A customer has one IBM System Storage DS8700 in their main data center with one DS6800 at a secondary site. They are using the Global Copy feature between the sites. They want to bring up a test image at the secondary site using the primary site data. Which sequence of actions will properly bring up the secondary site?()
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 technical advantage of using Cisco directors and VSANs. Which of the following is the key point to stress to the customer()
An IBM System Storage DS8700 is being installed at a global corporation’s headquarters location. The storage must be available worldwide. A great deal of coordination is required to schedule this implementation across the corporation. Who is best positioned to fill the role of implementation resource coordinator()
A customer using an IBM System Storage DS8700 is facing performance problems. After the analysis by the technical specialist, the diagnosis indicates that the cache hits may be improved by a cache upgrade. How can the system be monitored in order to check the benefits of the cache upgrade()
What is a key differentiator between a DS8700 and DS8800 for a customer looking for a high capacity solution at the lowest cost()
A customer has an IBM System Storage DS8700 and wants to reach the highest possible throughput in the back-end for a storage-pool-striped volume out of an extent pool with 8 ranks. Over how many device adapter pairs should a technical specialist spread the workload()
A customer has an IBM System Storage DS8700 at their primary site and an XIV system at their recovery site, which is 9.5 kilometers away. They want to replicate data for disaster recovery backup. Which factor is a primary consideration when proposing a solution for this customer()
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()