Dell Specialist – Implementation Engineer, VxRail Appliance

Dell Specialist – Implementation Engineer, VxRail Appliance, best practice Tests for Dell Specialist – Implementation Engineer, VxRail Appliance Certification 2021.

Certification Overview

Hyperconverged solutions simplify IT operations while reducing operational costs. A VxRail cluster allows businesses to start small when integrating into their datacenters and grown seamlessly. Individuals (internals or partners) supporting VxRail customers are required to understand and follow the implementation services in addition to understanding the extended VxRail environment. Individuals will use the certification to validate their knowledge to support implementation activities.

This exam is a qualifying exam for the Specialist – Implementation Engineer, VxRail (DCS-IE) track.

This exam focuses on the overall product, hardware, and software requirements to implement a VxRail cluster. This includes an introduction to VxRail, hardware installation, pre-deployment tasks, environment validation, software implementation, post-deployment procedures, product scale-out options, REST API functionality, and common issues and troubleshooting of events.

this Course  provides  practice tests to assess your knowledge in preparation for the exam. Practice tests allow you to become familiar with the topics and question types you will find on the proctored exam. Your results on a practice test offer one indication of how prepared you are for the proctored exam and can highlight topics on which you need to study and train further

Exam Topics

Topics likely to be covered on this exam include:

Introduction to VxRail (8%)

• Describe VxRail use cases, architecture, models, and software stack

• Describe VxRail management, licensing, and data protection options

VxRail Pre-deployment Tasks and Hardware Installation (12%)

• Describe VxRail pre-installation requirements and use of the configuration tools

• Describe VxRail system racking and cabling procedures

• Describe system power up/down and setting management VLAN procedures

VxRail Network Environment Requirements and Initialization (10%)

• Validate the network environment manually

• Validate the network environment using the Network Validation Tool

• Describe ToR network requirements and settings

VxRail System Initialization (17%)

• Describe considerations for deploying Embedded and External vCenter configurations

• Explain differences in the VxRail implementation procedures for various configuration options

• Perform a VxRail initialization using the VxRail First Run Wizard

• Explain requirements for 2-node implementations

VxRail Post-deployment Procedures (20%)

• Perform post-installation validation of the VxRail Cluster Configure support account, SRS, and perform software upgrades

• Describe how to Implement licenses for a VxRail cluster

• Explain the vSAN configuration settings and configure required vSAN settings post deployment

• Configure support account and SRS

• Complete a Test Plan and generate a VxRail As-Built Configuration report

VxRail Cluster Expansion and Stretched Clusters (13%)

• Describe VxRail Upgrade requirements and activities

• Describe VxRail appliance scale-out best practices and the cluster expansion process

• Describe the VxRail Stretched Cluster architecture, features, and requirements

VxRail Troubleshooting (13%)

• Perform VxRail log collections

• Describe VxRail troubleshooting resources and their uses

• Troubleshooting using vSAN tools

• Perform VxRail RASR factory image upgrade and reset procedures

VxRail Appliance REST API (7%)

• Identify REST API functionality available in VxRail and use VxRail API to perform tasks