1. Which two (2) actions should be performed prior to a software update?

(Select
two) Mark for Review
(1) Points

Resolve any System Alerts.

Quiesce all I/O activity.

Run pdscompat to verify that the new software is compatible with the Axiom’s
hardware matrix.

Download and unpack the compressed tar file containing the update software.

Disable Call-Home.

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

2. Which three (3) statements concerning an Axiom system reset are

true? (Select three) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

It can be performed only using the pillar customer support account.

It can be undone only if no other operation is performed after the reset.

It resets the system serial number. (*)

It erases all data on the Bricks. (*)

It requires a license key file provided by Pillar customer support. (*)

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

3. What three (3) functions can be performed after connecting to the

IP address or hostname of the Axiom via a web browser? (Select 3) Mark for
Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

 Download the Axiom CLI (*)

Download the ASSM software (*)

Log in to the Axiom host

Perform a warm restart of the Axiom

View Axiom documentation (*)

Correct Correct

4. Which three (3) pieces of statistical data can be displayed in a

LUN Trending chart? (Select 3) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Volume Allocated Capacity (*)

IOPS/second per LUN (*)

IOPS/second per Brick

Cumulative Writes (MB) (*)

Volume Logical Capacity

Correct Correct

5. Which statement is true concerning growing an existing volume?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

The assigned storage class must be changed.

Thin Provisioning will allow growth across multiple Storage Classes. (*)
 A new volume of larger capacity must be created to which the existing volume
must be migrated.

Available capacity must exist within the assigned Storage Class. (*)

Correct Correct

6. Which two (2) pieces of information are displayed in the Status Bar of the
AxiomONE Storage Services Manager? (Select two) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Time Zone

System status (*)

Number of users logged in (*)

Storage utilization

Correct Correct

7. What is the maximum amount of cache per Series 1 Slammer on a

Pillar Axiom 600? Mark for Review
(1) Points

12 GB

6 GB

24 GB (*)

18 GB

Correct Correct

8. When performing Guided Maintenance, which of the following

statements is not a recommended precaution? Mark for Review
(1) Points
 Ignore System Alerts until after Guided Maintenance has been completed.

Always remove the selected FRU, even if only testing the replacement
procedure.

Never manually turn off power to a component. (*)

Do not exit Guided Maintenance without performing all the steps in the
wizard.

Correct Correct

9. What is the maximum number of Bricks that can be supported by a

single Pillar Axiom 600 Slammer? Mark for Review
(1) Points

16

32 (*)

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

10. What is the primary function of the Pilot? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Cache manager for the Axiom

CLI manager for the Axiom

System manager for the Axiom (*)

RAID manager for the Axiom

Correct Correct
11. From which AxiomONE Storage Services Manager navigation tab is the Event Log
viewed? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Protect

Configure

Monitor (*)

Support

Correct Correct

12. Which three (3) statements about a Copy LUN are true? (Select
three) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

It requires cache equal to 5-10% of the size of the original LUN.

Its creation is instantaneous.

It is readable and writable. (*)

Its initial QoS settings may be different than the original LUN. (*)

It consumes as much disk space as the original LUN. (*)

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

13. What is the maximum amount of cache per Series 3 Slammer on a

Pillar Axiom 600? Mark for Review
(1) Points

16 GB

12 GB
 24 GB

48 GB (*)

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

14. What is "staging" in the context of performing a software update

on an Axiom? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Converting the downloaded software into the proper format for installing

Loading the software package into the Axiom and validating it (*)

What is "staging" in the context of performing a software update on an Axiom?

Moving the software package from a temporary directory to its permanent

directory

Correct Correct

15. What two (2) functions can be performed after connecting to the
IP address or hostname of the Axiom via a web browser? (Select 2) Mark for
Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Determine the type of Slammers that are installed

Determine the serial number and software version of the Axiom (*)

View Axiom Events and System Alerts (*)

Enter Guided Maintenance

Determine the number of Slammers and Bricks

Correct Correct
 16. How many disks does each SATA RAID controller service in
normal operation? Mark for Review
(1) Points

13

12

6 (*)

Correct Correct

17. What should be done before an Event Notification is created?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

Enable email notifications on the network settings page. (*)

Enable email notifications within the event notification.

Verify that system logging is configured on the log host.

Determine the security level of the notification.

Correct Correct

18. What must be done within the AxiomONE Storage Services Manager to
configure an SNMP trap? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Create a Reporting Schedule that enables SNMP traps.

Create an SNMP Host. (*)

Create an Email Alert and select the SNMP category.

 Create an Event Notification.

Correct Correct

19. How is the AxiomONE MaxMan Axiom GUI installed? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Via a .zip file that is downloadable from the Axiom host

Via a.tar file downloadable from the Axiom host

As part of the ASSM installation (*)

From the ASSM GUI, after it has been installed

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

20. Which of the following uses is not a suggested use of Storage

Domains? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Migrate data off legacy storage

Segregate data based on operating system type (*)

Application I/O isolation

Protocol (FC, iSCSI, NAS) separation

Correct Correct

21. How many active sessions can the AxiomONE Storage

Services Manager support? Mark for Review
(1) Points

10 (*)

5
 1

unlimited

Correct Correct

22. What is the maximum number of Administrator accounts that may be

created? Mark for Review
(1) Points

23 (*)

10

17

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

23. What is the minimum number of people needed to safely install a

Slammer into a rack? Mark for Review
(1) Points

2 (*)

Correct Correct

24. When there are multiple Power Distribution Units (PDUs) in a

rack, they must all be powered on within how many seconds? Mark for Review
(1) Points

20
 10 (*)

30

15

Correct Correct

25. What are three (3) types of reports that can be scheduled to run
regularly? (Select 3) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

iSCSI Hosts

NAS Hosts

SAN Hosts (*)

System Configuration (*)

Storage Performance (*)

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

26. What is a Copy LUN? Mark for Review

(1) Points

A point-in-time copy of a LUN which utilizes less disk space than the
original LUN

A point-to-time copy of a LUN which utilizes the same amount of disk space as
the original LUN

A block-level copy of a LUN which utilizes less disk space than the original
LUN

A block-level copy of a LUN which utilizes the same amount of disk space as
the original LUN (*)
Correct Correct

27. How many front end (host) FC connections are available on a

Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Slammer? Mark for Review
(1) Points

4 (*)

Correct Correct

28. When performing Guided Maintenance, what does the Identify button
do? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Displays in the AxiomONE Storage Services Manager the serial number of the
faulty component

Displays in the AxiomONE Storage Services Manager the rack location of the
faulty component

Blinks LEDs on all non-faulty components (*)

Forces LEDs of the faulty component to display red

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

29. What is the configuration of a SATA Brick? Mark for Review

(1) Points

Two 6-drive RAID groups plus one hot spare (*)

One 12-drive RAID group plus one hot spare

 Two 6-drive RAID groups

One 12-drive RAID group

Correct Correct

30. Which two (2) statements concerning Storage Profiles are true?
(Select 2) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

An Advanced Storage Profile can be created only by a user with the Primary
Administrator role.

Additional Storage Profiles can be created. (*)

Custom Storage Profiles can be deleted. (*)

System Storage Profiles cannot be modified, removed, or duplicated.

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

31. How many power switches does a Brick have? Mark

for Review
(1) Points

2 (*)

Correct Correct

32. Which two (2) statements about a Pilot are true? (Select two)
Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

It is responsible for initiating a Call-Home. (*)

It has no connection to the Slammers.

It is physically connected to one or more of the Bricks.

It runs the AxiomONE software. (*)

Correct Correct

33. How many power switches do Pilots and Slammers have? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

A Pilot has 2. A Slammer has 2

A Pilot has 1. A Slammer has 2

A Pilot has 0. A Slammer has 0 (*)

A Pilot has 0. A Slammer has 1

Correct Correct

34. What three (3) types of information can be contained in an Axiom

log bundle? (Select 3) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

SAN host information (*)

System configuration information (*)

Volume Group configuration and performance information

Axiom host topology information

 Performance and usage information (*)

Storage Domain configuration and performance information

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

35. How much memory is backed up by battery on a Pillar Axiom 600

Series 3 Slammer? Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

16 GB (*)

48 GB

24 GB (*)

8 GB

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

36. In which Pillar Axiom component(s) is QoS

implemented? Mark for Review
(1) Points

All components (*)

Slammer only

Slammer and Brick only

Slammer and Pilot only

Incorrect Incorrect, refer to the “Pillar Axiom 600 SAN Storage System
Administration for 5.x” training for more information

37. What are three (3) parameters that are configurable only when
creating an Advanced Storage Profile? (Select 3) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Redundancy

Number of RAID groups (*)

Preferred Storage Classes

Strip size (*)

Disk Protection (*)

Correct Correct

38. Which two (2) tasks can an "Administrator 1" account do that an
"Administrator 2" account cannot do? (Select two) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Perform Guided Maintenance

Shut down the Axiom (*)

Create an iSCSI LUN

Modify NDMP settings (*)

Correct Correct

39. What is port masking? Mark for Review

(1) Points

The assigning of a LUN to specific hosts

The assigning of a LUN to one or more specific Slammer FC ports (*)

The assigning of specific tracks of one or more disks to a LUN

 The assigning of a LUN to a specific host HBA port

Correct Correct

40. From where in the AxiomONE Storage Services Manager is Guided

Maintenance initiated? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Monitor tab -> Hardware folder (*)

Monitor tab -> Status Summary folder

Support tab -> Utilities folder

Support tab -> Tools folder

Correct Correct