PSC PSC Networking & Host Connectivity

Question 1

Which host connectivity protocols are natively supported by Pure Storage FlashArray for block storage access?

Accepted Answer

FC, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF

Answer

FC and iSCSI only

Answer

iSCSI and NFS only

Answer

FC and NFS only

Question 2

What is the default TCP port used by Pure Storage FlashArray for iSCSI target connections?

Accepted Answer

3260

Answer

860

Answer

3280

Answer

443

Question 3

What is the recommended MTU setting for iSCSI network interfaces connecting hosts to Pure Storage FlashArray?

Accepted Answer

9000 bytes (jumbo frames)

Answer

1500 bytes (standard Ethernet)

Answer

4096 bytes

Answer

8192 bytes

Question 4

In Pure Storage FlashArray, what is a 'host' object used for?

Accepted Answer

Grouping WWNs or IQNs to identify a server and map volumes to it

Answer

Defining storage pool capacity limits

Answer

Configuring network interface VLANs

Answer

Setting per-volume QoS limits

Question 5

What multipathing approach does Pure Storage FlashArray use to present volumes to hosts?

Accepted Answer

Active-Active symmetric (all paths are equal and active simultaneously)

Answer

Active-Passive (only one path active at a time)

Answer

ALUA with preferred paths

Answer

Round-robin with primary/secondary failover

Question 6

What is the recommended topology for a Pure Storage FlashArray Fibre Channel deployment?

Accepted Answer

Switched fabric (FC-SW) with dual fabrics for redundancy

Answer

FC arbitrated loop (FC-AL)

Answer

Point-to-point direct attach

Answer

Single switch with NPIV disabled