IBM Midrange Storage Sales V1 - C4090-450 Exam Practice Test

A customer has a DS5300 with several expansion trays, and they are beginning to have some performance problems. Their environment has grown and it appears the storage cannot keep up. While they do not need more storage capacity, they do need more performance.
Which is the first option a sales specialist should take to identify the performance problem?

A customer with a Windows 2008 server environment requires additional NAS storage but wants to make sure that the new storage is used as efficiently as possible. The customer currently has IBM N6040, IBM TS3310, and IBM DS3500.
Which of the following would help the customer in this situation?

A loyal customer is replacing their existing storage of less than 30 TB. They have shared that they are extremely tight on floor space and would like to save as much space as possible.
Which of the following solutions would require the least amount of rack space for this customer?

A customer has asked to reduce the number of tools needed to manage both server and storage. They would like a single management interface to manage both server and storage resources.
What IBM tool will allow them to consolidate management functions across both IBM servers and storage?

The SAN Volume Controller has what advantage over the Hitachi VSP virtualization product?

Interactive training modules for the XIV system can be found at which of the following resources?

An existing N series customer is looking for a software solution that will provide application aware snapshots for backup purposes on their ERP system.
Which family of N series software meets the criteria?

As part of a consolidation plan, an insurance customer wants to automate their backup needs. The environment includes:
2 Power servers running AIX
4 System x servers running Windows 2008
1 System z server running zOS
They have analyzed their bandwidth and capacity requirements, and will require 4 tape drives and approximately 100 TB cartridge capacity.
Which of the following would best meet their requirements?

A customer needs midrange storage for a new database. The customer is unsure which RAID level would be best for the new database and wants the ability to try different combinations.
Which solution would provide the dynamic RAID migration function required by this customer?