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EMC D-PSC-DY-23 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Dell Technologies (EMC) |
| Exam Name: | PowerScale Deploy 2023 |
| Exam Number: | D-PSC-DY-23 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Scenario-based questions |
| Exam Price: | $230 USD |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | Dell Storage Certification Implementation Engineer, PowerScale Specialist |
| Passing Score: | 57% |
| Recommended Training: | Dell Technologies PowerScale Deploy Official Training |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: | EMC D-PSC-DY-23 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or Onsite at Pearson VUE test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 6–12 months hands-on experience with PowerScale / OneFS; completion of Dell PowerScale Deploy training course |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learning.dell.com/content/dam/dell-emc/documents/en-us/D-PSC-DY-23%20%20PowerScale%20Deploy.pdf |
EMC D-PSC-DY-23 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| File System Protocols and Access | 18% | - SMB shares, ACLs, continuous availability, home directories - Protocol security, locking, and interoperability - NFS v3 / v4 configuration, exports, permissions - HDFS, S3 object access, and other protocols |
| NAS, PowerScale, and OneFS | 13% | - PowerScale storage concepts: scale-out vs scale-up, architecture, OneFS overview - Hardware components and use cases: Gen 5 / Gen 6 / Gen 6.5 nodes - OneFS directory structure and base directory configuration - Cluster access and common administrative operations |
| Configuring the Foundations for Access | 17% | - Network configuration: groupnets, subnets, IP pools, allocation rules - Link aggregation, failover, LACP, FEC, and round-robin settings - Cluster dependencies: NTP, LDAP, Active Directory, Access Zones - SmartConnect, DNS, SSIP, load balancing and multi-tenancy |
| Troubleshooting and Optimization | 15% | - Quota management, reporting, and limits - Performance tuning, job engine, impact policies - Common errors, log analysis, network issues |
| Data Management and Protection | 15% | - SyncIQ replication, policy design, failover/failback - Snapshots, snapshot schedules, recovery, and lock settings - CloudPools, archiving, and cloud integration - SmartPools, tiering, file pool policies, spillover |
| Cluster Maintenance and Monitoring | 12% | - Hardware replacement, ARR, expansion, and capacity planning - Upgrade procedures, rolling upgrades, health checks - Monitoring tools: InsightIQ, statistics, logs, alerts |
| Identity Management and Authorization | 10% | - User identifiers, ID mapping, POSIX vs ACL permissions - Authentication providers and directory services integration - RBAC and ZRBAC models and use cases |
EMC Dell PowerScale Deploy 2023 Sample Questions:
1. What is the maximum supported node limit with a Dell PowerScale Gen 6 cluster running OneFS 9.4?
A) 144 nodes
B) 400 nodes
C) 288 nodes
D) 252 nodes
2. 
Based on the exhibit, what is the actual protection level of the FEATURE.wmv file?
A) N+2d: 1n
B) N+2
C) N+1
D) N+2n
3. An administrator wants to create an S3 bucket in a non-System access zone using the CLI What Information is required to perform this operation?
A) Bucket path, access zone, and ACLs
B) Bucket path, bucket name, and access zone
C) Bucket name, access zone, and ACLs
D) Bucket name, bucket path, and bucket owner
4. What is a requirement when adding Gen 6 nodes to an existing Isilon Gen 5 cluster?
A) 40 Gb InfiniBand ports
B) NVRAM dependency
C) Dedicated bootflash drives
D) Decreased journal size for storage performance
5. When manipulating a job, which task can an Isilon administrator perform?
A) Pause a job manually
B) Update schedules.
C) Create a custom impact level
D) Change impact policies.
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: D | Question # 2 Answer: D | Question # 3 Answer: D | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: A |
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