Dell EMC Specialist – Systems Administrator, PowerEdge Server — Question 46

SRDF/A has been enabled between two PowerMax arrays. Due to a loss of all RDF links, the SRDF/A session has been placed in a Transmit Idle state.

What happens to the cycle switching and the queue depths?

Answer options

• A. Cycle switching continues; Transmit queue depth decreases
• B. Cycle switching stops; Transmit queue depth decreases
• C. Cycle switching stops; Transmit queue depth increases
• D. Cycle switching continues; Transmit queue depth increases

Correct answer: C

Explanation

In a Transmit Idle state, cycle switching ceases because the RDF links are lost, preventing any data transfer. Consequently, the transmit queue depth increases as data accumulates waiting to be sent once the links are restored.