DES-1D12 · Question #50
What is a consequence of using an 800 GB drive and five 400 GB drives in a Dell EMC Unity XT dynamic pool?
The correct answer is C. Extents 9 ?14 are marked unavailable until more 800 GB drives are added. The entire capacity of a particular drive size is only available when the drive count within the drive partnership group for the drive in question matches or exceeds the stripe width plus one drive. It is not recommended to mix different size drives of the same type for this…
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What is a consequence of using an 800 GB drive and five 400 GB drives in a Dell EMC Unity XT dynamic pool?
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- AExtents 9 ?14 are used to create a RAID Group
- BUnisphere short strokes the 800 GB drive to 8 extents
- CExtents 9 ?14 are marked unavailable until more 800 GB drives are added
- DExtents 9 ?14 are marked unavailable and can never be recovered
How the community answered
(49 responses)- A6% (3)
- B12% (6)
- C78% (38)
- D4% (2)
Explanation
The entire capacity of a particular drive size is only available when the drive count within the drive partnership group for the drive in question matches or exceeds the stripe width plus one drive. It is not recommended to mix different size drives of the same type for this reason, unless an adequate number of drives are available to meet or exceed the stripe width plus one drive
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