CDCS CDCS Capacity Planning & Lifecycle Management

Question 1

What is a DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) system primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

Providing real-time visibility and management of power, cooling, space, and assets across data center infrastructure

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Managing hypervisor virtualization layers

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Automating software deployment pipelines

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Monitoring network packet loss and latency

Question 2

In data center capacity planning, what is 'white space' capacity?

Accepted Answer

Available raised floor or cage space that can accommodate additional IT equipment

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Unused network bandwidth available for new deployments

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Uncommitted storage capacity on SAN arrays

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The gap between provisioned and utilized server CPU cores

Question 3

What is the recommended maximum power density per cabinet that most data centers are designed to support without special cooling?

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5–10 kW per cabinet

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1–3 kW per cabinet

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20–30 kW per cabinet

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50+ kW per cabinet

Question 4

Which process involves auditing all hardware assets in a data center to reconcile physical inventory with CMDB or DCIM records?

Accepted Answer

Physical asset audit / walkdown

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Rack elevation planning

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Power chain documentation

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Capacity baseline review

Question 5

What does 'right-sizing' mean in the context of data center server provisioning?

Accepted Answer

Matching server compute resources to actual workload requirements to avoid over-provisioning

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Ensuring all servers are the same physical form factor

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Installing the maximum RAM and CPU in every server

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Standardizing rack heights across all cabinets

Question 6

What is the primary goal of a data center consolidation project?

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Reducing the number of facilities, servers, and infrastructure footprint to lower cost and complexity

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Increasing the number of physical locations for redundancy

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Expanding total raw compute capacity

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Migrating all workloads to a single hypervisor platform