A customer has an IBM System Storage DS5000 and needs to add more disk drives to the unit. There is no record of the configuration for this machine. How can the configuration be retrieved so an upgrade can be configured?
A customer with an IBM SAN Volume Controller attached to Windows servers calls their Business Partner storage specialist asking for configuration assistance. What is the appropriate response?
The customer is planning a new IBM System Storage DS5020 using iSCSI and direct attached fibre channel connectivity in a redundant configuration. The customer is planning to set up a disaster recovery solution in the near future by using Enhanced Remote Mirroring. Which of the following considerations are critical for this customer?
A customer is conducting a proof of concept with an IBM System Storage DS5100 attached to Linux hosts. The DS5100 is running in a degraded state and the collect all support data operation does not complete correctly. What alternate data should be collected and forwarded to IBM support?
A customer has Windows servers and applications that use block I/O. The customer cannot afford the cost of a fibre channel infrastructure but still requires shared storage. Which configuration meets these requirements at the lowest cost?
A current N series customer has an IBM System Storage N3600. They are interested in future expansion. What is the minimum number of disk drives required to populate the expansion shelf?
A customer has a requirement for Disaster Recovery for compliance within their industry. They have an RPO of 4 hours and an RTO of 24 hours. Cost is a consideration. What is the most cost effective DR implementation?
As part of a Business Continuance project, a customer has established replication from 3 spokes to a DR hub with ProtecTIER 7610 appliances. Each of the 3 spokes is backing up 500 GB of
nominal data daily with an average deduplication ratio of 10:1. The replication window is 12 hours. The data change rate is 15%. What is the approximate minimum required bandwidth for each WAN connection?
A customer requires off-site storage for 500 GB per night in backup tapes. The backup site is 560 kilometers (350 miles) away. The customer does not require the backup site to run the application in the event of failure at the main site. What is the least expensive strategy for the data center to implement?
A storage specialist is assessing a customer's tape backup environment. Which of the following questions would be the most appropriate question to identify the customer's environment?