Free E20-814 Questions for EMC Symmetrix Solutions Expert Exam for Storage Administrators E20-814 Exam as PDF & Practice Test Engine

Exam Code/Number: E20-814
Exam Name/Title: Symmetrix Solutions Expert Exam for Storage Administrators
Certification Provider: EMC
Corresponding Certification: EMC Certification

Exam Questions: 116
Updated On: Jun 06, 2026

Question #1

A company requires their ESXi server to boot from an EMC Symmetrix VMAX device over the SAN. What is a consideration?

A. Boot LUN must have a logical unit number between 128-255

B. Boot LUN must have RAID 1 protection

C. Boot LUN should be accessible across multiple paths

D. Boot controller should be in the highest-numbered PCI slot on the server

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #2

You are planning to fill a large Symmetrix VMAX array with 15,000 rpm Fibre Channel drives and 7,200 rpm SATA drives. How can you ensure that every back-end director manages just one type of drive?

A. Install drives of just one type in each bay

B. Install drives of just one type in each disk array enclosure

C. Connect drives of just one type to each engine

D. Connect drives of just one type to each front-end director

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #3

Some applications running on an EMC Symmetrix VMAX array are experiencing poor performance.
A performance analysis reveals the following:
Write response time is impacted
Heat Map shows low front-end utilization
Heat Map shows high back-end utilization
What is the potential problem?

A. Logical volume write pending limit has been reached

B. Static dynamic cache partitioning has been implemented

C. Flexible dynamic cache partitioning has been implemented

D. System-wide write pending limit has been reached

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #4

A storage administrator is planning to implement Dynamic Cache Partitioning (DCP) on an EMC Symmetrix VMAX array. There are 17 applications running on hosts attached to this array.
Which steps need to be completed before the final configuration of DCP?

A. 1.
Group the applications into 16 or less service classes
2.Define Target% for each partition equally
3.Define Min%=10, Max%=25, and Donation Age=200 seconds for each partition
4.Set Analyze Mode through SMC
5.Enable Cache Partitioning

B. 1.
Group the applications into 8 or less service classes
2.Define Target% for each partition equally
3.Define Min%=10, Max%=25, and Donation Age=200 seconds for each partition
4.Set Analyze Mode through SMC
5.Enable Cache Partitioning

C. 1.
Group the applications into 16 or less service classes
2.Define Target% for each partition equally
3.Define Min%=0, Max%=100, and Donation Age= 0 seconds for each partition
4.Set Analyze Mode through SMC
5.Enable QoS Monitoring for Cache Partitioning in SMC

D. 1.
Group the applications into 8 or less service classes
2.Define Target% for each partition equally
3.Define Min%=0, Max%=100, and Donation Age= 0 seconds for each partition
4.Set Analyze Mode through SMC
5.Enable QoS Monitoring for Cache Partitioning in SMC

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #5

A storage administrator is planning to configure an EMC Symmetrix VMAX array for a few critical Microsoft Windows application servers. The array is running Enginuity 5875 and has a mixture of SATA, FC, and EFD disks installed. The application servers all require a mix of high performance and low performance capacity.
Which Symmetrix feature should be used to ensure the most dynamic and efficient use of the array with the best performance possible for all applications?

A. Virtual Provisioning

B. Symmetrix Priority Controls

C. FAST

D. FAST VP

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #6

Which type of security information can be obtained by using the symconnect -sid 6208 list command?

A. CHAP and ACE

B. IPSec and ACE

C. CHAP and RADIUS

D. CHAP and IPSec

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

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