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Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance 2017 Implementation Essentials

Version 1.0
Exam A

QUESTION 1
An administrator wants to add an advanced statistic to a worksheet. How can the administrator make the
statistic available?

A. Under Configuration > Preferences, select “Make available advanced analytics statistics” and click Apply.
B. Under Status > Dashboard > Preferences, select “Make available advanced analytics statistics” and click
Apply.
C. No action is required. Advanced Statistics are enabled by default.
D. Under Configuration > Dashboard > Preferences, select “Make available advanced analytics statistics” and
click Apply.

Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
The Preferences view for enabling advanced Analytics, which will make many more statistics available.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37831_01/html/E52872/gocua.html

QUESTION 2
A storage administrator wants to give an operator the authority to update system software. Which privilege
should be assigned to the operator?

A. Hardware
B. System
C. Update
D. Services
E. Users

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
TABLE, User Available Scopes

References: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), page 132

QUESTION 3
With which option would you configure a storage pool to meet the requirement of highest performance and
high availability for random disk IOPS?

A. RAID-5
B. RAID-ZR
C. RAID-1
D. RAID-Z2
E. RAID-Z3

Correct Answer: E
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Z3 is triple-disk failure protection within a multiple disk set, where stripe width var pool disk count.
Data is triply mirrored, yielding a very highly reliable and high-performing system (for example, storage for a
critical database). This configuration is intended for situations in which maximum performance and availability
are required. Compared with a two-way mirror, a three-way mirror adds additional IOPS per stored block and
higher level protection against failures.

Incorrect Answers:
A: RAID-5 has only one parity bit.
C: RAID-1 is disk mirroring.
D. RAID Z2 dual-parity raid is dual disk failure protection within a 9, 10, or 12 count.

References:
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/goden.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/o14-001-architecture-
overview-zfsa-2099942.pdf

QUESTION 4
A storage administrator has completed initial configuration and is going to access the BUI. What should you do
to access the BUI?

A. Direct your browser to the system by using the IP address you assigned to the NET-0 port during initial
configuration as follows: https://ipaddress:215.
B. Direct your browser to the system by using the IP address you assigned to the NET-1 port during initial
configuration as follows: https://ipaddress:215.
C. Direct your browser to the system by using the IP address you assigned to the NET-0 port during initial
configuration as follows: https://ipaddress:225.
D. Direct your browser to the system by using the IP address you assigned to the NET-1 port during initial
configuration as follows: http://ipaddress:215.

Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
The ZFSSA Browser User Interface (BUI) is the graphical tool for administration of the appliance. The BUI
provides an intuitive environment for administration tasks, visualizing concepts, and analyzing performance
data. The BUI provides an uncluttered environment for visualizing system behavior and identifying performance
issues with the appliance.
Direct your browser to the system using either the IP address or host name you assigned to the NET-0 port
during initial configuration as follows: https://ipaddress:215 or https://hostname:215. The login screen appears.
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37831_01/html/E52872/overview browser_user_interface_bui.html

QUESTION 5
Which two features are available when ZFS Storage Appliances are clusters?

A. A peer appliance can provide service while repairs are being performed.
B. Load balancing among multiple heads is allowed.
C. Clients are provided with a unified file system namespace across multiple appliances.
D. Rolling upgrade of software is allowed.

Correct Answer: AD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
As an alternative to incurring hours or days of downtime while the head is repaired, clustering allows a peer
appliance to provide service while repair or replacement is performed.
Clusters support rolling upgrade of software, which can reduce the business disruption associated with
migrating to newer software.

Incorrect Answers:
B: The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance clustering subsystem does not provide for load balancing among
multiple heads.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/godho.html

QUESTION 6
What is the correct path to take a snapshot in a browser user interface (BUI)?

A. Shares > Projects

B. Configuration > Services
C. Maintenance > System
D. Status > Settings
E. Analytics > Datasets

Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Taking a Snapshot (BUI)
Use the following procedure to take a manual snapshot of a filesystem, LUN, or project.
1. Go to the share or project you want to snapshot.
To take a snapshot of a filesystem, go to Shares > Shares.
To take a snapshot of a LUN, go to Shares > Shares and click LUNs.
To take a snapshot of a project, go to Shares > Projects.

Etc.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E78901_01/html/E78912/gpris.html

QUESTION 7
A storage system has plenty of storage space available. Which storage profile should a storage administrator
use when both high performance and high reliability are required?

A. double-parity RAID
B. striped
C. mirrored
D. single-parity RAID, narrow stripes

Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
RAID in which each stripe contains two parity disks. As with triple mirroring, this yields high availability, as data
remains available with the failure of any two disks. Double parity RAID is a higher capacity option than the
mirroring options and is intended either for high-throughput sequential-access workloads (such as backup) or
for storing large amounts of data with low random-read component.

Note: Triple mirrored

Data is triply mirrored, yielding a very highly reliable and high-performing system (for example, storage for a
critical database). This configuration is intended for situations in which maximum performance and availability
are required. Compared with a two-way mirror, a three-way mirror adds additional IOPS per stored block and
higher level protection against failures.

Incorrect Answers:
B: Data is striped across disks, with no redundancy. While this maximizes both performance and capacity, a
single disk failure will result in data loss. This configuration is not recommended. For pure streaming
workloads, consider using Double parity RAID.

C: Data is mirrored, reducing capacity by half, but yielding a highly reliable and high-performing system.
Recommended when space is considered ample, but performance is at a premium (for example, database
storage).

D: RAID in which each stripe is kept to three data disks and a single parity disk. For situations in which single
parity protection is acceptable, single parity RAID offers a much higher capacity option than simple mirroring.
This higher capacity needs to be balanced against a lower random read capability than mirrored options. Single
parity RAID can be considered for non-critical applications with a moderate random read component. For pure
streaming workloads, give preference to the Double parity RAID option which has higher capacity and more
throughput.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/goden.html

QUESTION 8
Which four are key attributes to set up a ZFS Storage Appliance for Microsoft Exchange?

A. serial number of ZFS storage appliance

B. read/write SSD configured
C. RAID1
D. block size 4k
E. iSCSI protocol

Correct Answer: ABCE

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
B: The transactional log and database elements of ZFS send synchronous writes that require acknowledgment
from persistent media. For this reason, Write Flash Acceleration SSDs greatly improve the write performance
of the ZFS Storage appliance.

E: The implementation of Exchange 2010 and 2007 on the Sun ZFS Storage 7420 can use both iSCSI and
Fibre Channel target modes.

Incorrect Answers:
D: The main item to note is the volume block size set to 32k. This 32k volume block size has been found to
yield the highest performance on the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance with Exchange 2010 databases.
References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/systems-hardware-architecture/implementing-ms-
exchange-with-zfs-171600.pdf

QUESTION 9
Which three actions are performed to maintain data availability?

A. Software services are set to manually restart in case of software failure.

B. A set of rolling snapshots of two preceding software installs is maintained during software upgrades.
C. A set of rolling snapshots of preceding software installs is maintained during software upgrades.
D. The appliance configuration is backed up and exported.
E. Solaris Live Upgrade is used to minimize software updates and upgrades.
F. Software services are automatically restarted in case of software failure.

Correct Answer: CDF

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
C: The majority of new features and bug fixes introduced in a system update are backwards-compatible and
allow you to roll back to previous updates without issue. These are applied automatically by the storage
management software.

D: The configuration backup function enables the administrator to backup the appliance configuration,
consisting of system metadata only (such as the network configuration, local users and roles, service settings,
and other appliance metadata).

F: To maximize the availability of your data in production, the ZFSSA includes a complete end to-end
architecture for data integrity, including redundancies at every level of the stack. Key features include the
following:
Integrated software restart of all system ZFSSA Services

Incorrect Answers:
E: The ZFS file system that can make snapshots rather than be constrained to the add-on approach of Oracle
Solaris Live Upgrade.

References:
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014) , page 23
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52874/
maintenance system configurationbackup configuration_backup.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/best-practices-
upgrading-zfssa-wp-2556078.pdf

QUESTION 10
Which four actions must you perform to access Active Directory (AD) in order to create appropriate
authentication permissions?

A. Enter the details of a domain administrator who has the authority to allow the Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance to join Active Directory (AD).
B. Enter the object class mappings for posixAccount and shadowAccount.
C. From the Configuration > Services > Active Directory page, click the Join Domain button.
D. Ensure that the clocks on the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance and Windows Active Directory (AD) domain
controllers are synchronized.
E. Ensure that the Domain Name Server (DNS) configuration refers to the same DNS server as the Active
Directory servers.

Correct Answer: ACDE

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Configuring the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance for AD Access
(E) In order to create the appropriate authentication objects and permissions, the Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance should be configured to access AD. The DNS service plays a large role in AD and the Oracle ZFS
Storage Appliance must therefore be configured to use the Windows DNS Service.
(D) Clock synchronization is also important for correct AD operation. Clock skew between the Oracle ZFS
Storage Appliance and the AD Domain Controllers must be less than 15 minutes for a successful AD join. It is
highly recommended to install a Network Time Protocol (NTP) service and to configure the Oracle ZFS
Storage Appliance and the AD domain controllers to become clients of the service.

Steps:
1. Using the browser user interface (BUI) of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance, ensure that the DNS
configuration refers to the same DNS server as the Active Directory servers. As shown in the following figure,
access the DNS Configuration screen by selecting Configuration > Services > DNS.

2. Ensure the clocks on the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance and Windows AD Domain controllers are in
synchronization.
In the BUI, select Configuration >Services > NTP. Enter the appropriate values for NTP Server(s) address
details.

3. From the Configuration > Services > Active Directory page, click the Join Domain button as shown in the
following figure.

4. Enter the details of a Domain Administrator with the authority to allow the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance to
join the AD, as seen in figure 6. Click APPLY to continue

References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/activedir-
ldap-source-1124-2372474.pdf, page 6-7
QUESTION 11
How do you set up a replication target on a ZFS Appliance for remote data replication requests?

A. Create a new project in Shares > Project > Projects under replica on the target appliance.
B. Create a new replication target on the Configuration > Services > Remote Replication screen on the target
appliance.
C. Create a new replication target on the Configuration > Services > Remote Replication screen on the source
appliance.
D. Create a new project in Shares > Projects > Projects under Replica on the source appliance.

Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
How to Create a Project and Enable Replication for the Project
1. Log in to the Oracle ZFS Storage appliance on the primary cluster-paris site.
2. Navigate to Shares > Projects and create the projects that you need for your application.
3. In each project, create the file systems and LUNs that you need for your application.
4. For iSCSI LUNs, if you use nondefault targets and target groups, ensure that target groups and initiator
groups used by LUNs within the project also exist on the replication target.
5. For each project, navigate to Replication, create an action, and enable the action with continuous mode.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E56676_01/html/E39675/gmleq.html

QUESTION 12
How can you create an alert in the browser user interface (BUI) for monitoring pool usage based on capacity
percent used?

A. Go to Configuration > Storage > Available Pools

B. Go to Configuration > Alerts > Threshold Alerts
C. Go to Configuration > Alerts > Alert Actions
D. Go to Configuration > SAN > iSCSI

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
To configure alerts, add an Alert Action (BUI)
1. Click the add icon next to "Alert actions".
2. Select the Category, or pick "All events" for everything.
3. Either pick All Events, or a Subset of Events. If the subset is selected, customize the checkbox list to match
the desired alerts events.
4. Use the drop down menu in "Alert actions" to select which alert type.
5. Enter details for the Alert action. The "TEST" button can be clicked to create a test alert and execute this
alert action (useful for checking if email or SNMP is configured correctly).
6. The add icon next to "Alert actions" can be clicked to add multiple alerts actions.
7. Click "ADD" at the top right.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E78901_01/html/E78912/gopad.html#scrolltoc

QUESTION 13
Identify three benefits of using Oracle Intelligent Storage Protocol (OISP) when integrating Oracle Database
12c and the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance.
A. reduced backup and restore time
B. ability for DBAs to quickly and easily provision and manage their own database storage
C. storage that is automatically tuned for optimal database performance
D. rapid identification on performance impact of individual databases for rapid resolution of issues in a multi-
tenancy database environment
E. minimized return on Oracle software investments

Correct Answer: BCD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:

Oracle Intelligent Storage Protocol provides an unprecedented and unique level of integration between Oracle
Database 12c and the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance family of products. This integration enables faster
database performance while saving valuable IT resources by automatically optimizing over 70 percent of the
administration required for storage setup and tuning. It also provides detailed visibility into database-storage
interactions down to the pluggable database level to improve troubleshooting and collaboration.

References: http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/storage/nas/oracle-isp-ds-final-2139042.pdf

QUESTION 14
Identify two options that you can select when customizing Status Dashboard performance graphs.

A. ZFS > Ops/sec

B. Power > Avg. Consumption
C. CPU > Utilization
D. NFSv4 > Ops/sec
E. CPU > Average Wait I/O Time

Correct Answer: CD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Status Dashboard Settings
The Status > Settings screen enables you to customize the Status Dashboard, including the statistics that
appear and thresholds that indicate activity through the weather icons.

Use the layout tab to select the graphs that appear in the dashboard activity area, as defined in the following
table.
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E71909_01/html/E71919/goosp.html

QUESTION 15
Identify two classes of resources within the Oracle ZFS Appliance cluster.

A. network
B. storage
C. cache
D. memory

Correct Answer: AB
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:

QUESTION 16
A customer wants to enable compression for a performance-sensitive application with greater compute
resource utilization. What should you use to achieve this goal?

A. SHA-1
B. GZIP
C. LZJB
D. GZIP-9

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Data compression (compression): Off for performance-optimized systems, LZJB or gzip-2 for capacity-
optimized systems.

References: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), page 434

QUESTION 17
How do you disable a specific version of NFS in a ZFS Storage Appliance?

A. Reduce the maximum number of concurrent NFS requests allowed.

B. Disable the NFSv4 delegation.
C. Set another NFS version number (the same version number) on both NFS minimum and maximum
versions.
D. Enable iSNS discovery.

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
NFS Service properties include:
Minimum supported version - Use this to control which versions of NFS the appliance supports.
Maximum supported version - Use this to control which versions of NFS the appliance supports.

Setting the NFS minimum and maximum versions to the same value causes the appliance to only
communicate with clients using that version. This may be useful if you find an issue with one NFS version or
the other (such as the performance characteristics of an NFS version with your workload), and you want to
force clients to only use the version that works best.

Incorrect Answers:
B: Enable NFSv4 delegation - Select this property to allow clients to cache files locally and make modifications
without contacting the server. This option is enabled by default and typically results in better performance; but
in rare circumstances it can cause problems. You should only disable this setting after careful performance
measurements of your particular workload and after validating that the setting has a measurable performance
benefit. This option only affects NFSv4.0 and NFSv4.1 mounts.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E79446_01/html/E79457/gokih.html

QUESTION 18
A storage administrator wants to configure a cache profile. Which is a valid configuration type?

A. single-parity raid, narrow stripes

B. mirrored
C. double-parity raid
D. triple mirrored
E. striped

Correct Answer: E
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
For cache devices, the profile is always striped, as shown under Cache Profile.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E78901_01/html/E78912/goozt.html

QUESTION 19
A storage administrator wants to configure a snapshot in a ZFS Storage Appliance.

Which action must the administrator perform to ensure application consistency?

A. Schedule snapshots to occur at a specific time each day.

B. Quiesce, sync, or shut down the application and then take a snapshot of the master LUN.
C. Quiesce, sync, or shut down the application before taking a snapshot of the project defined for the
application.
D. Schedule project snapshots to occur periodically. This way, the storage administrator is sure to get all open
files by the end of the day.

Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Scheduling Snapshots. Automatic snapshots can be taken half-hourly, hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly and are
named. Automatic snapshots can be set on a project or a share, but not both. Otherwise, overlapping
schedules and retention policies would make it impossible to guarantee both schedules.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E78901_01/html/E78912/gprhe.html

QUESTION 20
When an operation lacks sufficient disk space, which three configurations can make available on a ZFS
Storage Appliance?

A. thin provisioning
B. hybrid columnar compression
C. deduplication
D. hybrid storage pool
E. Dtrace Analytics

Correct Answer: ABC

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Thin Provisioned
Controls whether space is reserved for the volume. This property is only valid for LUNs. By default, a LUN
reserves exactly enough space to completely fill the volume. This ensures that clients will not get out-of-space
errors at inopportune times. This property allows the volume size to exceed the amount of available space.
When set, the LUN will consume only the space that has been written to the LUN.

Hybrid Columnar Compression is an Oracle Database compression technology which enables the highest
levels of data compression and provides enterprises with cost savings and performance improvements due to
reduced I/O. Hybrid Columnar Compression can be enabled on Oracle Databases residing on dNFS shares
without ASM on an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance beginning with Oracle Database Enterprise Edition 11.2.0.3.

If your data does contain duplicates, enabling Data Deduplication will both save space by storing only one copy
of a given block regardless of how many times it occurs.

Incorrect Answers:
E: The ZFS Storage Appliance includes a comprehensive performance analysis tool called DTrace Analytics.
DTrace Analytics is a framework that monitors important subsystem performance accounting statistics. A
subset of the available accounting statistics should be monitored to provide comprehensive data on the
effectiveness and performance of Oracle RMAN backup and restore workloads.
References: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), page 304
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/problemsolver-hcc-
52014-2202692.pdf

QUESTION 21
Which type of I/O workload benefits the most from read SSDs?

A. sequential write
B. random write
C. random read
D. sequential read
E. mixed random and sequential write

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:

QUESTION 22
Identify three valid thresholds used by the Status Dashboard.

A. Sunny
B. Rainy
C. Monsoon
D. Cat-5 Hurricane
E. Thunderstorm

Correct Answer: ABD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Use the Thresholds screen to configure the dashboard activity weather icons. The defaults provided are based
on heavy workloads and may not be suitable for your environment.
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E56021_01/html/E55851/goosp.html

QUESTION 23
Which three features of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance are ideal for virtualization?

A. The ZFS Storage Appliance browser user interface (BUI): It is a graphical tool for administration of the
appliance.
B. DRAM-centric architecture: It dramatically increases the number of virtual machines (VMs) that you can
deploy per system, lowering costs and increasing efficiency.
C. Oracle Key Manager: It can be used for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance encryption.
D. True symmetric multiprocessing (SM) OS: It prevents the system from being overwhelmed by VM threads.
E. DTrace Analytics: It provides VM-level visibility into business-critical workloads to resolve performance
issues.

Correct Answer: BDE

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:

QUESTION 24
What happens when the thin provisioning property is set for a LUN?

A. A share reserves exactly enough space to completely fill the share.

B. This property allows volume size to exceed the amount of available space.
C. Thin provisioning allows the storage administrator to divide the pool capacity into evenly sized LUNs.
D. A ZFS file system is created by setting quota and reservation to the same value.

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Thin Provisioning controls whether space is reserved for the volume. This property is only valid for LUNs. By
default, a LUN reserves exactly enough space to completely fill the volume. This ensures that clients will not
get out-of-space errors at inopportune times. This property allows the volume size to exceed the amount of
available space. When set, the LUN will consume only the space that has been written to the LUN.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37831_01/html/E52872/
shares shares general space_usage.html

QUESTION 25
Which three features of a ZFS Storage Appliance are suitable for application storage consolidation?

A. hybrid storage pools

B. deduplication
C. compression
D. thin provisioning

Correct Answer: BCD

Section: (none)
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Four Advantages of Application Storage Consolidation and the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance:
Storage efficiency features such as Compression, De-Duplication and Thin Provisioning
Instant Backup and Recovery through Snapshots and Clones
Disaster Recovery features through the use of Replication
Reduces the amount of storage devices

Incorrect: Answers
A: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance implements a Hybrid Storage Pool architecture designed to work with
multiple tiers of storage media to maximize the performance for the virtualized environment

References: http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/storage/unified-storage/zfs-storage-app-
storage-appliance-173104.pdf

QUESTION 26
Which configuration provides maximum availability and performance?

A. quad parity
B. triple mirrored
C. triple parity RAID
D. triple striped
E. quad parity with mirroring

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Triple mirrored
Data is triply mirrored, yielding a very highly reliable and high-performing system (for example, storage for a
critical database). This configuration is intended for situations in which maximum performance and availability
are required. Compared with a two-way mirror, a three-way mirror adds additional IOPS per stored block and
higher level protection against failures.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/goden.html

QUESTION 27
A database administrator wants to change the default block size to 32 KB. How can you achieve this on a ZFS
Storage Appliance?

A. Go to Share Properties > General tab > Default Settings section, change block size from 4 KB to 32 KB.
B. Go to Project Properties > General tab > Default Settings section, change block size from 4 KB to 32 KB.
C. Go to Project Properties > General tab > Default Settings section, change block size from 8 KB to 32 KB.
D. Go to Share Properties > General tab > Default Settings section, change block size from 8 KB to 32 KB.

Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Block size is included Share properties.
Volume Block Size is the native block size for LUNs. This can be any power of 2 from 512 bytes to 1M, and the
default is 8K.
References: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), page 281
QUESTION 28
A storage administrator wants to allow the dfsadmin SMB local user to manipulate Distributed File System
(DFS) namespaces. Identify three steps required to achieve this.

A. Create a local user account on the server for the dfsuser user.
B. Log in as dfsadmin on the Windows machine from which the DFS namespace will be modified.
C. Create a local user account on the server for the dfsadmin user. Be sure to use the same password as
when the local user was first created on the Windows machine.
D. Add dfsadmin to the “Administrators” local SMB group.
E. Log in as dfuser on the Windows domain and modify the DFS namespace.

Correct Answer: CDE

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Manipulating DFS Namespaces
1. Create a local user account on the server for user dfsadmin. Be sure to use the same password as when
the local user was first created on the Windows machine.
2. Add dfsadmin to the local SMB group Administrators.
3. Login as dfsadmin on the Windows machine from which the DFS namespace will be modified.

References: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), page 206

QUESTION 29
Which two options can you select while customizing Status Dashboard performance graphs?

A. ZFS > Ops/sec

B. CPU > Average Wait I/O Time
C. Power > Avg. Consumption
D. NFSv4 > Ops/sec
E. CPU > Utilization

Correct Answer: DE
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Status Dashboard Settings
The Status > Settings screen enables you to customize the Status Dashboard, including the statistics that
appear and thresholds that indicate activity through the weather icons.
Use the layout tab to select the graphs that appear in the dashboard activity area, as defined in the following
table.
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E71909_01/html/E71919/goosp.html

QUESTION 30
A storage administrator needs to configure a storage pool for an application that requires high performance but
also high availability.

Which data profile would you select?

A. striped
B. mirrored
C. double-parity RAID
D. triple-parity RAID
E. single-parity RAID

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Double parity RAID is RAID in which each stripe contains two parity disks. As with triple mirroring, this yields
high availability, as data remains available with the failure of any two disks. Double parity RAID is a higher
capacity option than the mirroring options and is intended either for high-throughput sequential-access
workloads (such as backup) or for storing large amounts of data with low random-read component.

Note: RAIDZ (single parity), Z2 (double parity), Z3 (triple parity)

Incorrect Answers:
D: Triple parity RAID, wide stripes. RAID in which each stripe has three disks for parity. This is the highest
capacity option apart from Striped Data. Resilvering data after one or more drive failures can take significantly
longer due to the wide stripes and low random I/O performance. As with other RAID configurations, the
presence of cache can mitigate the effects on read performance. This configuration is not generally
recommended.
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/goden.html

QUESTION 31
Which connection should you use for the initial configuration of a ZFS Storage Appliance in order to monitor
progress on the console?

A. serial SP connection
B. network SP connection
C. cluster I/O connection
D. PCIe connection
E. SAS-3 HBA connection

Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Serial SP connection is recommended for initial configuration because Oracle ILOM has no initial network
connectivity. This connection lets you monitor progress, especially during system reboots. Afterwards, you can
remove the serial connection if you do not need it for CLI access. Instead, make a network SP connection,
which allows for better collection of platform data.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E78901_01/html/E78910/gpgdw.html

QUESTION 32
Which two actions make a statistic into an archived data set?

A. monitoring the statistic in Analytics > Open Worksheet for more than one hour
B. clicking the archive (tape) icon in Analytics > Open Worksheet
C. using “Add statistic…” in Analytics > Open Worksheet
D. saving the statistic in a Worksheet
E. zooming out to more than one hour, and then pausing the statistic

Correct Answer: BD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
B: Action: Archive
Sets the statistic to be permanently opened and archived to disk. If the statistic had already been opened, then
all cached data in memory is also archived to disk. Archiving statistics creates permanent datasets, visible in
the Datasets view (those with a non-zero "on disk" value). This is how statistics may be recorded 24x7, so that
activity from days, weeks and months in the past can be viewed after the fact.

Note: The term dataset refers to the in memory cached and on disk saved data for a statistic, and is presented
as an entity in Analytics with administration controls.
Datasets are automatically created whenever you view statistics in Open Worksheets. A dataset is not saved to
disk for future viewing unless you archive it.
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E27998_01/html/E48490/analytics concepts.html#scrolltoc

QUESTION 33
Which is the most effective metric for identifying performance issues?

A. IOPS
B. latency
C. throughput
D. percent utilization
E. capacity

Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
To monitor an Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system for hardware bottlenecks, use the DTrace Analytics
feature of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance system to set up a new Analytics page to monitor the following
system metrics:
CPU: percent utilization broken down by CPU identifier
Network: interface bytes per second broken down by interface
Cache: ARC accesses per second broken down by hit/miss
Cache: ARC accesses per second for hit/miss 'metadata hits' broken down by L2ARC eligibility
Disk: Disks broken down by percent utilization
Protocol: NFSv4 operations per second broken down by type of operation

References: https://community.oracle.com/docs/DOC-1013671

QUESTION 34
What is the interface of the ZFS Storage Appliance to access the Oracle Storage Cloud Service?

A. Snap Management tool

B. Upload CLI tool
C. Java Library
D. RESTful management API

Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Your applications can access Oracle Storage Cloud Service programmatically by using either an OpenStack
Swift-compatible REST API or Java API.

The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance (ZFSSA) is a family of enterprise storage products that provides efficient
file and block data services over the network. The ZFSSA RESTful Application Programming Interface (API)
can be used to manage the ZFS Storage Appliance. This documentation is organized using the same hierarchy
as the Browser User Interface (BUI) and Command Line Interface (CLI).

Cloud environments typically use a RESTful architecture, which is based on a layered client-server model. This
layered model allows services to be transparently redirected through standard hubs, routers, and other network
systems without client configuration.

References: https://www.cloudberrylab.com/solutions/oracle-cloud
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52433/makehtml-id-4.html#scrolltoc

QUESTION 35
Which four factors must you consider for implementing remote data replication between two ZFS Storage
Appliances?
A. enough storage space to receive the replica in the target site
B. Write ordering and write consistency in maintained at the granularity of the replicated component.
C. Synchronous mode is not supported.
D. business processes, such as service-level agreements (SLA)
E. the number of concurrent users in the target site

Correct Answer: ABCD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
C: The remote replication is Asynchronous. Because replication takes snapshots and then sends them, data is
necessarily committed to stable storage before replication even begins sending it. Continuous replication
effectively sends continuous streams of filesystem changes, but it's still asynchronous with respect to NAS and
SAN clients.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37831_01/html/E52872/gocuj.html

QUESTION 36
A customer requests a software upgrade of ZFS storage cluster pairs without any down time. Which option
meets this requirement?

A. an upgrade that rolls together all preceding updates

B. an upgrade that is rolled out to both controllers simultaneously
C. clustered controllers that are upgraded one at a time (“rolling” from one to the next) such that, at any given
time, the controller being upgraded controls no resources
D. cluster controllers that are rolled through software upgrades one by one, keeping both controllers at the
same version at all times in case of failover

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Clusters support rolling upgrade of software, which can reduce the business disruption associated with
migrating to newer software.

Takeover can occur at any time. Takeover is attempted whenever peer failure is detected. It can also be
triggered manually using the cluster configuration CLI or BUI. This is useful for testing purposes as well as to
perform rolling software upgrades (upgrades in which one head is upgraded while the other provides service
running the older software, then the second head is upgraded once the new software is validated).
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E27998_01/html/E48433/configuration cluster.html

QUESTION 37
Which type of devices can be tuned using the synchronous write bias properly by selecting values of either
latency or throughput?

A. block devices
B. quantum devices
C. log devices
D. cache devices

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
The Synchronous Write Bias setting controls the behavior when servicing synchronous writes. By default, the
system optimizes synchronous writes for latency, which leverages the log devices to provide fast response
times. In a system with multiple disjointed filesystems, this can cause contention on the log devices that can
increase latency across all consumers. Even with multiple filesystems requesting synchronous semantics, it
may be the case that some filesystems are more latency-sensitive than others.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/
shares shares general synchronous_write_bias.html

QUESTION 38
Which option represents the steps to add L2ARC cache SSDs (Readzillas) to a storage pool by using the
command-line interface (CLI)?

A. enter configuration storage, import cache to the pool, verify and done
B. enter configuration storage, add cache to the pool, verify and done
C. enter configuration storage, configure cache to the pool, verify and done
D. enter configuration storage, get cache to the pool, verify and done

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Configuring Storage Using the CLI, Adding Cache Devices to an Existing Pool
1. Install the new Readzilla or Logzilla device into the first available slot.
2. At the command line, enter:
poc:> configuration storage
3. Specify the pool you want to add the device to:
poc:configuration storage (pool_2)> set pool=pool_2
pool = pool_2
poc:configuration storage (pool_2)> add
A message reminds you to verify that the device is correctly installed. Note that mixing device types and
speeds is strongly discouraged.
4. Show the device information for the pool:
poc:configuration storage (pool_2) verify> show
ID STATUS ALLOCATION DATA LOG CACHE RPM
0 ok custom 0 0 0/4 1.86T
1 ok custom 0 0/2 34G 0 15000
2 ok custom 0 0/2 34G 0 15000
5. Specify which disk shelf and the number of Logzillas or Readzillas to use. In the following example, 1-log=1
allocates one Logzilla from the first disk shelf.
poc:configuration storage (pool_2) verify> set 1-log=1
1-log = 1
Note: A value of "1-log=2" would allocate two Logzillas from the first disk shelf.
This example allocates one Readzilla from the first disk shelf.
poc:configuration storage (pool_2) verify> set 1-cache=1
1-cache = 1
6. Enter done.
poc:configuration storage (pool_2) verify> done

References: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), page 103

QUESTION 39
Your Windows clients report that they cannot mount a file system from the ZFS Storage Appliance. Which two
protocols should a storage administrator ensure are configured properly on the ZFS Storage Appliance?

A. OSPF
B. SMTP
C. SMB
D. NFS
E. iSCSI

Correct Answer: CD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Each share has protocol-specific properties which define the behavior of different protocols for that share.
These properties may be defined for each share or inherited from a share's project. The NFS, SMB, HTTP,
and FTP properties apply only to filesystems, while the iSCSI properties apply only to LUNs.
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E27998_01/html/E48433/shares shares protocols.html

QUESTION 40
A storage administrator wants to maintain access to a controller regardless of its state by locking its
management interface to make it private.

Identify two steps that you must perform to lock the management IP.

A. In the BUI of the active controller, navigate to Configuration > Cluster. Choose the management interfaces
for both controllers from the Resource list. Click the padlock icon to lock the management interface to this
controller.
B. In the BUI of the second controller, navigate to Configuration > Cluster. Choose the management interface
from the Resource list. Click the padlock icon to lock the management interface to this controller.
C. In the BUI of the second controller, navigate to Configuration > Cluster. Choose the management interface
for first controller from the Resource list. Click the padlock icon to lock the management interface to this
controller.
D. In the BUI of the first controller, navigate to Configuration > Cluster. Choose the management interface
from the Resource list. Click the padlock icon to lock the management interface to this controller.
E. In the BUI of the first controller, navigate to Configuration > Cluster. Choose the management interfaces for
the second controller from the Resource list. Click the padlock icon to lock the management interface to
this controller.

Correct Answer: CD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Locking Cluster Management Interfaces (BUI)
After initial configuration, clustered controllers are in an active-active state. When a failover occurs, an active
controller takes over all non-private interfaces, and the peer controller becomes passive and inaccessible by its
BUI and CLI. To maintain access to a controller regardless of its state, lock its management interface to make
it private. The following procedure locks the management interface on each clustered controller.

1. In the BUI of the first controller, navigate to Configuration > Cluster.

2. In the BUI of the second controller, navigate to Configuration > Cluster.
3. From the BUI of the first controller, choose the management interface for the first controller from the
Resource list.
4. Click the padlock icon image:unlock icon to lock the management interface to this controller.
5. The interface displays a locked icon image:locked icon next to its name in the Resource list.
6. From the BUI of the second controller, choose the management interface for the second controller from the
 Resource list.
7. Click the padlock icon image:unlock icon to lock the management interface to this controller.
8. The interface displays a locked icon image:locked icon next to its name in the Resource list.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E76475_01/html/E76483/gpkay.html

QUESTION 41
Which three actions must you perform on share properties in order to move data using shadow migration?

A. Configure the source so that the ZFS Storage Appliance has root access to the share.
B. Use interposition; this requires a separate physical machine.
C. Create a share on the local file system with the shadow attribute set to ‘nfs://<host>/<path>’.
D. Configure the source to be read-only.

Correct Answer: ACD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
A: Filesystem-wide state is stored in the .SUNWshadow directory at the root of the filesystem. Any modification
to this content will have a similar affect.

C: When shares are created, they can optionally "shadow" an existing directory, either locally or over NFS.

D: In order to properly migrate data, the source filesystem or directory *must be read-only*.

Incorrect Answers:
B: Shadow migration uses interposition, but is integrated into the ZFSSA and doesn't require a separate
physical machine.

References: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), pages 391-392

QUESTION 42
Identify three factors that can improve performance when deduplication occurs inline on an Oracle ZFS
Storage Appliance.

A. more PCIe slots available in the ZFS storage system

B. more network interfaces available in the ZFS storage system
C. more processors available in the ZFS storage system
D. Oracle Solaris multithreading operating system
E. ZFS file system with 256-bit checksum

Correct Answer: CD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Enabling Data Deduplication will add overhead. A more CPU-intensive checksum and on-disk deduplication
table entries.
Deduplication forces the use of the cryptographically strong SHA-256 checksum.

References: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), page 306

QUESTION 43
Which feature must be enabled to secure communications between a ZFS Storage Appliance and a LDAP
server?
A. SSH
B. SASL/DIGEST-MD5
C. SSL/TLS
D. Simple Configuration

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
To set the LDAP authorization method, enter set auth_method= and one of the following options:
none - None (use with anonymous)
sasl/GSSAPI - SASL/GSSAPI (use with self)
simple - Simple, RFC 4513 (use with proxy)
sasl/DIGEST-MD5 - SASL/DIGEST-MD5 (use with proxy)

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E78901_01/html/E78912/gpycn.html

QUESTION 44
You encounter an error while starting data replication on a remote ZFS appliance. Which four must you ensure
to troubleshoot this problem?

A. Data replication is in synchronous mode.

B. Each head in the source can ping the other head in the target.
C. The target has been set up properly.
D. The replication service has been enabled on both the source and the target.
E. The replication action has been set up properly.

Correct Answer: BCDE

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Incorrect Answers:
A: Continuous replication is still asynchronous. ZFS Storage Appliances do not currently support synchronous
replication, which does not consider data committed to stable storage until it's committed to stable storage on
both the primary and secondary storage systems.
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E27998_01/html/E48433/shares projects replication.html

QUESTION 45
You want to configure a LUN on a ZFS Storage Appliance by using the browser user interface (BUI). In which
two ways can you configure multiple initiator groups per LUN?

A. Go to Configuration > Storage. Click the plus sign next to available Pools. Enter a new pool name and click
APPLY.
B. Go to Shares > LUN > Edit> Protocols. Edit the initiator group LUN number, and select multiple initiator
groups to the given LUN.
C. Go to Shares > LUNs. Click the plus sign to create a new LUN. Then select multiple initiator group(s) by
pressing the Ctrl key.
D. Go to Configuration > SAN > Fibre Channel. Click the plus sign to create a new initiator. Then enter the
World Wide Name (WWN) of the FC Initiator.

Correct Answer: BC
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
To create a LUN, on the Shares page, click LUN.
Click the image:Add item add icon and associate the new LUN with target or initiator groups you created
already using the Target Group and Initiator Groups menu.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37831_01/html/E52872/gocub.html

QUESTION 46
Which two actions would you take if a rolling upgrade procedure fails with an unexpected error?

A. Retry the failed upgrade by using the CLI or BUI in case of a transient error.
B. Contact the storage administrator or support provider.
C. Factory-reset both the controllers.
D. Perform a series of takeovers and failbacks until the cluster operates normally.
E. Use the operating system shell to manually restart the upgrade.
F. Conduct an initial reset on both controllers.

Correct Answer: AD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
D: If a serious problem appears, roll back controller A. Controller A reboots and controller B takes over and
runs the previous software version. When controller A recovers, it also runs the previous software version.

Incorrect Answers:
E: To roll back, locate a previous image and click on the rollback icon image: . You are asked to confirm that
you wish to execute a rollback, and then the system reboots and executes the rollback. Unlike fail-safe
rollback, you are not asked for further confirmation when the system reboots

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52874/makehtml-id-13.html

QUESTION 47
After you set up a network connection between a host and ZFS Storage Appliance, the connection is set to half
duplex. What are two possible causes of this problem?

A. Multiple IP addresses are linked to the host.

B. There are duplicate IP addresses on the same network.
C. There is a broken cable or NIC port.
D. The network switch is not set to auto-negotiation.

Correct Answer: AD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
D: When a server boots, the network card will negotiate with the network switch how to communicate. Various
settings such as speed and duplex are often part of the auto-negotiation protocol. Occasionally, a server will
not negotiate with the network switch the highest possible throughput. The duplex setting may improperly
negotiate to half, which could result in collisions and errors, but this can be resolved through manually setting
the port characteristics.

References: http://netmgt.blogspot.se/2011/05/sun-v890-forcing-qfe-full-duplex.html

QUESTION 48
Identify two workflows on a ZFS Storage Appliance that are used to prepare a system for Oracle Enterprise
Manager Monitoring, or to remove the artifacts created for the monitoring environment.

A. Unconfigure for Oracle Enterprise Manager Monitoring.

B. Add agents for Oracle Enterprise Manager Monitoring.
C. Configure for Oracle Enterprise Manager Monitoring.
D. Assign agents for Oracle Enterprise Manager Monitoring.

Correct Answer: AB
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
A: Unconfiguring Oracle Enterprise Manager Monitoring
This workflow removes artifacts created by Configure for Oracle Enterprise Manager Monitoring. Specifically, it:
Removes the oracle_agent role and user
Removes the Oracle Enterprise Manager worksheet

B: Configuring for Oracle Enterprise Manager Monitoring

This workflow is used to prepare an environment for monitoring, or to reset any of the artifacts that were
created by the workflow back to their original state in the event the artifacts were changed during operation by
the storage administrator. Executing this workflow makes the following changes to the system:

An oracle_agent Role Properties will be created with limited access to the system, to allow the Oracle
Enterprise Manager Grid Controller agent to obtain information required for monitoring, but not to make
alterations to the system. An oracle_agent user will be created and assigned this role. Use of this role and user
is critical to keeping clean audit records for when and how the agent accesses the appliance.

Advanced Analytics will be enabled, makes an extended set of statistics available to all users of the Oracle
ZFS Storage appliance.

The Worksheet Oracle Enterprise Manager will be created, facilitating communication between the grid
controller administrator and the storage administrator. All metrics monitored by grid controller are available
from this worksheet.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E56047_01/html/E56080/goleu.html#scrolltoc
QUESTION 49
Identify three site considerations for installing a ZFS Storage Appliance in a data center.

A. storage capacity
B. power
C. heating load
D. floor space
E. throughput

Correct Answer: BCD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Facility Power: Confirm that the power specifications for the cabinet in Electrical Specifications have been
addressed.

Data Center Environment: Confirm that the cooling specifications for the cabinet in Cooling Requirements have
been addressed.

Space Requirements
References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E22471_01/html/821-1673/installation cabinet.html

QUESTION 50
As a system administrator, you find that the ILOM Service Processor is hung. Which three methods can you
use to fix this problem?

A. Power down by using the power button.

B. Reset the Service Processor from the server back panel.
C. From the Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI), enter: reset /SP.
D. From the Oracle ILOM web interface, click Administration > Maintenance > Reset SP.

Correct Answer: BCD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Resetting the Service Processor Using Oracle ILOM
If the Oracle ILOM service processor (SP) is hung, Oracle ILOM provides two methods to reset it:
From the Oracle ILOM command-line interface (CLI), type: reset /SP.
From the Oracle ILOM web interface, click Administration > Maintenance > Reset SP.

If the Oracle ILOM SP is hung and you cannot reset it using the Oracle ILOM web interface or the Oracle ILOM
CLI command, use the following procedure to reset the SP from the server back panel.

Using a stylus, press the Reset SP pinhole button that is located on the server back panel.
Figure SP Reset Pinhole Button Location
References:
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37831_01/html/E48558/z40002791433422.html
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37831_01/html/E48558/z40002791433048.html

QUESTION 51
Which three technologies make it possible for Oracle ZFS Appliance to improve backup and restore rates for
an Oracle Exadata Database Machine?

A. storage domains
B. hybrid storage pools
C. Quality of Service (QoS) Plus
D. RMAN integration
E. InfiniBand support

Correct Answer: BDE

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
High performance is an important consideration when choosing a solution to protect an Oracle Exadata
Database Machine. The following technologies make it possible for the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance to
achieve these backup and restore rates:
(B) Hybrid Storage Pools – Oracle introduces an innovative Hybrid Storage Pool (HSP) architecture that
utilizes dynamic storage tiers across memory, flash, and disk. The effective use of direct random access
memory (DRAM) and enterprise-class software specifically engineered for multilevel storage is a key
component that facilitates the superior performance of the Oracle
ZFS Storage Appliance.
(D) RMAN Integration – Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) is a highly parallelized application that resides
within the Oracle Database and optimizes backup and recovery operations. The Oracle ZFS Storage
Appliance is designed to integrate with RMAN by utilizing up to 2000 concurrent threads that will distribute I/
O across many channels spread across multiple controllers. This improves performance dramatically with
sequential large-block streaming I/O workloads that are typical for most backup and restore situations.
(E) InfiniBand Support – The Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance can be configured with a highly redundant and
scalable InfiniBand architecture. This allows for a seamless integration with the Oracle Exadata Database
Machine and provides a high-bandwidth low-latency I/O path that generates relatively little CPU overhead.
One MB Record Sizes.
Oracle Direct NFS

References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/exadata-
backup-zfssa-0715-2620351.pdf , page 5

QUESTION 52
Which statement describes the preceding diagram?

A. cluster ZS5-4 controllers with four HBAs connected to four DE2-24 disk shelves in four chains
B. cluster ZS5-4 controllers with two HBAs connected to four DE2-24 disk shelves in four chains
C. cluster ZS5-4 controllers with two HBAs connected to eight DE2-24 disk shelves in four chains
D. cluster ZS5-4 controllers with four HBAs connected to eight DE2-24 disk shelves in four chains

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Figure: Clustered ZS5-4 controllers with two HBAs connected to multiple DE2-24 disk shelves in four chains

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E78901_01/html/E78911/gquae.html
QUESTION 53

With regard to the preceding diagram, which two statements are correct about the connection between two
ZFS storage cluster pairs?

A. The Ethernet port on one ZFS Storage Appliance connects to the ILOM port on its peer.
B. The Ethernet port on one ZFS Storage Appliance connects to the Ethernet port on its peer.
C. The serial connection is cross-over. For example, serial port 0 of one controller connects to serial port 1 of
the other controllers.
D. The serial connection is straight-through. For example, serial port 0 of one controller connects to serial port
0 of the other controllers.

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
SunOS STREAMS-based device drivers wishing to support the STREAMS TCP/IP and other STREAMS-based
networking protocol suite implementations support Version 2 of the Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI). DLPI
V2 enables a data link service user to access and use any of a variety of conforming data link service providers
without special knowledge of the provider's protocol. Specifically, the interface is intended to support Ethernet,
X.25 LAPB, SDLC, ISDN LAPD, CSMA/CD, FDDI, token ring, token bus, Bisync, and other datalink-level
protocols.

Note: The UART interface provides methods for controlling and accessing a UART (Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter).

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/816-5177/dlpi-7p/index.html

QUESTION 54
You are performing a cluster failover of ZFS Storage Appliances and encounter an error that a cluster node
fails to rejoin the cluster.

Which two are possible causes of this problem?

A. The cluster links cabling is not correctly configured.

B. There are cluster-wide locking issues on the working node.
C. The working node is configured more than one network interface card.
D. The working node is assigned other resources available to the cluster.

Correct Answer: BC
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Note: rejoin: to retrieve and resynchronize the resource map from the peer

QUESTION 55
Which three statements are correct about cluster configuration of ZFS Storage Appliances?

A. In a cluster environment, both nodes can be owners of each storage pool.

B. Only one controller in a cluster can be assigned resources.
C. To use the resources of both nodes simultaneously, you need at least two storage pools: one that maps to
node1 and another that maps to node2.
D. Clusters can be configured in two ways: active-active or active-passive.
E. You can assign a networking and storage pool to a controller in a cluster.

Correct Answer: CDE

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
D: Many people use the terms active-active to describe a cluster in which there are two (or more) storage
pools, one of which is assigned to each head along with network resources used by clients to reach the data
stored in that pool, and active-passive to refer to which a single storage pool is assigned to the head
designated as active along with its associated network interfaces. Both topologies are supported by the Oracle
ZFS Storage Appliance.

QUESTION 56
Why would you purge Analytics data that is older than a certain chosen age?

A. to delete the Analytics worksheet

B. to specify the global dataset data retention policy
C. to back up the entire dataset
D. to delete the entire dataset
E. to prune an individual dataset

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Analytics Data Retention Policies, Default Retention Policy
By default, the appliance retains per-second data for 7 days, per-minute data for 14 days, and per-hour data for
90 days. However, it is strongly recommended that you specify a data retention policy that suits your business
needs. Retention policies are especially important if you plan to retain large amounts of historical data for an
extended period. The maximum retention period is two years.

Enabling a Retention Policy

A retention policy limits the minimum amount of data collected by a granularity of per-second, per-minute, or
per-hour over a period of time, or retention period. You could set one retention policy per granularity. For
example, you could define a retention policy to save a minimum of one day of data at the per-second interval, a
second policy to save a minimum of one week of data at the per-minute interval, and a third policy to save a
minimum of one month of data at the per-hour interval. It is recommended that you only keep the minimum
amount of data according to your business requirements, including compliance needs.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E71909_01/html/E71920/goyit.html

QUESTION 57
Consider the following authorizations for a role called davidadmin, assigned to the david user:
Which statement is true?

A. David can define the protocols used to access LUNs or shares within the “david” project.
B. David can reboot the appliance.
C. David can define new users.
D. David can create snaps and clone shares in the “hank” project.
E. David can create shares in the “david” project.

Correct Answer: D
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:

QUESTION 58
Identify three required tasks to configure a ZFS Storage Appliance cluster.
A. Cable the cluster serial interconnect controllers.
B. Cable each appliance’s HBAs to the shared JBOD.
C. Perform the initial tty-based configuration on one node.
D. Cable the cluster interconnect controllers.
E. Perform the initial tty-based configuration on both nodes.
F. Cable the primary appliance’s HBAs to the shared JBOD.
G. Cable the cluster Ethernet interconnect controllers.

Correct Answer: BCD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Configuring Clustering
1. Connect power and at least one Ethernet cable to each appliance.
2. (D) Cable together the cluster interconnect controllers as described below under Node Cabling. You can
also proceed with cluster setup and add these cables dynamically during the setup process.
3. (B)Cable together the HBAs to the shared JBOD(s) as shown in the JBOD Cabling diagrams in the setup
poster that came with your appliance.
4. (C)Power on both appliances - but do not begin configuration. Select only one of the two appliances from
which you will perform configuration; the choice is arbitrary. This will be referred to as the primary appliance
for configuration purposes. Connect to and access the serial console of that appliance, and perform the
initial tty-based configuration on it in the same manner as you would when configuring a standalone
appliance. Note: Do not perform the initial tty-based configuration on the secondary appliance; it will be
automatically configured for you during cluster setup.
Etc.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/godjv.html

QUESTION 59
A customer orders a new ZFS Storage Racked System in a data center. Identify two factors that should be
considered for site planning.

A. the total airflow requirements of all equipment installed in the rack to ensure that it operates within its
specified temperature range
B. the total airflow requirements of the storage server installed in the rack to ensure that it operated within its
specified temperature range
C. whether the temperature in the rack does not exceed the controller’s maximum ambient rated temperature
D. whether the temperature in the data center does not exceed the controller’s maximum ambient rated
temperatures

Correct Answer: AC
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Caution - Reduced airflow: Installation of the equipment in a rack should be such that the amount of airflow
required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised.

Caution - Elevated operating ambient temperature: If the controller is installed in a closed or multi-unit rack
assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment might be greater than room ambient
temperature. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment
compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (Tma) specified for the controller

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E86025_01/pdf/E86027.pd f , page 31

QUESTION 60
A storage administrator wants to bind the ZFS storage ZS3 to the existing LDAP server.

What is required in order for this to happen?

A. an LDAP proxy server

B. a self-signed certificate
C. a Base Search DN (distinguished name)
D. a password for an LDAP proxy server

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:

QUESTION 61
Which three actions can you perform to restore data from a snapshot?

A. Mount the snapshot LUN and copy the data back.

B. Clone the snapshot LUN and copy the data back.
C. Click the rollback icon of a snapshot.
D. Mount the share, change directories to the .zfs directory of the share, find the snapshot (time sequenced),
and copy the data.
E. Back up and restore the data from tape.

Correct Answer: BCD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
B: Cloning a Snapshot.
A clone is a writable copy of a snapshot, and is managed like any other share. Like snapshots of filesystems, it
initially consumes no additional space. As the data in the clone changes, it will consume more space. The
original snapshot cannot be destroyed without also destroying the clone. Scheduled snapshots can be safely
cloned, and scheduled snapshots with clones will be ignored if they otherwise should be destroyed.

C: Use the following procedure to roll back, or restore, a filesystem or LUN to an existing snapshot.
1. Go to the share or project that contains the snapshot you want to rename.
To restore a filesystem snapshot, go to Shares > Shares.
To restore a LUN snapshot, go to Shares > Shares and click LUNs.
2. Hover over the share that contains the snapshot you want to restore and click the edit icon image:edit icon
image .
3. Click the Snapshots tab.
4. Hover over the snapshot you want to restore, click its rollback icon image:rollback icon image , and confirm
your action.

D: Filesystem snapshots can be accessed over data protocols at .zfs/snapshot in the root of the filesystem.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E71909_01/html/E71919/gprim.html

QUESTION 62
What happens to a shadow migration job if a pool is failed over in a cluster, or both system disks fail and a new
head node is required while using the shadow migration feature?
A. All data necessary to continue shadow migration without interruption is stored in the write-optimized cache.
B. All data necessary to continue shadow migration without interruption is removed and the job starts from the
beginning.
C. All data necessary to continue shadow migration without interruption is kept within the storage pool.
D. All data necessary to continue shadow migration without interruption is stored in NVRAM.

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explaation:
Shadow migration is implemented using on-disk data within the filesystem, so there is no external database
and no data stored locally outside the storage pool. If a pool is failed over in a cluster, or both system disks fail
and a new head node is required, all data necessary to continue shadow migration without interruption will be
kept with the storage pool.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/
shares shadow_migration shadow_migration_.html

QUESTION 63
Which three Oracle solutions are supported by ZFS Storage Appliances?

A. InfiniBand (IB) connectivity for Exadata Backup

B. storage expansion of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
C. Quality of Service Plus (QoS Plus) for auto-tiering
D. Oracle Intelligent Storage Protocol (OISP) for Oracle Database

Correct Answer: ABD

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
When equipped with native QDR InfiniBand and 10Gb Ethernet connectivity options, the ZFS Storage
Appliance is ideal for reliably backing up Oracle Exadata.

The Oracle Private Cloud Appliance includes compute nodes, management nodes, virtual networking, and
integrated Oracle ZFS Storage ZS3-ES for internal storage.

The new OISP allows the Oracle Database NFSv4 client to pass ODM optimization information to the NFSv4
server of the ZFS Storage Appliance. The ZFS Storage Appliance takes advantage of the ODM optimization
information to simplify database configuration and to further increase database performance.

References:
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Administration Guide (June 2014), pages 432, 463
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/privatecloudapp-config-
2972083.pdf

QUESTION 64
Which tool must you use to identify single or multiple devices at 100% utilization, minimum and maximum
device utilization, and device utilization balance, all over time (performance analysis)?

A. heat map showing quantized distribution

B. line graph showing an average
C. line graph showing average and maximum breakdowns
D. bar graph showing maximum latency
E. pie chart showing percentage utilization

Correct Answer: A
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Quantized Heat Map: to identify single or multiple devices at 100% utilization, minimum and maximum device
utilization, and device utilization balance, all over time (performance analysis).

Reference: http://dtrace.org/blogs/brendan/2011/12/18/visualizing-device-utilization/

QUESTION 65
What are three reasons to use Oracle Enterprise Manager for the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance family?

A. to raise alerts and violations based on thresholds and monitoring information collected by the tool
B. to monitor Oracle ZFS Storage Appliances
C. to gather information about the storage system, configuration, and performance of accessible storage
components
D. to back up datasets from Oracle ZFS Storage Appliances
E. to log a service call to the Oracle Support hotline

Correct Answer: ABC

Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Oracle Enterprise Manager Plug-in for Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance provides monitoring and provisioning for
all Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance models. In addition, the plug-in provides the following primary features:
Raises alerts for preselected configuration and monitoring data
Gathers and presents storage system, configuration, and performance information for Oracle ZFS Storage
appliances
Ties together Oracle databases deployed on NFS shares from Oracle ZFS Storage Appliances
Provides Business Intelligence (BI) Publisher (previously in Information Publisher) reports that complement
Oracle ZFS Storage Analytics reports
Provides configurable job utilities in the Enterprise Manager Job Library that can provision users on target
appliances, manage dataset retention policies and manage collections of datasets
Provides target-based storage provisioning on Oracle ZFS Storage Appliances
Utilizes system health checks that can provide alerts to potential system stability and performance issues

References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/grid-control/downloads/zfs-storage-plugin-487867.html

QUESTION 66
What time interval between a domain controller and appliance clocks causes a ZFS Storage Appliance to not
properly join an Active Directory domain?

A. 15 minutes
B. 5 minutes
C. 3 minutes
D. 10 minutes

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
In, the process of joining the domain, as well as user authentication, may fail if there is greater than a five-
minute time difference between the domain controller and the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance.

References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/
mswindows-integration-063012-1690774.pd f, page 11

QUESTION 67
Which configuration should improve ZFS throughput and response time for stable write processing (for
example, O_SYMC)?

A. ZIL B.
ARC C.
VDEV D.
ZIO
E. DMU

Correct Answer: C
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Each pool can contain multiple ZFS virtual devices (vdevs).

QUESTION 68
Which hardware failure cannot be prevented by the No Single Point of Failure feature on a ZFS Storage
Appliance?

A. disk backplane failure

B. JBOC failure
C. controller failure
D. power supply failure

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Adding a single JBOD to a double parity RAID-Z NSPF config makes it impossible to preserve NSPF
characteristics. However, you can still add the JBOD and create RAID stripes within the JBOD, sacrificing
NSPF in the process.

References: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/godge.html

QUESTION 69
Which three RAID levels are not recommended when configuring a storage pool for OLTP (random) workload
and why?

A. RAIDZ3, due to bad performance because of the lowest IOPS among RAID levels
B. RAID1, due to great availability but high cost
C. RAIDZ2, due to not very good performance because of low IOPS
D. RAID0, due to good performance but no redundancy
Correct Answer: ACD
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
A: Triple parity RAID, wide stripes. RAID in which each stripe has three disks for parity. This is the highest
capacity option apart from Striped Data. Resilvering data after one or more drive failures can take significantly
longer due to the wide stripes and low random I/O performance.

C: Double parity RAID is a higher capacity option than the mirroring options and is intended either for high-
throughput sequential-access workloads (such as backup) or for storing large amounts of data with low
random-read component.

D: RAID0 does not provide redundancy.

References:
https://www.doag.org/formes/pubfiles/2262661/docs/Konferenz/2010/vortraege/Infrastruktur%20(inkl.%
20SUN)/390-2010-K-INF-Vogel-S7000_Einsatz-Praesentation.pdf p. 30
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E51475_01/html/E52872/goden.html

QUESTION 70
What happens to synchronous writes after they land in DRAM?

A. They are acknowledged as complete to the client immediately.

B. They are acknowledged only after they are persistently stored on disk or flash.
C. They are acknowledged only after they are persistently stored in DRAM on the opposite cluster node.
D. They are acknowledged only after they are persistently stored on disk or flash from the opposite cluster
node.

Correct Answer: B
Section: (none)
Explanation

Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Synchronous writes to the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance are not acknowledged immediately upon landing in
DRAM. Instead, they are acknowledged only once they are persistently stored on disk or flash.

References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/o14-001-
architecture-overview-zfsa-2099942.pdf