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IBM System x Server Family Sales V1 Sample Questions:
1. A client is looking for a platform for implementing a business intelligence solution. They want to install a large number of identical two socket servers, and have decided to also install virtualized storage. Which IBM offering best fits their requirements?
A) x3850 X5
B) PureData
C) x3550 M4
D) iDataPlex
2. A customer is planning to virtualize a large group of servers critical to their business operations. The customer asks the sales professional for information that would validate their plans. What information could be supplied to provide industry trends and directions of the solution?
A) xREF
B) Client references
C) Facebook search
D) ServerProven
3. An x86 customer is evaluating both IBM Flex Systems and UCS for their new server roll-out. The roll-out will be staged over time, eventually reaching 1,000 servers. The customer wants to purchase the minimum amount of hardware up-front, and grow their management infrastructure as economically as possible as needed throughout the build-out. With IBM Systems Director, they understand that they can start with a relatively small server, and add CPU, memory, and disk as needed based on their growth. How can they grow UCS manager as their environment expands?
A) Add more processors to UCS Manager
B) Purchase an additional UCS Manager
C) Add more disks to UCS Manager
D) Add more memory to UCS Manager
4. The System x sales professional has researched a company whose direction is to reduce cost through automation. The sales professional is developing a proposal for the CIO that is designed to save the company money over time through reduced operational costs. To implement the solution the customer would need to make an upfront investment. What question should be asked of the CIO to determine if the sales proposal will meet the company's objective?
A) Do you use TCO to determine investments?
B) What payback period do you use?
C) What discount rate do you use for projects?
D) How important is operational efficiency?
5. A retail customer is looking at ways to reduce power requirements. They are considering deploying two hundred IBM HS23 blades running Red Hat Linux in the IBM BladeCenter H chassis. The customer has already chosen Intel low power CPUs. The customer requires 45GB of storage. Which of the following on-board storage option allows the customer to reduce power consumption of each blade?
A) Two 50GB SATA 2.5 inch SSD
B) Two 73GB 10K SAS HDD SFF
C) One 50GB SATA 1.8 inch SSD
D) Two 31GB SATA 2.5 inch SSD
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: B | Question # 3 Answer: B | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: A |
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