IBM Storage for IBM Z Level 1 Quiz

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What is the core Storage offering for IBM Z?
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IBM Storage Discover

IBM Cloud Object Storage

IBM DS8900F

IBM FlashSystem

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What is the name of the collection of offerings on the IBM Z platform that
can be tailored to meet the recovery objectives for a business?
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IBM Transparent Cloud Tiering (TCT)

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity

Framework

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In a client meeting you are asked about what most clients should focus on
when it comes to making strategic storage choices for IBM Z. How would
you respond?
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They should primarily focus on performance above all other considerations

They should primarily focus on capacity expansion in order to support

whatever growth the client experiences

They should primarily focus on data resilience and everything else will sort
itself out.
They should primarily focus on end-to-end integration

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Leveraging zHyperlink technology developed jointly by IBM Z and IBM
Storage, DS8900F and IBM Z are able to achieve the fastest latency in the
storage industry. What is the latency?
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18 microseconds

50 microseconds

1.8 milliseconds

2-4 milliseconds

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What IBM offering helps reduce CAPEX and OPEX by enabling hybrid
cloud as an additional storage tier for data archiving, long term retention,
data protection, with access to extended storage capacity?
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IBM Air Gap Protection

IBM Modern Data Protection

IBM Transparent Cloud Tiering (TCT)

IBM DS8000 Safeguarded Copy (SGC)

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During a meeting, an IBM Z client is lamenting the fact they need new
storage. They then mention they have a problem because their data center
has absolutely no room for another rack. What should you tell them?
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zHyperLink enable users to place their storage long distances from their
IBM Z, such as in a different building, and still obtain phenomenal
performance.

Take their snapshots with Safeguarded Copy which makes them invisible
and therefore won’t use any of the limited capacity they currently possess.

They can run IBM’s new cutting-edge Data Compression Software (DCS)
and double the capacity of their existing storage.

IBM DS8910F can be installed directly into an IBM Z or standard 19-inch

rack.

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Which IBM offering provides immutable copies of production data to allow
customers to recover from cyber breaches, user errors, or malicious attacks?
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IBM Modern Data Protection

IBM Transparent Cloud Tiering (TCT)

IBM Storage Archive

IBM DS8000 Safeguarded Copy (SGC)

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What degree of availability does the DS8900F offer?
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Nine 9s

Six 9s

Seven 9s

Eight 9s

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What is the best way to characterize, or describe, the IBM TS7700?
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A high-performance virtual tape library

A tape drive that delivers fast access to data, improves security, and provides
long-term retention at a lower cost than disk solutions

An LTO tape storage solution that is supported on open system platforms

A tape offering that delivers support for mixed media configurations

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What are the features that IBM Storage Insights provide businesses?
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Cloud based AI-driven management and support capabilities

Management and protection of data that is used for big-data analytics and
new cognitive workloads

IBM software-defined storage offerings that share the same UI, simplify
deployment, and lower cost
Flexible and scalable cloud storage for unstructured data

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A client points out that most high-end storage systems have some means of
balancing their workloads both within a tier and across tiers to optimize cost
and performance. They ask what makes DS8900F better? How should you
respond?
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IBM created zHyperLink to exclude competing storage solutions from being

able to deliver cost and performance optimized storage.

IBM allows applications running on Z to send ‘hints’ about how data is

intended to be used so that integrated storage can do a better job of
balancing.

IBM has designed the DS8900F to be the fastest storage on the market so
that optimization is not required in traditional environments.

IBM requires applications running on Z to utilize a unique cloud-based API

for AWS, Azure and Google that requires the storage to behave in an
optimized manner.

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What are the plans and processes that are needed for quickly reestablishing
access to applications, data, and IT resources after an outage?
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Disaster recovery strategy

Operational flexibility strategy

Backup strategy

Replication strategy

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When speaking with a prospective client you mention there is a lot of
synergy with DS8900F and Transparent Cloud Tiering (TCT). Which of the
following is a big part of the synergy?
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Only minimal additional servers or gateways required

Relatively small impact to IOPS performance

Very minimal increase in CPU utilization

AES 256-bit encryption in-flight

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What is the IBM product of choice to lead with when you are talking to IBM
Z clients about the explosion of data, the importance of modernizing their
data centers, running AI & Big Data analytics workloads, and protecting
against cyber-attacks?
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DS8900F

IBM Cloud Object Storage

TS7770

IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers on IBM Cloud

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IBM Tape Air Gap provides one of the most secure ways to protect and
confront cyber crime. What feature makes it so secure?
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It provides the ability to maintain 2 separate data centers with duplicate data

It provides good disaster recovery

It is offline by design

It offers safeguards to ensure delivery of critical services

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In a client meeting you are asked how important storage with end-to-end
integration is for IBM Z. You mention that the majority of users acquire
storage with that ability. What is the percentage of users who make that
choice?
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77%

82%

67%

72%

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a modern, data-driven
hybrid multicloud infrastructure?
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Agile

Modern

Secure to the core

Targeted to on-premises only

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Which of the following provides the architectural foundation for IBM
Storage solutions optimized for IBM Z and helps deliver real differentiation?
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NIST Cybersecurity Framework

IBM POWER9 Processors

RedHat Hybrid Cloud

Blockchain

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In what stage of the cyber resiliency lifecycle would a business define a
roadmap and actions to build their cyber resilience plan?
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Respond

Identify

Detect

Protect

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For customers hoping to achieve the objectives of the NIST Cybersecurity
Framework, what IBM solution would you recommend for protecting the
organization against attacks by discovering vulnerabilities before they are
exploited?
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IBM DS8000 Safeguarded Copy, IBM Cloud Object Storage, and IBM Tape
Air Gap protection

IBM Storage Protect and IBM Storage Insights

IBM Storage infrastructure Management and IBM Storage Protect Suite

IBM Storage Insights Pro, IBM Storage Control, IBM Storage Protect, and
IBM Storage Protect Plus

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What is a cyber resiliency feature that prevents data from being modified or
deleted due to mistakes or intentional bad actions?
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Immutability

Isolation

Insulation

Encryption

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DS8900F offers deep integration with IBM Z mainframes. How many
advanced capabilities have been integrated by design?
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> 100

> 30
> 200

> 50

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A client indicates they need long-term storage that is compressed, encrypted
and reasonably fast to transfer. What IBM solution would you propose to
them for infrequently accessed data, while keeping that data protected and
always accessible?
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IBM Storage Protect

IBM DS8900F

IBM Z

IBM TS7770

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100% data encryption protects data at-rest and in the cloud with no impact in
performance. Where else does it protect data?
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in multiple locations

in non-secure storage

in-flight

on disk

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What abilities are architected into DS8900F for 2-4 site data replication to
support flexible capacity for Cyber Resiliency on z16 for the ultimate in high
availability?
Question 25Answer

The IBM DS8900F Copy Services Manager and/ or GDPS

Cached RAID for 100% guaranteed uptime in a zOS environment

Transparent Cloud Tiering (TCT) bypassing AES 256-bit encryption

Replicating Safeguarded Copies from DS8900F directly into the z16

mainframe