A customer is interested in controlling the rapid growth of its database environment while providing the highest
performance and lowest latency.
Which solution satisfies the customer’s requirements and provides the best Total Cost of Ownership?

A customer is considering the Cisco MDS 9148S and the IBM SAN48B-5 SAN switches.
What is a key advantage of the IBM SAN48B-5 switch?

A customer is having issues with enterprise-wide data and device management. The sales person plans to
propose IBM Spectrum Control to enable a single-point of management of the underlying hardware.
Which IBM solution provides these core capabilities?

Which non-concurrent capacity upgrade is possible for a customer with IBM FlashSystem 900?

How many ports from a full 15 module IBM XIV Storage System are recommended initially to connect to an IBM
Spectrum Virtualize Controller?

A customer has existing fiber attached storage that has reached the end of life. The customer wants a scalable
solution that is easy to manage and integrates with VMware. The customer has a preference for an IBM XIV
based solution, but is concerned about migrating the existing data and boots volumes.
Which explanation best addresses the customer’s concern?

A storage administrator needs to set storage alerts for the IBM DS8886, IBM Spectrum Virtualize, and EMC
DMX.
Which product enables this ability?

A customer is looking for a storage solution to backup data in the environment. What is the recommended
solution from a price and performance standpoint?

How is RTO defined?