Sample Exam Questions for FlashArray Storage Professional Certification

Review the following 15 sample questions prior to taking an exam to gain a better understanding of the types of questions that will be presented on the exam.

These sample test questions are for informational purposes ONLY and are provided to give prospective candidates an idea about the format and type of questions that will appear on the actual examination. These items are not to be used to determine a candidate's readiness to test. It does not guarantee a pass or fail result.

Question 1: Which command provides the negotiated port speed of an ethernet port?
A. `purehw list --all --type eth`
B. `pureport list`
C. `purenetwork eth list --all`

Question 2: How should an administrator configure initiator-to-target connections for zones with multiple initiators?
A. Single initiator to multiple target zone sets
B. Single target to multiple initiator zone sets
C. Multiple initiator to multiple target zone sets

Question 3: An administrator is attempting to add a volume to a volume group but it does not show up in the list of volumes available to move in, even though it does show up in the volumes pane.
A. It is already part of another volume group.
B. It is already part of a Protection Group.
C. It is protected by SafeMode.

Question 4: An Administrator wants to upgrade an Edge Services agent. They see the Gateway Update Status in the GUI shows "Eligible (updates disallowed)". What should the Admin do?
A. Log in to the GUI as an array admin and allow Edge Agent updates
B. Remove and re-install the edge agent you want to update
C. Enable agent updates via CLI with the command: `puresupport enable edge-agent-update`

Question 4: An Administrator wants to upgrade an Edge Services agent. They see the Gateway Update Status in the GUI shows "Eligible (updates disallowed)".

What should the Admin do?

A. Log in to the GUI as an array admin and allow Edge Agent updates

B. Remove and re-install the edge agent you want to update

C. Enable agent updates via CLI with the command: puresupport enable edge-agent-update

Question 5: A customer is attempting to use 1Gbase-T transceivers in the LOM (LAN on motherboard) ports of a FlashArray//E. The connection does not link-up. Where can the customer locate the reason for this issue?
A. Enable agent updates via CLI with the command: `puresupport enable edge-agent-update`
B. FlashArray//E Quick Start guide
C. FlashArray Transceiver and Cable Support article

Question 5: A customer is attempting to use 1Gbase-T transceivers in the LOM (LAN on motherboard) ports of a FlashArray//E. The connection does not link-up.

Where can the customer locate the reason for this issue?

A. Enable agent updates via CLI with the command: puresupport enable edge-agent-update

B. FlashArray//E Quick Start guide

C. FlashArray Transceiver and Cable Support article

Question 6: An X20R4 array containing 10 x 4.5TB DirectFlash Modules is running out of capacity. The customer found a data pack scheduled for a FlashArray//C array and has inserted it into the array. The customer is unable to admit the new capacity. What is a possible reason for this?
A. The new capacity is QLC, which is NOT compatible with an X20R4.
B. The new capacity is TLC, which is NOT compatible with an X20R4.
C. The new capacity is SAS, which is NOT compatible with an X20R4.

Question 6: An X20R4 array containing 10 x 4.5TB DirectFlash Modules is running out of capacity. The customer found a data pack scheduled for a FlashArray//C array and has inserted it into the array. The customer is unable to admit the new capacity.

What is a possible reason for this?

A. The new capacity is QLC, which is NOT compatible with an X20R4.

B. The new capacity is TLC, which is NOT compatible with an X20R4.

C. The new capacity is SAS, which is NOT compatible with an X20R4.

Question 7: A customer running NVMe-RoCE has recently upgraded their ethernet switching and the services serviced by the array are experiencing intermittent outages. What is a possible reason for this?
A. The new switches are running a higher port speed than the array ports can support.
B. The buffer credits are low on the new switches.
C. New switches need to have Priority Flow Control (PFC) configured.

Question 7: A customer running NVMe-RoCE has recently upgraded their ethernet switching and the services serviced by the array are experiencing intermittent outages.

What is a possible reason for this?

A. The new switches are running a higher port speed than the array ports can support.

B. The buffer credits are low on the new switches.

C. New switches need to have Priority Flow Control (PFC) configured.

Question 8: An on-premises mediator has been deployed. When a pod is stretched and replicating, it is observed that the pod is utilizing the Pure1 Cloud Mediator and not the on-premises mediator. Why is the on-premises mediator NOT being used by this new pod?
A. New switches need to have Priority Flow Control (PFC) configured.
B. No A record exists for an on-premises mediator.
C. The on-premises mediator is NOT available for the ActiveCluster FlashArrays.

Question 8: An on-premises mediator has been deployed. When a pod is stretched and replicating, it is observed that the pod is utilizing the Pure1 Cloud Mediator and not the on-premises mediator.

Why is the on-premises mediator NOT being used by this new pod?

A. New switches need to have Priority Flow Control (PFC) configured.

B. No A record exists for an on-premises mediator.

C. The on-premises mediator is NOT available for the ActiveCluster FlashArrays.

Question 9: During a test failover using ActiveDR, what content will be presented to the target pod?
A. The content from the last periodic refresh
B. The content from the last real fail-over
C. The content from the undo pod

Question 10: .In Everpure Resilience service, the administrator modified the business policy used for backups, reducing the "DR Retention" from 7 days to 3 days. The DR target environment currently has 7 days of backups. What will occur?
A. The change will error out, requiring manual expiration of backups older than 3 days.
B. Earlier backups will be erased to match the modified policy.
C. Earlier backups will be retained until they expire according to the pre-modification policy, with new backups following the updated policy.

Question 10: .In Everpure Resilience service, the administrator modified the business policy used for backups, reducing the "DR Retention" from 7 days to 3 days. The DR target environment currently has 7 days of backups.

What will occur?

A. The change will error out, requiring manual expiration of backups older than 3 days.

B. Earlier backups will be erased to match the modified policy.

C. Earlier backups will be retained until they expire according to the pre-modification policy, with new backups following the updated policy.

Question 11: The administrator needs to remove a volume from a ratcheted protection group. How can this be accomplished?
A. Go to the pgroup in the GUI and unlock the pgroup.
B. Unlock the pgroup by using the CLI.
C. Contact Everpure Support to help unlock the pgroup.

Question 11: The administrator needs to remove a volume from a ratcheted protection group.

How can this be accomplished?

A. Go to the pgroup in the GUI and unlock the pgroup.

B. Unlock the pgroup by using the CLI.

C. Contact Everpure Support to help unlock the pgroup.

Question 12: An administrator notices that Replication space is growing on the target array in an ActiveDR setup. The administrator runs the following command on the target array and sees the following output. Why is Replication space growing?
A. The pod on the target is promoted.
B. There is no Quota Limit set.
C. The source array is not seen by the target.

Question 12: An administrator notices that Replication space is growing on the target array in an ActiveDR setup. The administrator runs the following command on the target array and sees the following output.

Why is Replication space growing?

A. The pod on the target is promoted.

B. There is no Quota Limit set.

C. The source array is not seen by the target.

Question 13: An administrator is setting up a FA File using the FlashArray GUI. The company is an NFS only shop and needs to configure their remote user authentication. Which of the following GUI locations should the administrator use to configure access?
A. Settings > Access > Create Active Directory Account
B. Settings > Access > Directory Services
C. Settings > Access > File System

Question 13: An administrator is setting up a FA File using the FlashArray GUI. The company is an NFS only shop and needs to configure their remote user authentication.

Which of the following GUI locations should the administrator use to configure access?

A. Settings > Access > Create Active Directory Account

B. Settings > Access > Directory Services

C. Settings > Access > File System

Question 14: An administrator is testing FA File Services configurations and unintentionally disabled User Mapping on an active NFS Export. What happens to file accessibility on that export?
A. The changes to authentication will not be applied until the export is restarted.
B. The export will lose accessibility to all existing files but have no issue with file creation.
C. The export will retain accessibility to all existing files but new files can not be created.

Question 14: An administrator is testing FA File Services configurations and unintentionally disabled User Mapping on an active NFS Export.

What happens to file accessibility on that export?

A. The changes to authentication will not be applied until the export is restarted.

B. The export will lose accessibility to all existing files but have no issue with file creation.

C. The export will retain accessibility to all existing files but new files can not be created.

Question 15: During testing of an NFS share, the administrator notes that they are able to mount the share as root but are not able to access files as root. Where is the incorrect setting causing the issue located?
A. Export Policy
B. Managed Directory
C. File System

Question 15: During testing of an NFS share, the administrator notes that they are able to mount the share as root but are not able to access files as root.

Where is the incorrect setting causing the issue located?

A. Export Policy

B. Managed Directory

C. File System