EMC Proven Professional – VNXe Specialist — Question 3

A storage administrator used the shutdown -p <time> command to bring down an EMC Isilon cluster. What could be the result of this action?

Answer options

• A. Data can become corrupted on the filesystem
• B. The filesystem could be left mounted when all nodes have shut down
• C. The NVRAM will be flushed
• D. Confirmation must first be acknowledged before actual shutdown

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Executing the shutdown -p <time> command can lead to data corruption on the filesystem if the shutdown occurs without proper synchronization of writes. The other options are less likely outcomes; for instance, while a filesystem could be left mounted, it is not guaranteed, and NVRAM flushing is a separate process that does not necessarily occur with this command.