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Dell DES-1D12 Exam
Specialist - Technology Architect, Midrange Storage Solutions (Page 2 )

Updated On: 26-Jan-2026
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PDF with 152 Questions

You are designing a two-tiered Dell EMC SC Series solution that will be optimized for performance. You gather the necessary data from Live Optics and find that the read/write ratio is 80:20.

What approach is recommended?

  1. Size Tier 1 for 100% of the adjusted IOPS
  2. Use distributed adjusted IOPS for all tiers
  3. Use distributed adjusted IOPS for Tiers 1 and 2 only
  4. Size Tier 2 for 100% of the adjusted IOPS

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

"The engineer should design a system to handle all, or nearly all, IOPS in one particular tier"



A storage administrator is trying to create a new hybrid pool on their Dell Unity XT 680 They want to add
- 18x3 84 TBSSD drives
- 72x 1200 GB 10K SAS drives
- 64x 12 TBNLSAS drives
However, this action is not being permitted by the Unity software.
What is the reason for this''

  1. 3 84 TB SSD are only supported in all flash pools
  2. There are too many disks in the SAS tier
  3. 12 TB NLSAS drives are only permitted in archive pools
  4. The pool must be created with only a single drive type

Answer(s): C



From which storage platforms does a migration import data to a Dell PowerStore cluster?

  1. Dell EqualLogic PS series Unity, Dell Compellent SC Series, and PowerVault ME
  2. PowerMax. Dell EqualLogic PS senes Dell Compellent SC Series and Unity
  3. VNXe Unity Dell Compellent SC Series and Dell EqualLogic PS series
  4. Unity VNX2 Dell EqualLogic PS series and Dell Compellent SC Series

Answer(s): C



A solutions architect must present two different Dell PowerStore options to a customer Both options must contain 90 TB raw in the smallest drive configuration possible A 3000T and a 9000T are the two models requested The customer wants to know the minimum drive count necessary to perform a capacity upgrade
Which solution should be recommended?

  1. A 6x 15 TB drives in the 3000T and 6x 15 TB drives in the 9000T both requiring upgrades in six drive increments
  2. 6x 15 TB drives in the 3000T and 12x 7 TB drives in the 9000T both supporting single drive upgrades
  3. 6x 15 TB drives in the 3000T and 6x 15 TB drives in the 9000T both supporting single drive upgrades
  4. 12x 7 TB drives in the 3000T and 6x 15 TB drives in the 9000T both requiring upgrades in six drive increments

Answer(s): C



A Dell Unity XT 480F system ships with two embedded modules, one for each SP What does the embedded module provide?

  1. A Fiber Channel connectivity
  2. Field service only
  3. CNA connectivity
  4. Management

Answer(s): D



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