1. In which VxRail models is the iDRAC NIC Selection Setting set to Dedicated?

A . P570, V570, and S570 only

B . E560 and G560 only
C . P570, V570, S570 and G560
D . E560, P570. V570, and S570

VIEW ANSWER

Answer: D

2. What is the purpose of the As-Built Configuration Generator?

A . Create the customer deliverable documentation of the Dell EMC
product/solution implementation
B . Provide advanced control grouping for Stretched clusters
C . Capture and generate the installation workflow for review in the event of a
failed deployment
D . Keep a record of all spare nodes, not yet added to a VxRail Cluster

VIEW ANSWER

Answer: A

3. A system administrator wants to check the version of the VxRail Manager

Plug-In.

Where can this be done?

A . vSphere Client > VxRail Cluster > Configure> VxRail Support
B . vSphere Client > Menu Administration > Client Plug-Ins
C . vSphere Web Client > Menu Administration > Client Plug-Ins
D . VxRail Manager URL > System Health > Client Plug-Ins

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

4. You have provisioned a virtual machine on a VSAN datastore, VSAN creates a

set of objects composed of multiple components.

What is the maximum supported size of a component?

A . 128 GB
B . 255 GB
C . 256 GB
D . 512 GB
VIEW ANSWER
Answer: B
 5. What is the default VLAN ID of the Private Management VLAN network on a
VxRail 4.7.x node?
A.0
B.1
C . 3939
D . 4095

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

6. When running the VxRail SmartFabric Personality profile script, what is

preserved from the initial default Full Switch mode configuration?
A . Management VLANS
B . VLAN 1
C . Uplink Breakouts
D . ICL Uplinks

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Answer: B

7. In which VxRail model is the IDRAC NIC Selection Setting set to LOM1?
A . G560
B . G410
C . E560
D . S570

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

8. A Dell EMC solutions architect has converted the VxRail PEQ to Customer
Mode. They have engaged with the customer to input information about the
VxRail networks IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and VLAN ID details.

In which section would the customer input this information?

A . System Information
B . Physical Network
C . Es× Host Details
D . Virtual MachinesHIDE ANSWER

Answer: C
 9. A VxRail Stretched Cluster deployment will have E560F nodes. The Cluster
must allow local protection with both erasure coding options at either site.

What is the minimum node configuration?

A . 3+3 nodes
B . 4+4 nodes
C . 6+6 nodes
D . 8+8 nodes

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

10. You are validating that a network environment is ready for a VxRail
deployment.

What types of DNS records must be created for VxRail components before
Implementation can begin?
A . Forward (A) records only
B . Forward (A) records and Reverse (PTR) records
C . NS records and Reverse (PTR) records
D . Reverse (PTR) records only

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

11. Beginning with VxRail version 4.7, which product license option has changed?
A . VSAN
B . vCenter
C . VMware Log Insight
D . vSphere

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

12. What is the object space reservation for the default VXRAIL-SYSTEM-
STORAGE-PROFILE?
A . 0%
B . 50%
C . 75%
D . 100%
HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

13. A Secure Remote Services deployment on a VxRail system with external

vCenter fails with "Invalid target datastore specified".

What action is required to resolve this problem?

A . Manually deploy Secure Remote Services
B . Retry the deployment through the retry button
C . Ensure DNs is able to resolve the SRS/VE VM hostname
D . Restart vCenter services and retry the deployment

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

14. What is the correct order of steps to expand a Dell Power Edge based V>Rail
Cluster?

HIDE ANSWER
Answer:

15. What log file provides details about anything done on the VxRail system,
including installation?
A . Icm.log
B . powertools.log
C . mystic.log
D . marvin.log

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

16. A VxRail solution will be deployed with the embedded VCenter and Log
Insight. Prior to deployment, DNS records must be created for which entities?
A . vCenter Server, ESXi hosts. VxRail Manager, and Log Insight only
B . vCenter Server, Platform Services Controller ESXi hosts, VxRail Manager,
and Log Insight only
C . ESXi Hosts, VxRail Manager Log Insight, and iDRAC only
D . vCenter Server, Platform Services Controller ESXi hosts, VxRail Manager,
Log Insight, and iDRAC

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

17. Refer to the exhibit

What does the Fabric ID shown on the GUI actually represent for the switch cluster
personality profile?
A . Domain ID
B . Cluster ID
C . SmartFabric ID
D . Fabric ID

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

18. What are some of the items contained in a VxRail As-Built Configuration
report?
A . Security updates
Support matrices
Firewall Ports listing
B . Security updates
Upgrade path
Firewall Ports listing
C . System configuration
Firewall Ports listing
Support matrices
D . System configuration
Support matrices
Upgrade procedures

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C
 19. What does the VxRail NVT validate when only Network Services Validation is
enabled?
A . VLAN configuration, NTP and DNS settings
B . IP address conflicts, NTP and DNS settings
C . VLAN and LACP configurations
D . VLAN and STP configurations

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

20. You are configuring SmartFabric Services on a VxRail running version 4.7.x.

What is the maximum number of separate vCenter instances that an OMNI

plug-in can be registered with in a single fabric?
A.1
B.2
C.5
D . 10

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

21. What data protection methods are included with the VxRail Appliance?
A . Stretched Clusters
NetBackup
vSphere Replication
B . Stretched Clusters
RecoverPoint for VMs
vSphere Replication
C . vSphere Replication
RecoverPoint for VMs
Avamar
D . RecoverPoint for VMs
Data Domain
Stretched Clusters

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

22. What is the primary use of the VxRail PEQ Addendum?

A . Specifying Dell EMC- deployed switches and Stretched Clusters
B . Generating the NVT/FDC JSON configuration file
 C . Deploying customer provided, non-Dell EMC network switches
D . Manually configuring VxRail Manager

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

23. By default, which block of IP addresses provided to the VxRail First Run
Wizard may contain non-contiguous addresses?
A . ESXI Host
B . VSAN
C . NTP Servers
D . VSphere vMotion

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

24. In a VRail Stretched Cluster deployment. what is the required Round Trip Time
(RTT) between sites?
A . Primary to Witness site RTT: < 150 ms
Secondary to Witness site RTT: < 150 ms
Primary to Secondary site RTT: < 10 ms
B . Primary to Witness site RTT: < 250 ms
Secondary to Witness site RTT: < 250 ms
Primary to Secondary site RTT: < 10 ms
C . Primary to Witness site RTT: < 200 ms
Secondary to Witness site RTT: < 200 ms
Primary to Secondary site RTT: < 5 ms
D . Primary to Witness site RTT: < 10 ms
Secondary to Witness site RTT: < 10 ms
Primary to Secondary site RTT: < 6 ms

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

25. A customer has decided that they will be using the Spanning Tree protocol in
their ToR switches.

What else must be enabled on the switch ports used for VxRail to achieve a
successful deployment?
A . IPv4 Multicast
 B . IGMP Snooping
C . IPv6 Unicast
D . PortFast

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

26. How many nodes can be added simultaneously to an easting VxRail Cluster?
A.1
B.2
C.4
D.6

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

27. What is the minimum number of VxRail nodes required for a SAN storage
policy with FTT = 2 and FTM set to Erasure Coding?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

28. What components of a VxRail node must be assigned IP addresses?

A . ESXi host. Center. ESR
B . and iDRAC
C . ESXi host, vSA
D . Center. and ESRS
E . ESXi host, vSA
F . vMouon. and iDRAC
G . vSA
H . Center. vRealize Log Insight. and vMotion

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C
 29. You have determined that you need to execute a RASR factory upgrade of a
VxRail v4.7.1xx node. You download the RASR ISO from the Dell Support
site.

What is the correct order of steps to finish the upgrade?

HIDE ANSWER

Answer:

30. You are about to perform a VxRail deployment in a Dell EMC SmartFabric
configuration.

What does the VxRail First Run Squire as an input when configuring the
discovered SmartFabric Switch Cluster?
A . REST_USER password
B . Admin user password
C . Domain ID, Uplink Interfaces, and ICL interfaces
D . Fabric ID and switch personality mode
HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

31. Dell EMC will be responsible for the configuration of ToR and Management
switches for a VxRail deployment.

Where should these details be documented?

A . VxRail PEQ Cluster Sheet
B . Appliance JSON file
C . NVT/FDC JSON file
D . VxRail PEQ Addendum

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

32. You are ordering three All-Flash G560 nodes for a new installation. These
nodes need to be connected to a ToR Dual Switch Topology.

What is a consideration for this installation?

A . Link aggregation must be enabled on VxRail switch ports
B . All G560 nodes must be configured with four ports for network traffic
C . IPv6 Multi cast must be enabled in this environment
D . All-Flash VxRail models must use 25 GbE NICS

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

33. Which PSC option is supported for VxRail with an embedded vCenter?
A . Third-party load balancers
B . Embedded PSC
C . Changing the SSO domain
D . Changing the SSO site ID

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

34. How long does it take for the Primary node to be selected for a VxRail
deployment after all nodes have been powered on?
 A . 15 to 20 seconds
B . 5 to 10 minutes
C . 5 to 10 seconds
D . 15 to 20 minutes

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

35. What are the categories that can be validated by the VxRail NVT?
A . Network Services, TOR Switches and Upstream Switches
B . TOR Switches and Upstream Switches only
C . VxRail Appliance, Network Services, and ToR Switches
D . VxRail Appliance, ToR Switches, and Upstream Switches

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

36. What are examples of standard VxRail traffic?

A . VSA
B . VMotion, and ISCSI
C . Management, VSAN, and vMotion
D . NFS, Management, and VSAN
E . vMotion, iSCSI, and Management

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

37. What statement accurately describes the rail types used in racking VxRail
nodes?
A . Static rails only support the option to use a cable management arm (CMA)
B . Sliding rails are available on all models of Dell 14G VxRail nodes
except for the G560
C . Sliding rails are available on all models of Dell 14G VxRail nodes except
for the S570
D . Static rails enable the VxRail nodes to be fully extended out of the rack for
service

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B
 38. What is the minimum number of VxRail nodes required for a SAN storage
policy with FTT = 2 and FTM set to Erasure Coding?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

39. Which Dell PowerEdge-based Gen14 VxRail node has a non-mirrored

IDSOM?
A . G Series
B . V Series
C . S Series
D . E Series

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

40. What is the minimum number of VxRail nodes required for a VSAN storage
policy with FTT= 1 and FTM set to Erasure Coding?
A.3
B.4
C.5
D.6

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

41. You receive the error "Invalid target datastore specified" while trying to deploy
Dell EMC Secure Remote Services.

What is the recommended course of action?

A . Delete the SRS gateway and redeploy using the manual method
B . Wait 10 minutes and try again
C . Keep the SRS gateway powered for reference and redeploy manuall
D . Rename the MARVIN- Virtual- SAN datastore to ESRS_V
E . x86_64

HIDE ANSWER
Answer: A

42. What is the maximum number of nodes in a VxRail Cluster with 25 GbE?
A . 32
B . 64
C . 96
D . 128

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

43. During a VxRail 2 node Cluster deployment, what is a valid connectivity

option?
A . 2×10 GbE
B . 4×25 GbE
C . 4 x1 GbE
D . 2×25 GbE

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

44. What data protection methods are included with the VxRail Appliance?
A . Stretched Clusters
NetBackup
vSphere Replication
B . Stretched Clusters
RecoverPoint for VMs
vSphere Replication
C . vSphere Replication
RecoverPoint for VMs
Avamar
D . RecoverPoint for VMs
Data Domain
Stretched Clusters

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

45. You have been assigned to perform a hardware installation of three G560
nodes in a 4-post rack.
 However, only static rails are included with this shipment.

What is the best way to proceed?

A . Order sliding rails, since these are required for the installation
B . Install cable management arms in the rack
C . You cannot proceed because these nodes cannot be installed in 4-post
rack
D . Proceed directly because these nodes can be installed in a 4-post
rack

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

46. What are the categories that can be validated by the VxRail NVT?
A . Network Services, TOR Switches and Upstream Switches
B . TOR Switches and Upstream Switches only
C . VxRail Appliance, Network Services, and ToR Switches
D . VxRail Appliance, ToR Switches, and Upstream Switches

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

47. After deployment, where would you look first on a VxRail v4.7.1xx Cluster for
errors as they occur?
A . marvin.log
B . VxRail Manager GUI
C . Icm.log
D . vCenter GUI

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

48. Match each term to its description.

HIDE ANSWER

Answer:

49. Which vCenter object is created automatically when you add a VxRail Cluster
to an external vCenter?
A . Resource Pool
B . Datacenter
C . Cluster
D . VxRail Management user account

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

50. What is the correct sequence of steps used by the VxRail NVT workflow?
HIDE ANSWER

Answer:

51. What is a valid NIC selection on an All-Flash G Series Cluster in the VxRail
First Run Wizard?
A . 2×10 GbE SFP+
B . 2×25 GbE SFF28
C . 2×10 GbE RJ45
D . 4×1 GbE RJ45

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

52. How many nodes can be added simultaneously to an easting VxRail Cluster?
A.1
B.2
C.4
D.6

HIDE ANSWER
Answer: D

53. A VxRail Stretched Cluster will be configured with four All-Flash nodes at each
site based on the following requirements:

– PFTT=1

– SFTT=1

– FTM=Erasure Coding

Based on the required usable capacity, what should be the planned capacity
of the design?
A . Single Site Capacity=200%
Total Cluster Capacity=400%
B . Single Site Capacity= 133%
Total Cluster Capacity=266%
C . Single Site Capacity = 100%
Total Cluster Capacity= 200%
D . Single Site Capacity=150%
Total Cluster Capacity=300%

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

54. How long does it take for the Primary node to be selected for a VxRail
deployment after all nodes have been powered on?
A . 15 to 20 seconds
B . 5 to 10 minutes
C . 5 to 10 seconds
D . 15 to 20 minutes

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

55. A customer. new to HCl and VxRail, has a Microsoft SharePoint workload that
they would like to use as their main application.

Which VxRail model is the best option for them?

A . S Series
B . G Series
C . P Series
D . E Series
HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

56. SRS does not appear to be configured properly for a given VxRail Appliance
From vCenter you note that the current Dell EMC Secure Remote Services
status appears to be enabled and connected. The customer maintains that the
configuration is not correct.

What is the recommended course of action?

A . Disable the service and modify settings as required
B . Switch to an external SRS
C . Redeploy SRS
D . Engage support to help validate the SRS

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

57. What command is used to restart the Loudmouth process on a VxRail node?
A . /usr/lib/vmware/loudmouth/bin/loudmouth restart
B . systemctl restart loudmouth
C . systemctl restart vmware-loudmouth
D . /etc/init.d/loudmouth restart

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

58. Which service determines the primary node after powering on Dell
PowerEdge-based VxRail nodes during the deployment of a VxRail
Appliance?
A . Marvin
B . Election
C . PTAgent
D . Loudmouth

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

59. A customer has three VxRail E560 nodes that have just been installed.

How many RP4VM licenses is the customer entitled to?

 A.5
B . 10
C . 15
D . 20

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

60. A VxRail deployment has just been completed. The vSAN backend IOPS
metrics are not available for the Cluster.

What is the reason for this issue?

A . Data has not been populated
B . Health service has not be turned on
C . VSAN storage policy has not been assigned
D . Performance Service has not been turned on

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

61. Which settings would you expect to find in the VXRAIL-SYSTEM-STORAGE-

PROFILE?
A . FTT = 1
Object space reservation (%) =0
B . FTT = 2
Object space reservation (9o) =0
C . FTT = 2
Object space reservation (%) =100
D . FTT = 1
Object space reservation (%) =100

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

62. What is the purpose of the PTAgent on a PowerEdge-based VxRail node?

A . Hardware monitoring, SATADOM updating and firmware installation
B . Hardware discovery, hardware monitoring, and VxRail VIB installation
C . Hardware monitoring, SATADOM updating, and VxRail node election
D . Hardware discovery, hardware monitoring, and firmware installation

HIDE ANSWER
Answer: D

63. What VxRail VSAN storage policy should NOT be changed or deleted after the
initial setup?
A . VM Encryption Policy
B . VSAN Default Storage Policy
C . VxRAIL-STORAGE-PROFILLE
D . VxRAIL-SYSTEM-STORAGE-PROFILE

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

64. You are validating a VxRail deployment of six V570F nodes each with four 10
Gb connections. The VxRail nodes have not been powered on.

You need to ensure that the Dell EMC ToR switch is configured correctly.

Which command should you use to do this?

A . show port-channel summary
B . show interface status
C . show interface trunk
D . show running-config

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

65. What is the default network traffic configuration for a VxRail node with 2 x 10
GbE ports?
A . Management, vMotion, and Virtual Machines on Uplink1
VSAN on Uplink
B . Management and vMotion on Uplink1
VSAN and Virtual Machines on Uplink2
C . Management and virtual Machines on Uplink1
VSAN and vMotion on Uplink2
D . Management Virtual Machines, and VSAN on Uplink1
vMotion on Uplink2

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A
 66. What type of license does the Dell 4100 OS 10 Switch require to support
SmartFabric Services beyond the initial trial period?
A . Feature specific licensing for SmartFabric Services
B . Full Fabric Mode licensing
C . SmartFabric licensing
D . Perpetual licensing

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

67. What is a benefit of using the VxRail REST API?

A . Automate security audit of VxRail appliances
B . Remote upgrade of iDRAC related software only
C . Continuous polling for performance statistics
D . Programmatically gather VxRail system health

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

68. Match each VxRail REST API status code to its associated text.

HIDE ANSWER
Answer:

69. A system administrator wants to collect the, log bundle from their VxRail,
environment.

What is the correct sequence of the REST API calls to accomplish this?

HIDE ANSWER
Answer:

70. Where are the vSAN logs stored?

A . Standard ESXi host logs
B . Master vSAN node
C . VSAN appliance VM
D . vCenter logs

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

71. Which requirement must be met when expanding a VxRail G560F 3 node
Cluster with a 4th G Series node in the same chassis?
A . Node must be a hybrid node
B . Node requires only the same processor type
C . Node requires only the same drive configuration
D . Node must be identical to the other three nodes

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

72. In a VRail Stretched Cluster deployment. what is the required Round Trip Time
(RTT) between sites?
A . Primary to Witness site RTT: < 150 ms
Secondary to Witness site RTT: < 150 ms
Primary to Secondary site RTT: < 10 ms
B . Primary to Witness site RTT: < 250 ms
Secondary to Witness site RTT: < 250 ms
Primary to Secondary site RTT: < 10 ms
C . Primary to Witness site RTT: < 200 ms
Secondary to Witness site RTT: < 200 ms
Primary to Secondary site RTT: < 5 ms
D . Primary to Witness site RTT: < 10 ms
 Secondary to Witness site RTT: < 10 ms
Primary to Secondary site RTT: < 6 ms

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

73. A system administrator wants to pull up the physical view for the VXRail
Manager Plug-In to check the status.

Where can this be done?

A . vSphere Client > VxRail Cluster Monitor > VxRail > Appliances
B . vSphere Client > VxRail Cluster Monitor > vSAN > Support
C . VxRail Manager URL> System > Physical View
D . vSphere Web Client > Menu > Administration > Client Plug-Ins

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

74. Which log bundles can be included in VxRail automated log collection used for
troubleshooting?
A . ESXi, Loudmouth, and PTAgent
B . Mystic, Loudmouth, and IDRAC
C . VxRail, Mystic, and vCenter
D . VxRail, ESXi, and vCenter

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

75. By design, which network is required to have IPv6 Multicast enabled in order
to set up a VxRail with version 4.7.100?
A . Public management network
B . VSAN network
C . vMotion network
D . Private management network

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D
 76. A system administrator wants to check the version of the VxRail Manager
Plug-In.

Where can this be done?

A . vSphere Client > VxRail Cluster > Configure> VxRail Support
B . vSphere Client > Menu Administration > Client Plug-Ins
C . vSphere Web Client > Menu Administration > Client Plug-Ins
D . VxRail Manager URL > System Health > Client Plug-Ins

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

77. What is the correct sequence of steps used by the VxRail NVT workflow?

HIDE ANSWER

Answer:

78. Which command should you issue on each of the ToR switches to validate
that Link Aggregation has not been configured for VxRail interfaces?
A . show port-channel summary
B . show spanning tree
 C . show vlan
D . show interface status

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

79. You have just upgraded a VxRail Cluster from version 4.5.x to version 4.7.x.
You need to ensure that new VxRail 4.7.x nodes will be discovered without
having to make any changes to the nodes.

What action should you take on the existing configuration?

A . In vCenter, set the VLAN ID of the Management Network distributed
portgroup to 3939
B . Add a new VLAN to the ToR switches with ID 3939
C . Add a new VLAN to the ToR Switches with ID 3939
In vCenter, set the VLAN ID of the Management Network distributed portgroup
to 3939
D . Add a new VLAN to the ToR switches with ID 3939
In vCenter, set the VLAN ID of the VxRail Management distributed portgroup
to 3939

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

80. What is a consideration when adding nodes to a VxRail G Series system?

A . G560 and G410 nodes are permitted in the same chassis
B . All nodes in a G Series chassis must be identical
C . Hybrid and All-Flash nodes are permitted if in different chassis
D . Each G Series chassis must be fully populated

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

81. A system administrator attempts to use the VxRail REST API to obtain system
health status for their VxRail environment. The system returns the following
error code: 401

What should the administrator do to address this issue?

A . Provide vCenter credentials with sufficient rights
B . Wait five minutes and try the command again
C . Connect to Center GUl and try the command again
D . Ensure that the VxRail Manager IP is correct
HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A

82. What are all of the menu option choices available in the RASR factory reset
procedure when booting from the RASR ISO?
A . RASR RESET
CREATE RASRUSB
FACTORY RESET
UPDATE FIRMWARE
EXIT
B . RASR RESET
CREATE RASRUSB
FACTORY RESET
REBOOT
UPDATE FIRMWARE
QUIT
C . RASR RESET
CREATE RASRUSB
FACTORY RESET
QUIT
D . RASR RESET
CREATE RASRUSB
FACTORY RESET
REBOOT
UPDATE FIRMWARE
EXIT

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C

83. A VxRail Stretched Cluster will be configured with four All-Flash nodes at each
site based on the following requirements:

– PFTT=1

– SFTT=1

– FTM=Erasure Coding

Based on the required usable capacity, what should be the planned capacity
of the design?
A . Single Site Capacity=200%
Total Cluster Capacity=400%
B . Single Site Capacity= 133%
Total Cluster Capacity=266%
 C . Single Site Capacity = 100%
Total Cluster Capacity= 200%
D . Single Site Capacity=150%
Total Cluster Capacity=300%

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

84. You have been asked to produce an As-Built configuration report for a new
Cluster. Some of the files needed will be obtained from different locations
Match the file to its source location.

HIDE ANSWER

Answer:

85. A VxRail Stretched Cluster will have four hybrid nodes at each site.
 What is the recommended storage policy to ensure cross-site and local
protection using storage as efficiently as possible?
A . PFTT=1
SFTT=0
FTM=Erasure Coding
B . PFTT=1
SFTT=1
FTM=Erasure Coding
C . PFTT=1
SFTT=1
FTM=Mirroring
D . PFTT=0
SFTT=1
FTM=Mirroring

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: B

86. You need to create a VxRail XML file to generate a VxRail v4.7.1xx As-Built
Configuration report.

How should you obtain this file?

A . Download it from the VxRail Manager GUl-Last Configuration Data Sent
B . Generate it from the VxRail PEQ by clicking the Create PEQ Data File
button
C . Download it from the VxRail First Run Wizard after a successful validation
D . Download it from the vSphere Client VxRail plug-in-Last
Configuration Data Sent

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: D

87. What Role or Privilege does the VxRail Management User account need to
have assigned within vCenter when connecting to an External vCenter?
A . No specific role
B . Administrator
C . Readonly
D . HCIA

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Answer: A
 88. What is configured by default during the initial deployment of a VxRail Cluster
with All-Flash nodes?
A . VSAN Deduplication and Compression
B . VSAN storage policy with FTT=1
C . VSAN Performance Service
D . Data-at-Rest Encryption

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Answer: B

89. What are the four phases of VxRail Lifecycle System Management?
A . Deploy, Update, Monitor, and Maintain
B . Design, Deploy, Monitor, and Update
C . Design, Install, Monitor, and Update
D . Reset, Monitor, Maintain, and Update

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Answer: A

90. A system administrator wants to collect the generated log file via the VxRail
REST API.

Which command should they use?

A . PUT /support/logs/<Log_ID>/download
B . PUT /support/logs/<Log_ID>
C . GET /support/logs/<Log_ID>
D . GET /support/logs/<Log_ID>/download

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Answer: C

91. What is the recommended format for hostnames?

A . vCenter PSC, and VxRail Manager use FODN
B . vCenter, PSC, and VxRail Manager use host name only
C . vCenter and PSC use FQDN; VxRail Manager uses host name only
D . VxRail Manager and vCenter use FODN PSC uses host name only

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Answer: C
 92. Where are the vSAN logs stored?
A . Standard ESXi host logs
B . Master vSAN node
C . VSAN appliance VM
D . vCenter logs

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Answer: A

93. What is an accurate statement about VxRail ToR switches?

A . Integrating existing switches tends to increase the costs of VxRail
deployment
B . Dell EMC switches can be configured as part of the VxRail
deployment
C . Link aggregation is enabled on switch ports that are connected to VxRail
nodes
D . All VxRail ports including iDRAC must use the same Dell EMC switches

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Answer: B

94. Which requirement must be met when expanding a VxRail G560F 3 node
Cluster with a 4th G Series node in the same chassis?
A . Node must be a hybrid node
B . Node requires only the same processor type
C . Node requires only the same drive configuration
D . Node must be identical to the other three nodes

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Answer: C

95. An administrator is validating nodes on a VxRail and discovers that it is not

possible to add nodes.

What can they use to check host connectivity?

A . marvin.log
B . PTAgent
C . Loudmouth
D . Icm.log

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Answer: B

96. By design, which network is required to have IPv6 Multicast enabled in order
to set up a VxRail with version 4.7.100?
A . Public management network
B . VSAN network
C . vMotion network
D . Private management network

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Answer: D

97. A VxRail Cluster setup with P570F nodes is used for product evaluation
purposes at customer sites. Before moving the Cluster to another customer
site. it needs to be reset.

Where is the image located to complete this task?

A . MB Server
B . IDSDM
C . SATADOM
D . BOSS

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Answer: B

98. You are in the process of setting up Dell EMC SmartFabric switches for a
VXRail deployment.

What happens if the script to enable the VxRail personality profile is executed
without specifying the uplink and ICL interfaces?
A . Script runs successfully. however, the VxRail First Run validation will fail
B . Script uses the default values for both interfaces and runs
successfully
C . Script fails, the interface information must be specified
D . Script runs in interactive mode and prompts for the required interface
information

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Answer: B
 99. During a VxRail 2 node Cluster deployment, what is a valid connectivity
option?
A . 2×10 GbE
B . 4×25 GbE
C . 4 x1 GbE
D . 2×25 GbE

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Answer: A

100. Which settings would you expect to find in the VXRAIL-SYSTEM-

STORAGE-PROFILE?
A . FTT = 1
Object space reservation (%) =0
B . FTT = 2
Object space reservation (9o) =0
C . FTT = 2
Object space reservation (%) =100
D . FTT = 1
Object space reservation (%) =100

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Answer: D

101. Which command can be used from VxRail Manager VM to restart the
loudmouth daemon?
A . systemctl restart loudmouth
B . systemctl restart vmware-loudmouth
C . /usr/lib/vmware/loudmouth/bin/loudmouth restart
D . /etc/init loudmouth restart

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Answer: B

102. After initial deployment of a VxRail, a system administrator realizes that

the system times on some of the VxRail nodes differ from each other.

What is the correct order of steps in the vSphere Client to check that NTP is
active on a node?
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Answer:

103. Match each Dell EMC Secure Remote Services related item to its
description
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Answer:

104. What is the default network traffic configuration for a VxRail node with 2
x 10 GbE ports?
A . Management, vMotion, and Virtual Machines on Uplink1
VSAN on Uplink
B . Management and vMotion on Uplink1
VSAN and Virtual Machines on Uplink2
C . Management and virtual Machines on Uplink1
VSAN and vMotion on Uplink2
D . Management Virtual Machines, and VSAN on Uplink1
vMotion on Uplink2

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Answer: A
 105. You are validating a VxRail deployment of six V570F nodes each with
four 10 Gb connections. The VxRail nodes have not been powered on.

You need to ensure that the Dell EMC ToR switch is configured correctly.

Which command should you use to do this?

A . show port-channel summary
B . show interface status
C . show interface trunk
D . show running-config

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Answer: D

106. What is a requirement for TOR switches when deploying a VxRail 4.7 x
Cluster?
A . Must support IPv4 Multicast
B . Must support 25 GbE connectivity
C . Must have to ToR switches
D . Must support IPv6 Multicast

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Answer: D

107. A VxRail solution will be deployed with the embedded VCenter and Log
Insight. Prior to deployment, DNS records must be created for which entities?
A . vCenter Server, ESXi hosts. VxRail Manager, and Log Insight only
B . vCenter Server, Platform Services Controller ESXi hosts, VxRail
Manager, and Log Insight only
C . ESXi Hosts, VxRail Manager Log Insight, and iDRAC only
D . vCenter Server, Platform Services Controller ESXi hosts, VxRail Manager,
Log Insight, and iDRAC

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Answer: B

108. A Dell EMC solutions architect has updated the VxRail PEQ with
Customer Top-of-Rack (TOR) Switch details.

From which worksheet can they, generate a new NVT JSON file?
A . Engagement Details
B . Networking Details
 C . VxRail Cluster
D . Customer

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Answer: C

109. What type of license does the Dell 4100 OS 10 Switch require to
support SmartFabric Services beyond the initial trial period?
A . Feature specific licensing for SmartFabric Services
B . Full Fabric Mode licensing
C . SmartFabric licensing
D . Perpetual licensing

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Answer: D

110. What is the maximum number of nodes in a VxRail Cluster with 1 GbE?
A.8
B . 16
C . 32
D . 64

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Answer: A

111. What are some components that make up a VxRail E560 node?
A . BOSS SATA M 2 cards
10 GB network daughter card
B . BOSS SATA M 2 cards
1 GB network daughter card
C . SATADOM
10 GB network daughter card
D . SATADOM
25 GB network daughter card

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Answer: A
 112. What is the correct order of steps to execute a RASR factory image
upgrade using a USB?

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Answer:

113. You have determined that you need to execute a RASR factory upgrade
of a VxRail v4.7.1xx node. You download the RASR ISO from the Dell Support
site.

What is the correct order of steps to finish the upgrade?

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Answer:

114. You have just upgraded a VxRail Cluster from version 4.5.x to version
4.7.x. You need to ensure that new VxRail 4.7.x nodes will be discovered
without having to make any changes to the nodes.

What action should you take on the existing configuration?

A . In vCenter, set the VLAN ID of the Management Network distributed
portgroup to 3939
B . Add a new VLAN to the ToR switches with ID 3939
C . Add a new VLAN to the ToR Switches with ID 3939
In vCenter, set the VLAN ID of the Management Network distributed portgroup
to 3939
D . Add a new VLAN to the ToR switches with ID 3939
In vCenter, set the VLAN ID of the VxRail Management distributed
portgroup to 3939

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Answer: D

115. Your customer wants to utilize non-contiguous hostnames and IP

addresses.

What option should you select in the VxRail First Run Wizard?
A . Custom
B . Advanced
C . Expert
D . Detailed

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Answer: B

116. In which VxRail models is the iDRAC NIC Selection Setting set to
Dedicated?
A . P570, V570, and S570 only
B . E560 and G560 only
C . P570, V570, S570 and G560
D . E560, P570. V570, and S570

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Answer: B

117. Which vSAN feature requires an All-Flash Cluster?

A . Erasure Coding
B . Storage Policy Based Management
C . Data-at-Rest Encryption
D . VSAN Software Checksum

VIEW ANSWER

Answer: A

118. How can firmware updates be completed after the VxRail RASR reset
procedure has been performed?
A . Script with SRS VE connection
B . Boot from the SD card
C . TFTP Server with remote connection
D . Boot from RASR ISO

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Answer: B

119. What is the maximum number of nodes in a VxRail Cluster with 25

GbE?
A . 32
B . 64
C . 96
D . 128

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Answer: B

120. Which components can be selected to create a log bundle in the VxRail
Plug-in?
A . VxRail Manager, ESXI, IDRAC and Loudmouth?
B . VxRail Manager, vCenter, IDRAC and PTAgent
C . VxRail Manager, vCenter, ESXi and NVT Tool
D . vCenter, ESXi, PTAgent and Loudmouth

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Answer: B

121. You have configured the VxRail personality profile for SmartFabric and
rebooted the switches. You discover that you made some errors and need to
edit the profile values.

What should you do?

A . Switch from SmartFabric to Full Switch mode and reboot both switches
B . Rerun the script then reboot both switches
C . Reboot both switches then rerun the script
D . Reset the entire switch fabric and rerun the script

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Answer: D

122. What is the primary use of the VxRail PEQ Addendum?

A . Specifying Dell EMC- deployed switches and Stretched Clusters
B . Generating the NVT/FDC JSON configuration file
C . Deploying customer provided, non-Dell EMC network switches
D . Manually configuring VxRail Manager
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Answer: A

123. How is the primary node determined after powering on a Cluster of

P570 VxRail nodes during the deployment of a VxRail Appliance?
A . Loudmouth
B . Marvin
C . Node Selection
D . Election

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Answer: D

124. What VxRail VSAN storage policy should NOT be changed or deleted
after the initial setup?
A . VM Encryption Policy
B . VSAN Default Storage Policy
C . VxRAIL-STORAGE-PROFILLE
D . VxRAIL-SYSTEM-STORAGE-PROFILE

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Answer: B

125. According to the VxRail PEQ Engagement Details worksheet, links to

what resources should the SE send to the customer in addition to the VxRail
YouTube video?
A . VxRail vCenter Server Planning Guide
Network Vali dation Tool
B . VxRail vCenter Server Planning Guide
VxRail Network Guide
C . VxRail QuickStart Guide
VxRail Network Guide
D . VxRail QuickStart Guide
Network Validation Tool

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Answer: D

126. What is the default VLAN ID of the Private Management VLAN network
on a VxRail 4.7.x node?
 A.0
B.1
C . 3939
D . 4095

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Answer: C

127. What command is used to restart the Loudmouth process on a VxRail

node?
A . /usr/lib/vmware/loudmouth/bin/loudmouth restart
B . systemctl restart loudmouth
C . systemctl restart vmware-loudmouth
D . /etc/init.d/loudmouth restart

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Answer: D

128. You have been assigned to perform a hardware installation of three

E560 nodes. When you get onsite, you realize that the customer only has a 2-
post-Telco rack for the installation. In addition, there are only sliding rails
included with this shipment.

What is the best way to proceed?

A . Order static rails, since these are required for the installation
B . Proceed directly because these nodes can be installed in a 2-post-Telco
rack
C . Install cable management arms in the rack
D . You cannot proceed because all VxRail models require a 4-post rack

VIEW ANSWER

Answer: A

129. Beginning with VxRail version 4.7, which product license option has
changed?
A . VSAN
B . vCenter
C . VMware Log Insight
D . vSphere

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Answer: A

130. A VxRail Moel E560 Cluster will be deployed in a 1 GbE network. The
system is delivered in its largest supported configuration.

How much space needs to be available to rack all the VxRail nodes?
A . 4U
B . 8U
C . 16U
D . 64U

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Answer: B

131. What components of a VxRail node must be assigned IP addresses?

A . ESXi host. Center. ESR
B . and iDRAC
C . ESXi host, vSA
D . Center. and ESRS
E . ESXi host, vSA
F . vMouon. and iDRAC
G . vSA
H . Center. vRealize Log Insight. and vMotion

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Answer: C

132. What command is used to restart the Loudmouth process on a VxRail

node?
A . /usr/lib/vmware/loudmouth/bin/loudmouth restart
B . systemctl restart loudmouth
C . systemctl restart vmware-loudmouth
D . /etc/init.d/loudmouth restart

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Answer: A

133. A VxRail Stretched Cluster deployment will have E560F nodes. The
Cluster must allow local protection with both erasure coding options at either
site.
 What is the minimum node configuration?
A . 3+3 nodes
B . 4+4 nodes
C . 6+6 nodes
D . 8+8 nodes

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Answer: B

134. What is the minimum number of VxRail nodes required for a SAN
storage policy with FTT = 2 and FTM set to Erasure Coding?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7

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Answer: C

135. What is the purpose of the PTAgent on a PowerEdge-based VxRail

node?
A . Hardware monitoring, SATADOM updating and firmware installation
B . Hardware discovery, hardware monitoring, and VxRail VIB installation
C . Hardware monitoring, SATADOM updating, and VxRail node election
D . Hardware discovery, hardware monitoring, and firmware installation

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Answer: D

136. Which requirement must be met when expanding a VxRail G560F 3

node Cluster with a 4th G Series node in the same chassis?
A . Node must be a hybrid node
B . Node requires only the same processor type
C . Node requires only the same drive configuration
D . Node must be identical to the other three nodes

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: C
 137. You have determined that you need to execute a RASR factory upgrade
of a VxRail v4.7.1xx node. You download the RASR ISO from the Dell Support
site.

What is the correct order of steps to finish the upgrade?

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Answer:

138. You are configuring SmartFabric Services on a VxRail running version

4.7.x.

What is the maximum number of separate vCenter instances that an OMNI

plug-in can be registered with in a single fabric?
A.1
B.2
C.5
D . 10
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Answer: D

139. What is the default network traffic configuration for a VxRail node with 2
x 10 GbE ports?
A . Management, vMotion, and Virtual Machines on Uplink1
VSAN on Uplink
B . Management and vMotion on Uplink1
VSAN and Virtual Machines on Uplink2
C . Management and virtual Machines on Uplink1
VSAN and vMotion on Uplink2
D . Management Virtual Machines, and VSAN on Uplink1
vMotion on Uplink2

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Answer: A

140. What are some of the items contained in a VxRail As-Built Configuration
report?
A . Security updates
Support matrices
Firewall Ports listing
B . Security updates
Upgrade path
Firewall Ports listing
C . System configuration
Firewall Ports listing
Support matrices
D . System configuration
Support matrices
Upgrade procedures

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Answer: C

141. What are the categories that can be validated by the VxRail NVT?
A . Network Services, TOR Switches and Upstream Switches
B . TOR Switches and Upstream Switches only
C . VxRail Appliance, Network Services, and ToR Switches
D . VxRail Appliance, ToR Switches, and Upstream Switches

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Answer: A

142. which VxRail models is the iDRAC NIC Selection Setting set to
Dedicated?
A . P570, V570, and S570 only
B . E560 and G560 only
C . P570, V570, S570 and G560
D . E560, P570. V570, and S570

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Answer: B

143. What is the maximum number of nodes in a VxRail Cluster with 25

GbE?
A . 32
B . 64
C . 96
D . 128

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Answer: B

144. What is the primary use of the VxRail PEQ Addendum?

A . Specifying Dell EMC- deployed switches and Stretched Clusters
B . Generating the NVT/FDC JSON configuration file
C . Deploying customer provided, non-Dell EMC network switches
D . Manually configuring VxRail Manager

HIDE ANSWER

Answer: A