1- and F/--,<6 ratio o% D!-"# What is the ma7imum hy&er si9e in D!-"# How many hypers can create in a Single disk? How many members can contain in one meta? How many LUN IDs available per port? What Dynamic LUN addressing? What are the DM!" s#pported disk types$ no% o& disks and ma'im#m capacity? What are (a#lt drives and Hot Spare? What is )review$ )repare and *ommit while #sing Symcon&ig#re command? How do yo# check the back!end +perations on Symmetri' ,rray? What are the service states o& a device How do yo# reserve the devices? What is -iering and how do yo# create the Disk .ro#ps How do yo# check the &ree space by Disk gro#p and ,rray as whole? How do yo# check the partic#lar disk is connected to which D, )ort and it is resides in partic#lar D,/? What is drive looping? How do yo# check the partic#lar device is connected to which Host? How do yo# check the n#mber o& storage bays connected to the system bay and n#mber o& disks in each storage bay? How do yo# check the devices which are mapped to 0, b#t not masked to any host? /'plain step by step to provide storage to the Host? What is -hin )rovisioning? How do yo# create thin pools and thin devices? What are the steps &or storage reclamation? How many mirror positions 1,ID!2 and 1,ID!3 will occ#py? How do yo# increase the mirror positions? How do yo# convert the +ne device type to another? What is 0, )ort 0lag and how do yo# set the 0, port &lags? How do yo# set#p the Symmetri' metrics? How do yo# check the con&ig#red environmental variables? What are the /'ternal locks and how to check? How to monitor per&ormance o& /M* Symmetri'? How do yo# check per&ormance statistics o& a partic#lar director port? How do yo# check the cache activity o& selected &ront!end directory? How do yo# check the back!end I4+ re5#ests o& selected disk? What are the available per&ormance in&ormation types in S6MS-,- command? What is symmetri' optimi7er and how it works? What is Symmetri' 8oS and how it works? What is the p#rpose o& Symmetri' *hange -racker? What is Dynamic *ache )artitioning? What are the logs available at host!end and on symmetri' array? How do yo# monitor the real time events on symmetri' array with e'ample? How do yo# track the history o& events on symmetri' array with e'ample? How do yo# check the a#dit logs on symmetri' array? How do yo# activate the a#diting on symmetri' array? What is Symmetri' ,*L? /'plain step by step to set#p the access controls on symmetri' array? How do yo# take the back#p o& ,*Ls? What is Symmetri' User ,#thori7ation? /'plain step by step to set#p #ser a#thori7ation on symmetri' array? How do yo# per&orm back#p and restore #ser a#thori7ation in&ormation? What are the services o& symcli? /'plain step by step proced#re to set#p new host? What are the Symcli 9ase Management *ommands? How do yo# prepare the Storage *apacity planning reports by host wise?