Dell EMC Specialist – Systems Administrator, VMAX All Flash and PowerMax — Question 1

A disk status appears as `Suspect` in the ECS portal. What does this mean?

Answer options

• A. System no longer writes to the disk but will read from it
• B. Drive failure has occurred and the drive has to be replaced
• C. System neither reads from, nor writes to, the disk
• D. System can write to the disk but will no longer read from it

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because when a disk is marked as `Suspect`, the system can continue to write data to it but will prevent reading to avoid potential data loss. Option A is incorrect as it suggests that reading is still possible. Option B is wrong because the status does not necessarily mean the drive has failed. Option C is also incorrect as it implies complete inactivity with the disk, which is not the case.