EMC Dell PowerStore Operate 2023 - D-PST-OE-23 Exam Questions [2025]

QUESTION NO: 1
Which drive Expansion Enclosure configuration is available for the PowerStore 5200?

A. SAS SSD (all slots) B. NVMe SSD (all slots) C. NVMe SCM (all slots) D. NVMe NVRAM (all slots)

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 2
A Storage Administrator is doing a quarterly space audit on a PowerStore T. The Administrator notices that one of the volumes was accidentally set to 5 TB when it should have been set to 4 TB. The system does not accept the change when attempting to correct the misconfiguration.
What is preventing the change?

A. Storage Administrator does not have permissions to shrink the volume. B. Volume size cannot be decreased. C. There is an active minor alert on the volume. D. Volume has snapshots.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 3
An administrator is attempting to take a snapshot of a snapshot for backup purposes. However the operation fails.
What is the cause?

A. The snapshot is set to never expire. B. NAS clients have no direct access to a snapshot. C. A snapshot of a snapshot cannot be taken. D. The snapshot is set to expire.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 4
Which command is used to enable a Linux host to discover the PowerStore iSCSI targets?

A. iscsiadm -m node -T targetname -p ipaddress -u B. iscsiadm -m discovery -t receivetargets -p ip:port C. iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p ip:port D. iscsiadm -m discovery -t target-param -p ip:port

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 5
What are the benefits of using PowerStore's migration feature? Select all that apply.

A. Enhanced security by automatically encrypting all migrated data B. Minimized downtime during migration C. Reduction in manual data entry and potential for human error D. Ability to migrate from a wide range of source storage systems

Correct Answer: B,C,D

QUESTION NO: 6
What is the recommended number of paths per volume per Fibre Channel host when attaching to a PowerStore appliance?

A. 16 B. 8 C. 2 D. 4

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 7
A Storage administrator configured a read-only NFS export for a specific set of UNIX hosts and added the IP addresses to the host access list. There have been reports that unauthorized hosts can access the export.
What is the required setting to correct this problem?

A. Default access: no access B. Default access: Read-only C. Minimum Security: sys D. Minimum security: Kerberos

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 8
Which best practice should be followed for successful migration operations in PowerStore?

A. Limiting network bandwidth to conserve resources during migration B. Encouraging users to continue modifying data during the migration process C. Running simultaneous migrations from multiple sources to save time D. Performing a thorough post-migration validation to ensure data accuracy and completeness

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 9
What is the minimum-security level required to create a PowerStore account with the ability to block user accounts?

A. VMware Administrator B. Operator C. Storage Administrator D. Security Administrator

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 10
Which of the following statements accurately describes the snapshot restore operation in PowerStore?

A. It overwrites the original volume with the snapshot data. B. It encrypts the snapshot data for secure archival. C. It creates a clone of the snapshot for temporary access. D. It duplicates data to a new location without affecting the original snapshot.

Correct Answer: A