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Questions # 1:

Before leaving the site after an install, who is required to provide completion sign-off?

Options:

Account team

Customer

Support

Answer

Explanation

The customer’s completion sign-off is required to confirm that the installation meets their expectations and requirements before the engineer leaves the site.

Questions # 2:

A FlashArray//XR2/3 has an Ethernet mezzanine (EMEZZ), what are the interface names of the ports on the mezzanine?

Options:

ETH6, ETH7, ETH8, and ETH9

ETH8, ETH9, ETH10, and ETH11

ETH10, ETH11, ETH12, and ETH13

Answer

Explanation

The Ethernet mezzanine on FlashArray//XR2/3 is assigned interfaces starting at ETH8 through ETH11, reflecting the numbering scheme for additional Ethernet ports beyond the base interfaces.

Questions # 3:

Support requests a powercycle on a newly-installed FlashArray. What is the correct way to perform this action?

Options:

Push the power button on each controller.

Unplug the cable on each power supply.

Run purearray reboot.

Answer

Explanation

The proper and safe method to power cycle a FlashArray is to run the purearray reboot command, which gracefully restarts the system without risking data integrity or hardware issues.

Questions # 4:

At the completion of an upgrade, which command is used to send phonehome logs?

Options:

purelogs --send-all

purearray phonehome --send-logs

purearray phonehome --send-today

Answer

Explanation

The command purearray phonehome --send-logs is used to send all Phonehome logs to support upon completion of an upgrade.

Questions # 5:

In a situation where iSCSI cards need to be re-used during a controller upgrade, which is a valid transfer path?

Options:

XR2 > XR3

M > XR2/3

M > XR2

Answer

Explanation

iSCSI cards can be reused when upgrading from XR2 to XR3 controllers, supporting hardware continuity within this upgrade path.

Questions # 6:

An Implementation Engineer is planning to add a DirectFlash Shelf to a FlashArray//XL with an existing DirectFlash Shelf. Which PCIe slot must be used for shelf connectivity?

Options:

Answer

Explanation

When adding a second DirectFlash Shelf to a FlashArray//XL, PCIe slot 6 is used to connect the additional shelf, complementing slot 0 used by the first shelf.

Questions # 7:

What command can be used to identify interface status?

Options:

purenetwork list

purenetwork list --all

purenetwork list --eth

Answer

Explanation

The command purenetwork list --all provides a comprehensive view of all network interfaces and their status on the FlashArray.

Questions # 8:

A FlashArray arrives with Purity 5.3.8 applied out of the factory. The account team requests that the array configured with Purity 6.1.21. Which steps should the Implementation Engineer select to meet this requirement?

Options:

Create a bootable USB stick from the 6.1.21 ISO file and reimage both controllers with it.

Copy the PPKG and SHA1 files to a USB stick and upgrade the controllers.

Configure the array with the current code and then open a case with Support to upgrade.

Answer

Explanation

To upgrade from Purity 5.3.8 to 6.1.21 on a new array, the Implementation Engineer should create a bootable USB installer from the target ISO and reimage both controllers to ensure a clean and supported upgrade.

Questions # 9:

An Implementation Engineer is performing a capacity consolidation on an X50R3.

Which command is needed for the engineer to determine whether the customer’s FlashArray supports SAS Flash Modules?

Options:

puredrive list --total --type controller

purehw list --type controller --all

purehw list --type drive --all

Answer

Explanation

This command reports every installed drive module, identifying SAS Flash Modules if present, whereas the other commands do not enumerate individual drive types.

Questions # 10:

After upgrading Purity during a new installation, which command should an Implementation Engineer run to determine what version of Purity will be loaded at the next boot of the FlashArray?