A customer wants to add storage to a mixed server environment and re-utilize the existing storage. The customer requires a single management interface of its storage environment and would like to add NAS functionality in the future. Which IBM solution would provide the lowest acquisition cost for this customer?
A customer has an established IBM Storwize V7000 Storage environment. A new business requirement has been received that requires data to be archived and available on a cost effective disk solution. The plan is to virtualize this additional archive storage capacity behind one of the IBM Storwize V7000 storage systems already in the production environment. Which product should you recommend to this customer to meet the new business requirement?
A customer with existing TS3100 Tape Library has a need to add an additional LTO-6 half- height drive. The customer has LTO-4 media. Which access level will the LTO-6 drive provide for this customer?
A customer is looking for a software tool which enables storage for cloud computing, common functions like thin provisioning, advanced analytics and tiering, snapshots, Metro-Global Mirroring as well as the definition of service classes for storage and enables self-service provisioning. Which solution should you recommend?
The customer currently has standalone servers with internal storage and wants to add SAN storage to its environment. What is the least cost option for connecting storage to the existing host systems?
A customer is looking for a high level of protection for its key applications and databases using an advanced integrated application snapshot backup and restore capabilities. Which optional single Tivoli product addresses these requirement?