C1000-020 Online Practice Questions and Answers

A customer has an existing XIV storage environment that is running out of capacity. The customer wants to add a flash storage system that utilize the same grid architecture design and device drivers.

Which storage solution should be considered?

A. IBM DS8886

B. IBM Spectrum Virtualize

C. IBM FlashSystem 900

D. IBM FlashSystem A9000R

Which IBM PartnerWorld technical resource should a qualified IBM Business Partner use to obtain technical information and competitive comparisons to close a proposal?

A. IBM Business Partner Innovation Center

B. IBM Techdocs

C. IBM DeveloperWorks

D. IBM Techline

A customer wants to implement a software-defined storage solution and has existing storage leases that they want to leverage as part of the solution.

Which IBM SAN Volume Controller license is required?

A. Encryption

B. Virtualization

C. Replication

D. Real-time Compression

Which feature of the IBM storage portfolio can make the cost of IBM FlashSystem V9000 competitive with the cost per TB of spinning disk?

A. Data Reduction Pools

B. High IOPS

C. Ultra Low Latency

D. Easy Tier

A sales specialist is proposing a storage product to an existing IBM storage customer. The product is already installed at a different customer site.

The Technical and Delivery Assessment (TDA) trigger table shows that a pre-install TDA is required for First in Customer Location (FICL).

What is this sales specialist required to perform?

A. A pre-install TDA is not required as long as power and cooling requirements are reviewed with the customer.

B. Since a pre-install TDA was already completed on the previous sale, no further action is required.

C. A pre-install TDA must be completed for this sale since the product is listed in the trigger table.

D. A pre-sale and pre-install TDA must be completed for this sale since the product is listed in the trigger table.

What is a key difference on the warranty between IBM FlashSystem and many of its competitors?

A. IBM replaces the flash modules if the IOPS are within IBM specification.

B. IBM provides full coverage for flash modules under a maintenance contract.

C. IBM provides on-site coverage for flash modules replacement.

D. IBM provides coverage for flash modules for five years.

An HPC customer wants to manage large amounts of file data across multiple sites. Which solution should the sales specialist propose to the customer?

A. IBM Spectrum NAS

B. IBM Spectrum Scale

C. IBM Spectrum Virtualize

D. IBM Spectrum Control

Which IBM storage product includes transparent cloud tiering?

A. IBM Spectrum Protect

B. IBM Spectrum NAS

C. IBM Spectrum Accelerate

D. IBM Spectrum Virtualize

What is the official IBM resource that is targeted at its business partners for information on storage?

A. IBM DeveloperWorks

B. Inside System Storage

C. IBM PartnerWorld

D. IBM Redbooks

Which product should a sales specialist recommend to a customer looking for a vSphere plug-in that allows provisioning storage for their IBM Storage?

A. IBM Spectrum Accelerate

B. IBM Spectrum Insights

C. IBM Spectrum Connect

D. IBM Spectrum Scale