IBM Enterprise Storage Sales V3 Sample Questions:
1. A customer has an existing VMware infrastructure attached via SCSI protocol with storage from EMC. The customer would like to expand this infrastructure by incorporating desktop virtualization on a D58700.
Which solution can IBM recommend to this customer?
A) Set up a SAN network for the DS8700
B) Have an N6040 appliance send data to the DS8700
C) Use Global Mirror between a Storwize V7000 and the DS8700
D) Put a SAN Volume Controller in front of the DS8700
2. A customer wants a proposal for storage that includes three years, 7x24 coverage for their DS8800 storage array. How should a sales specialist respond?
A) By choosing the correct machine type, three years, 7x24 will be included.
B) One year, 7x24 is the standard, with an option to provide three years, 7x24.
C) One year, 9x5 is the standard, with an option to provide three years, 7x24.
D) Three years, 9x5 is the standard with an option to provide 7x24.
3. A customer is backing up their data every night using Symantec Netbackup. The customer expresses their frustration with the ever-growing need for more storage just to handle the volume of data being backed up.
Which IBM product can be proposed that would more efficiently handle this data volume?
A) Real-time Compression Appliance
B) ProtecTIER
C) Tivoli Storage Manager Enterprise Edition
D) SAN Volume Controller
4. A customer is looking to start with a 100 TB storage solution. Over the next three years, they expect to double their storage capacity and performance requirements.
Which IBM storage solution will scale both performance and capacity proportionately for this customer?
A) N6420
B) XIVGen3
C) DS8800
D) SAN Volume Controller with D55100
5. Which feature enhances IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 in relation to the previous generation IBM XIV Storage System?
A) Exceptional rebuild speed
B) Proactive self-healing
C) SSD Caching
D) Active-active N+1 redundancy
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: D | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: B | Question # 5 Answer: C |

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