What is the default configuration of a RAID protection level in an IBM DS8886 HPFE? A. RAID 5 B. RAID 1 C. RAID 10 D. RAID 6 Reference: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp5422.pdf

A customer with block storage from a competitor desires an OpenStack ready platform for storage management. Which solution should the technical specialist recommend? A. IBM Spectrum Accelerate B. IBM Spectrum Scale C. IBM Storage Insights D. IBM Spectrum Control Reference: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/STXKQY_5.0.3/com.ibm.spectrum.scale.v5r03.doc/bl1ins_openstackusecase.htm

A customer has experienced a high rate of drive failure and loss of data in its environment and is considering IBM Spectrum Accelerate to replace the existing storage. Which IBM Spectrum Accelerate benefit should the technical specialist highlight to the customer? A. IBM Hyper-Scale Mobility B. Distributed RAID C. IBM HyperSwap D. Fast rebuild speed

Which sample, non-intrusive process should a technical specialist recommend to obtain an overview of the storage environment? A. Disk Magic study B. IBM Spectrum Control Advanced C. Visual Storage Intelligence study D. IBM Spectrum Connect

A customer has a complex IBM and EMC storage environment. The customer needs to understand how the Oracle and VMware storage environments are performing and the amount of storage still available. What tool should the storage specialist recommend? A. VSI Study B. AWR Report C. Disk Magic D. Capacity Magic

Which IBM storage solution provides the least latency? A. IBM FlashSystem 9100 B. IBM FlashSystem 900 C. IBM FlashSystem V9000 D. IBM FlashSystem A9000 Reference: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/5things/entry/5_Things_to_know_about_IBM_FlashSystem_V9000?lang=en

Which exclusive feature of the IBM FlashSystem 9100 is a technical advantage over competitive storage arrays? A. 3D NAND SATA SSD drives B. NVMe SSD drives C. XL Flash modules D. FlashCore modules Reference: https://www.crn.com/news/storage/300106236/ibms-new-flashsystem-9100-all-nvme-flash-storage-comes-loaded.htm

A customer has a requirement for 250,000 IOPS and 200TB of capacity. The customer requires IBM SSR code upgrades at no additional charge. Which solution should the technical specialist recommend to the customer? A. IBM FlashSystem A9000 with 3.6TB MicroLatency modules. B. IBM FlashSystem V9000 with IBM Storwize V5010 with 1.2TB drives C. IBM Storwize […]

A customer has IBM and NetApp block and file storage. The customer is interested in reducing storage costs and optimizing its data center through intelligent capacity planning, storage reclamation, storage tiering, and performance metrics. Which IBM SDS offering should the technical specialist discuss with the customer? A. IBM Spectrum Protect B. IBM Spectrum Control C. […]

A customer has an existing IBM XIV Gen3 solution with 3 TB drives and nine modules. While performance is acceptable, the customer wants to increase the performance of small-block reads. The current nine modules are running at 60% of capacity. Which solution should the technical specialist recommend? A. Add an IBM FlashSystem 900 as a […]