A customer is looking for the most servers that can be placed into one rack for the customer HPC. Power consumption and heat output are secondary considerations. Which of the following is the best solution to propose to this customer?
A client traditionally purchased Blades and BladeCenter H chassis from IBM. They are currently looking to refresh their datacenter and swap out their chassis and servers. The sales professional recommends they go with a Flex System Chassis. Which one of the following statements is a benefit of a Flex System Chassis over a BladeCenter H Chassis?
A client expresses concern that keeping firmware levels current on their existing competitive blade solution is cumbersome and asks IBM for an alternative platform. Which of the following IBM products would address the customer issue?
A new customer expresses interest in loud computing to their System x sales professional. Which of the following should be the first question asked about their existing environment?
A manufacturing customer has limited space remaining in their data center and is concerned about rising power costs. The customer applications require very large amounts of memory. They want server redundancy and no downtime. Which of the following architectural features should be discussed with them?
A System x customer has two BladeCenter chassis in a rack with glass doors. After recently relocating them, the blowers in both BladeCenters increase to full speed, and then one fails. Apart from replacing the broken blower, which additional action is required for a long term fix?
A customer is experiencing bottlenecks in their IT environment. The customer executive council asks the System x sales professional for advice. What would be the best course of action?
The System x sales professional is in an introductory meeting with the Chief Architect, Operations Manager and the lead Systems Administrator for x86 servers. The sales professional intends to present an overview of System x and PureFlex systems. Which of the following is a primary goal of this meeting?