C9020-667 practice questions, page 2 of 3, with answer review and explanations.
Question 6
A customer has several different storage systems from different vendors all connected on a storage area network. All arrays are at least 80% utilized, and the customer needs additional capacity. Rack space and power are very limited. The sales specialist proposes the IBM SAN Volume controller built with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software. Which concept should the sales specialist emphasize to the customer?
Distributed RAID
Real-time Compression
Easy Tier
Block and file I/O
Question 7
A customer is running a latency sensitive application on an IBM DS8884 and is considering adding NL-SAS drives. Which concern should the sales specialist raise?
Maintenance costs
Performance
Power requirements
Capacity
Question 8
A customer wants to extend the Technical Advisor coverage for an IBM FlashSystem V9000. What can the customer use to extend the Technical Advisor service?
IBM Lab Services contract
IBM Enhanced Services offering
IBM Passport Advantage agreement
IBM Digital Techline Center support
Question 9
A customer is interested in an IBM DS8886 feature that transfers frequently accessed blocks of data between spinning disk and solid state disk to increase system performance. Which feature provides this capability?
Storage Tier Optimizer
Active File Management
Data Management Services
Easy Tier
Question 10
How does a customer obtain updates and support for Spectrum Protect after the first year of installation?