A customer has a new PowerStore T system that has been running for 45 days with multiple host systems attached. A user with the storage administrator role attempts to create a volume for a host, but…

Question

Options

• AAppliance has reached the 90% full threshold
• BThe host is incorrectly zoned
• CPermanent license has not been applied
• DIncorrect privileges are assigned

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  83% (25)
• D
  10% (3)

Explanation

On Dell PowerStore T systems, the initial software ships with a temporary evaluation license. After approximately 45 days - exactly the timeframe in this scenario - unlicensed features become locked out in the UI, making options like volume creation unavailable until a permanent license is applied.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (90% threshold): Capacity warnings restrict new writes or alert admins, but they don't remove the ability to initiate volume creation from the UI entirely.
• B (Incorrect zoning): Zoning affects whether a host can access a volume over the fabric - it has no bearing on whether a storage admin can create one in the management interface.
• D (Incorrect privileges): The question explicitly states the user holds the storage administrator role, which carries full volume management rights - privilege isn't the issue.

Memory tip: Think "45 = License Limiter." Dell PowerStore trials are time-boxed, and the 45-day detail is the exam's signal that the temporary license has expired. Whenever a question pairs a specific elapsed time with a feature suddenly going missing, suspect the license before blaming permissions or zoning.

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