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E20-326 Sym TA design - query on savedev calculations in exam
Hi,
I am just a little confused with snap % change rate. Do we always add the 15% buffer to % change rate given in the exam or not? This is important for exam questions. So in the exam if % change rate is given do we apply the 15% buffer to this for calc e.g
Question in exam calc no of save devs with 200 vdevs assuming 17% change rate?
No buffer
200 * .17 = 34 savdev
With buffer
200 * .2 (.17*1.15 rounded up) = 40 savedev
and other calcs with % change rate do we assume the buffer is built in for calcs or do we apply the buffer for every calc
In the field I would apply the buffer but for the exam I want to ensure my interpretation is correct
Your help with this is appreciated
Victor
codyhosterman
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October 29th, 2013 09:00
Sorry Victor, took me a while to find the right person to answer this. This is what I was told, let me know if it helps:
"Victor’s interpretation is correct. We say in the course material that it is best practice to add 15% buffer to the calculated change rate. So the buffer should be added to the change rate given in the question. The actual question which has been quoted is straight from the course material, wherein a 15% buffer is added to the change rate of 17%. So the effective change rate used is 20% (0.17*1.15)*100 ~ rounded off to 20%."
victorforde
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October 29th, 2013 09:00
Thanks to you and your colleague Cody! That is good enough for me. savedev questions involving % change would be, number of disks or the savedev capacity. I will apply the 15% buffer to % change given.
I will let you know how the exam goes in twitter land
codyhosterman
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October 29th, 2013 09:00
Sure thing! Good luck with the exam!
Quincy561
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January 14th, 2014 06:00
So that would be 12 VP Snap sessions of 300GB. I don't know what the assumption is for the change rate over the 48 hour window, but it won't be 100%, and many sessions will be able to share changed tracks on the targets. I would say that 900 or 1200 would be the correct answer.
Anonymous
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January 14th, 2014 06:00
Hi ,
Am preparing for E20-326.Could anyone help me out in solving the below problem.It will be much helpful for my preparation.After trying several attempts i came to a conclusion that 4200 is the correct answer.Please help me out in understanding the steps
Thanks & Regards
Srinath
Anonymous
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January 14th, 2014 06:00
Thanks for the reply but i tried it many times ,for all the options its showing wrong except for 4200.Do you have anymore suggestions?..
Regards
Srinath
kavuri
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
Could someone explain how it 12 VP snap sessions ?
Anonymous
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
The question is a little confusing as it mentions "you're planning the storage to support the configuration." To me, planning storage means planning disk space, but this question is actually looking for the CAAR value to support the replication. CAAR is the capacity available for active replication and there are rules defined in Direct Xpress that describe how much CAAR various replicatoin technologies consume. The amount of CAAR varies depending on the number of devices in the array and the amount of cache, but you have to have enough CAAR for the replication solution to work.
So, for this question, here's the explanation:
For VP Snap, the CAAR calculation for the first 16 VP Snaps is 2X the source capacity + 1X for each VP snap (up to 16). In this case, that would be (300GB source * 2 = 600GB). + (12 * 300GB = 3,600) and the total CAAR value needed is 4,200 GB.
- jl -
kavuri
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
Thanks Quincy !
victorforde
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
Hi,
I think the answer is 900GB
VP Snap requires either
1.) 2x Source and 1 x the target CAAR space for the first 16 snap sessions
or
2.) 3x source and 1 x target CAAR space for copies 17-32.
Note: Amount of CAAR is the entire capacity of dev allocated or not.
As Quincy said there are 12 VP Snap sessions so this is a.) 2 x 300GB + 1 x 300GB = 900GB
Regards,
Victor
Source ->. Symmetrix Solutions Design Course: Module 4 Lesson 2
Quincy561
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
One snap every 4 hours, or 6 snaps for a 24 hour period. The question says two days (assume that means 48 hours) so 12 snap sessions.
Anonymous
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
Sure - it's 12 because the solution was to have 1 VP snap every 4 hours for 2 days. That's 6 VP Snaps per day * 2 days = 12 total.
victorforde
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
No problem. Good luck with the exam! It is tough but all the more rewarding when you pass
Anonymous
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
Thanks a lot jl explanation was too good.Also i would like to Thank Victor and Quincy for their Inputs.Thanks a lot Team.
Regards
Srinath
victorforde
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January 14th, 2014 07:00
Hi,
Brain fart there jl is right with 12 tgt devices (corresponding to 12 VP Snap sessions) and not 1 as I had it.
Victor