When using an N+2:1 protection policy on a 7-node Isilon cluster, how much capacity will be used to store a 510 KiB file?

1. A. 638 KiB
2. B. 640 KiB
3. C. 766 KiB
4. D. 768 KiB

Correct Answer: A

Your customer is moving from a Restaurant/Bar business model to a Restaurant/Casino business model. You are helping architect the upgrade of a current 4-node X200 48 TB Isilon cluster, with 50% utilized for their video surveillance operations.
They want to upgrade from 15 FPS (NTSC) in H.264 codec, with a 15 days retention policy to 30 FPS (NTSC) in H.264 codec, with a 30 days retention policy.
How many nodes of the same type will you need to add in order to meet the required changes and not exceed 70% raw capacity?

1. A. 8 nodes
2. B. 4 nodes
3. C. 12 nodes
4. D. 16 nodes

Correct Answer: A

You are working with a healthcare company that is interested in replacing all the backend storage for their PACS system.
In general, how should the solution be presented to the customer?

1. A. VNX for image cache; Isilon NL-Series nodes for image archive
2. B. Isilon A-Series nodes for image cache; Isilon NL-Series nodes for image archive
3. C. Isilon NL-Series nodes for image cache and image archive
4. D. VNX for image cache and image archive

Correct Answer: A

A company currently has multiple fileservers to provide home directories for its employees. Each department has a separate fileserver. Most corporate users are on Windows clients and utilize Active Directory, except for the Engineering department, which uses Linux and NIS for authentication. The company is looking for a solution with minimal administrative overhead and a single namespace for the home directories.
What is the recommended solution that will meet this company's requirements?

1. A. Configure a single Isilon cluster and utilize Access Zones for authentication to Active Directory and NIS.
2. B. Configure two separate clusters, one for Windows clients and the other for Linux.
3. C. Utilize SmartPools to create two different FilePools, and separate Windows users from Linux users.
4. D. Configure a single cluster, and migrate Linux users to Windows.

Correct Answer: A

A customer is looking for a NAS solution to support their read-intensive application. This solution must meet the following requirements:
1000 users
Aggregate bandwidth of 5 GB/s
500 TB of user data
Typical latency of 5 ms.
The files are distributed evenly across 10 directories.
Which cluster configuration would best meet these requirements?

1. A. Seven X400 (108 TB) nodes with no SSD
2. B. Eight NL400 (96 TB) nodes with 1.6 TB SSD
3. C. Eight X400 (96 TB) nodes with 1.6 TB SSD
4. D. Twenty-five X200 (30 TB) nodes with 800 GB SSD

Correct Answer: B