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EMC E20-326 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | EMC (Dell EMC) |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Symmetrix Solutions Design Exam for Technology Architects |
| Exam Number: | E20-326 |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based, Drag-and-drop, Multiple Choice |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60-75 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Price: | $220 - $300 USD |
| Related Certifications: | EMC Technology Architect Expert - Symmetrix Solutions Specialist - VMAX Solutions |
| Exam Duration: | 90-120 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Passing Score: | 65-70% |
| Recommended Training: | Dell Technologies Proven Professional Learning |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Onsite at Pearson VUE testing centers; no online proctoring available |
| Pre Condition: | No mandatory prerequisites; recommended 2+ years experience with Symmetrix/VMAX storage |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learning.dell.com |
EMC E20-326 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Remote Replication & SRDF | 25% | - Networking and connectivity design - Disaster recovery planning - SRDF/Metro and SRDF/DM - SRDF/Synchronous and SRDF/Asynchronous |
| Storage Provisioning & Virtualization | 20% | - Thin pools and FAST VP technology - Device configuration and masking - Symmetrix Virtual Provisioning - SRP and storage resource management |
| Performance & High Availability | 10% | - Multi-site availability design - RAID protection design - I/O characteristics and workload analysis - Cache partitioning and tuning |
| Symmetrix VMAX Architecture | 25% | - FA, DA, and SA director functionality - Cache and memory management - Hardware components and architecture - Enginuity operating environment |
| Local Replication Solutions | 20% | - Consistency groups and BCVs - TimeFinder/Snap, Clone, and VP - TimeFinder family overview - Open Replicator functionality |
EMC Symmetrix Solutions Design Exam for Technology Architects (E20-326) — Questions Candidates Actually Ask
The E20-326 exam, officially known as EMC Symmetrix Solutions Design Exam for Technology Architects, is the EMC test that leads to the Specialist - Technology Architect, Symmetrix Solutions certification at the Specialist / Advanced level. Passing it validates the skills employers expect from a certified professional. It is also associated with related credentials such as EMC Technology Architect, Specialist - VMAX Solutions, Expert - Symmetrix Solutions.
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No mandatory prerequisites; recommended 2+ years experience with Symmetrix/VMAX storage
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The official EMC Symmetrix Solutions Design Exam for Technology Architects outline is organized into 5 domains. The first three are:
- Local Replication Solutions — 20% of the exam
- Remote Replication & SRDF — 25% of the exam
- Performance & High Availability — 10% of the exam
See the complete exam topics section above for the full outline and the weighting of every domain.
EMC Symmetrix Solutions Design Exam for Technology Architects Sample Questions:
You are designing a new VMAX implementation. All applications will share physical drives and participate in SRDF/S replication.
The customer has two high I/O applications used for OLTP and a several low I/O
applications used for testing. The customer wants to ensure the high I/O applications take precedence over the low I/O applications on the VMAX array. What do you recommend?
- A. Configure concatenated metavolumes.
- B. Implement Symmetrix Priority Controls.
- C. Configure striped metavolumes.
- D. Implement SRDF Consistency Groups.
A proposed SRDF/S solution was modeled with BCSD using host-based data.
The BCSD model assumed two engine VMAX arrays with SRDF Fibre ports.
The RA Utilization chart shows a maximum utilization of 45%. The "Volume Exceptions" table lists five devices.
What should you recommend?
- A. Change the application layout
- B. Add more remote adapters
- C. Use three engine VMAX arrays
- D. Turn on software compression on the remote adapters
A customer wants to migrate a database using Open Replicator. They have decided to do a hot pull operation to minimize the outage window. What should the customer do to prevent data corruption?
- A. Wait to zone control devices until data is copied.
- B. Unmount the remote device.
- C. Mask the remote devices after data is copied
- D. Mask the control devices to the host so both devices can be updated.
A customer is implementing SRDF/S for an application that generates 16000 8K IOPS with 30% writes. A single RDF port can service 1200 8K IOPS. How many RA should be recommended?
- A. 4
- B. 10
- C. 8
- D. 6
When working with Fibre Channel connectivity, which statement is correct about buffer credits?
- A. BB_Credits should be used with long distance links, but do not affect throughput.
- B. BB_Credits should be minimized so they do not affect throughput over long distance links.
- C. BB_Credits are not needed with long distance links.
- D. Insufficient BB_Credits will result in the degradation of throughput over long distance links.
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