IBM XIV Storage System Technical Solutions V4 Sample Questions:

1. How does the data migration feature enable the smooth transition of a host to an XIV system?

A) By deploying an XIV unique implementation of VMware's Storage vMotion that has been engineered to support Linux and Microsoft hosts natively.
B) By connecting the host to the XIV, which then provides access to the data on the legacy storage system while transparently copying the data across in the background.
C) By enabling everyXIV PC portto be both target and initiator so that host requests are received bythe XIV and retransmitted to the legacy storage system simultaneously.
D) By using the XIV Host Attachment Kit (HAK) migration software to send concurrent writes to the legacy storage system and the IBM XIV simultaneously, while copying the older data across in the background.

2. When is the best time to complete a TDA for XIV?

A) after the XIV hardware is installed
B) after the XIV hardware is ordered
C) during the pre-sales activity before the hardware is ordered
D) before the customer starts to use the XIV hardware

3. A customer wants to set up a Windows 2008 cluster with three nodes, with application data presented from a fifteen module XIV Gen3. All three nodes will run applications under normal operating conditions. Each node has a single dual- port Fibre Channel host bus adapter.
Assuming a dual fabric SAN, how should the cluster nodes be zoned to the XIV within each SAN?

A) each host port should be zoned to a single port from one XIV module, ensuring that no other host ports are zoned to the same module
B) each host port should be zoned to a single port from two XIV modules, ensuring that the host ports from the remaining two nodes are zoned to different XIV modules
C) each host port should be zoned to a single port from three XIV modules, ensuring that the host port on the second fabric is zoned with a single port from the remaining three XIV modules
D) ports for all three nodes should be grouped together into a single zone, along with a single XIV port from each available XIV interlace module

4. An XIV snapshot is taken daily from the same volume and kept for one week.
If it is Friday and the system is restored from a snapshot taken on Tuesday, why is it possible to return to a snapshot taken on Thursday?

A) because there are no dependencies between subsequent snapshots
B) because the deletion priorityis set correctly
C) because there is sufficient space in the snapshot reserve
D) because snapshots were all converted to full copy

5. Which statement is true about the XIV migration?

A) The customer must also purchase a SAN Volume Controller.
B) Before commencing migration the optional license must be installed.
C) The customer must be aware that a short period of host downtime is needed.
D) Data can be migrated without any host interruption.

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