IBM C4090-453 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
| Exam Name: | IBM System Storage DS8000 Technical Solutions V3 |
| Exam Number: | C4090-453 |
| Passing Score: | 800 |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Certified Specialist - System Storage DS8000 Technical Solutions V4 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Real Exam Qty: | 70 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Sample Questions: | IBM C4090-453 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Onsite/Testing center |
| Pre Condition: | Relevant experience in DS8000 storage solutions and customer engagements is recommended |
IBM C4090-453 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: DS8000 Architecture and Features | - Storage management and performance features - System components and architecture |
| Topic 2: Pre-Sales and Customer Engagement | - Technical and Delivery Assessment (TDA) - Positioning and competitive differentiation |
| Topic 3: Solution Design and Sizing | - Customer requirement analysis - Sizing tools and capacity planning (e.g., Disk Magic, Capacity Magic) |
| Topic 4: Implementation and Configuration | - Advanced functions configuration (FlashCopy, Global Mirror, etc.) - Host attachment and interoperability |
IBM System Storage DS8000 Technical Solutions V3 Sample Questions:
1. Which of the following is true regarding Extent Pools on a D38000?
A) A Count Key Data Volume cannot have extents from separate ranks within the same Extent Pool.
B) A Fixed Block LUN can have extents from separate ranks within the same Extent Pool.
C) A Fixed Block LUN can span multiple Extent Pools.
D) A Count Key Data Volume can span multiple Extent Pools.
2. When I/O Priority Manager is enabled, each volume in a D38800 is assigned to a performance group at the time of the volume creation.
What action will the DS8800 take to ensure that the most important volumes as defined to I/O Priority Manager receive the highest level of system resources available?
A) delay I/Os with lower performance policies
B) invoke Easy Tier for higher performance policy I/Os
C) allocate additional cache for volumes with higher performance policies
D) move volumes with higher performance policy I/Os to faster disks or SSDS
3. The customer requires a point-in-time copy solution on a DS8000. Which of the following statements is true?
A) The source and target volumes must be on different drivesets only if a background copy is being used.
B) The source and target volumes must be on different drivesets.
C) The source and target volumes are totally independent and can be on any drives.
D) The source and target volumes must be on drives with the same capacity and speed.
4. When configuring LUNs for IBM i which is not using VIOS, which of the following is true?
A) LUNs have 520 byte sectors and are limited to 2 TB.
B) LUNs have 512 byte sectors and must match the size of internal drives.
C) LUNs have 512 byte sectors and are limited to 2 TB.
D) LUNs have 520 byte sectors and must match the size of internal drives.
5. A new D58000 mixed mainframe and open storage customer would like to connect older open (2 Gbps) and mainframe servers (4 Gbps) to the DS8000 system's 8 Gbps host adapters.
How can this be done?
A) the DS8OIJO supports 4 Gbps for mainframe connection; the 2 Gbps open systems connection must be connected via an intermediate SAN
B) the customer needs to change the server's HBA5 to an 8 Gbps link speed type
C) the D58000 8 Gbps Host Adapter ports auto-negotiate to 4 Gbps and 2 Gbps link speed
D) through the GUI, adjust the required FOP ports for open to 2 Gbps and the FIOON ports for mainframe to 4 Gbps link speed
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: B | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: D | Question # 5 Answer: C |

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