A customers is implementing a new SAN fabric. Additionally, they would like to implement
boundaries on agroup of SAN administrators, which would allow the administrators to make
zoning changes only to specifiedlogical SAN partitions.
Which security technology should you recommend?

Your customer is experiencing latency in their client/server application during backup
operations. During data performance collection, the network utilization was close to 80 %,
the server utilization was 30%, and the server memory utilization was 40%.
Which solution will reduce the application latency?

You are asked to gather environment details for a proposed SAN network design solution.
Your customer has an existing mixed environment composed of both B-series and C-series
SAN switches.
Which assessment tool should you use to gather inventory information and present the
information in both Excel and Visio formats?

Scenario:
A large financial brokerage firm transacts about 32% of trades in the SouthAmerican
market.It offers brokerage services, investment banking, and financial advisory servicesto
corporations and individuals Recent expansions into other worldwide markets have led to
delays mprocessing trading datainto usablereports that are timely enough for consumption
by traders.The companyis seeking a way to give traders much closer real-time data touse
when making decisionson trades,ultimately translating intohigher results for its customers
and higher competitive advantage for the firmcompany is projecting 100% data growth rates
annually for the foreseeablefuture.A recentpower outage at the productiondata center that
lasted 24 hours resulted in significant data loss.The production data center:
Allrack-mount servers
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
HP ProLiantDL385 servers
Two HP EnterpriseVirtual Array 6400 SANs
Heterogeneous SAN environment consisting of HP B-seriesand HP C-series SANs
The on campus Disaster Recovery enter is newly constructed and has not been
configuredor brought on line:

BladeSystem environment
Core edge design
All HP B-series
HP 3PARStoreServ Storage System
The company pulls all of its trading information and data into a warehouseand then runs
reports onthe data internalreports determinewhether to update asset allocation. Customer
reports detailcurrent holding andearnings of the firm’s funds.The most complex reports takes
36 hoursto run an can only berun over the weekendto prevent disruptionto operations;this
results in tradersreceivingupdatedinformation only perweek.There is also an option for
customers to access web-based reports, and there is a need to update these reports more
frequently as well. Some of the additional business criteria identifiedin
customerplanninginterviews includes:
Produce daily reportsrather than weekly
Close to real timereportingto customers
Scalablesolutionfor further growthand without interruption
Ability to add additionalreports or analyzein new waysas the needarises
Reduced IT overtime
Concerned aboutapplication disruptionswhen addingorremovingSANdevices
Managemultiple fiberChannelports as one switch resource
Move from4GBSAN to an8GB FibreChannel SAN.
Looking for optionalperformance, lessdowntime, non-disruption expansion, anda
Low price per port on the FC Switchdeployment
Consolidation of SANs forseamlesssharing of server storageresources
Multiplesolutions, prioritizedwithrecommendation
Refer to the Scenario;
When designing a new SAN for the financial brokerage firm, which additional business
requirements should betaken into consideration?

Scenario:
A large financial brokerage firm transacts about 32% of trades in the SouthAmerican
market.It offers brokerage services, investment banking, and financial advisory servicesto
corporationsand individuals Recent expansions into other worldwide markets have led to
delays mprocessing trading datainto usablereports that are timely enough for consumption
by traders.The companyis seeking a way to give traders much closer real-time data touse
when making decisionson trades, ultimately translating intohigher results for its customers
and higher competitive advantage for the firmcompany is projecting 100% data growth rates
annually for the foreseeablefuture.A recentpower outage at the productiondata center that
lasted 24 hours resulted in significant data loss.The production data center:

All rack-mount servers
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
HP ProLiant DL385 servers
Two HP Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 SANs
Heterogeneous SAN environment consisting of HP B-series and HP C-series
SANs
The on campus Disaster Recovery Center is newly constructed and has not been configured
or brought on line:
BladeSystem environment
Core edge design
All HP B-series
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System
The company pulls all of its trading information and data into a warehouse and then runs
reports on the data internal reports determine whether to update asset allocation. Customer
reports detail current holding and earnings of the firm’s funds. The most complex reports
takes 36 hours to run an can only be run over the weekend to prevent disruption to
operations; this results in traders receiving updated information only per week.There is also
an option for customers to access web-based reports, and there is a need to update these
reports more frequently as well. Some of the additional business criteria identifiedin
customerplanning interviews includes:
Produce daily reports rather than weekly
Close to real time reporting to customers
Scalable solution for further growth and without interruption
Ability to add additional reports or analyze in new ways as the need arises
Reduced IT overtime
Concerned about application disruptions when adding or removing SAN devices
Manage multiple fiber Channel ports as one switch resource
Move from 4GB SAN to an 8GB Fibre Channel SAN.
Looking for optional performance, less downtime, non-disruption expansion, and a
Low price per port on the FC Switch deployment
Consolidation of SANs for seamless sharing of server storage resources
Multiple solutions, prioritized with recommendation
Refer to the scenario.
Which licensed feature allows the financial brokerage firm to perform end-to-end monitoring
of SAN traffic on afabric-wide basis in the disaster recovery center?

Scenario:
A large financial brokerage firm transacts about 32% of trades in the SouthAmerican
market.It offers brokerage services, investment banking, and financial advisory servicesto
corporations and individuals Recent expansions into other worldwide markets have led to
delays mprocessing trading datainto usablereports that are timely enough for consumption
by traders.The companyis seeking a way to give traders much closer real-time data touse
when making decisionson trades, ultimately translating intohigher results for its customers
and higher competitive advantage for the firmcompany is projecting 100% data growth rates
annually for the foreseeablefuture.A recentpower outage at the productiondata center that
lasted 24 hours resulted in significant data loss.The production data center:
All rack-mount servers
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
HP ProLiant DL385 servers
Two HP Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 SANs
Heterogeneous SAN environment consisting of HP B-series and HP C-series
SANs
The on campus Disaster Recovery Center is newly constructed and has not been configured
or brought on line:
BladeSystem environment
Core edge design
All HP B-series
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System
The company pulls all of its trading information and data into a warehouse and then runs
reports on the data internal reports determine whether to update asset allocation. Customer
reports detail current holding and earnings of the firm’s funds. The most complex reports
takes 36 hours to run an can only be run over the weekend to prevent disruption to
operations; this results in traders receiving updated information only per week.There is also
an option for customers to access web-based reports, and there is a need to update these
reports more frequently as well. Some of the additional business criteria identifiedin
customerplanning interviews includes:
Produce daily reports rather than weekly
Close to real time reporting to customers
Scalable solution for further growth and without interruption
Ability to add additional reports or analyze in new ways as the need arises
Reduced IT overtime
Concerned about application disruptions when adding or removing SAN devices
Manage multiple fiber Channel ports as one switch resource
Move from 4GB SAN to an 8GB Fibre Channel SAN.
Looking for optional performance, less downtime, non-disruption expansion, and a
Low price per port on the FC Switch deployment
Consolidation of SANs for seamless sharing of server storage resources
Multiple solutions, prioritized with recommendation
Refer to the scenario.
Which licensed feature allows the financial brokerage firm to proactively monitor the health
and performance ofthe switches and fabric in the disaster recovery center?

Scenario:
A large financial brokerage firm transacts about 32% of trades in the SouthAmerican
market.It offers brokerage services, investment banking, and financial advisory servicesto
corporations and individuals Recent expansions into other worldwide markets have led to
delays mprocessing trading datainto usablereports that are timely enough for consumption
by traders.The companyis seeking a way to give traders much closer real-time data touse
when making decisionson trades, ultimately translating intohigher results for its customers
and higher competitive advantage for the firmcompany is projecting 100% data growth rates
annually for the foreseeablefuture.A recentpower outage at the productiondata center that
lasted 24 hours resulted in significant data loss.The production data center:
All rack-mount servers
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
HP ProLiant DL385 servers
Two HP Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 SANs
Heterogeneous SAN environment consisting of HP B-series and HP C-series
SANs
The on campus Disaster Recovery Center is newly constructed and has not been configured
or brought on line:
BladeSystem environment
Core edge design
All HP B-series
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System
The company pulls all of its trading information and data into a warehouse and then runs
reports on the data internal reports determine whether to update asset allocation. Customer
reports detail current holding and earnings of the firm’s funds. The most complex reports
takes 36 hours to run an can only be run over the weekend to prevent disruption to
operations; this results in traders receiving updated information only per week.There is also
an option for customers to access web-based reports, and there is a need to update these
reports more frequently as well. Some of the additional business criteria identifiedin
customerplanning interviews includes:
Produce daily reports rather than weekly
Close to real time reporting to customers
Scalable solution for further growth and without interruption
Ability to add additional reports or analyze in new ways as the need arises
Reduced IT overtime
Concerned about application disruptions when adding or removing SAN devices
Manage multiple fiber Channel ports as one switch resource
Move from 4GB SAN to an 8GB Fibre Channel SAN.
Looking for optional performance, less downtime, non-disruption expansion, and a

Low price per port on the FC Switch deployment
Consolidation of SANs for seamless sharing of server storage resources
Multiple solutions, prioritized with recommendation
Refer to the scenario.
One proposed solution is to replace all 4Gb SAN swithces with 8Gb SAN switches. Which
change to the proposal will provide investment protection and still meet all of the financial
brokerage firm requirements?

Scenario:
A large financial brokerage firm transacts about 32% of trades in the SouthAmerican
market.It offers brokerage services, investment banking, and financial advisory servicesto
corporations and individuals Recent expansions into other worldwide markets have led to
delays mprocessing trading datainto usablereports that are timely enough for consumption
by traders.The companyis seeking a way to give traders much closer real-time data touse
when making decisionson trades, ultimately translating intohigher results for its customers
and higher competitive advantage for the firmcompany is projecting 100% data growth rates
annually for the foreseeablefuture.A recentpower outage at the productiondata center that
lasted 24 hours resulted in significant data loss.The production data center:
All rack-mount servers
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
HP ProLiant DL385 servers
Two HP Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 SANs
Heterogeneous SAN environment consisting of HP B-series and HP C-series
SANs
The on campus Disaster Recovery Center is newly constructed and has not been configured
or brought on line:
BladeSystem environment
Core edge design
All HP B-series
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System
The company pulls all of its trading information and data into a warehouse and then runs
reports on the data internal reports determine whether to update asset allocation. Customer
reports detail current holding and earnings of the firm’s funds. The most complex reports
takes 36 hours to run an can only be run over the weekend to prevent disruption to
operations; this results in traders receiving updated information only per week.There is also
an option for customers to access web-based reports, and there is a need to update these
reports more frequently as well. Some of the additional business criteria identifiedin
customerplanning interviews includes:

Produce daily reports rather than weekly
Close to real time reporting to customers
Scalable solution for further growth and without interruption
Ability to add additional reports or analyze in new ways as the need arises
Reduced IT overtime
Concerned about application disruptions when adding or removing SAN devices
Manage multiple fiber Channel ports as one switch resource
Move from 4GB SAN to an 8GB Fibre Channel SAN.
Looking for optional performance, less downtime, non-disruption expansion, and a
Low price per port on the FC Switch deployment
Consolidation of SANs for seamless sharing of server storage resources
Multiple solutions, prioritized with recommendation
Refer to the scenario.
Which network topology optimally meets the stated requirements?

Scenario:
A large financial brokerage firm transacts about 32% of trades in the SouthAmerican
market.It offers brokerage services, investment banking, and financial advisory servicesto
corporationsand individuals Recent expansions into other worldwide markets have led to
delays mprocessing trading datainto usablereports that are timely enough for consumption
by traders.The companyis seeking a way to give traders much closer real-time data touse
when making decisionson trades, ultimately translating intohigher results for its customers
and higher competitive advantage for the firmcompany is projecting 100% data growth rates
annually for the foreseeablefuture.A recentpower outage at the productiondata center that
lasted 24 hours resulted in significant data loss.The production data center:
All rack-mount servers
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
HP ProLiant DL385 servers
Two HP Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 SANs
Heterogeneous SAN environment consisting of HP B-series and HP C-series
SANs
The on campus Disaster Recovery Center is newly constructed and has not been
configured or brought on line:
BladeSystem environment
Core edge design
All HP B-series
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System
The company pulls all of its trading information and data into a warehouse and then runs
reports on the data internal reports determine whether to update asset allocation. Customer
reports detail current holding and earnings of the firm’s funds. The most complex reports
takes 36 hours to run an can only be run over the weekend to prevent disruption to
operations; this results in traders receiving updated information only per week.There is also
an option for customers to access web-based reports, and there is a need to update these
reports more frequently as well. Some of the additional business criteria identifiedin
customerplanning interviews includes:
Produce daily reports rather than weekly
Close to real time reporting to customers
Scalable solution for further growth and without interruption
Ability to add additional reports or analyze in new ways as the need arises
Reduced IT overtime

Concerned about application disruptions when adding or removing SAN devices
Manage multiple fiber Channel ports as one switch resource
Move from 4GB SAN to an 8GB Fibre Channel SAN.
Looking for optional performance, less downtime, non-disruption expansion, and a
Low price per port on the FC Switch deployment
Consolidation of SANs for seamless sharing of server storage resources
Multiple solutions, prioritized with recommendation
Refer to the scenario.
One proposed solution is to install HP Virtual Connect in the disaster recovery BladeSystem
and then attachthe HP 3PAR StoreServ to the BladeSystem environment directly. The
proposed solution would then re-deploythe B-series SAN fabric in production and remove
the C-series SAN.
Which additional business value should you emphasize about this solution when meeting
with the CIO?

Scenario:
A large financial brokerage firm transacts about 32% of trades in the SouthAmerican
market.It offers brokerage services, investment banking, and financial advisory servicesto
corporations and individuals Recent expansions into other worldwide markets have led to
delays mprocessing trading datainto usablereports that are timely enough for consumption
by traders.The companyis seeking a way to give traders much closer real-time data touse
when making decisionson trades, ultimately translating intohigher results for its customers
and higher competitive advantage for the firmcompany is projecting 100% data growth rates
annually for the foreseeablefuture.A recentpower outage at the productiondata center that
lasted 24 hours resulted in significant data loss.The production data center:
All rack-mount servers
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
HP ProLiant DL385 servers
Two HP Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 SANs
Heterogeneous SAN environment consisting of HP B-series and HP C-series
SANs
The on campus Disaster Recovery Center is newly constructed and has not been configured
or brought on line:
BladeSystem environment
Core edge design
All HP B-series
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System

The company pulls all of its trading information and data into a warehouse and then runs
reports on the data internal reports determine whether to update asset allocation. Customer
reports detail current holding and earnings of the firm’s funds. The most complex reports
takes 36 hours to run an can only be run over the weekend to prevent disruption to
operations; this results in traders receiving updated information only per week.There is also
an option for customers to access web-based reports, and there is a need to update these
reports more frequently as well.
Some of the additional business criteria identifiedin customerplanning interviews includes:
Produce daily reports rather than weekly
Close to real time reporting to customers
Scalable solution for further growth and without interruption
Ability to add additional reports or analyze in new ways as the need arises
Reduced IT overtime
Concerned about application disruptions when adding or removing SAN devices
Manage multiple fiber Channel ports as one switch resource
Move from 4GB SAN to an 8GB Fibre Channel SAN.
Looking for optional performance, less downtime, non-disruption expansion, and a
Low price per port on the FC Switch deployment
Consolidation of SANs for seamless sharing of server storage resources
Multiple solutions, prioritized with recommendation
Refer to the scenario.
Which network solution should you propose for the primary data center to meet the stated
requirements?