Question 6 of 60

A customer wants to improve overall workload performance and is considering adding either an IBM Storwize V7000F or an IBM FlashSystem A9000 to the environment.

Which key performance characteristic differentiates these two products?

Answer

Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is A.

IBM FlashSystem A9000 includes the following key capability for optimal solution in a cloud environment: FlashCore technology provides extreme MicroLatency performance.
References:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp5325.pdf
, IBM FlashSystem A9000 Product Guide
Question 7 of 60

A customer has floor and rack space constraints.

Which model should be included with a single frame IBM TS4500 L25?

Answer

Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is B.

The TS4500 tape library offers high-density (HD), drive-capable and storage-only frame models that are designed to greatly increase storage capacity without increasing frame size or required floor space. The top rack, 3584 Model TR1, provides an extra 10U of rack space on any frame in a library without requiring more floor space.
References:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/STQRQ9/com.ibm.storage.ts4500.doc/ts4500_library_structure.html
Question 8 of 60

Which IBM products should the technical specialist propose to a customer who is using disk-based backups to meet regulatory requirements for low recovery time objectives?

Answer

Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is C.

IBM Spectrum Protect, formerly Tivoli Storage Manager family, provides backup, snapshot, archive, recovery, space management, bare machine recovery and disaster recovery capabilities.
Incorrect Answers:
A: IBM Spectrum Control Standard and Advanced Editions are integrated data and storage management software solutions that provides monitoring, automation and analytics for multiple storage systems.
B: IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition features IBM Linear Tape, not disk-based, File System.
D: IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition is a centralized cloud integration system that consolidates a range of IBM storage provisioning, virtualization, cloud, automation, and monitoring solutions through a unified server platform.
References:
https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/data-protection-and-recovery
Question 9 of 60

Which IBM XIV replication feature provides the ability for a remote target volume to be initialized without requiring the contents of the source volume to be re- replicated over an inter-site link?

Answer

Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is A.

When an XIV mirror coupling is first activated, all actual data on the source is either copied to the destination (normal initialization) or verified to be on the destination, and only changed data is copied (offline initialization). This process is referred to as initialization.
References:
https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247759.pdf
, page 83
Question 10 of 60

What is the complete source of information for power, cooling, and floor space requirements for IBM tape products?

Answer

Suggested Answer

The suggested answer is A.

The Technical Delivery Assessment (TDA) pre-installation checklist and worksheets document provides several worksheets that the customer must complete for each XIV system.
References:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/STJTAG/com.ibm.help.xivgen3.doc/Gen3/PG/xiv_pln3overview.html