A bank has requested proposals for a storage solution to upgrade their disaster recovery processes for their IBM System z, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows environment. The solution must simulate a multi-site environment and provide the customer the ability to evaluate Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Global Mirror for z/OS, and FlashCopy. 120 TB physical capacity is required per site. Only Fibre Channel drives can be used. Which solution best meets the specified requirements?
A mainframe customer would like to receive a proposal for a mainframe storage system with 120 TB raw capacity. The mainframe server load is not too high, and they need hard disk drives with the lowest possible power consumption to keep operating costs low. The customer will not increase the capacity of their mainframe applications in the future but rather invest later into their System p servers. Which of the following solutions best meets these requirements at the cost?
A customer has a mission-critical application with redundant fabrics. The customer plans to replace older EMC Symmetrix 8830 systems with an IBM System Storage DS8700 and an IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC). Which statement best describes the way to minimize the impact of data migration on the production environment?
A customer RFP requires installation of an open system SAN and migration of 40 TB currently residing on ten UNIX servers (on internal server disk). The Service Level Agreement (SLA) requires no more than five minutes per week of planned downtime for backup. Which IBM System Storage solution is the most cost effective?
A pharmaceutical company has a requirement for 8.5 TB of usable storage for a new data center. The customer has multiple host applications running on Solaris, Windows 2003, HP-U/X, Linux, and IBM System i platforms. Which IBM System Storage DS8000 volume configuration provides the best performance and highest availability for this customer?
A Business Partner has proposed an IBM System Storage DS8700 that will have several AIX, Windows, and Sun Solaris servers attached via SAN. The customer has asked for detailed documentation on the steps needed to install the latest adapter drivers. What is the best document the Business Partner can suggest to accomplish this requirement?
An IBM Business Partner has sold a DS5020 and new IBM SAN switches to replace a customer EMC storage infrastructure. The customer dissatisfaction has arisen during the installation because according to the DS5020 interoperability matrix, two HP Proliant servers running Exchange have FC HBAs that are not supported. Which of the following is the most probable cause of the customer dissatisfaction?
A Business Partner is proposing the installation an IBM XIV Storage System at a customer location. What is the best time to discuss floor space requirements for the solution?