During the unpacking of a new PowerStore 3000 X with two (2) expansion enclosures, the Implementation Engineer finds 2 meter SAS cables. According to best practices for what are these cables used?

Question

Options

• ATo interconnect the base enclosure with the first expansion enclosure
• BSAS cables are unsupported on PowerStore X1
• CTo interconnect the base enclosure with the expansion enclosures
• DFor interconnecting the expansion enclosures

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  7% (2)
• C
  89% (24)

Explanation

On the PowerStore 3000 X model with two expansion enclosures, the 2-meter SAS cables serve as the primary inter-enclosure links connecting the base enclosure to each expansion enclosure - this is the correct cabling topology per Dell's best practices, making C the right answer.

Why the distractors fail:

• A is too narrow - it only describes connecting to the first expansion enclosure, but with two expansion enclosures present, the cables connect the base to both, not just one.
• B is fabricated - SAS cables are absolutely supported on PowerStore X models; this is a common trick answer designed to confuse candidates who might mix up model limitations.
• D describes expansion-to-expansion cabling, but best practice routes all SAS connections through the base enclosure as the hub; expansion enclosures do not daisy-chain directly to each other.

Memory tip: Think "star, not chain" - the base enclosure is the center star, and every expansion enclosure connects back to it via SAS, never to each other.

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