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SK0-003 · Question #295

A technician has a current baseline and is told to install additional memory and a faster NIC card. At which point in time should the next baseline be run?

The correct answer is D. After the upgrades are performed. A new system baseline should be established only after all planned hardware upgrades are completed and verified to reflect the new normal operational state.

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Question

A technician has a current baseline and is told to install additional memory and a faster NIC card. At which point in time should the next baseline be run?

Options

  • AAfter the memory is installed
  • BBefore the upgrade is performed
  • CAfter the NIC is installed
  • DAfter the upgrades are performed

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    88% (21)

Why each option

A new system baseline should be established only after all planned hardware upgrades are completed and verified to reflect the new normal operational state.

AAfter the memory is installed

Running a baseline after only the memory is installed would not account for the changes introduced by the NIC card upgrade, making the baseline incomplete.

BBefore the upgrade is performed

Running a baseline before the upgrade would capture the system's old state, which is no longer relevant for monitoring after the upgrades are performed.

CAfter the NIC is installed

Running a baseline after only the NIC is installed would not account for the changes introduced by the memory upgrade, making the baseline incomplete.

DAfter the upgrades are performedCorrect

A baseline provides a snapshot of a system's normal performance and configuration. Since both memory and NIC card upgrades will change the system's performance characteristics, running a new baseline after all modifications are fully implemented and stable accurately reflects the system's new operational state for future comparison.

Concept tested: System baselining best practices

Source: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ocum-61/performance/concept_performance_baselining.html

Topics

#baselining#performance monitoring#server upgrades#change management

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