3/14/2021 IBM DS8900F Storage for IBM Z - Level 2 Quiz

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Question 1
What IBM technology enables the rapid recovery of business operations with two to four second Recovery Point
Complete Objectives (RPOs) and less than 60 second Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) at more than 1,000 miles?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) 

Thin Provisioning

HyperSwap

Fibre Channel

Question 2
Which DS8900F class has a value proposition describing it as a green eco-friendly model that is packaged in a
Complete smaller physical footprint which is designed to consolidate mission-critical workloads for IBM Z IBM LinuxONE
1.00 points out IBM Power Systems and distributed environments under a single enterprise storage solution?
of 1.00

Select one:
IBM DS8970F Enterprise class

IBM DS8950F Agility class 

IBM DS9060F Business class

IBM DS8910F Flexibility class

Question 3
Which of the following is not a bene ts statement about the IBM DS8900F storage system?
Complete

1.00 points out

of 1.00
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The DS8900F storage system can help businesses add next-level performance, data protection,
resiliency, and availability across their hybrid multicloud solutions

The DS8900F storage system helps businesses accelerate their research and applications with the next
generation of the leading quantum cloud services and software platform

The DS8900F storage system is the next generation of enterprise data systems built with the most
advanced POWER9 processor technology and is designed for data intensive and mission-critical workloads

The DS8900F storage system is the result of years of research and collaboration between the IBM
Storage and IBM Mainframe teams

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Question 4
Which of the following is a racked agility-class solution?
Complete

1.00 points out

of 1.00
Select one:
IBM DS8950F Model E96

IBM DS8910F Model 994

IBM DS8950F Model 996

IBM DS8910F Model 993

Question 5
With the IBM DS8900F and IBM z/15, IBM provides a unique technology that ensures that data is accessed only
Complete by authorized servers and storage devices creating a trusted storage network that encrypts data in which of the
1.00 points out following states?
of 1.00

Select one:
In-flight, at-rest, in the cloud

In flight and at-rest

In-flight and in the cloud

In-flight only

Question 6
Which of the following features is an example of the separation of protected data copies from active production
Complete data?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Air Gap

HyperSwap

Default to remote code load

Transparent Cloud Tiering

Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a focus of a cyber resilient solution?
Complete

1.00 points out

of 1.00
Select one:
Isolation

Immutability

Replication

Granularity

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Question 8
Which DS8900F model replaces for the DS8886F and the DS8888F?
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of 1.00
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Flexibility class: IBM DS8910F

Business class: IBM DS9060F

Agility class: IBM DS8950F

Enterprise class: IBM DS8970F

Question 9
Which DS8900F model value proposition describes it as providing superior performance and higher capacity and
Complete designed to consolidate all of a client's mission-critical workloads into a single enterprise storage solution?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
DS8900F

DS8910F

DS8888

DS8950F

Question 10
When discussing air gap capabilities, what does "offline by design" mean?
Complete

1.00 points out

of 1.00
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Unplanned outages will not affect continuous processing of data.

Servers are isolated, not connected to a host.

Data is immutable and cannot be changed.

Tape cartridges are only accessible when mounted.

Question 11
In a sales situation what DS8900F family model would you recommend for an organization with small capacity
Complete requirements that is looking to boost performance in their mainframe environment?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
DS8888

DS8910F

DS8900F

DS8950F

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Question 12
In a sales situation, which DS8900F class would you recommend to help organizations reduce complexity while
Complete addressing a wide variety of workloads at the lowest cost?  
0.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
IBM DS9060F Business class

IBM DS8950F Agility class

IBM DS8970F Enterprise class IBM DS8970F Enterprise class IBM DS8970F Enterprise class

IBM DS8910F Flexibility class

Question 13 What is IBM's unique technology that provides the authentication and encryption capabilities that are
required for Data Privacy Passports?
Complete

0.00 points out

Select one:
of 1.00
Security key lifecycle manager

Key management interoperability protocol

Fibre Channel Endpoint Security

Transparent Cloud Tiering

Question 14
What IBM technology provides no-data-loss capabilities within metro distances?
Complete

1.00 points out

of 1.00
Select one:
Fibre Channel

Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS)

HyperSwap

Thin Provisioning

Question 15
What is a bene t of Cognitive Tiering?
Complete

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of 1.00
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On a Db2 reorg, Media Manager will inform the DS8900F to place the data being reorganized on the
same optimized tiers as the source data existed.

It enables disaster recovery across unlimited distances with a recovery objective of a few minutes or
even seconds.

It delivers better than seven 9's availability (99.999996%) with zHyperSwap technology.

It provides a gateway for Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS) to store and retrieve
data from the cloud.

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Question 16
Which IBM offering provides functionality to create immutable points of data recovery for a production volume?
Complete

1.00 points out

of 1.00
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Transparent Cloud Tiering

Thin provisioning and Easy Tier

Safeguarded Copy

Fibre Channel

Question 17 Which of the following is a racked flexibility-class solution?

Complete
Select one:
1.00 points out
of 1.00 IBM DS8910F Model 994

IBM DS8950F Model E96

IBM DS8950F Model 996

IBM DS8910F Model 993

Question 18
On the DS8900F what does the maximum usable and virtual capacity depend on?
Complete

1.00 points out

of 1.00
Select one:
Cores

Cache size

Input/output

Processors 

Question 19
Which of the following terms relates to the amount of data loss and the amount of downtime that a business can
Complete afford?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Replication

Isolation

Granularity 

Immutability

Question 20 Which of the following terms relates to how easy or difficult it is to corrupt or destroy data?

Complete
Select one:
1.00 points out
of 1.00 Immutability

Granularity

Replication

Isolation

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Question 21
What IBM DS8900F capability allows organizations to introduce hybrid cloud as a new storage tier for data
Complete archiving, long term retention, and data protection in IBM Z environments?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Air Gap

Fibre Channel Endpoint Security

Transparent Cloud Tiering

Safeguarded Copy

Question 22
Which DS8900F model replaces the DS8882F and the DS8884F?
Complete

1.00 points out

of 1.00
Select one:
Agility class: IBM DS8950F

Flexibility class: IBM DS8910F

Enterprise class: IBM DS8970F

Business class: IBM DS9060F

Question 23
Which of the following is NOT a strength of Dell's competitive storage system solution?
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of 1.00
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Dell EMC has been the market leader for decades for highly available tier one storage

Dell offers inline compression and deduplication for greater effective capacity and optimized for open
systems

VMAX users looking to buy all non-volatile memory express (NVMe) storage to boost performance are
increasingly considering purchasing from competitors

PowerMax offers a new level of performance and a cost-reducing deduplication function that was
missing from VMAX

Question 24 Which of the following is NOT one of the three pillars of the DS8900F value proposition?

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Select one:
1.00 points out
of 1.00 Businesses can ensure freedom from cyber attacks

Businesses can deliver with confidence

Businesses can protect the future

Businesses can build with flexibility

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Question 25
What is the name of IBM's replication management solution that delivers central control of the replication
Complete environment, while helping to simplify and automate complex replication tasks?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS)

Metro Global Mirror (MGM) with Multiple Target Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (MT PPRC) 

Copy Services Manager (CSM)

Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) 

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