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Part 1
Q: 1 A customer reports that its application, an Oracle database, is running queries
rather slowly after migrating the application over to an IBM System Storage DS4800. What should the
storage specialist recommend that the customer do first to help resolve the performance issue?
A. monitor the cache hit ratio for the array being used by the application
B. reallocate the stripe size of the array for better performance
C. monitor the array using the Performance Monitor to determine the issue
D. change the RAID level of the array for better performance
Answer: C
Q: 2 A customer has two SAN islands. One SAN consists of two IBM TotalStorage
2109-M48 redundant fabrics with server access to IBM System Storage DS4700 disk in production. The
other SAN consists of two 2109-F16 redundant fabrics with server access to IBM System Storage DS4300
disk in development. The customer plans to migrate the data residing in the DS4300 to the DS4700 and
keep the SANs separate. Which is the least disruptive and most cost-effective solution for connecting the
two SAN islands?
A. add SAN18B-R
B. add a backbone SAN256B
C. add switch ISL trunking
D. add Cisco 9216A
Answer: A
Q: 3 A client who recently installed an IBM System Storage DS4800 for Exchange is
now interested in adding a new high performance, data warehouse application to the disk system. Which
configuration on the DS4800 provides the best possible performance for the data warehouse application?
A. RAID 5 and a large segment size
B. RAID 1 and a small segment size
C. RAID 5 and default cache block size
D. RAID 1 and 32k cache block size
Answer: A
Q: 4 A customer owns a 500 GB usable RAID 5 SCSI disk subsystem attached to a
single host and wants to increase data throughput, reliability, availability, and serviceability. Cost is a
significant consideration. Which solution meets the customer's requirements?
A. convert the RAID 5 subsystem to a RAID 1 subsystem
B. convert the existing subsystem to dual-attached SCSI
C. replace the existing subsystem with an IBM System Storage DS4000
D. replace the existing subsystem with an IBM System Storage DS3000
Answer: D
Q: 5 When an Oracle database is not cache friendly and has a high number of
writes, which disk technology provides the best performance on the IBM System Storage DS6800?
A. 73 GB 10K RPM disk drives
B. 73 GB 15K RPM disk drives
C. 146 GB 10K RPM disk drives
D. 146 GB 15K RPM disk drives
Answer: B
Q: 6 A customer is adding an IBM System Storage DS4800 for a new Exchange 2003
e-mail solution to meet the following requirements:
-- 20% yearly growth
-- 2,500 mailboxes
-- approximately 50/50 mix of read/write operations
The storage specialist has been asked to model this configuration using the expected workload to verify
the solution.
What is needed to start modeling?
A. 73 GB 15K RPM drives
B. the size of the users' Exchange mailbox
C. the number of servers running Exchange
D. Jetstress tool that will be used to emulate the Exchange environment
Answer: B
Q: 7 A customer currently has an IBM System Storage DS4300 and an EMC CX500
installed in its data center that provides storage capacity for existing Windows servers. The customer
wants to preserve its investment in these systems by implementing an IBM System Storage SAN Volume
Controller to virtualize the storage. What must the customer do with regard to its multi-path I/O drivers
for the Windows servers?
A. The customer needs to use RDAC to manage the multiple redundant paths for the DS4300 and the CX500.
B. The customer needs to migrate to PowerPath to manage the multiple redundant paths for the DS4300 and
the CX500.
C. The customer needs to use RDAC for the DS4300 and PowerPath for the CX500 to manage the multiple
redundant paths.
D. The customer needs to migrate to SDD to manage the multiple redundant paths for the DS4300 and the
CX500.
Answer: D
Q: 8 IBM LTO Ultrium 4 technology has which of the following characteristics?
A. 200 GB capacity per tape and 40 MB per sec data throughput
B. 400 GB capacity per tape and 80 MB per sec data throughput
C. 500 GB capacity per tape and 100 MB per sec data throughput
D. 800 GB capacity per tape and 120 MB per sec data throughput
Answer: D
Q: 9 When a customer has a critical situation, who on the IBM team is the central
point of contact to organize resources to fix the problem?
A. Client Representative
B. Customer Support Representative
C. Field Technical Sales Support
D. Customer Engineer
Answer: B
Q: 10 A customer wants to mix Windows and AIX servers on the same SAN. What
does the customer need to ensure success?
A. the correct number of ports on the SAN switches
B. the proper size disk drives
C. sufficient disk drives for each server
D. zoning of the SAN switches
Answer: D
Q: 11 A customer has several Intel-based servers with local attached disk. They
recently installed an IBM System Storage DS8100 attached to two UNIX servers for a database
application. The customer is now interested in evaluating duplicate files in their Intel environment.
Which IBM product best meets the customer's requirement?
A. IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Data
B. IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Disk
C. IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Fabric
D. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Answer: A
Q: 12 What is the function of the IBM Remote Support Manager (RSM)?
A. monitors system status and e-mails the customer when problems occur
B. monitors system status and pages the customer when problems occur
C. monitors the system environment and provides control of power, fan, and controller activities
D. monitors system health and automatically notifies the IBM Support Center via e-mail when problems occur
Answer: D
Q: 13 Which resource makes it possible for new configurations to be supported by
IBM?
A. Request Detail Document (RDD)
B. Request for Information (RFI)
C. Request for Price Quotation (RPQ)
D. Request a Letter 112
Answer: C
Q: 14 A customer has ten servers including Windows, Solaris, and AIX that need
direct access to a single-tape solution. Which tape solution is the most cost-effective way to meet this
requirement?
A. IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive
B. IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library
C. IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library
D. IBM System Storage TS2340 Tape Drive
Answer: C
Q: 15 A customer must take one of their IBM System Storage DS4000 storage
servers offline for maintenance. The server is being used in an IBM System Storage SAN Volume
Controller (SVC) environment. What should be done to ensure that there is no impact on the customer's
applications?
A. identify all of the servers attached to the SVC, and take them offline during the DS4000 maintenance
update
B. dynamically migrate the vdisks associated with the DS4000 server to a separate storage server, then
perform maintenance
C. consider that SVC will automatically failover and failback to compensate for this type of situation
D. reassign the mDisks from this DS4000 server to another storage pool within the SVC during the
maintenance update to maintain continuous access to data
Answer: B
Q: 16 A customer currently has multiple Sun Solaris servers and wants 500 GB of
new storage capacity to be partitioned among these processors. The storage will replace older Fibre
Channel disks currently attached to the Sun processors. The customer is migrating the Sun systems to
HP-UX platforms in a few months and wants to preserve as much of the new disk subsystem investment
as possible at that time. If cost is a primary consideration, which IBM storage system is the preferred
choice?
A. IBM System Storage N5200 Gateway
B. IBM System Storage DS4700
C. IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
D. IBM System Storage DS6800
Answer: B
Q: 17 A customer has three Microsoft Windows 2003 servers, each with 100 GB of
data. It is recommended that an IBM Tivoli Storage Manager disk pool of storage be used for daily
backups. Assuming a 10% change rate with daily migration to tape, within the ranges below what is the
minimum amount of disk space that needs to be added to the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager server?
A. 10 GB
B. 50 GB
C. 150 GB
D. 450 GB
Answer: B
Q: 18 Which IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) feature differentiates TSM from
competitive backup software products?
A. management of IBM and non-IBM tape libraries
B. progressive backup
C. effective management of large disk pools
D. support for servers, desktops, and laptops
Answer: B
Q: 19 A distributor is planning to open five locations, with each location requiring a
local nightly backup of 1 TB of data from a Sun server. Performance and cost are key requirements.
Which is the best solution?
A. IBM System Storage TS1030 Tape Drive
B. IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive
C. IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library
D. IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library
Answer: C
Q: 20 What is the maximum distance that an IBM System Storage DS4000 can be
mirrored without the use of channel extenders?
A. 5 kilometers (3 miles)
B. 10 kilometers (6 miles)
C. 100 kilometers (62 miles)
D. 300 kilometers (186 miles)
Answer: B
Q: 21 The customer has a server connected to IBM and EMC storage via a single
SAN. The IBM storage is using SDD and EMC storage is using PowerPath. What is the minimum
number of Fibre Channel host ports needed to provide redundant paths to both storage subsystems?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: D
Q: 22 A customer wants to use IBM Tivoli Storage Manager to back up five
Microsoft Windows 2003 file and print servers and is asking for advice on storage. The customer's
anticipated daily backup increment is approximately 10 GB, which represents 1% of all of the customer's
data. The customer also anticipates an average retention period of 60 days. The customer makes off-site
storage pool backups daily and sends database backups off-site. What is the minimum amount of tape
capacity needed?
A. 0.6 TB
B. 1 TB
C. 3 TB
D. 5 TB
Answer: C
Q: 23 A customer has EMC CLARiiON, EMC Symmetrix, HP EVA, and both
Brocade and McData switches. The customer has expressed concern about the complexity and cost of its
environment. What can the customer install to better understand its environment?
A. IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Standard Edition
B. IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
C. Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator
D. Tivoli Provisioning Manager
Answer: A
Q: 24 Which of the following is the advantage of the IBM System Storage DS4800
Model 80 over the DS4700 Model 72?
A. Allows for more cache memory
B. Reduces processing power from the device adapters
C. Allows for more drives
D. Minimizes the interconnect bandwidth utilization between clusters
Answer: C
Q: 25 To meet new service level agreements, a customer must have 38,000 IOPS
available for its database. The customer currently uses an IBM System Storage DS4300 with 112 15K,
146 GB drives. Which solution should cause the least disruption to the customer?
A. IBM System Storage DS4800
B. IBM System Storage N5500
C. IBM System Storage DS6800
D. IBM System Storage DS8100
Answer: A
Q: 26 Which is a competitive advantage of the IBM System Storage DS4000
MetaData?
A. The MetaData is stored across all drives in the system.
B. The MetaData is stored on the first five drives in the system.
C. The MetaData must be stored on FC drives.
D. The MetaData is stored in the controller, thereby freeing up additional drive space.
Answer: A
Q: 27 A customer has a medical application running under Windows, which is not
capable of interacting with any System Storage Archive Manager APIs. If IBM's Data Retention solution
DR550 is used, what can be done to address this issue?
A. Use the Ethernet Direct Connection Facility (EDCF) in the DR550 to interact with the application.
B. Use the File System Gateway (FSG) to interact with the System Storage Archive Manager API and the
DR550.
C. Use the JAVA native Interface to attach the application to the DR550, without interacting with the API.
D. Use the JAVA native interface or the FSG to directly attach to the DR550, without interacting with the
System Storage Archive Manager API.
Answer: B
Q: 28 A client deployed an IBM System Storage N5500 to support a Microsoft
Exchange implementation via iSCSI. The client needs to improve I/O response times. Which solution
meets the client's requirements?
A. add FCP support to the N5500
B. mount the Exchange files via NFS
C. mount the Exchange files via CIFS
D. migrate the data to SATA drives
Answer: A
Q: 29 An end-user currently has an IBM TotalStorage 3583 Tape Library with four
LTO1 drives with a 12-slot cartridge I/O station. Additional cartridge slots are required to increase
library storage capacity. What is the most cost effective way to increase the capacity by 4.8 TB
(uncompressed) and still provide 4 drives?
A. Upgrade the library to an IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library
B. Upgrade the library to an IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library
C. Replace LTO1 drives with LTO4 drives
D. Upgrade the library to an IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library
Answer: A
Q: 30 What is the maximum number of mirrored pairs that can exist in an
Enhanced Remote Mirroring configuration on a IBM System Storage DS4300 Turbo?
A. 16
B. 32
C. 64
D. 128
Answer: B
Q: 31 A customer's SAN environment has undergone significant growth over the
past two years. During the same time period, the customer's administrative personnel has had a high
turnover rate. The customer asks a storage specialist for help in understanding their environment. The
ability to make some configuration changes to devices would also be beneficial. Which tool should the
storage specialist suggest?
A. TPC Limited Edition
B. IBM Tivoli NetView
C. DS4000 Storage Manager
D. Fabric Manager
Answer: A
Q: 32 A customer plans to increase the storage on a database server. Currently, the
system consists of a Sun server with 7 x 36.4 GB SCSI disk drives attached on a single bus. Expected
growth of data is 70% per year and performance level must be maintained. Which storage solution
should be used to replace the drives and provide the customer with the best long-term solution?
A. IBM System Storage DS4700
B. IBM System Storage DS3200
C. IBM System Storage N3700
D. IBM System Storage DS8100
Answer: A
Q: 33 A customer has an existing 10 TB IBM System Storage DS8100 and needs
offsite data storage 500 kilometers (310 miles) away. What is the lowest cost data replication solution?
A. install an IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller with Global Mirror at both sites and use a DS4700
at the remote site
B. install Remote Mirror and Copy functions at the production site and install a new DS8100 with Remote
Mirror and Copy functions at the remote site
C. install Remote Mirror and Copy functions at the production site and install a new DS8100 at the remote site
D. install Remote Mirror and Copy functions at the production site and install a new DS4700 with Enhanced
Remote Mirror at the remote site
Answer: A
Q: 34 When an IBM Business Partner needs assistance with pre-sales detailed
product-related information, whom should they contact?
A. Field Technical Support Specialist (FTSS)
B. Service Support Representative (SSR)
C. Inside TeleSales Representative (ITSR)
D. TechLine/PartnerLine
Answer: D
Q: 35 A customer is migrating a 600 GB Oracle database from an older IBM System
p server to a new one. The data is on a 2 TB IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) that is
80% full. What is the easiest way to move the data to the new server?
A. Back up the data with the existing tape library and restore it on the new system.
B. Assign the existing LUNs to the new server and use AIX LVM import to acquire the existing data.
C. Perform FlashCopy to the new LUNs and assign the target LUNs to the new server.
D. Perform Metro Mirror to the new LUNs and assign the target LUNs to the new server.
Answer: B
Q: 36 Which statement is true about LTO Gen 4 technology as it relates to Gen 1
tape?
A. Gen 4 can read from, but not write to, a Gen 1 tape.
B. Gen 1 tape will not fit into a Gen 4 tape drive.
C. Gen 4 tape drive can read from, and write to, a Gen 1 tape.
D. Gen 4 tape drive cannot read from, or write to, a Gen 1 tape.
Answer: D
Q: 37 A customer has reviewed the storage specialist's proposal for a centralized
disk solution supporting Sun, HP, Intel, IBM System p, and System i servers. The customer's feedback
indicates that the solution exceeds its budget. The customer also indicates that it has signed an agreement
outsourcing its System i applications. What is the most appropriate change the storage specialist should
make to the proposal?
A. reduce the amount of disk configured in the subsystem only
B. reduce the amount of disk configured in the subsystem and reduce the SAN port count
C. reduce the amount of disk configured, change the subsystem to IBM System Storage DS6800, and reduce
the SAN port count
D. reduce the amount of disk configured, change the subsystem to IBM System Storage DS4700, and reduce
the SAN port count
Answer: D
Q: 38 A customer is running Tivoli Storage Manager on a System p server with a
single HBA attached to an IBM System Storage DS4000 and an IBM System Storage TS3100. The
customer reports intermittent I/O errors. What should the customer do to resolve this problem?
A. call IBM and open a Problem Management Record (PMR)
B. install the Tivoli device driver
C. install an additional HBA in the server and rezone
D. install DS4000 RDAC
Answer: C
Q: 39 A customer has ten IBM System p servers running AIX. Each system has a
dedicated set of IBM Serial Disk Systems (7133) with a total of 5 TB of data. The customer wants to
consolidate its storage in an IBM System Storage DS6800 to better serve its data warehouse application.
Only two hours of downtime are available for migration. Which is the best method for migrating the
data?
A. back up data to tape and restore on the new IBM DS6800
B. reinstall IBM 7133 drawers with Fibre Channel adapters
C. host mirror the data from the IBM 7133 drawers to the IBM DS6800
D. stop processing and issue the copy command to copy data to the new IBM DS6800
Answer: C
Q: 40 A customer will be using an IBM System Storage DS4000. The customer
requires the highest performance for the database server. Which hardware RAID technology should be
recommended to this customer?
A. RAID 3
B. RAID 5
C. RAID 10
D. RAID 50
Answer: C
Q: 41 A customer wants to implement a disk subsystem that provides high data
availability at the lowest cost. Which solution should a storage specialist recommend?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 10
Answer: C
Q: 42 A customer has multiple Microsoft Windows servers with a total of
approximately 1 TB of direct-attached storage. All applications are file I/O oriented. Which solution
most efficiently provides more capacity to each server?
A. IBM TotalStorage EXP24
B. IBM System Storage N3700
C. IBM System Storage DS3200
D. IBM System Storage DS4200
Answer: B
Q: 43 A customer is installing an IBM System Storage DS4000 and an ONStor
Bobcat 2200 Series NAS Gateway into its heterogeneous server environment. Which resource provides
details concerning an IBM supported configuration for the solution?
A. IBM Storage Proven
B. IBM Competeline
C. IBM Techline
D. IBM Supportline
Answer: A
Q: 44 In addition to IBM System Storage DS3000, which devices are customer
installable?
A. IBM System Storage DS4000 and IBM System Storage TS3500
B. IBM System Storage DS4000 and IBM System Storage TS3310
C. IBM System Storage DS8100 and IBM System Storage TS3310
D. IBM System Storage DS6800 and IBM System Storage TS3500
Answer: B
Q: 45 A customer is worried that the proposed solution will have limited scalability
and performance. What can you provide the customer to address these concerns?
A. a proof of concept at an IBM Competency Center
B. IBM Redbooks that show scalable steps
C. evaluation equipment, based on the solution
D. benchmark and industry reports to back up the solution
Answer: A
Q: 46 A customer plans to expand its SAN and consolidate its IBM System p servers
and disk systems onto an 8-node SAN Volume Controller cluster. All 30 servers have dual port HBAs for
high availability. There are two IBM System Storage DS4800 disk systems. What is the minimum
number of switch ports required for this consolidation?
A. 92
B. 94
C. 108
D. 110
Answer: C
Q: 47 A customer has the following configuration:
-- four IBM System x servers
-- one SAN FC switch
-- one IBM TotalStorage DS4400
The customer wants immediate data availability. Its remote site is 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) away.
Which solution meets the customer's requirements?
A. install an IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library at the remote location, a second SAN FC switch, and
Tivoli Storage Manager software
B. install an IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library with FC drives at a remote location, a second SAN FC
switch, and Tivoli Storage Manager software
C. install an IBM System Storage DS4700 at a remote location, a second SAN FC switch, and remote mirror
software
D. install an IBM System Storage DS6800 at a remote location, a second SAN FC switch, and Metro Mirror
software
Answer: C
Q: 48 What information is most important in creating a proof of concept?
A. hardware interoperability
B. customer expectations
C. customer resources for deployment
D. IBM resources for deployment
Answer: B
Q: 49 As the result of a corporate merger, a customer acquires an IBM 3582 Tape
Library with Gen 1 tape drives. The customer wants to integrate their backup process with the existing
IBM System Storage TS3310 library with Gen 4 tape drives. How can the two environments be
combined?
A. use Tivoli Storage Manager to create a new tape pool on the IBM TS3310, then migrate the data from the
IBM 3582
B. move the tapes located in the IBM 3582 to the IBM TS3310
C. move the Gen 1 tape drives and tapes from the IBM 3582 and install them in the IBM TS3310
D. because the IBM 3582 is incompatible with the IBM TS3310, back up existing data from disk to the IBM
TS3310
Answer: A
Q: 50 An application development organization has identified performance
requirements for a new application. What would have the LEAST impact on I/O performance?
A. clock rate of the system CPU
B. number of disk drives
C. number of I/O processor adapters
D. amount of system memory
Answer: A
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