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10 April 2014

EMC Clariion (SAN) Interview Questions

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  • Explain Clariion architecture ?
    emc clariion interview questions
  • Hardware Models of Clariion ?
  • What are the differences between Clariion CX-3 series and CX-4 Series ?
  • What are the Hardware components of Clariion ?
  • What are the management tools for Clariion ?
  • How to Initialize Clariion Array ?
  • What is Access Logix and How do you enable it ?
  • Why Access Logix has to be enabled ?
  • What are Vault drives and how much capacity they use ?
  • What is CMI (Clariion Message Interface) ?  
  • What are the I/O Operations in Clariion ?
  • Use of SPs ?
  • What is Storage array in Clariion ?
  • Create Storage group ?
  • How to manually restore failed paths in Clariion ?
  • How do you gather SP Collects ?
  • How do you upgrade the NaviSphere Manager ?
  • What are steps to assign a LUN to existing Host ?
  • Explain step by step procedure for storage provision to the new host ?
  • How do create capacity planning reports in Clariion ?
  • What is HEAT report ?
  • How do you enter into the Engineering Mode and what are the activities we can perform in Engineering Mode ?
  • How do you create a meta LUN ?
  • Explain step by step procedure for LUN migration ?
  • What is Private LUN Pool ?
  • What is Reserved LUN Pool ? 
  • How do you deregister the hosts from NaviSphere ?
  • How do you create a user and assign access rights ?
  • How do you monitor Clariion alerts ?
  • What is the recommended ration of Read and Write cache?
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6 April 2014

TSM V6.3 Implementation Certification (IBM 000-590) Questions and Answers- Part 4

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QUESTION NO: 76
User IDs and passwords are required for the installation and configuration of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3. Which two user IDs and passwords conform to the IBM DB2 standard? (Choose two.)
A. sqladm 
B. ibminst1 

C. tsminst1 
D. db2user1 
E. sysadmin
Answer: C,D 

QUESTION NO: 77
Output from scheduled commands goes to a log file. What is the default name of this log file? 
A. dsmerror.log 
B. schedule.log 
C. schedlog.out 
D. dsmsched.log
Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 78
Which two network protocols are supported by the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 client? (Choose two.)

A. UDP

B. HTML
C. CHAP
D. TCP/IP
E. Named Pipes

Answer: D,E 

QUESTION NO: 79
Which command scans the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Server activity log for server errors in the last 12 hours?

A. query actlog search= ‘E:’

B. q actlog begintime=-12 type=error
C. select from actlog beginday=-l type=error
D. q actlog begintime=now-12 search=ANR????E:

Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 80
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager administrator must restore the most recent backup version of MYVM node to a new system that is created with the name Test. Which command completes this

A. dsmc restore -vmname="Test"

B. dsmc restore ltiyvm -vmname = "Test" 
C. dsmc restore vm myvm -host="Test"
D. dsmc restore vm myvm -vmname="Test"

Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 81
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) administrator has been informed that a NIC card has been replaced in the TSM Server. Since the replacement, there have been issues with connectivity. What might be the cause of the problem?

A. The SCSI bus driver is out of date.

B. The NIC card set to RENEGOTIATE.
C. The NIC card set to AUTONEGOTIATE. 
D. The IP address is not in the address book.

Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 82
When running multiple server instances on the same physical system, which option will help distribute the memory needed for the database?

A. DBSHAREDMEM

B. DBMEMPERCENT 
C. DSMSHAREDMEM 
D. DSMMEMPERCENT

Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 83
Using the client performance monitor function, an administrator has the capability to gather and analyze performance data about backup and restore operations for an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client. What data can be analyzed?
A. storage pool, occupancy, and retention 
B. processor, disk, and network utilization 
C. memory, user, and tape drive utilization 
D. policy domains and management classes
Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 84
Which authority level is needed to perform all IBM Tivoli Storage Manager tasks?

A. Root

B. System
C. super user 
D. administrator

Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 85
A tape volume marked destroyed is found in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Server. After auditing the volume, non-recoverable items are found? What is the next step to fix this problem?

A. check the tape out and send it to the manufacturer

B. restore the volume using the restore volume command 
C. issue a fix volume command to fix the destroyed areas 
D. delete the volume using delete volume discard data=yes

Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 86
What should the installation planner consider when upgrading an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client to V6.3?

A. install both the server and client at the same time

B. upgrade the client to V6.3 before upgrading the server to V6.3
C. verify the new client level is supported by the current server level
D. upgrade the TSM Server first to V6.3 before upgrading the TSM client

Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 87
There is limited space for the activity log and it has to be pruned based on available space. Which command accomplishes this?

A. set actlogsize 12

B. set actlogsize 12 MB
C. set actlogretention 12
D. set actlogretention 12 mgmtstyle=size

Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 88
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) V6.3 Server on AIX must be installed. The installation process will be performed using the dsmicfgx module. What is the benefit of the GUI installation method?

A. TSM OPT is set automatically

B. TSM Setup is set automatically.
C. TSM DB2 instance ID is set automatically.
D. TSM DB2 environmentals are set automatically.

Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 89
Which two values for PASSWORDACCESS are correct inside an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client option file? (Choose two.)

A. GRANT

B. DIRECT
C. PROMPT 
D. INDIRECT 
E. GENERATE

Answer: C,E 

QUESTION NO: 90
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) administrator is trying to log into a Windows TSM Server but it fails. What should be checked to correct the problem?

A. use telnet to open a TSM admin session to the TSM Server

B. check the TCP WindowSize in the dsmserv.opt and dsm.opt files
C. confirm the TSM Server process is running and check TCPPort in the dsm.sys file
D. confirm the TSM Server process is running and ensure the TCPPort matches the option files

Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 91
A company has different network attached storage (NAS) filers. Some of them are NetAPP- systems, some are IBM N-Series and some are EMC Celerra. What must be configured to run a network data management protocol (NDMP) backup?

A. The data mover and storage pool must fit the appropriate dump format of the filer.

B. The data mover and storage pool can be defined generically with format NDMPDUMP.
C. The data mover must be defined with data format Netappdump for NetApp and N-Series and with NDMPDUMP for the rest.
D. For Celerra the data mover format must be Celerra dump, for N-Series it must be NDMPDUMP, and for NetApp it must be NETAPPDUMP.
Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 92
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager installation has failed very early in the process. The administrator suspects this could t due to the deployment engine. Where would the administrator find information to confirm this?

A. DepEng.log

B. dep_engin.err 
C. DE_lnstall.log 
D. Engineroom.log

Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 93
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 (TSM) Server is running but the expiration is running very slow. The process of the expiration has slowed down in three week intervals. What should be investigated?

A. The IBM DB2 reorganization is running every 21 days.

B. The IBM DB2 data optimizer is doing this work automatically.
C. Set the value db2set -i db2_parallel_io=*: 24 to gain maximum performance from the disk. D. The TSM IBM DB2 database directory must be divided into more than one directory path to gain maximum performance.

Answer: A 

QUESTION NO: 94
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 active log was defined. How is the log located and resized?

A. Use the administrative command line and issue the command set active log size.

B. Use the administrative command line and issue the command define active log size.
C. In the dsmserv.optfile, use the DB2LOGSIZE server option and the DB2LOGDIR server option.
D. In the dsmserv.optfile, use the ACTIVELOGSIZE server option and the ACTIVELOGDIR server option.
Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 95
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) administrator has set up and enabled Disaster Recovery Manager. The administrator wants to keep offsite tapes in the vault 5 days after the data on the tapes has expired. What accomplishes this goal?

A. Set REUSEDELAY=5

B. Set OFFSITERECLAIM=5
C. SET DRMDBBACKUPEXPIREDAYS=5 
D. UPDATE VOLUME * access=offsite

Answer: A 

QUESTION NO: 96
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager administrator wants to list all defined backup sets for the node LONDON for the past 6 months. Which command provides this information?

A. Query BACKUPSET * * BEGIN Date=-180

B. LIST BACKUPSET LONDON * BEGIN Date=TODAY-180
C. Query BACKUPSET LONDON * BEGIN Date=TODAY-180 
D. SELECT BACKUPSET LONDON * BEGIN Date=TODAY-180

Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 97
Where is the most current IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 documentation found? 
A. operating system vendor

B. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Information Center website

C. IBM DB2 Universal Database V6.3 Information Center website
D. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Concepts - IBM Redbook publication

Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 98
When backing up a very large IBM Tivoli Storage Manager database, which option could be specified on the command line to increase backup speed?

A. nums

B. numthr
C. threads
D. maxsession

Answer: A 

QUESTION NO: 99
Disaster Recovery Manager provides default settings for the preparation of the recovery plan file and for the management of offsite recovery media. Which command queries the recovery plan file settings?

A. query drmtable

B. query drmstatus 
C. query infostatus 
D. query dsmserv.opt

Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 100
An administrator must restore the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 database. Which file is required in addition to dbbackup?

A. dsm.opt

B. vothist.out
C. dsrnserv.opt 
D. devconfig.out

Answer: B 
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IBM TSM V6.3 Implementation Certification (IBM 000-590) Questions and Answers- Part 3

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QUESTION NO: 51
Which application views the client schedules status reports of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3?
A. Administration Center

B. Tivoli Data Warehouse
C. Storage Reporting Agent 

D. IBM Tivoli Enterprise Portal

Answer: A 

QUESTION NO: 52
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client is started and the administrator has to insert the node password. The login process then indicates that server access is refused. Why?
A. This is normal the first time.

B. The TSM Server is not found.
C. The TCP/IP connection returns-50. D. The access to the server is disabled.


Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 53
An administrator successfully installed IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 (TSM) on a Windows Server 2008 R2. The agent instance was configured for monitoring the TSM Server. What must be installed to enable historical data reporting and monitoring?
A. IBMDB2V9.7

B. TSM Server V6.3
C. TSM Administration Center V6.3 

D. TSM Backup-Archive Client V6.3

Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 54
Which type of storage pools can be chained together to create a storage hierarchy?
A. copy storage pools only

B. primary storage pools only
C. primary and copy storage pools
D. copy and active data storage pools


Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 55
On a file server there is a folder with accounting data inside called veryjmportant. The backup is done by schedule and the users may backup the data through the GUI. On the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Server several management classes are implemented.

MC_1 verexist=30verdel=1 retonly=31 retextra=31

MC_2 verexist=7 verdel=7 retonly=31 retextra=31 MC_3verexist=nolimitverdel=nolimitretonly=31 retextra=31 MC_4 verexist=nolimitverdel=7 retonly=31 retextra=31


The compliance officer wants the data in the folder very_important to be kept 30 days on TSM, no matter if the file is deleted or not in this time. What is the right include statement to guarantee this Service Level Agreement?
A. Include "* : \ . . . \very_important\ . . . \* . * " MC_3 
B. Include "* : \ . . . \very_important\ . . . \* . * " MC_4 
C. Include "* : \ . . . \very_important\ . . . \* . * " MC_1 
D. Include "* : \ . . .\very_important\ . . . \* . * " MC_2

Answer: A 

QUESTION NO: 56
The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 (TSM) Server is installed on a system. The installation was successful and the TSM Server is started in the background. Which additional task must the administrator do to complete the installation?
A. register node

B. register license
C. set eventretention 
D. set actlogretention


Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 57
What must be done when manually configuring the API for the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Server database backup?

A. define db2cmd

B. enable DSM format
C. create a file called tsmdbmgr.opt
D. issue the command to generate the IBM DB2 backup file


Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 58
Which command will reset the migration setting so a file remains in a storage pool for one week before it is eligible for migration?
A. UPDATE STGPOOL POOLNAME MIGLIMIT=7 
B. UPDATE STGPOOL POOLNAME MIGLIMIT=1 
C. UPDATE STGPOOL POOLNAME MIGDELAY=7 
D. UPDATE STGPOOL POOLNAME MIGDELAY=1

Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 59
When configuring client-side deduplication, which option can be configured on the client to avoid having to access the server to query extents?

A. cache=yes

B. dedupcache yes
C. enable cache=yes
D. enable dedupcacheyes


Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 60
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 installation has failed very early in the process. The administrator suspects this could be due to the IBM DB2 installation. Where would the administrator find information to confirm this?

A. db2.outordb2inst.txt

B. db2setup.logorDB2.log 
C. db2errorlog ortsmdb2.err 
D. db2log.txt or DB2LOG.err


Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 61
An administrator found messages in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Server activity log regarding a problem with a disk storage pool. The volume is marked as unavailable, and the volume could not be backed up to tape during the last weekend. How can the administrator determine whether there is data in the volume that is not backed up to a copy pool yet?

A. examine the volhist

B. q sched copy_volume1
C. q content volume1 copied=no
D. q volume volume1 copy=complete


Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 62
How is node replication enabled on a client?

A. use the define node replication Command

B. repistate=enabled is added to the node definition
C. replication=yes is added to the dsm.sys or dsm.opt files
D. the client node name is added to the replication.opt configuration file


Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 63

What are the mandatory requirements to run the IBM DB2 configuration wizard during the IBM Tivoli Storage Manger V6.3(TSM) installation?

A. create the database directories, the active log directory, and the archive log directory

B. create the database directories, the active log director/, and the archive log failover directory 
C. create the database directories, the active log directory, and the log mirror for the active log directory
D. create the database directories, format the database volumes, and configure the profile for the user ID of the TSM database instance


Answer: A 

QUESTION NO: 64
What is the most effective way a company can protect their N-Series and NetApp against data loss?

A. use Filer Snapshots for long term protection

B. use full network data management protocol (NDMP) backup weekly and NDMP backup daily 
C. use NDMP backup or incremental backup daily and NDMP SnapMirrorto Tape weekly
D. use IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup with the SnapDiff function and additional weekly backups with create new base=yes


Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 65
Which command defines all drives and paths to a virtual tape library in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3?

A. define VTL

B. perform libaction
C. define library type=vt1
D. define library devices=auto

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 66
The file systems are growing very quickly and the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) administrator needs to implement a new backup method to run faster incremental backups. The time it takes to compare the inventory with the TSM Server and the file systems takes a long time. Which backup type would reduce the backup time on a Linux operating system?

A. image backup

B. journal-based backup
C. file system database backup
D. progressive incremental backup


Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 67
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) V6.3 Server has issued the error SQL2025N. How can an administrator interpret IBM DB2 SQL error messages?

A. run? sqi2 025n from the DB2 command line interface

B. run show sql2025n from the DB2 command line interface
C. run q db2 2 025n from the TSM administrative command line interface 
D. run help db2 2025n from the TSM administrative command line interface


Answer: A 

QUESTION NO: 68
What is the default install path for the Backup-Archive client for an AIX installation?

A. /usr/tivoli/tsm/

B. /usr/Tivolin"SM/client/bin
C. /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin64 
D. /usr/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64

Answer: C 

QUESTION NO: 69
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Server installation is causing many problems because the administrator has to perform many manual operations to ensure that sufficient tape volumes are available every night for critical backups. Which option at the beginning of the installation process could have ensured that this situation was less likely to arise?

A. customer sign off

B. capacity planning
C. per CPU licensing model
D. per terabyte licensing model


Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 70
An IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) administrator has found that the active log has run out of space and the TSM Server has halted. The administrator has decided to increase the log size by 10 GB. What must the administrator do to restart the TSM Server?

A. Issue the command dsmfmt -m -log logvol1 10

B. Issue the command dsmfmt -m -log logvoll 10240
C. Issue the command dsmserv format active log size = 10240
D. Edit the dsmserv.opt file and increase the ACTIVELOGSIZE option by 10240


Answer: D 

 QUESTION NO: 71
When installing IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Backup-Archive client in a clustered server environment, where should the DSM.OPT (or DSM.SYS) file be located?

A. on the shared disk

B. on the common files folder
C. in the default installation location
D. in the same location on each cluster


Answer: A 

QUESTION NO: 72
Where is the upgrade utility installed that is used to upgrade from IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 to V6.x?

A. on the system that has the new server and its database

B. on the system that has the original server and its database
C. on the system that is the target for the new server and database
D. on a proxy server in the same network as the original server and database


Answer: B 

QUESTION NO: 73
What are two factors affecting node replication? (Choose two.)

A. deduplication

B. client backup schedule
C. client operating system
D. size of the storage pool
E. updating client node attributes


Answer: A,E 

QUESTION NO: 74
Which option can be set on the server to limit the maximum client transaction size for data deduplication?

A. DEDUPTXNLIMIT

B. DEDUPMAXTXNLIMIT
C. CLENTTXNDEDUPMAX 
D. CLIENTDEDUPTXNLIMIT


Answer: D 

QUESTION NO: 75
What must be done in order to configure the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Server database backup?

A. format the database

B. create tsmdbmgr.env
C. create a database recovery server
D. issue the database backup command format


Answer: B 
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