
IBM Storage Sales Solutions, Version 8 : 000-748 Exam
Test Information:
• Number of questions: 70
• Time allowed in minutes: 120
• Required passing score: 60%
Related certifications:
• IBM Certified Specialist – Storage Sales, Version 8
Exam Topics Include:
• Customer Business Needs Assessment
• Sales Process, Tools, and Resources
• System Storage Portfolio
• Solution Design and Implementation
• Competition
1.Which of the following IBM products would be recommended to compete with the EMC CX380?
A.IBM Systems Storage DS4200
B.IBM Systems Storage DS4700
C.IBM Systems Storage DS4800
D.IBM Systems Storage DS8100
Correct:C
2.A storage sales specialist has been assigned a new account that favors EMC storage in a mixed storage environment. The Chief Information Officer favors EMC, but some of the staff is dissatisfied with EMC’s products due to their frustrations managing EMC equipment in a mixed environment. The only point of entry is the dissatisfied employee group. Which of the following is the best strategy for the storage sales specialist to use?
A.Explain the benefits of TPC for fabric
B.Explain the benefits of the DS4000 family
C.Explain the benefits of SVC compared to Invista
D.Advise them that the CLARiiON line is aging and not delivering high customer value
Correct:C
3.You are facing a competitive situation at a customer who mainly has installed Sun servers. The customer is looking to add disks. What would typically be their first choice?
A.HP B.IBM C.EMC D.LSI Correct:C
4.Which IBM Tape Drive model has a Data Encryption builtin to the Tape Drive?
A.IBM System Storage TS1120
B.IBM TotalStorage 3592J1A C.IBM TotalStorage 3590E05
D.IBM System Storage TS3500
Correct:A
5.From a performance standpoint, which feature from the IBM System Storage N series product lines distinguishes it from the other NAS offerings available in the market today?
A.LockVault
B.SnapMirror
C.Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) D.Common Integrated File System (CIFS) Correct:C
6.What is a key strength of TotalStorage Productivity Center Standard Edition over EMC ControlCenter?
A.Market share leadership
B.Offering for the SMB market
C.Integration with systems management products D.Integration of storage management functionality Correct:D
7.Which vendor has positioned themselves as the leading Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)
company?
A.HP B.IBM C.HDS D.EMC Correct:D
8.Which of the following implements “inband” storage virtualization technology via an appliance?
A.EMC (Invista) B.HDS (Tagmastore)
C.IBM (SAN File System)
D.IBM (SAN Volume Controller)
Correct:D
9.Which of the following features differentiates IBM Tivoli Storage Manager from Veritas
NetBackup?
A.LANfree backups
B.Broad platform support C.Automated tape reclamation D.Central point of management Correct:C
10.A storage specialist is competing against EMC for a Data Retention opportunity. The customer has a need for less than 1 TB of fixed content. What IBM product should be quoted to satisfy this requirement?
A.IBM System Storage DS4200
B.The IBM System Storage DR550
C.The IBM System Storage DR550 Express D.IBM System Storage N3700 with SnapVault Correct:C
11.Which of the following features is an IBM advantage when comparing the STK Virtual Storage
Manager (VSM) to the IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server (VTS)?
A.Throughput
B.Automatic tape reclamation
C.3490E tape volume emulation
D.Disk and tape (physical) storage included in same frame
Correct:A
12.Which of the following does Hitachi Data Systems claim about the HDS 9980 V (Lightning)?
A.Scalable cache up to 32 GB with nondefinable usage
B.Internal bandwidth equates to increased storage performance
C.Performance increases as more devices are added to FCAL loop
D.Priority I/O queuing feature is supported on both mainframes and open systems
Correct:B
13.When an organization is assessing their disaster recovery plans, what is the most critical factor the company should consider?
A.The availability of a recovery site during the disaster.
B.The availability of a standby server during the disaster.
C.The availability and integrity of data after the disaster occurs.
D.The availability of network communications after the disaster occurs.
Correct:C
14.A Storage sales specialist needs to determine the number of 4/8/16packs, the type of Disk Drive Module (DDM) and the RAID type for a Healthcare company that is thinking of purchasing a DS8100. What IBM tool would calculate these requirements?
A.eConfig B.Disk Magic C.TPC for Disk
D.Capacity Magic
Correct:D
15.A company currently has Microsoft NT and UNIX servers running various applications. They are looking for a cost effective 10 TB storage solution that includes a mirrored site to meet their requirements of at least a tier 6 disaster recovery plan. Which of the following solutions should be recommended?
A.Two IBM System Storage DS4700 storage servers running FlashCopy and Volume Copy
B.Two IBM System Storage DS8300 storage servers running FlashCopy and PPRC cascaded mode C.Two IBM System Storage DS4800 storage servers running FlashCopy and Enhanced Remote Mirror D.Two IBM System Storage DS4200 storage servers running FlashCopy and Enhanced Remote Mirror Correct:D
16.An IBM System z server customer with two locations 400 kilometers apart, is constantly struggling to balance workload across the two locations. The Information Technology staff wants one data center as a recovery location, if the other site suffers a planned or unplanned outage. Which of the following IBM System Storage DS8000 capabilities most cost effectively meets the customer’s need without impacting performance?
A.FlashCopy
B.Global Mirror (XRC)
C.Parallel Access Volumes (PAV) D.Metro Mirror (synchronous PPRC) Correct:B
17.FlashCopy can typically reduce the batch window during the batch cycle through which of the following ways?
A.Improving performance of the host processing by reducing I/Os
B.Initiating synchronous copies to remote disk subsystem for processing
C.Initiating multiple job streams to increase parallelism of the application batch jobs
D.Making interim and checkpoint copies more quickly, reducing time spent waiting for copies to complete
Correct:D
18.A customer has an OnLine Transaction Processing (OLTP) application that is currently running on an IBM System p server. The OLTP database resides on an IBM TotalStorage DS8000. The customer wants to test multiple OLTP application changes without impacting the current application’s database. Which of the following advanced functions would best support the
customer’s requirement?
A.FlashCopy
B.Remote Mirror Copy
C.Parallel Access Volumes
D.Extended Remote Copy/Remote Mirror for z/OS
Correct:A
19.Which of the following is an element of a complete environmental plan?
A.Distance to server(s) B.Tape cartridge disposal
C.SAN and Ethernet cabling requirements D.Heating, ventilation and air conditioning Correct:D
20.Information Lifecycle Management can be done in many ways. If a customer had the need to store data for compliance reasons, what would be the most suitable IBM System Storage solution? A.DR550 with SATA disks and WORM tape
B.DS4200 with TSM for Data Retention and WORM tape
C.SAN Volume Controller, DS4200 SATA disks and WORM tape
D.SAN Volume Controller, DS4200 SATA disks and 3996 Optical Library with WORM opticals.
Correct:A
21.A customer has a software package that allows one Microsoft Windows server to read and write
to data files accessible by another Windows server. The customer purchased this software package to enable
A.true data sharing. B.disk copy sharing. C.true data mirroring. D.disk capacity sharing. Correct:A
22.A customer has a production DB2 database with 10 TB of usable storage on a DS4800. The growth rate of the data is 50% per year. The majority of the data rapidly becomes reference data and is not frequently accessed. The customer would like to implement a content addressable storage solution that would automatically migrate the reference data to a less expensive disk. Cost is a key factor in their decision, which of the following would be most cost effective?
A.Write a script to migrate personal .mp3 and .jpg files to tape.
B.Use TSM to migrate the operating system to tape once the system boots up.
C.Implement TSM for Databases to migrate most accessed data to a second tier storage device. D.Implement TSM with Space Management to migrate inactive data to a second tier storage device. Correct:D
23.A remote backup and recovery site within 50 miles (80 km) of headquarters requires 7 x 24 x
365 data availability in a heterogeneous UNIX environment. Which of the following IBM storage functions best meets the customer’s business continuance requirements?
A.HACMP B.Flashcopy C.Metro Mirror
D.Global Mirror
Correct:C
24.A customer has a mainframe with 32 IBM TotalStorage Tape Drives (3490) and six IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drives (3590). The customer is looking for a tape consolidation solution to reduce floor space, increase cartridge utilization, and improve tape mount performance. Which of the following is the best solution for their needs?
A.IBM System Storage TS7700 Virtual Tape Server
B.IBM System Storage TS7700 Enterprise Tape Library C.IBM System Storage TS3500 UltraScalable Tape Library D.IBM TotalStorage 3590 Enterprise Tape Drive with ACF Correct:A
25.Which of the following customer environments is addressed by the N3700?
A.A customer wanting to implement a global file system
B.A customer with Windows CIFS and AIX NFS requirements
C.A customer who requires good scalability and performance
D.A customer who needs to consolidate multiple storage controllers under one management interface
Correct:B
26.A customer wants to finance his purchase of a DS8100 disk system. Where would the business partner go to get information on financial offerings?
A.IBM Lease Plan
B.IBM Sales Manual
C.IBM Global Financing home page D.IBM Project Financing intranet page Correct:C
27.The storage sales person discusses IBM’s ILM strategy with a customer. The customer is willing to learn more about the different solutions around the strategy, but insists that all aspects hardware, software and services are presented within one visit. What is the place the sale person would invite his customer to get all information appropriate to their requirements?
A.IBM Almaden Research Center
B.IBM Headquarter Office Armonk, NY
C.IBM System Storage Executive Briefing Center
D.IBM System Storage Interoperabilty Center / Systems Lab
Correct:C
28.During a presentation on the DS4700, a member of the customer’s IT staff asks if the storage system cache is mirrored. Which competitor is most likely to have highlighted mirrored cache as a feature of their storage system?
A.EMC B.HDS C.Sun D.3Par Correct:A
29.An IBM business partner just sold a DS8300 to a customer. A Solution Assurance Review (SAR)
is required before the system ships. Who is responsible for conducting the SAR?
A.The IBM FTSS
B.The Business Partner
C.The IBM Customer Engineer D.The IBM Client Representative Correct:B
30.Which of the following competitors uses an appliancebased architecture similar to IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC)?
A.EMC B.HDS C.SUN D.Datacore
Correct:D
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