Sample Exam Questions for Portworx Enterprise Professional Certification

Question 1: What Portworx swap requirement exists on a Portworx-enabled Linux host?
A. Swap should be enabled.
B. Swap should be disabled.
C. Portworx does not have a requirement for swap to be enabled or disabled.

Question 2: Which Portworx crd object is used to set up essential parameters for a Portworx installation?
A. VolumeSnapshot
B. StorageCluster
C. ServiceAccount

Question 3: What are the two components of Stork?
A. Stork scheduler and an extender
B. Stork snapshots and restores
C. Stork object store and s3 bucket

Question 4: Which flag in the Portworx storage cluster spec enables telemetry?
A. spec.monitoring.telemetry.enabled
B. spec.autopilot.enabled
C. spec.csi.enabled

Question 5: What is the primary function of the telemetry pod added to each node when telemetry is enabled in Portworx?
A. To upload Portworx diagnostics to Pure1.
B. To monitor the health of the node.
C. To manage network configurations.

Question 6: What Portworx tool should be used to check the health of the storage cluster?
A. pxctl
B. kubectl
C. helm

Question 7: An infrastructure admin wants to restrict installing Portworx in two nodes. What label does the node need to have?
A. px/enabled=false
B. px/service=stop
C. px/storage-node=false

Question 8: What command should be used to add a new drive to an existing storage cluster?
A. `pxctl service drive add --drive /dev/dm-1 --operation start`
B. `pxctl sv nw -a`
C. `pxctl service pool update --resize new-disk 150`

Question 9: A Kubernetes administrator would like to transfer data from an existing Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) from another storage provider to a new Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) being provided by Portworx. After creating the new PVC on Portworx, what must the administrator do to import the data?
A. Create a DataExport Cluster Resource that specifies the source and destination PVC.
B. Create a busybox pod that connects to both the source and destination PVCs and run a cp command.
C. Run the pxctl import <SOURCE_PVC> <DESTINATION_PVC> command.

Question 9: A Kubernetes administrator would like to transfer data from an existing Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) from another storage provider to a new Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) being provided by Portworx.

After creating the new PVC on Portworx, what must the administrator do to import the data?

A. Create a DataExport Cluster Resource that specifies the source and destination PVC.

B. Create a busybox pod that connects to both the source and destination PVCs and run a cp command.

C. Run the pxctl import <SOURCE_PVC> <DESTINATION_PVC> command.

Question 10: An application team is preparing to deploy an ElasticSearch application and wants all Portworx volumes created in 6 specific Kubernetes nodes. Which Portworx feature should they use to achieve this?
A. Volume placement strategy
B. Autopilot
C. Stork

Question 11: What is the primary benefit of using Dynamic Provisioning and Storage Classes in Portworx?
A. They enable the automatic provisioning of Portworx volumes without manual intervention.
B. They require manual creation of Portworx volumes before they can be used.
C. They limit the customization of volume parameters to default settings only.

Question 12: An administrator wants to check the size, availability and usage of all pools in the cluster. Which command the administrator should use?
A. `pxctl service pool show`
B. `pxctl cluster provision-status`
C.`kubectl get storagecluster`

Question 12: An administrator wants to check the size, availability and usage of all pools in the cluster.

Which command the administrator should use?

A. pxctl service pool show

B. pxctl cluster provision-status

C.kubectl get storagecluster

Question 13: An administrator deploys Portworx in the "portworx" namespace. What command should the administrator use to check status of only the Portworx pods?
A. `kubectl -n portworx get pods -owide`
B. `kubectl -n portworx get pods -l name=portworx`
C. `kubectl -n portworx get storagecluster`

Question 13: An administrator deploys Portworx in the "portworx" namespace.

What command should the administrator use to check status of only the Portworx pods?

A. kubectl -n portworx get pods -owide

B. kubectl -n portworx get pods -l name=portworx

C. kubectl -n portworx get storagecluster

Question 14: What is the primary purpose of Stork in a Kubernetes cluster?
A. To manage storage operations and migrations.
B. To monitor network traffic.
C. To deploy applications automatically.

Question 15: If a Portworx node is down and the Kubernetes cluster is healthy, which command should be used to check Portworx alerts on a healthy node?
A. `pxctl alerts show`
B. `kubectl describe node`
C. `journalctl -lfu portworx*`

Question 16: What is a benefit of using Autopilot in Portworx environments?
A. It facilitates the migration of containers across clusters.
B. It automates the expansion of storage volumes based on predefined rules.
C. It provides enhanced security features for data protection.

Question 17: A cluster administrator wants to define an Autopilot rule for Portworx. What are the 4 main parts of an Autopilot rule?
A. Selector, Namespace Selector, Conditions and Actions
B. Enforcement, Match Expressions, Topology Key and Weight
C. Replica, I/O profile, Secure, Placement Strategy

Question 17: A cluster administrator wants to define an Autopilot rule for Portworx.

What are the 4 main parts of an Autopilot rule?

A. Selector, Namespace Selector, Conditions and Actions

B. Enforcement, Match Expressions, Topology Key and Weight

C. Replica, I/O profile, Secure, Placement Strategy

Question 18: Which Portworx component is used to co-locate volumes with pods?
A. Stork
B. Volume Placement Strategy
C. Autopilot

Question 19: What is the correct procedure to upgrade a Portworx cluster from version 3.0 to 3.1 using the Portworx Operator?
A. Edit the storagecluster CR and update the `'.spec.image'` parameter from `'portworx/oci-monitor:3.0'` to `'portworx/oci-monitor:3.1'`.
B. Execute the `'pxctl cluster upgrade --version 3.1'` command.
C. No manual upgrade is needed as Portworx will automatically upgrade to the latest version.

Question 20: How do you label a Kubernetes node to provide rack information to Portworx?
A. kubectl label nodes px/rack=
B. kubectl annotate nodes px/rack=
C. kubectl taint nodes px/rack=

Question 21: After enabling security in Portworx, the pxctl command returns an `access denied` error. What action must be taken to allow pxctl to gain access again?
A. The administrator must create a new pxctl context by running `'pxctl context create'` and passing the `'--token'` command line parameter.
B. Pass both the `--user` and `--password` command line flags to the `pxctl` command. Username and Password combination can be found in the px-admin-token secret.
C. Authentication is impossible because an authentication token was not generated before enabling security on the cluster.

Question 21: After enabling security in Portworx, the pxctl command returns an `access denied` error.

What action must be taken to allow pxctl to gain access again?

A. The administrator must create a new pxctl context by running 'pxctl context create' and passing the '--token' command line parameter.

B. Pass both the --user and --password command line flags to the pxctl command. Username and Password combination can be found in the px-admin-token secret.

C. Authentication is impossible because an authentication token was not generated before enabling security on the cluster.

Question 22: A Portworx administrator wants to enable security without guest access on a new storage cluster using the Portworx Kubernetes operator. What configuration items should be added to the StorageCluster configuration YAML?
A. spec: security: enabled: true auth: guestAccess: 'Disabled'
B. spec: security: 'Enabled"
C. spec: security: enabled: true auth: guestAccess: false

Question 22: A Portworx administrator wants to enable security without guest access on a new storage cluster using the Portworx Kubernetes operator.

What configuration items should be added to the StorageCluster configuration YAML?

A. spec: security: enabled: true auth: guestAccess: 'Disabled'

B. spec: security: 'Enabled"

C. spec: security: enabled: true auth: guestAccess: false

Question 23: What step is necessary to start using encrypted PVCs in Portworx?
A. Select secret provider.
B. Configure IO profiles.
C. StorageClass needs the following parameter: secure: enabled.

Question 24: When is a volume considered "Public"?
A. When the volume does not have any ownership associated with it
B. When guest access is enabled
C. When a volume is owned by system.admin

Question 25: What does the DriveStateChange alert indicate?
A. Free disk space going below the recommended level of 10%
B. Free disk space going below the recommended level of 20%
C. Free volume space going below the recommended level of 5%

Question 26: What configuration steps should a Portworx Administrator perform to ensure that Portworx can use the S3 Object Store using a custom/3rd party (not signed by public CA) certificate?
A. Create a kubernetes secret containing the certificate and reference it in the storagecluster via env variable.
B. No additional configuration is necessary.
C. Create a secret containing the certificate and run `pxctl certificate import` command.

Question 27: How should a Portworx administrator expose metrics to externally provisioned Prometheus?
A. Enable metrics in the storagecluster object by setting the following:spec: monitoring: prometheus: exportMetrics: true
B. Enable metrics in the storagecluster object by setting the following:spec: monitoring: exportMetrics: true
C. Enable metrics in the Portworx cluster by running the following command:`pxctl service monitoring enable --export-metrics-only`

Question 28: What are three recommended technologies used for monitoring a Portworx cluster in a Kubernetes environment?
A. Prometheus, Alertmanager, and Grafana
B. Nagios, Grafana, and Kubewatch
C. Prometheus, Elk Stack, and FluentD

Question 29: What command should an administrator run to verify a Portworx upgrade on Kubernetes?
A. `kubectl get storagenodes`
B. `kubectl get nodes -o wide`
C. `pxctl get storagenodes`

Question 30: How should a Portworx administrator enable the Alertmanager?
A. Create a secret with the Alertmanager configuration and enable Alertmanager in the StorageCluster object.
B. Create a config map with the Alertmanager configuration and enable Alertmanager with a via pxctl CLI.
C. Deploy Alertmanager by following the official Alertmanager documentation and integrate it with Portworx by enabling monitoring webhook in the StorageCluster object.

Question 31: What command can an administrator run to view Portworx alerts?
A. `pxctl alerts show`
B. `pxctl cd list alerts`
C. `use grafana to view alerts`

Question 32: When upgrading Portworx on Kubernetes using the Operator, what step must the administrator take if using the px-versions configmap?
A. Update the version manifest.
B. Delete the existing configmap.
C. Create a new namespace for the configmap.

Question 33: How would an administrator schedule automatic backups of a volume using Portworx?
A. Use a cron job to execute pxctl snapshot create.
B. Configure and apply schedule policies.
C. Execute px backup volume.

Question 34: What is a local snapshot in the context of Portworx?
A. A snapshot that is stored in a remote data center.
B. A snapshot that is stored on the same cluster as the original volume.
C. A snapshot that is automatically backed up to the cloud.

Question 35: What solution should a Portworx administrator use to store snapshots of a critical application volume in an Object Store?
A. Cloud Snapshot
B. Local Snapshot
C. Backups

Question 36: What command allows a Portworx admin to create a cloud credential for the Object Store?
A. `pxctl credentials create`
B. `pxctl credentials generate`
C. `pxctl service credentials create`

Question 37: What is the recommended practice for managing the lifecycle of snapshots in Portworx?
A. Manually delete old snapshots to free up space.
B. Retain all snapshots indefinitely.
C. Configure the retention policies.

Question 38: Which two CRDs are required for performing an ApplicationBackup?
A. BackupLocation and ApplicationBackup
B. BackupLocation and RestoreBackup
C. ApplicationBackup and migrations

Question 39: Which CRD object can be used to restore an existing ApplicationBackup?
A. ApplicationRestore
B. VolumeSnapshot
C. Migration

Question 40: What label can be used to migrate Network Policies with Asynchronous DR?
A.skipNetworkPolicyCheck: true
B. skipNetworkPolicyCheck: false
C. By default Network policies are migrated