XtremIO Solutions and Design Specialist Exam for Technology Architects (E20-526) - EMC Actual Exam Questions
Last updated on April 23, 2026
You need to design an Oracle solution for a customer. Which XtremIO best practices should be used in Oracle environments?
Use a 512 byte LUN sector size for databases. Use Eager Zeroed Thick formatting for ESXi
Use a 4 kB LUN sector size for databases. Use Lazy Zeroed Thick formatting for ESXi
Align data on 4 kB boundaries. Use Thin formatting on ESXi
Align data on 4 kB boundaries. Use Lazy Zeroed Thick formatting on ESXi
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Where is the XtremIO VSS hardware provider package installed?
On all X-Bricks in the cluster
On the XMS
Factory-installed on the array
On the backup server
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A storage administrator wants to re-use some of their XtremIO thin provisioned disks attached to a Microsoft Windows 2012 host. However, the administrator notices that “Quick Format” of the drives is taking a long time to complete. This has an impact on the overall performance. What should be recommended to minimize the performance impact?
Disable the I/O elevator feature on the Windows host while formatting
Temporarily disable the UNMAP feature on the Windows host during formatting
Adjust the execution throttle value on the Windows host
Change the disk format to thick provisioned
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A storage administrator is adding both an XtremIO and third-party storage arrays to their existing infrastructure. The administrator is using ViPR SRM to monitor the environment. Which requirement is needed to implement this solution?
A single third-party Solution Pack is required to manage both storage arrays
Each storage needs its own Solution Pack
Each storage array requires two Solution Packs; one for monitoring and one for performance
A single XtremIO Solution Pack is required to manage both storage arrays
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You have worked with a customer to successfully evaluate their existing server environment using the MiTrend data analysis tool. You have collected the resulting reports and aggregated the data set. You determine the customer’s application workload generates a 50:50 read/write ratio with an average of 500K IOPs during peak business hours. Which recommended XtremIO model meets the customer’s needs?
Starter X-Brick cluster
Single X-Brick cluster
Two X-Brick cluster
Four X-Brick cluster
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