Question: 1

An Xsan client is writing a 2 GB file to a SAN. Which characteristic determines how much of the file
the client will write to one LUN in a storage pool before it starts writing the file to the next LUN in
the storage pool?

A. Stripe breadth
B. Number of LUNs
C. Block allocation size
D. RAID level configuration

Answer: A

Question: 2

You are configuring an Xsan volume, and have 16 available LUNs. Configuring these LUNs into
several storage pools rather than just one can help ________.

A. increase the bandwidth of the private LAN

B. decrease the number of RAID arrays needed
C. improve the performance of LUN mapping and masking
D. increase the total throughput of your SAN across all clients

Answer: D

Question: 3

You have an Xsan volume comprised of Promise RAID LUNs. What is the earliest version of Xsan
that Apple has qualified for use in this configuration?

A. Xsan 1.4.1
B. Xsan 1.4.2
C. Xsan 2.0
D. Xsan 2.1

Answer: C

Question: 4

You want one Xsan metadata controller to host three Xsan 2 volumes. What is the minimum
amount of RAM that Apple recommends you install in the controller?

A. 3 GB
B. 4 GB
C. 6 GB
D. 8 GB

Answer: D
Question: 5

On your Xsan 2 SAN you want to use one block allocation size for one application, and a different
block allocation size for another application. To do so, you must set up a separate ________ for each
of the two applications.

A. LUN
B. volume
C. storage pool
D. metadata controller

Answer: B

Question: 6

You are creating an Xsan volume that has both Xserve RAIDs and Promise RAIDs. You should ensure
that all of its storage pools ________.

A. have different RAID levels

B. contain metadata and journaling data
C. appear as separate folders on the Xsan volume
D. use the same type and configuration of RAID storage devices

Answer: D

Question: 7

What is the largest supported size for an Xsan volume created using Xsan 2.0?

A. 64 TB
B. 128 TB
C. 2 PB

Answer: C

Question: 8

You are tuning an Xsan volume that is composed of a single storage pool with four data LUNs. If
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server have an optimal transfer size of 1 MB (1,048,576 bytes), and the Xsan
volume has a block allocation size of 16 KB (16,384 bytes), what is the optimum stripe breadth for
the volume's storage pools? (A calculator is provided below to help you answer this question.)

A. 16 blocks
B. 32 blocks
C. 64 blocks
D. 168 blocks
E. 256 blocks
Answer: A

Question: 9

You administer an Xsan volume in an environment that includes Windows client computers running
StorNext software and Mac OS X client computers running Xsan. You want to use ACLs on your Xsan
volume. What directory service bindings must exist in this environment for you to be able to do so?

A. Mac OS X clients must be bound to a Windows PDC.

B. Windows clients must be bound to an Open Directory master.
C. All clients, both Windows and Mac OS X, must be bound to the same directory domain.
D. The Xsan volume must be mounted on a StorNext controller that is bound to an Active Directory
domain.

Answer: C

Question: 10

You have enabled ACLs on an Xsan 2 volume. You can use either of which TWO applications to set
up an ACL for a folder on that volume?

A. Xsan Admin
B. RAID Admin
C. Server Admin
D. Server Preferences
E. Workgroup Manager

Answer: AC

Question: 11

You want to mount an Xsan volume on a client. You can use either of which TWO tools to perform
this task?

A. Finder
B. xsanctl
C. cvadmin
D. Disk Utility
E. Xsan Admin
F. RAID Admin

Answer: BE

Question: 12

Which TWO statements describe issues that an administrator should be aware of when configuring
an Xsan deployment that does not use Directory Services?
A. Group membership cannot be assigned using Finder.
B. Xsan data throughput is slower without Directory Services.
C. Unix ID duplication might enable unauthorized access to files.
D. Users cannot set group permissions for files saved on Xsan volumes.
E. The ability to perform audits that meet regulatory compliance standards may be limited.

Answer: CE

Question: 13

As a SAN consultant, you have been hired to modify the Windows ID Mapping setting on an Xsan 2
volume in a video production environment. What information should you share with the site system
administrator about this task?

A. After the task is performed, the SAN's metadata controller must be restarted.
B. After the task is performed, the Xsan volume will restart, and users may experience dropped
frames.
C. After the task is performed, the system administrator must upgrade all Xsan clients to Xsan 2.0 or
later.
D. Before the task is performed, the system administrator must remove all Xsan users from both the
Open Directory and Active Directory domains.

Answer: B

Question: 14

You want to add a StorNext client running Windows XP to your Xsan SAN. Which file must you copy
from the Xsan metadata controller to the StorNext client?

A. role.plist
B. config.plist
C. .auth_secret
D. automount.plist

Answer: C

Question: 15

You want to integrate Windows StorNext clients into an Xsan 2 SAN that contains Mac OS X clients.
Which TWO practices will help prevent ID conflicts when a Windows or Macintosh client attempts to
access the Xsan volume?

A. ACLs must be disabled on the Xsan volume.

B. All clients must use the same method of ID mapping.
C. All clients must be bound to the same directory domain.
D. Windows clients must be bound to an Open Directory master.
E. Macintosh clients must be bound to an Active Directory domain controller.
Answer: BC

Question: 16

Review the screenshot of an Xsan Admin pane, then answer the question below. On an Xsan SAN,
which feature can you manage when the Users and Groups asset is selected?

A. User and group quotas

B. User home directory information
C. User and group access to Xsan Admin
D. User and group permissions on the Xsan volume

Answer: A

Question: 17

You want to set up ACLs for several folders on an Xsan 2 volume for which a dedicated Open
Directory master has been configured. After mounting the volume, you find that you are unable to
set ACLs for the folders using Xsan Admin. What is MOST LIKELY preventing you from completing this
task?

A. ACLs are not enabled for the Xsan 2 volume.

B. The primary metadata controller is not bound to the Open Directory master.
C. The Xsan 2 volume has not been mounted on the primary metadata controller.
D. The Xsan client on which you are performing the task is not bound to the Open Directory master.

Answer: A

Question: 18

Review the graphic, then answer the question below. You have four clients of an Xsan 2 SAN, each
running different SAN client software, as shown above. Which client must be updated in order to
take advantage of ACLs on the Xsan 2 volume?

A. Xsan 1.4
B. Xsan 2.0
C. StorNext FX 1.4
D. StorNext FX 2.0

Answer: A

Question: 19

Which application can you use to enable ACLs on an Xsan 2 volume?

A. RAID Admin
B. Xsan Admin
C. Server Admin
D. Workgroup Manager

Answer: B

Question: 20

Which TWO steps must you complete if you want to integrate a Windows computer running
StorNext software into an Xsan 2 SAN?

A. Create a file called .auth_secret that contains the serial number of the Windows computer, and
store the file in the Xsan metadata controller's /Library/Filesystem/Xsan/config/ folder.
B. Store the license.dat file that contains the license information for the Windows computer in the
Xsan metadata controller's /Library/Filesystem/Xsan/config/ folder.
C. Copy the license.dat file from the Windows computer to the Xsan metadata controller's
/Library/Filesystem/Xsan/config/ folder.
D. Copy the license.dat file from the Xsan metadata controller's /Library/Filesystem/Xsan/config/
folder to the Windows computer.
E. Copy the .auth_secret file from the Windows computer's \%cvfsroot%\config\ folder to the Xsan
metadata controller.
F. Copy the .auth_secret file from the Xsan metadata controller to the Windows computer's \
%cvfsroot%\config\ folder.

Answer: BF

Question: 21

You must move an Xsan client from one Xsan SAN to another. First, you unmount the Xsan volume
from the client. Which step should you perform next?

A. Shut down the Xsan client computer.

B. Using Terminal, edit the automount.plist on the Xsan client to allow the client to mount the new
Xsan volume.
C. Using Xsan Admin, remove the Xsan client from the list of computers in the SAN Assets Computers
pane for its current SAN.
D. Using Terminal, restart the fsm process on the Xsan client so that the metadata controller of the
new SAN can see the client.

Answer: C

Question: 22

You are setting up user quotas in Xsan, and want to ensure that each user receives his or her
allotted quot
a. To do so, you must verify that each user account ________.
A. is a member of the xsanadmin group
B. resides on an Open Directory LDAP server
C. has disk quotas enabled in Workgroup Manager
D. has either a unique UID (User ID) or a unique GUID (Generated Unique ID)

Answer: D

Question: 23

When a client accesses files on an Xsan volume, what data is transferred from the volume to the
client across the Fibre Channel network?

A. File ACLs
B. File contents
C. File metadata
D. File permissions

Answer: B

Question: 24

The MultiSAN feature in Xsan 2 allows ________.

A. Xsan 1.4.x and Xsan 2.x volumes to be hosted on a single metadata controller
B. Xsan 2.x metadata controllers to simultaneously host Xsan 1.4.x and Xsan 2.x volumes
C. Xsan 2 clients running Mac OS X v10.5 to simultaneously access Xsan 2.x volumes residing on
different SANs
D. Xsan 2 clients running Mac OS X v10.5 to access multiple Xsan 2.x volumes that are each hosted
on distinct metadata controllers

Answer: D

Question: 25

Which statement best describes how Xsan uses array-based virtualization?

A. Xsan clients access physical storage devices located at distant sites.

B. Xsan clients save the same data to multiple physical storage devices.
C. Multiple physical storage devices are represented to the Xsan client as a single storage device.
D. The data on each physical storage device in an Xsan LUN is mirrored on a backup storage device.

Answer: C

Question: 26

In a Fibre Channel switched fabric, Fibre Channel IDs are resolved to World Wide Names (WWNs)
by the ________.

A. HBA
B. RAID controller
C. Ethernet switch
D. metadata controller
E. Fibre Channel switch

Answer: E

Question: 27

Xsan is a ________ file system.

A. local
B. cluster
C. network
D. distributed

Answer: B

Question: 28

In Fibre Channel terminology, which device can be a target?

A. ISL
B. Xserve HBA
C. Ethernet switch
D. Xserve RAID controller

Answer: D

Question: 29

In Fibre Channel terminology, the connections between ports in a SAN are called ________.

A. links
B. nodes
C. fibres
D. channels

Answer: A

Question: 30

What network do Xsan metadata controllers use to move metadata to and from an Xsan volume?

A. iSCSI
B. Bonjour
C. Ethernet
D. Fibre Channel

Answer: D
Question: 31

When a client accesses files on an Xsan volume, which THREE types of information are transferred
across the metadata controller's private Ethernet network?

A. File icons
B. File names
C. File contents
D. File permissions
E. File creation dates
F. File Spotlight comments

Answer: BDE

Question: 32

Which statement best describes how the Xsan file system handles the file data when a user saves a
file to an Xsan volume?

A. Xsan stripes the data across the LUNs in its storage pool(s).
B. Xsan mirrors the data to a metadata LUN while saving it to a data LUN.
C. Xsan transfers the copied data synchronously across all RAID controllers.
D. Xsan creates a temporary folder on the client's local file system to translate and transfer data to
the Xsan volume.

Answer: A

Question: 33

You are creating a new, custom Xsan 2 volume in Xsan Admin. Below is a list of steps required to
accomplish this task. In what order does the SAN Assistant perform these steps?
A. Label LUNs B. Create volume C. Create volume affinities D. Add LUNs to storage pools
A. A B C D
B. A C B D
C. A C D B
D. B A C D
E. B C A D

Answer: D

Question: 34

You want to use Xsan Admin to remotely manage an Xsan 2 SAN that resides behind a firewall.
Which port should you open?

A. UDP Port 161

B. TCP Port 625
C. UDP Port 623
D. TCP Port 311

Answer: D

Question: 35

You have noticed intermittent frame drops when large video files are ingested into your Xsan SAN's
Promise RAID storage system. Which tool can you use to check the status of the Promise RAID hard
drives?

A. Disk Utility
B. RAID Admin
C. VTrak Admin
D. WebPAM PROe

Answer: D

Question: 36

You need to change the public IP address of the active metadata controller on an Xsan SAN. How
can you ensure that, while doing so, the Xsan volume remains available to Xsan clients?

A. Mount the Xsan volume on all clients.

B. Fail the Xsan volume over to a standby metadata controller.
C. Configure the active metadata controller to NOT provide network services for the SAN.
D. Assign the active metadata controller an IP address on a different subnet from its original IP
address.

Answer: B

Question: 37

Review the screenshot of the Xsan Admin Add Computers pane, then answer the question below.
You have installed Xsan 2 software on a Mac OS X v10.5 computer named client2-xsan1, and
configured its Energy Saver preferences to prevent sleep. When you open Xsan Admin on the
metadata controller named mdc2-xsan1, client2-xsan1 does not appear in the list of available
computers in the Add Computers pane. Which step below is MOST LIKELY to allow client2-xsan1 to
be displayed in Xsan Admin's Add Computers pane?

A. On client2-xsan1, delete the fsnameservers file and restart the client.

B. In Directory Utility, bind client2-xsan1 to a directory server, and then refresh the Xsan Admin
window.
C. In Terminal, establish an SSH connection to the primary metadata controller and enter the
command sudo xsanctl ping.
D. On client2-xsan1, configure the Network preferences so that the client is on the same TCP/IP
subnet as the other SAN components, and is connected to both the public and private Ethernet
networks.
Answer: D

Question: 38

You have run the cvfsck -nv command on a stopped Xsan 2 volume, and determined that the
volume needs to be repaired. Which step should you perform next?

A. Run cvfsck with the -j option.

B. Run cvfsck with the -wv options.
C. Shut down all Xsan clients and secondary metadata controllers.
D. Disconnect the primary metadata controller from the metadata Ethernet network.

Answer: B

Question: 39

Review the screenshot of WebPAM PROe, and then answer the question below. Where do you
click in the WebPAM PROe interface to configure event notification for a Promise RAID?

A. Email Settings
B. User Management
C. Service Management
D. Network Management

Answer: B

Question: 40

The primary metadata controller for your Xsan volume is offline, and a backup metadata controller
is the active controller. When you bring the primary controller back online, how will you force it to
resume its role as the active controller for the volume?

A. Do nothing: as soon as the primary controller is back online, it will automatically resume its role as
the active controller for the Xsan volume.
B. When the primary controller is back online, use cvadmin to manually fail the Xsan volume on the
active (backup) controller; the primary controller will automatically resume its role as the active
controller for the Xsan volume.
C. When the primary controller is back online, use xsanctrl to set the active (backup) controller's
failover priority to Low, and then restart the primary controller; after restarting, it will automatically
resume its role as the active controller of the Xsan volume.
D. When the primary controller is back online, use Xsan Admin's Computers pane to set the primary
controller's priority to High, and then restart the primary controller; after restarting, it will
automatically resume its role as the active controller for the Xsan volume.

Answer: B

Question: 41
 What command can you run from the /Library/Filesystems/Xsan/bin/ directory to discover which
controller is currently hosting the Xsan volume?

A. xsand
B. xsanctl
C. cvadmin
D. cvupdatefs

Answer: C

Question: 42

You install Xsan 2 on a new client computer and restart the computer, but the new client cannot
mount your Xsan 2 volume. You verify the cable connections between the new client and the SAN
infrastructure, and verify that another client can mount the Xsan 2 volume. Which statement
presents the MOST LIKELY explanation for this obstacle?

A. The Xsan 2 volume is not running.

B. The new client is not bound to a directory server.
C. No ACLs have been defined for the Xsan 2 volume.
D. A mount point with the same name as the Xsan 2 volume is already present on the new client.

Answer: D

Question: 43

You want to monitor the status and be notified of status changes for individual hard drives in an
Xserve RAID that is part of an Xsan volume. Which tool should you use to specify the email
address(es) to which notifications will be sent?

A. ssh
B. xsanctl
C. Xsan Admin
D. RAID Admin

Answer: D

Question: 44

Since a recent Fibre Channel switch upgrade, you have been getting reports that clients randomly
lose their Fibre Channel connection to the SAN. Which log will provide the most useful information
for troubleshooting Fibre Channel disruptions?

A. fsmpm Log
B. Mounts Log
C. System Log
D. Console Log
Answer: C

Question: 45

Review the screenshot of a portion of the Volumes pane of an Xsan Admin window, then answer
the question below. Xsan Admin shows 2.64 TB of available space on SanVolume. This does NOT
include the free space in ________.

A. storage pools that do not have an affinity

B. volumes that are not mounted on any Xsan client
C. storage pools that contain only journal data and metadata
D. storage pools to which the administrator does not have access

Answer: C

Question: 46

You install an Apple Fibre Channel PCI-X card into a Mac OS X v10.5 computer and configure the
card with default settings. You then connect the card to the Fibre Channel switch, but find that the
switch cannot see the card. You verify that the physical components of the connection are working
properly. Which procedure should you try next to resolve this issue?

A. Open the switch management utility and change the computer's port setting to Arbitrated Loop.
B. Open the Fibre Channel Utility, change the topology setting to Automatic, and then click Rescan
Devices.
C. Open the Fibre Channel preferences, change the topology setting to Point-to-Point, and then
reboot the computer.
D. Open the switch management utility and confirm that zoning has not been implemented on the
Fibre Channel switch.

Answer: C

Question: 47

Inside an existing folder that has an affinity, you want to create a folder with a different affinity.
Which tool should you use to perform this task?

A. cvlabel
B. cvdbset
C. cvmkdir
D. cvadmin

Answer: C

Question: 48

When a hard drive in a RAID 5 LUN fails, how is its data reconstructed?
A. The data is reconstructed from a dedicated hot swap hard drive in the RAID chassis.
B. The data is reconstructed from parity data stored on a metadata controller in the SAN.
C. The data is reconstructed from parity data stored on a dedicated hard drive in the same array as
the failed hard drive.
D. The data is reconstructed from parity data striped across the other hard drives in the same array
as the failed hard drive.

Answer: D

Question: 49

Using Xsan Admin, you can set up an affinity between a folder on an Xsan volume and a ________.

A. LUN
B. volume
C. hard disk
D. storage pool

Answer: D

Question: 50

Which statement presents a disadvantage of using RAID 1 rather than RAID 5 for data storage in an
Xsan environment?

A. No data redundancy
B. Lower storage capacity
C. Need for a dedicated parity disk
D. Need for host-based, software RAID

Answer: B

Question: 51

On your Xsan volume, you have created a storage pool with two LUNs that share the same RAID
controller. If the RAID controller has a bandwidth of 200 MB/s, what is the maximum theoretical
bandwidth of the storage pool?

A. 25 MB/s
B. 50 MB/s
C. 100 MB/s
D. 200 MB/s
E. 400 MB/s

Answer: D

Question: 52
 World Wide Node Names (WWNNs) and World Wide Port Names (WWPNs) are assigned to devices
by ________.

A. Xsan Admin, during configuration

B. RAID Admin, during configuration
C. the Fibre Channel switch, during initialization
D. the hardware manufacturer, during manufacturing

Answer: D

Question: 53

You have created a storage pool with four LUNs, each on a separate RAID controller. If each RAID
controller has a bandwidth of 200 MB/s, what is the theoretical bandwidth of this storage pool? (A
calculator is provided below to help you answer this question.)

A. 50 MB/s
B. 200 MB/s
C. 400 MB/s
D. 800 MB/s

Answer: D

Question: 54

What IO StreamGuard port property settings should you configure on a Qlogic Fibre Channel switch
on an Xsan SAN with Apple HBAs and Xserve RAIDs?

A. I/O StreamGuard enabled on ports that are connected to either initiators or targets.
B. I/O StreamGuard disabled on ports that are connected to either initiators or targets.
C. I/O StreamGuard enabled on ports connected to initiators, and disabled on ports connected to
targets.
D. I/O StreamGuard disabled on ports connected to initiators, and enabled on ports connected to
targets.

Answer: C

Question: 55

On an Xsan 2 volume composed of Xserve RAIDs that is being used in a high-definition video
production environment, which configuration will typically provide the highest aggregate
bandwidth?

A. An Xsan volume with a single storage pool, in which all LUNs correspond to the same RAID
controller
B. An Xsan volume with multiple storage pools, in which all LUNs correspond to the same RAID
controller
C. An Xsan volume with a single storage pool, in which each LUN corresponds to a unique RAID
controller
D. An Xsan volume with multiple storage pools, in which each LUN corresponds to a unique RAID
controller

Answer: D

Question: 56

What strategy does Apple recommend for integrating a third-party manufacturer's RAIDs into an
existing Xsan 2 SAN that is composed of Xserve RAIDs?

A. Maintain distinct storage pools composed entirely of one or the other type of RAID.
B. Maintain distinct Xsan volumes composed entirely of one or the other type of RAID.
C. Maintain distinct SANs composed entirely of one or the other type of RAID, using MultiSAN.
D. Maintain distinct zones in the Fibre Channel switch in order to host the third-party LUNs on
different metadata controllers from the Xserve RAID LUNs.

Answer: A

Question: 57

The aggregate bandwidth of a Fibre Channel fabric ________.

A. is 4 Gb/s (half duplex)

B. increases as nodes are added
C. decreases as nodes are added
D. cannot exceed 6400 MB/s (half duplex)

Answer: B

Question: 58

Which statement presents an advantage of Fibre Channel switches over Fibre Channel hubs?

A. Switches use FC-AL protocol.

B. Switches allow the use of fiber-optic cables.
C. Switches allow an unlimited number of simultaneous connections.
D. Switches have sufficient aggregate bandwidth to handle full-speed, full-duplex operation on every
connected port.

Answer: D

Question: 59

What Device Scan port property settings should you configure on a Qlogic Fibre Channel switch on
an Xsan SAN with Apple HBAs and Xserve RAIDs?
A. Device Scan enabled on ports that are connected to either initiators or targets.
B. Device Scan disabled on ports that are connected to either initiators or targets.
C. Device Scan enabled on ports that are connected to initiators, and disabled on ports that are
connected to targets.
D. Device Scan disabled on ports that are connected to initiators, and enabled on ports that are
connected to targets.

Answer: D

Question: 60

In Mac OS X Server v10.5, which tool should you use to view the World Wide Port Names (WWPNs)
for an Apple Fibre Channel HBA?

A. cvadmin
B. Xsan Admin
C. Fibre Channel Utility
D. Fibre Channel preferences

Answer: D

Question: 61

You have created a single Xsan volume on your SAN, but the volume will not mount on any Xsan
client. Which process should you look for on the SAN's active metadata controller to confirm that
the Xsan volume is available?

A. fsm
B. xsand
C. fsmpm
D. servermgrd

Answer: A

Question: 62

You have created an Xsan volume with multiple storage pools, but you have not assigned affinities
to any folder on the volume. When you save a file to the volume, what determines its storage pool
destination?

A. The storage pools' ACLs

B. The volume's stripe breadth
C. The volume's allocation strategy
D. The storage pools' block allocation size

Answer: C

Question: 63
 Which file does the Xsan file system use to determine the failover priority among a SAN's metadata
controllers?

A. fsmlist
B. role.plist
C. mdc.plist
D. priority.plist

Answer: A

Question: 64

You want to repurpose two LUNs from an old Xsan volume as direct-attached storage for a new
Mac OS X v10.5 computer. Which command-line utility can you use to prepare these LUNs for
reinitialization by Disk Utility?

A. cvfsck
B. cvmkfs
C. cvlabel
D. cvadmin

Answer: C

Question: 65

Using Directory Utility, you have bound a Mac OS X v10.5 Xsan client to an Active Directory domain
controller that has uidNumber and gidNumber attributes in the Active Directory records for all of its
bound clients. Which settings for the Xsan client's Active Directory plug-in and the Xsan volume's
Windows ID Mapping will let you use the uidNumber and gidNumber attributes as UIDs and GIDs in
Xsan 2?

A. The AD plug-in's binding option should be set to automatic, and the Xsan 2 volume's Windows ID
Mapping should be set to Generate IDs from GUID.
B. The AD plug-in's binding option should be set to automatic, and the Xsan 2 volume's Windows ID
Mapping should be set to Use IDs from LDAP (RFC2307).
C. The AD plug-in's binding option should be set to map IDs to uidNumber and gidNumber, and the
Xsan 2 volume's Windows ID Mapping should be set to Generate IDs from GUID.
D. The AD plug-in's binding option should be set to map IDs to uidNumber and gidNumber, and the
Xsan 2 volume's Windows ID Mapping should be set to Use IDs from LDAP (RFC2307).

Answer: D

Question: 66

An Xsan volume is composed of three storage pools: A, B, and C. SAN users must have access to all
three storage pools in their video production environment. Which strategy will give users the ability
to store their video and Motion files exclusively in storage pool C?
A. Increase the stripe breadth of storage pool C.
B. Assign the storage pool C affinity tag to a folder on the Xsan volume, and then tell users to store
all video and Motion files in that folder.
C. Create a folder on the Xsan volume, give it the same name as storage pool C, and then tell users to
save their video and Motion files to that folder.
D. Create a folder on the SAN volume, give it the same name as storage pool C, and assign it an ACL
so that only files with video and Motion extensions can be stored in it, then tell users to store all
video and Motion files in that folder.

Answer: B

Question: 67

With which daemon do Xsan clients communicate in order to discover available Xsan volumes?

A. fsm
B. fsmpm
C. heartbeatd
D. servermgrd

Answer: B

Question: 68

Review the screenshot of the Configure Volume Affinities pane of Xsan Admin's SAN Setup
Assistant, then answer the question below. If you add the four available LUNs shown in the
screenshot to the empty data storage pool called Video, what is the size of the resulting storage
pool? (A calculator is provided below to help you answer this question.)

A. 1.83 TB
B. 1.87 TB
C. 3.20 TB
D. 3.24 TB

Answer: B

Question: 69

When the primary metadata controller starts up on an Xsan SAN, which TWO pieces of information
about the metadata controller will each fsm daemon register with the fsmpm daemon?

A. Failover priority
B. Xsan volume name
C. MAC address of the metadata controller
D. Port access number of the metadata controller
E. World Wide Node Name (WWNN) of the metadata controller
Answer: BD

Question: 70

Which advanced volume setting in Xsan Admin affects the performance of many metadata
operations?

A. InodeStripeWidth
B. Buffer Cache Size
C. CapacityThreshold
D. Block Allocation Size

Answer: B

Question: 71

Which file contains the IP addresses of all metadata controllers in an Xsan SAN?

A. fsmlist
B. role.plist
C. volume.cfg
D. fsnameservers

Answer: D

Question: 72

Which action will increase the storage capacity of an established Xsan SAN without requiring you to
unmount or stop any of the Xsan volumes in the SAN?

A. Add LUN(s) to the SAN.

B. Add volume(s) to the SAN.
C. Add storage pool(s) to the SAN.
D. Reduce the Xsan volume's block allocation size.

Answer: B

Question: 73

Using Xsan Admin, you are creating a new storage pool named Affinity on your Xsan volume, but
Xsan Admin will not let you add the storage pool. Which step should you perform so that you can
complete your task?

A. Give the storage pool a name that is not reserved by Xsan.

B. Disable ACLs on the Xsan volume before adding the storage pool.
C. In Terminal, use the cvadmin tool with the -affinity option to add the storage pool.
D. Create a folder and assign it to a group called "Affinity" with read/write access to the folder.
Answer: A

Question: 74

Review the screenshot of the Xsan Admin's Expand Volume pane, then answer the question below.
You want to assign the JandMandD affinity tag to the xsan1data6 LUN shown in the screenshot. You
stop the Xsan volume, and try to add the xsan1data6 LUN, but you are unable to do so. Which
statement offers the MOST LIKELY explanation for this behavior?

A. Storage pools can only contain an even number of LUNs.

B. You cannot add smaller LUNs to a storage pool that already contains larger LUNs.
C. You cannot expand storage pools that store journaling data and metadata after they are created.
D. You must change the volume's File Expansion Max setting, which requires that you destroy and
then recreate the volume, before adding the LUN.

Answer: C

Question: 75

Xsan volume names can be no longer than ________ characters.

A. 16
B. 32
C. 64
D. 70
E. 251
F. 255

Answer: D

Question: 76

You have several 4 TB LUNs from an older Xsan installation that you want to reuse in a new Xsan 2
volume. When you open the Xsan Admin utility that was installed with Xsan 2, the LUNs are shown
as 2 TB in size. To use the full capacity of these LUNs, which step should you complete before adding
the LUNs to storage pools in the new Xsan 2 volume?

A. In Terminal, enter cvfsck -K to reset the journal for these LUNs.

B. Using Disk Utility, reinitialize the LUNs by clicking the Erase button.
C. In Terminal, enter snfsdefrag -s to reclaim the unused portion of the LUNs.
D. Using Xsan Admin, select the LUNs, and from the Action pop-up menu choose Remove LUN Label,
and then Change LUN Label to relabel the LUNs.

Answer: D

Question: 77
 You have two Xsan 2 volumes, Vol1 and Vol2, and you want to move the LUNs from Vol1 to Vol2.
Which statement describes a supported method of preparing LUNs from Vol1 for use in Vol2?

A. In Terminal, enter the command sudo xsanctl destroy Vol1.

B. In Finder, delete the cvlabels file on the active metadata controller.
C. Using Disk Utility, click the Erase button to reinitialize the Vol1 LUNs.
D. Using Xsan Admin, select Vol1 from the SAN Assets column and choose Destroy Volume from the
Action pop-up menu.

Answer: D