A healthcare services provider is implementing an X-Series cluster. Currently they have approximately 200 customers and they are growing at 30% per year. They have 200 TB of storage utilized. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations require they keep all patient data for seven (7) years. They would like to keep all genomic sequencing data stored with N+3 protection, not to exceed 75% utilization.
What is the minimum initial configuration you would recommend?

1. A. 13 X400 nodes; 1 TB drives
2. B. 6 X400 nodes; 4 TB drives
3. C. 13 X200 nodes; 3 TB drives
4. D. 7 X400 nodes; 1 TB drives

Correct Answer: A

You are reviewing an opportunity with a trusted advisor. You both discover gaps in the initial solution design. Each iterative discussion with the customer helps you define the solution better. The documents produced capture the customer's requirements.
What else needs to occur to refine the sizing considerations?

1. A. Validate the Workflow Profile Assessment and test the solution against your findings.
2. B. Review you assumptions and ask the customer what business issue you're solving.
3. C. Provide the CIO with the findings and gain commitment to a Proof of Concept.
4. D. Complete your Solution Design Document and forward to EMC consulting.

Correct Answer: A

A customer is making a decision between Isilon and a competitor’s offering. They currently have 100TB of usable capacity and are forecasting 100% growth per year for the next three years, which will require them to
lease additional space in their co-located data center. The CFO finds ROI and TCO to be important decision criteria.
Which statement best emphasizes the value of Isilon for this customer?

1. A. Isilon's OneFS data protection policies offer substantially lower overhead than competitive RAID based NAS solutions.
2. B. An IDC study found that Isilon requires 95% less down time hours per year compared to other competitors.
3. C. The competition cannot offer a scale-out NAS so as capacity is added to the array, performance may degrade.
4. D. Isilon's OneFS allows administrators to manage much larger amounts of capacity than competitive offerings.

Correct Answer: A

You will be meeting with the Corporate Security Team as part of the implementation planning for a new Isilon cluster deployment. The Lead Security Analyst has asked you to discuss the Authentication Sources on your Isilon Cluster.
What customer questions regarding Isilon-supported Authentication Sources do you need to be prepared to answer?

1. A. What mechanism are you using for NFS authentication?Do you have multiple AD domain support?What versions of LDAP are supported?
2. B. Are you using File Services for UNIX in your AD environment?Do you support NIS+ for NFS authentication?Do you support multiple Access Zones connecting to the AD Domain?
3. C. What mechanism are you using for NFS authentication?Do you support Novell Directory Services?What flavor of LDAP is supported?
4. D. Is the cluster x.400 compliant?What firewall rules are in place to prevent data leakage?Is there a audit trail for access zone configuration changes?

Correct Answer: A

When a client requests a file to read from an Isilon cluster, in which order does the read operation access the hardware in a node?

1. A. Endurant Cache, L1 cache, disk
2. B. L2 cache, L1 cache, disk
3. C. Disk, L2 cache, Endurant Cache
4. D. L1 cache, L2 cache, disk

Correct Answer: C