Free DES-1D12 Sample Questions — Specialist - Technology Architect, Midrange Storage Solutions Exam

Specialist - Technology Architect, Midrange Storage Solutions Exam (DES-1D12) is a specialist-level Dell certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 5 domains, starting with Midrange Storage Architecture, Solution Design, Implementation Planning. On exam day you face around 96 questions in 90 minutes, in formats such as multiple choice. The 20 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The DES-1D12 is rated medium in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 12 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 20 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 96+ question PDF.

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Question 1

A customer has a Dell EMC Unity 680F array with a single pool consisting of 10 drives configured with RAID 5 (4+1). What is the minimum number of drives required to expand the pool?

  • A. 1
  • B. 5
  • C. 6
  • D. 7
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Correct Answer:
A. 1
Question 2

A customer has a Dell Unity XT 380F system with a single pool that is built from 24x 800 GB and 24x 1.6 TB SAS Flash 3 drives, and 14x 400 SAS Flash 2 drives. How many drive partnership groups were used to build the dynamic pool?

  • A. 3
  • B. 1
  • C. 2
  • D. 4
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Correct Answer:
C. 2
Question 3

In Dell EMC PowerStore storage, if the remote cluster has multiple appliances, then what automatically chooses the destination appliance for the resource?

  • A. Performance Policy
  • B. Resource Balancer
  • C. Master appliance
  • D. Source array
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Correct Answer:
B. Resource Balancer
Question 4

Which feature helps to enable file service High Availability on Dell EMC PowerStore?

  • A. NAS Network Heartbeat
  • B. RAID protected disk drives
  • C. Multiple redundant network ports with system bond
  • D. Redundant nodes with Live Volume enabled
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Correct Answer:
C. Multiple redundant network ports with system bond
Question 5

Which block resources are supported with Dell EMC Unity asynchronous replication?

  • A. Consistency Groups and file systems
  • B. VMFS and NFS datastores
  • C. LUNs and file systems
  • D. LUNs and VMFS datastores
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Correct Answer:
D. LUNs and VMFS datastores
Question 6

Which optional I/O Module card type is supported for both Dell PowerStore T and Dell PowerStore X?

  • A. 25 GbE
  • B. 8 Gb Fibre Channel
  • C. 10 GbE BaseT
  • D. 32 Gb Fibre Channel
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Correct Answer:
D. 32 Gb Fibre Channel
Question 7

When implementing FAST VP, which Dell EMC best practices should be followed?

  • A. Use the Start High then Auto Tier policy Maintain at least 15 percent pool capacity
  • B. Use the Auto Tier policy - Schedule relocations continually during normal operations
  • C. Use the Start High then Auto Tier policy Maintain at least 10 percent pool capacity
  • D. Use the Start High then Auto Tier policy Maintain at least 5 percent pool capacity
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Correct Answer:
D. Use the Start High then Auto Tier policy Maintain at least 5 percent pool capacity
Question 8

You plan to schedule a Live Optics sampling with your customer to size a Dell EMC SC Series array. However, the customer wants to postpone the run until the end of the quarter because there could be more activity on the current storage system. What course of action is recommended?

  • A. Wait until the end of the quarter and collect a week-long sampling
  • B. Take a single-day sampling on any given day because that is sufficient in most instances
  • C. Wait until the end of the quarter and collect a single-day sampling
  • D. Take a week-long sampling on any given week because that is sufficient in most instances
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Correct Answer:
B. Take a single-day sampling on any given day because that is sufficient in most instances
Question 9

What is a consequence of using an 800 GB drive and five 400 GB drives in a Dell EMC Unity XT dynamic pool?

  • A. Extents 9 "" 14 are used to create a RAID Group
  • B. Unisphere short strokes the 800 GB drive to 8 extents
  • C. Extents 9 "" 14 are marked unavailable until more 800 GB drives are added
  • D. Extents 9 "" 14 are marked unavailable and can never be recovered
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Correct Answer:
C. Extents 9 "" 14 are marked unavailable until more 800 GB drives are added
Question 10

A Dell EMC Unity storage administrator has 10 hosts. One of the hosts experiences occasional, huge IO bursts. What is a best practice for avoiding performance issues during these burst periods?

  • A. Enabling Quality of Service (QoS) will limit the burst problem
  • B. Quality of Service (QoS) is enabled by default, so one only needs to configure burst settings
  • C. Enable Quality of Service (QoS) then limit I/O for the entire FC port
  • D. Enable Quality of Service (QoS) then configure burst settings
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Correct Answer:
B. Quality of Service (QoS) is enabled by default, so one only needs to configure burst settings
Question 11

For Dell EMC SC Series arrays, what is the minimum percentage of total system IOPS that should be applied to Tier 3 drives?

  • A. 15%
  • B. 20%
  • C. 25%
  • D. 100%
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Correct Answer:
B. 20%
Question 12

Which Dell EMC Unity storage array models support NVMe?

  • A. 380, 880, and 880F
  • B. 680F, 880, and 880F only
  • C. 680, 680F, 880, and 880F
  • D. 380, 380F, and 480F
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Correct Answer:
C. 680, 680F, 880, and 880F
Question 13

Which SAS SSDs are supported by Dell EMC PowerStore?

  • A. 960 GB, 1920 GB, 3840 GB, and 7680 GB
  • B. 960 GB, 1920 GB, and 3840 GB only
  • C. 1920 GB, 3840 GB, 7680 GB, and 15360 GB
  • D. 1920 GB, 3840 GB, and 7680 GB only
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Correct Answer:
C. 1920 GB, 3840 GB, 7680 GB, and 15360 GB
Question 14

What hardware is available on all Dell EMC Midrange storage?

  • A. NVMe disks
  • B. SEDs
  • C. 1 GbE I/O modules
  • D. 25 GbE I/O modules
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Correct Answer:
C. 1 GbE I/O modules
Question 15

What is a benefit of restoring data from a Dell EMC Unity snapshot?

  • A. Can select which Consistency Group members have data restored
  • B. Supports replication to up to 32 remote systems
  • C. Enables efficient storage usage with 8 KB block granularity
  • D. Does not require additional pool storage
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Correct Answer:
A. Can select which Consistency Group members have data restored
Question 16

You are designing a Dell EMC Unity solution. You need to predict its expected performance based on workload, number o and type of drives, and RAID protection. Which design path on the Midrange Sizer should you take?

  • A. System Designer path
  • B. Application Oriented path
  • C. Quick Configuration path
  • D. Performance Data Input path
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Correct Answer:
A. System Designer path
Question 17

What tabs are available on the Dell EMC PowerStore Manager Dashboard?

  • A. Health, Overview, Performance, and Capacity
  • B. Health, Efficiency, Performance, and Summary
  • C. Performance, Efficiency, and Capacity only
  • D. Performance, Overview, and Capacity only
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Correct Answer:
A. Health, Overview, Performance, and Capacity
Question 18

How many replication rules can be applied to a cluster in Dell EMC PowerStore?

  • A. 16
  • B. 24
  • C. 32
  • D. 64
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Correct Answer:
C. 32
Question 19

How many fans in a Dell EMC PowerStore node can fail before it shuts down?

  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4
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Correct Answer:
A. 1
Question 20

A company has a Dell Unity XT 880 at its Boston site providing file storage for a business production application. The company has a second remote site 8 km (5 mi) away in Cambridge. A third site is in New York (342 km (213 mi) from the Boston site). How can the same production data be protected against system outage with a zero RPO and a maximum of 15 minutes RPO data recovery?

  • A. Synchronous replicate from Boston to Cambridge Asynchronous replicate from Boston to New York
  • B. Synchronous replicate from Boston to Cambridge Synchronous replicate from Boston to New York
  • C. Asynchronous replicate from Boston to Cambridge Asynchronous replicate from Cambridge to New York
  • D. Synchronous replicate from Boston to Cambridge Synchronous replicate from Cambridge to New York
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Correct Answer:
B. Synchronous replicate from Boston to Cambridge Synchronous replicate from Boston to New York

DES-1D12 sample questions FAQ

Are these DES-1D12 sample questions from the real exam?

No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Specialist - Technology Architect, Midrange Storage Solutions Exam exam, which contains around 96 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

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This page includes 20 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 96+ questions.

Do the sample questions include the correct answers?

Yes. Open the answer panel under each question to see which option is correct. Answer first, then reveal, so the set works as a self-check rather than a reading exercise.

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