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1. A new storage array is being cabled into a rack. The array has dual controllers, each disk tray has dual power supplies, and there are two in-rack PDUs (C and D). Which of the following is the BEST method for hooking up power?

A) Connect both controller's PSUs to C and all drive tray PSUs to D.
B) Connect all drive tray PSUs to C and all controller PDUs to D.
C) Connect controller A's PSUs to PDU C, controller B's PSUs to D, alternate drive trays between PDUs C and D.
D) Split all PSU connections between C and D equally.

2. Which of the following concepts allows a storage technician to define a MAXIMUM storage capacity while allocating the storage on demand?

A) Thin provisioning
B) Snapshots
C) Quotas
D) Thick provisioning

3. Which of the following set of terms are correctly applied to an archiving solution versus backup solution?

A) Multiple versions, short retention, address requirements for recovery
B) Single version, short retention, address requirements for compliance
C) Single version, very long retention, address requirements for compliance
D) Multiple versions, very long retention, address requirements for recovery

4. Which of the following is an analysis and removal of redundant data after a complete backup and after the data has been written to storage?

A) OOS
B) CAS
C) Inline deduplication
D) Post-processing deduplication

5. Which of the following describes a differential backup?

A) Backs up all data in the backup set since the last full backup
B) Backs up all data in the backup set since the last differential backup
C) Backs up all data in the backup set since the last incremental backup
D) Backs up all data in the backup set

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