An existing customer has requested that the storage specialist design a tape drive upgrade for their environment. LTO-5 drives are being requested. Currently they have LTO-2 drives in a 3584- L32 library. There are two partitions, one for their iSeries server using BRMS and one for the remaining servers in their enterprise using a Tivoli Storage Manager server on a Windows server. To insure compatibility, what information should the storage specialist request prior to designing a complete upgrade solution?
A customer is currently utilizing a VTL to perform weekly backups of 1.5 TB and daily incremental backups of 500 GB. They are experiencing significant data growth. They are interested in making improvements to their backup and recovery but do not want to make any radical changes. Which of the following products should be proposed?
An existing customer has a requirement to add a new workgroup to their SAN. They want to add redundant edge switches to connect to their core director which is an IBM System Storage SAN 384B and has SAN Volume Controller managed disk storage attached to it. The customer wants to use IBM branded Brocade switches for full compatibility. There are 8 open 4 GB Short wave ports on the director. What additional information does the specialist need to consider for connectivity concerns when designing the new switches?
The storage specialist is in the initial solution discussions with the customer. The current environment has been documented and it has been discovered during the RFP that they are exclusively using Intel-based servers and a variety of internal storage configurations. The customer has limited floor space, site power limitations, limited technical expertise and limited budget. The customer has also invited other vendors to help in the solution design and the RFP. In this situation what is an IBM advantage over the competition?
A customer lacks the technical expertise to perform the logical implementation of their new IBM N7900. Which service offering would help walk them through the set up process?
A customer is planning the installation of their first IBM System Storage DS5000. They ask the storage specialist about operation of this planned storage. Which of the following allows troubleshooting on a DS5000?