IBM System Storage Sales Mastery Test V2

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1 What is an advantage of synchronous remote mirroring over asynchronous? less CPU overhead on host system maximum data currency at remote site less impact on local I/O performance greater distance allowed between sites b 2 Which functionality is NOT included in IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center Standard Edition? remote volume mirroring data path performance statistics file-level capacity reporting performance trend analysis a 3 Which IBM N series feature saves up to 33% storage utilization by giving the appearance that more physical storage space is being allocated to an application than actually is? Snapshot FlexVol FlexShare SyncMirror b 4 Which statement is true about point-in-time copy? A copy can be restored logically while the physical copy is restored in the background.

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1 What is an advantage of synchronous remote mirroring over asynchronous?less CPU overhead on host systemmaximum data currency at remote siteless impact on local I/O performancegreater distance allowed between sitesb2 Which functionality is NOT included in IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center Standard Edition?remote volume mirroringdata path performance statisticsfile-level capacity reportingperformance trend analysisa3 Which IBM N series feature saves up to 33% storage utilization by giving the appearance that more physical storage space is being allocated to an application than actually is?SnapshotFlexVolFlexShareSyncMirrorb4 Which statement is true about point-in-time copy?A copy can be restored logically while the physical copy is restored in the background.Disk system point-in-time copies are generally inter-system, not intra-system.A RAID 1 array is an example of point-in-time copyA copy usually requires more capacity than the original.a5 What is the number one force driving tape storage sales?business continuitydata archivingregulatory compliancedata securitya6 Which two capabilities of IBM System Storage can most help a customer improve the efficiency of their storage? (Choose two Answers )cloud deliverystorage tiersvirtualizationbackup and recoveryb7 What are two appropriate tactics when selling IBM N series products? (Choose two Answers )expect that NetApp can outbid N series pricingonce in the door, swap N series for a different IBM producttry to convert NetApp accounts to N seriesuse the NetApp registration process for opportunitiesa8 A customer is looking for the most cost-effective disk solution for an environment requiring mainly high-throughput, sequential loads. Which type of drives should the sales specialist recommend?SSDFibre ChannelSATASASc9 Which type of data is growing the fastest, creating a need for IBM SONAS?structured, file-based dataunstructured, file-based datastructured, block-based dataunstructured, block-based datab10 In which segment of the storage marketplace does IBM own the greatest share?unified storagetape storagestorage softwarelow-end block storageb11 Which IBM TS3500 feature eliminates the need for a separate server running library sharing software?virtual drive mappingAdvanced Library Management System (ALMS)integrated multi-path architecturehigh density framesc12 A company is looking for a way to increase the flexibility of their storage infrastructure while at the same time simplifying administration processes. Which capability of IBM System Storage should the sales specialist recommend?disk virtualizationremote volume mirroringdynamic load balancingSAN zoninga