[HCE5730] HCE 5730 Hitachi Vantara Certified
Epert Storage Virtualization Solutions
Implementation Certification Exam Preparation
Question 1. **What is the primary purpose of Hitachi’s Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) in a
controller‑based virtualization architecture?**
A) To replace all external storage devices with native Hitachi arrays
B) To provide a logical abstraction layer that separates host view from physical storage assets
C) To act as a backup target for all connected hosts
D) To convert all block storage to file storage
Answer: B
Explanation: The VSP front‑ends external storage and presents logical volumes to hosts,
decoupling the host’s view from the underlying physical devices.
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Question 2. **Which component is responsible for mapping external LUNs to internal VSP
volumes in a Universal Volume Manager (UVM) configuration?**
A) Storage Virtualization Engine (SVE)
B) External Volume Mapper (EVM)
C) Universal Volume Manager (UVM)
D) Logical Unit Number Translator (LUNT)
Answer: C
Explanation: UVM handles the mapping of external LUNs to virtual volumes, enabling seamless
integration of heterogeneous storage.
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, [HCE5730] HCE 5730 Hitachi Vantara Certified
Epert Storage Virtualization Solutions
Implementation Certification Exam Preparation
Question 3. **In Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT), what triggers automatic migration of data from
an external HDD tier to an internal SSD tier?**
A) Scheduled weekly migration job
B) Data that exceeds a predefined I/O latency threshold
C) Manual administrator command only
D) When the external tier reaches 80 % capacity
Answer: B
Explanation: HDT monitors I/O performance; data identified as “hot” based on latency or IOPS is
automatically moved to faster SSD tiers.
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Question 4. **Which licensing model allows you to add new features to a VSP without
increasing the licensed capacity?**
A) Capacity‑based licensing
B) Feature‑based licensing
C) Subscription‑only licensing
D) Per‑port licensing
Answer: B
Explanation: Feature‑based licensing is independent of the amount of storage capacity and
enables adding capabilities such as ADR or encryption.
, [HCE5730] HCE 5730 Hitachi Vantara Certified
Epert Storage Virtualization Solutions
Implementation Certification Exam Preparation
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Question 5. **During the initial discovery of external storage, which protocol does the VSP use
to identify available LUNs on a Fibre Channel (FC) fabric?**
A) SCSI Inquiry (INQUIRY) command
B) FCoE FLOGI
C) iSCSI SendTargets
D) NFS Export
Answer: A
Explanation: The VSP sends SCSI INQUIRY commands over FC to discover and enumerate LUNs
presented by external arrays.
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Question 6. **What is the recommended method for configuring Multi‑Path I/O (MPIO) for
external storage on the VSP?**
A) Enable “Round‑Robin” load balancing only
B) Use “Active‑Active” path groups with failover priority settings
C) Disable MPIO and rely on single‑path connectivity for simplicity
D) Configure static routing tables on the VSP controller
Answer: B
Explanation: Active‑Active path groups allow simultaneous use of multiple paths and provide
automatic failover, improving reliability and performance.
, [HCE5730] HCE 5730 Hitachi Vantara Certified
Epert Storage Virtualization Solutions
Implementation Certification Exam Preparation
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Question 7. **Adaptive Data Reduction (ADR) on virtualized external volumes provides which
two data‑efficiency functions?**
A) Snapshots and cloning
B) Deduplication and compression
C) Encryption and tokenization
D) Tiering and caching
Answer: B
Explanation: ADR applies block‑level deduplication and compression to reduce the amount of
physical storage consumed by virtualized data.
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Question 8. **When integrating encryption‑at‑rest for a non‑encrypting external array, where is
the encryption performed?**
A) On the external array’s disks
B) Within the host operating system
C) Inside the VSP controller before writing to the external device
D) At the SAN switch
Answer: C
Epert Storage Virtualization Solutions
Implementation Certification Exam Preparation
Question 1. **What is the primary purpose of Hitachi’s Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) in a
controller‑based virtualization architecture?**
A) To replace all external storage devices with native Hitachi arrays
B) To provide a logical abstraction layer that separates host view from physical storage assets
C) To act as a backup target for all connected hosts
D) To convert all block storage to file storage
Answer: B
Explanation: The VSP front‑ends external storage and presents logical volumes to hosts,
decoupling the host’s view from the underlying physical devices.
---
Question 2. **Which component is responsible for mapping external LUNs to internal VSP
volumes in a Universal Volume Manager (UVM) configuration?**
A) Storage Virtualization Engine (SVE)
B) External Volume Mapper (EVM)
C) Universal Volume Manager (UVM)
D) Logical Unit Number Translator (LUNT)
Answer: C
Explanation: UVM handles the mapping of external LUNs to virtual volumes, enabling seamless
integration of heterogeneous storage.
---
, [HCE5730] HCE 5730 Hitachi Vantara Certified
Epert Storage Virtualization Solutions
Implementation Certification Exam Preparation
Question 3. **In Hitachi Dynamic Tiering (HDT), what triggers automatic migration of data from
an external HDD tier to an internal SSD tier?**
A) Scheduled weekly migration job
B) Data that exceeds a predefined I/O latency threshold
C) Manual administrator command only
D) When the external tier reaches 80 % capacity
Answer: B
Explanation: HDT monitors I/O performance; data identified as “hot” based on latency or IOPS is
automatically moved to faster SSD tiers.
---
Question 4. **Which licensing model allows you to add new features to a VSP without
increasing the licensed capacity?**
A) Capacity‑based licensing
B) Feature‑based licensing
C) Subscription‑only licensing
D) Per‑port licensing
Answer: B
Explanation: Feature‑based licensing is independent of the amount of storage capacity and
enables adding capabilities such as ADR or encryption.
, [HCE5730] HCE 5730 Hitachi Vantara Certified
Epert Storage Virtualization Solutions
Implementation Certification Exam Preparation
---
Question 5. **During the initial discovery of external storage, which protocol does the VSP use
to identify available LUNs on a Fibre Channel (FC) fabric?**
A) SCSI Inquiry (INQUIRY) command
B) FCoE FLOGI
C) iSCSI SendTargets
D) NFS Export
Answer: A
Explanation: The VSP sends SCSI INQUIRY commands over FC to discover and enumerate LUNs
presented by external arrays.
---
Question 6. **What is the recommended method for configuring Multi‑Path I/O (MPIO) for
external storage on the VSP?**
A) Enable “Round‑Robin” load balancing only
B) Use “Active‑Active” path groups with failover priority settings
C) Disable MPIO and rely on single‑path connectivity for simplicity
D) Configure static routing tables on the VSP controller
Answer: B
Explanation: Active‑Active path groups allow simultaneous use of multiple paths and provide
automatic failover, improving reliability and performance.
, [HCE5730] HCE 5730 Hitachi Vantara Certified
Epert Storage Virtualization Solutions
Implementation Certification Exam Preparation
---
Question 7. **Adaptive Data Reduction (ADR) on virtualized external volumes provides which
two data‑efficiency functions?**
A) Snapshots and cloning
B) Deduplication and compression
C) Encryption and tokenization
D) Tiering and caching
Answer: B
Explanation: ADR applies block‑level deduplication and compression to reduce the amount of
physical storage consumed by virtualized data.
---
Question 8. **When integrating encryption‑at‑rest for a non‑encrypting external array, where is
the encryption performed?**
A) On the external array’s disks
B) Within the host operating system
C) Inside the VSP controller before writing to the external device
D) At the SAN switch
Answer: C
