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The aggregate bandwidth of a Fibre Channel fabric _________.
increases as nodes are added
decreases as nodes are added
is 2 Gb/s (half duplex)
cannot exceed 3200 MB/s (half duplex)
Xsan is a _______ file system.
local
cluster
network
distributed
Which is NOT a benefit of a storage area network?
Allows multiple computers to connect to each RAID array.
Provides a central server that reshares RAID arrays to the LAN.
Provides for easy expansion of shared storage resources.
Provides high-speed connectivity to storage devices.
Which is a disadvantage of RAID 1?
High cost.
Requires a dedicated parity disk.
Requires host-based software RAID.
No data redundancy.
What should you do before adding a storage pool to an existing Xsan volume?
Stop the volume.
Unmount the volume from all nodes.
Unmount the volume from the metadata controller.
Unmount the volume from all nodes, and stop the volume.
If you create multiple storage pools in a volume but do not use affinities, you should ensure that all the storage pools ___________.
have different RAID levels
contain metadata and journaling data
provide the same data transfer rate to the user
appear as separate folders on the Xsan volume
Array-based virtualization means that ____________.
each disk drive is mirrored by a backup drive
data is saved redundantly to multiple drives
an Xsan volume may reside on one or more physical drives
hosts can access storage devices located in distant sites
Using Xsan, how many computers can simultaneously access a shared volume?
8
16
32
64
In a RAID 5 array, if a drive fails, the data __________.
is lost and cannot be reconstructed
is not lost because it is mirrored on one of the other drives
can be reconstructed from parity data stored on a dedicated drive
must be reconstructed from data stored on the metadata controller
can be reconstructed from parity data striped across the other drives
In simple Fibre Channel installations, why is a hub preferable to a physically-cabled loop?
A hub allows more than one pair of devices to communicate at the same time.
A hub allows dynamic addressing of storage.
A hub can automatically bypass a broken port.
A hub turns a loop into a fabric.
TESTED 22 Feb 2025