Two DS8700 systems have been proposed for a disk-to-disk BC solution. Each system has 200 TB installed, with a data change rate of 18% per day. Two 2 Gbps CWDM links are in place between the remote data centers with an average utilization rate of 55%. The proposed solution includes additional CWDM ports.Which of the following should justify the additional CWDM ports?
A customer wants to purchase an IBM System Storage DS8000. The proposed location is in a data center on the third floor of an office building. Which document should the storage specialist consult to ensure that the DS8000 can be installed in the proposed location?
A customers new IBM System Storage DS8000 must be raised by two floors in the building to place it in the computer room. In order to simplify the physical delivery, the storage specialist asks for _____.
The Business Partner technical specialist is planning the space requirements for a new IBM DS8000. The service clearance requirements refer to the area required to _____.
A healthcare customer has an IBM System i server and an HP-UX server. They have high performance I/O, image-based, and archival applications. The customer has asked the IBM team for guidance on IBM DS8000 disk technologies. Which DS8000 disk technology would provide the best performance without regard to cost to meet the customer requirement?
A customer has an EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 installed. The disk subsystem is coming off lease. The customer is considering an IBM System Storage DS8800. What is a key advantage of the DS8800?
A customer has a wide range of IBM enterprise disk systems and wants to manage copy services functions. Which of the following products should the storage specialist recommend to this customer?
Tiered disk systems (DS8700 and DS5020), tape backup and Cisco director(s) utilizing VSANs have been proposed as a solution. The storage specialist is asked to explain the advantage of using Cisco directors and VSANs. Which of the following is the key point to stress to the customer?