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EMC DES-1415 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Dell EMC |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Specialist - Technology Architect, PowerScale Solutions Exam |
| Exam Number: | DES-1415 |
| Passing Score: | 60% |
| Real Exam Qty: | ~60 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Multiple Response |
| Exam Price: | $230 USD |
| Related Certifications: | Associate - Information Storage and Management |
| Recommended Training: | DES-1415 Exam Preparation Guide PowerScale Technology Architect Training Course |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or Onsite at Pearson VUE authorized centers |
| Pre Condition: | Hold one of: Associate - Information Storage and Management v2.0/v3.0/v4.0/v5.0 |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learning.dell.com/certification/des-1415-specialist-technology-architect-powerscale-solutions-exam |
EMC DES-1415 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Integration and Interoperability | 10% | - Integration with Other Systems
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| Topic 2: Data Protection and Security | 10% | - Security Configuration
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| Topic 3: Management and Operations | 15% | - Maintenance Tasks
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| Topic 4: PowerScale Fundamentals | 20% | - Architecture and Components
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| Topic 5: Design and Sizing | 25% | - Capacity and Performance Planning
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| Topic 6: Implementation and Configuration | 20% | - Installation Process
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DES-1415 Exam FAQ: What Candidates Ask About EMC Specialist - Technology Architect, PowerScale Solutions
The DES-1415 exam, officially known as EMC Specialist - Technology Architect, PowerScale Solutions, is the EMC test that leads to the Specialist - Technology Architect, PowerScale Solutions certification at the Specialist level. Passing it validates the skills employers expect from a certified professional. It is also associated with related credentials such as Associate - Information Storage and Management.
The DES-1415 exam contains ~60 questions, and you have 90 minutes to complete them. Work out your per-question pace before test day, and flag slow items instead of stalling on them — time pressure, not knowledge, sinks many first attempts. Timed mock exams in the Actual4Exams test engines are the most reliable way to build that rhythm.
The passing score for the DES-1415 exam is 60%, and the official registration fee is $230 USD. If you miss the mark, a retake means paying the full fee again, so book your seat only when you are ready. A practical benchmark: score consistently above the passing line on timed practice tests before scheduling the real exam.
Hold one of: Associate - Information Storage and Management v2.0/v3.0/v4.0/v5.0
Entry requirements can change, so confirm the latest conditions on the official exam page: https://learning.dell.com/certification/des-1415-specialist-technology-architect-powerscale-solutions-exam.
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The official EMC Specialist - Technology Architect, PowerScale Solutions outline is organized into 6 domains. The first three are:
- Implementation and Configuration — 20% of the exam
- Management and Operations — 15% of the exam
- Integration and Interoperability — 10% of the exam
See the complete exam topics section above for the full outline and the weighting of every domain.
EMC Specialist - Technology Architect, PowerScale Solutions Sample Questions:
Your customer is moving from a Restaurant/Bar business model to a Restaurant/Casino business model. You are helping architect the upgrade of a current 4-node X200 48 TB Isilon cluster, with 50% utilized for their video surveillance operations.
They want to upgrade from 15 FPS (NTSC) in H.264 codec, with a 15 days retention policy to 30 FPS (NTSC) in H.264 codec with a 30 days retention policy.
Which storage capacity would be the best suited to meet the required changes and utilize 65-75% capacity?
Response:
- A. 140 TB
- B. 80 TB
- C. 110 TB
- D. 50 TB
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A large manufacturing company is an existing Isilon customer with a cluster consisting of four NL400 nodes with 4TB drives. The cluster is using N+2:1 protection level and the file system shows that it is 60% utilized. Home directories and file shares comprise 75% of the existing content and the remainder is inactive deep archive. The company has 1,000 employees using Windows and Mac clients participating in a single Active Directory (AD) forest.
During a meeting with the CIO and Director of IT you discuss the company's recent acquisition - an engineering firm that specializes in Computer Aided Design (CAD). The engineering firm has 400 UNIX workstations that produce technical drawings which are currently stored on another vendor's SAN solution. The all UNIX environment uses NIS for authentication and name resolution. They do not currently use DNS or LDAP. The engineering company has an old storage system that has been experiencing problems and the CIO would like you to migrate the data onto the Isilon cluster. The CIO would like to eliminate all tape and recover the data onto disk.
The CIO is concerned about security of the company's intellectual property, especially with the rapid adoption of mobile devices and external cloud content sharing services such as DropBox, Egnyte, and SugarSync. They would like to implement an alternative that provides external file sharing and mobile device synchronization while maintaining security control over the company's data.
The Director of IT reports that users are storing non-work related content on the Isilon cluster. They would like to limit the amount of capacity that each user can consume in their home directory and want to ensure you provide the capability to easily visualize which users are over their allotment. The company's Windows users currently leverage Windows Shadow Copy to recover files that have been accidentally deleted. The IT department wants to ensure that Mac and incoming UNIX clients have the same functionality.
The Director of IT also mentions that users are reporting slow response times when browsing their home directories and shared folders. They are concerned that Isilon cannot scale to support their combined requirements.
The customer provides the following environment summary from the engineering firm's recently departed IT staff:
- 20 TB of Home Directory data
- 100 TB of active CAD projects
- 400 TB of archived data stored on tape at an offsite warehouse
The CIO approaches you with a new requirement. They would like to reuse the tape library that was previously used for archiving to now be used to back up some of their data.
What do you recommend to the Director of IT as the best architecture to achieve this goal?
Response:
- A. Implement a Backup Accelerator and use the internal backup software within the Isilon cluster to move data to the tape library.
- B. Use a third party backup software and have the Isilon cluster convert the data to LTFS so it can be stored to the tape library.
- C. Connect the Tape Library via Fibre Channel to the Isilon cluster and use a third party backup software to initiate an NDMP backup to an accelerator.
- D. Use a Backup Accelerator with SynclQ to push the data to the tape library via the Fibre Channel ports on the accelerator.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A customer plans to migrate data to a remote Isilon cluster. What is a consideration when configuring a cluster with SyncIQ and hard SmartQuotas?
Response:
- A. Quotas should be configured on both SyncIQ source and target directories prior to a migration.
- B. SyncIQ will replicate source quota configurations to the target.
- C. Quotas should be set only on source directories and never on target directories for migrations.
- D. SyncIQ ignores quota limits during replication but if a quota is over limit, quotas will still allow users to add data to the directory.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
What is a characteristic of predefined sets of privileges of the OneFS built-in SystemAdmin role?
Response:
- A. Requires SecurityAdmin role for full administrative privileges
- B. Configure with each zone to enable ZoneAdmin privilages
- C. Can be nested into other roles
- D. Cannot be modified in OneFS versions below 8.2.1
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which feature of OneFS is used in the Home Directory and File Share vertical to monitor storage and media clients for optimal performance?
Response:
- A. SyncIQ
- B. SmartPools
- C. Aspera
- D. InsightIQ
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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