Dell D-PSC-DS-01 Practice Exam Questions & Answers

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90 minutes Exam Duration
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USD 230 Official Exam Fee (United States)
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Exam Code
D-PSC-DS-01
Full Name
Dell PowerScale Design
Issuing Body
Dell Technologies
Delivery
Pearson VUE test centre or online proctored
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Question 1

Which Isilon OneFS administration methods are enforced by RBAC?

Correct Answer A

Question 2

When conducting high-level interviews with stakeholders of a project, what are the key questions that should be asked?

Correct Answer A

Question 3

-- Exhibit --

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.

-- Exhibit --

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?

Correct Answer A

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Question 4

Which Isilon product is recommended where low-latency and maximum performance is a critical factor?

Correct Answer B

Question 5

A customer wants to use their large Gen 6 Isilon cluster for ILM. All of their data is written to and read from a single file pool. They need to use multiple file pools, so slightly used data is stored on less expensive, large disks. Heavily used data is stored on a faster tier.

What would satisfy the customer's needs?

Correct Answer A

Question 6

A customer wishes to back up their Isilon cluster via NDMP using a software package that supports NDMP

connectivity. The backup process will require the cluster to create a point-in-time copy of the directory to be

backed up.

Which OneFS feature(s) will need to be licensed?

Correct Answer B
Explanation

storage/docu90415.pdf (13)

Question 7

On Isilon Gen 6 nodes, what is used to store the peer journal copy?

Correct Answer A
Explanation

storage/h10719-isilon-onefs-technical-overview-wp.pdf (29)

Study Guide

What the Dell D-PSC-DS-01 Exam Covers

5 domains from the Dell D-PSC-DS-01 exam outline, with approximate weightings. Every sample question above is tagged with the domain it comes from

Domain 1 Discover Customer Infrastructure and Requirements

14%

You need to capture and analyze the technical requirements for performance, capacity, and features that fit the business and solution needs. You also identify the use cases where PowerScale would be useful for the customer.

Domain 2 PowerScale Infrastructure Design and Plan

18%

Design a solution and select the subset of software features that best match the customer's requirements. Apply networking recommendations to the customer based on their workload requirements.

Domain 3 Platform Infrastructure

36%

You learn the use cases and operational functions of the OneFS Job Engine across cluster maintenance, data protection, and feature support. Understand the PowerScale filesystem structure and PowerScale networking with smart connect. Architect a PowerScale cluster by choosing the right node types and network components.

Domain 4 PowerScale Management, Identity Management, and Advanced Applications

24%

Account for specific customer continuity and protection requirements. Differentiate between security features and their proper use cases for data governance and compliance. Identify client access permissions, client authentication, and client protocol access on the PowerScale cluster.

Domain 5 Monitor and Workflow Analysis tools

8%

Choose the correct tools to assess performance of the customer environment. Determine the right method to monitor and analyze a PowerScale solution.

FAQ

D-PSC-DS-01 Exam FAQ

Common questions about the exam itself

What background do I need before taking the D-PSC-DS-01 exam?
You should have hands-on experience with PowerScale storage architecture and OneFS. The exam assumes familiarity with storage design concepts, networking fundamentals, and data protection strategies. Coming from a PowerScale deployment or systems engineer background helps considerably.
How is the D-PSC-DS-01 exam different from the deployment exam?
D-PSC-DS-01 focuses on design decisions and architecture, testing why you build solutions a certain way. The deployment exam tests how to set up and configure those solutions day to day. This exam emphasizes solution architecture for customer requirements, not operational tasks.
How difficult is the Platform Infrastructure domain and how should I study it?
Platform Infrastructure is the largest domain at 36 percent and demands deep understanding of OneFS operations, cluster design, filesystem structure, and networking. Focus on understanding when and why to use specific node types, how smart connect handles traffic, and how the job engine maintains cluster health.
How long should I spend preparing for D-PSC-DS-01?
Most candidates need four to eight weeks of preparation, assuming you already work with PowerScale. If you are new to PowerScale, allow eight to twelve weeks. Budget time for hands-on lab experience alongside study materials.
What happens on exam day for D-PSC-DS-01?
You have 90 minutes to answer 50 questions at a Pearson VUE test centre or via online proctoring. The exam includes multiple choice, scenario-based questions, and performance items. Budget time to read scenarios carefully since they test design thinking, not just recall.
What are the retake rules if I fail D-PSC-DS-01?
You must wait at least 7 days after your first failure before retaking the exam. After that, you must wait 14 days between each subsequent attempt. Each attempt costs the full USD 230 exam fee.
How long is the D-PSC-DS-01 certification valid?
Dell does not publish an expiration date for this certification, which means it appears to have no time limit. However, always check Dell Learning for any renewal requirements or recertification paths before your organization's tech stack changes significantly.
What job role does D-PSC-DS-01 lead to?
This certification targets storage architects, solution designers, and senior systems engineers who design PowerScale deployments for customer environments. It prepares you for roles where you translate business requirements into technical storage solutions.
How does D-PSC-DS-01 relate to other Dell storage certifications?
D-PSC-DS-01 is a design-focused certification that typically comes after completing foundational PowerScale knowledge. The PowerScale Deploy exam tests operational skills, while this design exam tests architecture decisions. Together they cover the full PowerScale solution lifecycle.
What is the passing score for D-PSC-DS-01?
You must score 54 percent or higher to pass. With 50 questions, you need approximately 27 correct answers. The exam scales questions based on your responses, so the difficulty adapts as you answer.

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