DES-1241 Specialist – Platform Engineer PowerStore Exam

Certification Overview
This certification benefits any professional installing and maintaining PowerStore storage arrays in open systems environments. The certification focuses on installation, cabling, maintenance, upgrades and basic troubleshooting.

Certification Requirements
To complete the requirements for this certification you must:
1. Achieve one of the following Associate level certifications*
Associate – Information Storage and Management Version 2.0
Associate – Information Storage and Management Version 3.0
Associate – Information Storage and Management Version 4.0
2. Pass the following Specialist exam on or after June 05, 2020:

DES-1241 Specialist Platform Engineer, PowerStore Exam
Note: These details reflect certification requirements as of June 05, 2020.
The Proven Professional Program periodically updates certification requirements. *Please check the Proven Professional CertTracker website regularly for the latest information and for other options to meet the Associate level requirement.

Overview
This exam is a qualifying exam for the Specialist Platform Engineer, PowerStore (DCS-PE) track.
This exam focuses on installing and maintaining PowerStore storage arrays in open systems environments. The exam covers installation, cabling, maintenance, upgrades and basic troubleshooting.

Dell Technologies provides free practice tests to assess your knowledge in preparation for the exam. Practice tests allow you to become familiar with the topics and question types you will find on the proctored exam. Your results on a practice
test offer one indication of how prepared you are for the proctored exam and can highlight topics on which you need to study and train further.

A passing score on the practice test does not guarantee a passing score on the certification exam.

Products likely to be referred to on this exam include but are not limited to:
Dell EMC PowerStore 1000T
Dell EMC PowerStore 1000X
Dell EMC PowerStore 3000T
Dell EMC PowerStore 3000X
Dell EMC PowerStore 5000T
Dell EMC PowerStore 5000X
Dell EMC PowerStore 7000T
Dell EMC PowerStore 7000X
Dell EMC PowerStore 9000T
Dell EMC PowerStore 9000X

Exam Topics
Topics likely to be covered on this exam include:

PowerStore Concepts and Features 6%
PowerStore system and use cases
PowerStore system configuration and models
PowerStore architecture and hardware components
Accessing PowerStore reference documentation

PowerStore Installation 7%
PowerStore installation process
PowerStore racking considerations
Power and environmental requirements
Unpacking and racking tasks

PowerStore Cabling 10%
Front-end cabling
Back-end cabling
Power cabling
PowerStore Implementation 20%
PowerStore networks
Ethernet switching, network requirements, configuration options
Ethernet switching configuration process
Initial configuration steps
PowerStore licensing

PowerStore Maintenance 15%
Power control for maintenance procedures
ESD handling procedures
PowerStore CRUs and FRUs
Replacement procedures

Software Upgrades 12%
Types of software upgrades
Performing software non-disruptive upgrade
NDU operational steps
Hardware upgrades

Troubleshooting 30%
PowerStore hardware fault LEDs
Troubleshooting with LEDs
Troubleshooting with PowerStore Manager alerts
Troubleshooting with PSTCLI
Troubleshooting with the PowerStore node service port
Troubleshooting with PowerStore service scripts
Performing PowerStore data collection

The percentages after each topic above reflects the approximate distribution of the total question set across the exam.

Recommended Training
The following curriculum is recommended for candidates preparing to take this exam.

QUESTION 1
What describes Dell EMC PowerStore X front-end cabling?

A. Uses internal VMware virtual switching and does not require a management network
B. Storage and management use the same LACP bonded cable connection
C. Uses VLTi data switch interconnectivity to support vMotion networks
D. Management and discovery use the same cables and connections as storage

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 2
Through which network do external hosts connect to the cluster for data access?

A. Management
B. ICM
C. ICD
D. Storage

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 3
A Storage Administrator is adding an appliance into an existing Dell EMC PowerStore T cluster.
What is different about the management network configuration for the new appliance compared to configuring an initial appliance for the cluster?

A. All the needed management IP addresses for the new appliance must be pre-configured on the cluster
B. Additional appliance does not require a cluster management IP address
C. Additional appliance inherits all its management IPs from the existing appliance
D. All the needed management IP addresses for the new appliance are auto-generated by the cluster

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 4
What describes the power requirements for Dell EMC PowerStore?

A. Lower model numbered systems require less AC line current than higher model numbered systems
B. T models require less total power than X models
C. X models require less total power than T models
D. Lower model numbered systems require less input voltage (VAC) than higher model numbered systems

Correct Answer: A