A mainframe customer would like to receive a proposal for a mainframe storage system with 120 TB raw
capacity. The mainframe server load is not too high, and they need drives with the lowest possible power
consumption to keep operating costs low. The customer will not increase the capacity of their mainframe
applications in the future but rather invest later into their Power servers.
Which of the following solutions best meets these requirements at the lowest cost?

A.
Offer a DS8870 with the largest available capacity EC drives

B.
Offer a DS8870 with standard cabling and the largest available capacity SAS drives

C.
Offer a DS8870 with business class cabling and the largest available capacity SAS drives

D.
Offer a DS8870 with the largest available capacity SATA drives