IBM 000-780

IBM PureFlex System Sales V1

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IBM 000-780 Exam QUESTION NO: 1 A PureFlex sales professional needs to select the best PureFlex Fibre Channel switch and mezzanine card options for connecting a new PureFlex solution to an existing SAN and storage system. Which of the following are the best two resources for this need? A. Techline or Distributor B. Competeline or Supportline C. Briefing Center or Competeline D. Distributor or Supportline Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 2 A customer is looking to deploy applications quickly and more consistently for their user community. Faster time-to-value of the applications takes out the manual steps and automating delivery. Which attribute of the PureFlex address this requirement? A. Agility B. Control C. Efficiency D. Simplicity Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 3 A customer needs an infrastructure for AIX and Windows application servers with supporting storage and networking. The customer is not concerned about high availability. Which of the following is the minimal solution that meets this need? A. PureFlex Express B. PureFlex Standard C. PureFlex Enterprise D. Flex BTO Answer: A

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QUESTION NO: 4 Which of the following PureFlex attributes leverages the expertise and best practices from the industry to intelligently tune and manage environments and leverages cloud while ensuring mission critical reliability? A. Agility B. Control C. Efficiency D. Simplicity Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 5 A customer is preparing to move their data and applications to a cloud environment. They are going to use a provider's servers, storage and network resources, but will continue to manage the environment themselves. This is an example of which of the following? A. Storage as a Service B. Software as a Service C. Infrastructure as a Service D. Business Process as a Service Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 6 Which of the following IT infrastructure offerings includes integrated server, storage, and network hardware and systems management software in a single vendor design? A. IBM PureFlex B. Cisco UCS C. VCE Vblock "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 3

IBM 000-780 Exam D. NetApp FlexPod Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 7 A prospect is considering a single chassis PureFlex. Which of the following business pressures could be reduced with the installation of PureFlex? A. Reduce cost management of zBX, System x, and Power servers B. Employing more cost effective open products C. Deploying applications faster for quicker time to market D. Top of Rack (TOR) Switches flattens the network to reduce management costs Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 8 Which of the following tools is used to build the configuration for list pricing? A. eConfig B. Disk Magic C. Server Proven D. Capacity Magic Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 9 A customer technical group is discussing PureFlex with the business partner specialist. The technical group has done some reading about PureFlex and believes many hyperviosrs are supported. Which of the following hypervisors are supported on PureFlex? A. zVM, VMware, and Hyper-V B. KVM, Hyper-V, and PowerVM "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 4

IBM 000-780 Exam C. KVM, zVM, and PowerVM D. PowerVM, OVM, and XEN Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 10 A certified PureFlex business partner sales specialist is dealing with a prospective customer for a PureFlex where both x86 and Power nodes are required. Another business partner has provided this prospect a Flex BTO configuration. The prospect will not share the Flex BTO configuration information with the certified business partner. Which of the following should the certified Specialist emphasize with this prospect? A. The Flex BTO configuration cannot contain or be upgraded to include the Power node. B. The Flex BTO configuration will require a storage node or external storage C. The Flex BTO configuration requires business partner certification D. The Flex BTO configuration cannot contain an x86 node Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 11 A potential PureFlex client would like to know if IBM supports the use of Storwize V7000 storage virtualization function for a specific non IBM installed storage. Which of the following should the sales professional use for the official answer? A. COG B. Competeline C. e-config D. SSIC Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 12 The PureFlex converged networks switches can directly support which of the following storage "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 5

IBM 000-780 Exam protocols? A. NFS, SAS, and iSCSI B. NFS, SAS, and FCoE C. iSCSI, NFS, and FCoE D. FCoE, iSCSI, and Infiniband Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 13 Which of the following tools is used to find out the performance characteristics of hosts and storage? A. eConfig B. Disk Magic C. Capacity Magic D. Server Proven Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 14 A customer has an enterprise solution based on Oracle database and applications that is running on older POWER5 and POWER6 platforms. In order to reduce its licensing costs, a move to consolidate to POWER7 is being evaluated. The solution should also offer virtual image management capabilities and flexibility to host other projects. The customer is not interested in providing cloud services. Which of the following PureFlex offerings would suit these requirement? A. PureApplication System B. Flex BTO with POWER7 nodes C. PureFlex System Express D. PureFlex System with POWER 750 nodes Answer: C Explanation:

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IBM 000-780 Exam QUESTION NO: 15 A customer wants to position an IBM solution with solutions from other vendors. Which of the following resources meet this need? A. SSCT B. SOVA C. Server Proven D. Competitive Sales Tool Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 16 A customer is looking to consolidate multi- vendor servers and storage platforms. Which of the following is a key differentiator of the PureFlex Foundation? A. FSM moves the network management interface in to the operating system GUI B. FSM manages storage, databases and networks C. PureFlex captures expertise in the management approach with a single management interface for compute, storage, and networking D. PureFlex can run Linux, AIX, and Linux on System z with the same hardware minimizing the footprint and simplifying the number of consoles Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 17 Which of the following IBM support structure should an PureFlex sales professional contact for general technical help in a new PureFlex opportunity? A. Techline B. Supportline C. Special Bid D. Advanced Technical Skills (ATS) Answer: A Explanation:

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QUESTION NO: 18 A customer wants to predict the approximate energy consumption for a proposed PureFlex configuration. Which of the following tools meets this need? A. Power Executive B. Active Energy Manager (AEM) C. Energy Scale D. Power Calculator Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 19 A salesmen has a deep technical question about PureFlex from a customer, Which is the best resource to use? A. Advanced Technical Skills (ATS) B. Techline C. Competeline D. Tiger Team Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 20 A customer is looking to deploy an additional SAP server on x86. The customer has several x3850 class servers and a BladeCenter H with available slots. This will require a single additional physical server with forty cores. Which of the following is the most cost effective solution for this customer? A. Add an additional x3850 X5 B. Add an HS23 blade to the BladeCenter H C. Sell a new PureFlex Express with an Intel four socket compute node D. Sell a new PureFlex Standard with two Intel two socket compute nodes "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 8

IBM 000-780 Exam Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 21 Which of the following licenses will allow third party storage to be connected to the Storwize V7000? A. EasyTier B. Global Mirror C. FlashCopy D. External Virtualization Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 22 A customer wants to know what hardware information will be displayed in their management GUI. Which of the following describes what will be displayed? A. Management topology map B. Static chassis map C. Dynamic chassis map D. Only network and storage components Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 23 A Cloud Service Provider is interested in purchasing an IBM solution as the basis to offer Platformas-a-Service (PaaS) choices on its service catalog. Which of the following recommendations best fit this requirement? A. PureApplication System B. BladeCenter S chassis C. PureFlex System Standard "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 9

IBM 000-780 Exam D. Flex building blocks of server, storage and network components Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 24 Which of the following PureFlex capabilities would likely provide the most benefit for a customer having problems due to storage system performance? A. EasyTier B. FlashCopy C. Global Mirror D. Storage Virtualization Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 25 Which of the following is a collection of IBM sales resources available to assist Business Partners? A. Redbooks B. xREF C. Quick Reference Mobile Apps D. Techline Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 26 When is PureFlex the best solution to lead with for a customer to consolidate servers to reduce complexity, sprawl, and lower total cost of ownership? A. Customer needs the highest ratio of memory to file servers. B. Customer desires a Linux or z/OS system, savings from environmentals, and reductions from third party software licenses to achieve the best total economics with a consolidation ratio of 6 to 1 "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 10

IBM 000-780 Exam or greater. C. Customer wants to benefit from reduction in complexity, significant operating cost reduction. Customer has a multivendor server and storage environment or to compete against an integrated system like UCS, vBlock or Application System to take out existing IBM infrastructure. D. Customer wants to consolidate critical business applications and databases onto the most secure, resilient and scalable virtualization system for UNIX, z/OS, and Linux workloads while providing clients flexibility and choice to leverage existing storage, networking, software, infrastructure, and skills. Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 27 A midsized customer is looking to simplify their x86 and UNIX environment and move in to a private cloud. They currently have two POWER7 720's running various business applications and four x3550 servers hosting exchange and web front ends for the applications on the POWER systems. Which IBM software is selected by default when choosing a PureFlex System Standard to enable cloud services? A. DB2 Universal Database B. Smart Cloud Entry C. Smart Cloud Enterprise D. ISDM Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 28 A customer wants to reduce the time to deploy workloads within their private cloud. Which of the following is a key differentiator of the PureFlex Foundation? A. Leverages Capacity Upgrade on Demand across CPU, storage, memory and network B. Optimized to run IBM server operating systems, server hardware and storage through an integrated GUI C. Full integration of IBM operating systems, middleware, database and applications pre-loaded on to a single system D. Elasticity, application infrastructure and server virtualization capabilities integrated into a single system

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IBM 000-780 Exam Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 29 A customer decided to move their payroll and CRM to an external cloud hosted environment. Which of the following describes this environment? A. Private cloud B. BCRS C. Infrastructure as a service D. Business Process as a service Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 30 A customer has a small business and is looking for an integrated system solution including networking. The customer is anticipating rapid expansion of their business volumes within a year and needs rapid, easy provisioning. The customer has Windows, Linux, and IBM i applications. Which of the following addresses this situation at lowest cost? A. PureFlex Express B. PureFlex x240 Node C. Flex System Manager D. Flex BTO Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 31 What is the name of the feature in the Storwize V7000 that automatically moves data between SSD and spinning drives when they are in a hybrid pool? A. F.A.S.T. B. EasyTier "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 12

IBM 000-780 Exam C. Performance Accelerator Module D. Active Cloud Manager Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 32 What host protocols can be connected to the Storwize V7000? A. FCoE and Infiniband B. iSCSI ,FCP and FCoE C. Infiniband and Ethernet D. SAS, FCP and FCoE Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 33 Which of the following best describes PureFlex? A. A set of independently sold components comprising server, storage and networking, integrated by the customer B. A fully integrated non-virtualized infrastructure of server, storage and networking for database applications C. A solution encompasing integration of any IBM server, storage and networking components, customized for a specific application D. A fully integrated and open infrastructure for flexibility with integrated automation and optimization expertise Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 34 An existing HP blade customer is dissatisfied and wants to know what IBM can provide. When you arrive you learn they have recently had a briefing from Cisco on their UCS blades. Which of the following will position an IBM solution best against the known competition? "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 13

IBM 000-780 Exam A. IBM BladeCenter provides an open platform with exceptional choice, efficiency and ease of use. B. IBM's massive patent portfolio provides benefits like common infrastructure and management tools for x86 and POWER based servers. C. IBM PureFlex utilizes integrated networking which supports the increasing demand for "eastwest" datacenter traffic avoiding performance limitation of always going through top-of-rack or core switches. D. IBM PureFlex delivers an integrated, flexible platform with common management across servers, storage and network resources and also integrates decades of experience through management policies and expert patterns. Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 35 A customer is looking to deploy an additional SAP workload on POWER architecture. Today, the customer has a Power 770 with 16 active cores and 16 cores available. The new workload will require an additional twelve cores. The customer has a BladeCenter H with available slots. Which of the following is the least disruptive solution for this customer? A. Sell a new Power 720 B. Add capacity to the existing Power 770 C. Add a PS701 blade to the BladeCenter H D. Sell a new PureFlex Standard with a POWER compute node Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 36 A local retail customer is planing to expand their business and is interested in an IBM integrated solution with pre-configured and pre-integrated hardware and software. The customer has a small IT staff and limited knowledge of how to deploy applications on the web, they have turned to IBM to help them with this situation. Which of the following could provide benefits of choosing this solution? A. IBM SmartCloud Entry B. IBM Storage Manager C. Tivoli Storage Productivity Center D. Unified Resource Manager on PureFlex "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 14

IBM 000-780 Exam Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 37 Which of the following factors are considered part of the total cost of ownership for IT systems? A. Maintenance costs, hardware acquisition costs, and building lease B. Hardware acquisition costs, building depreciation expense, and data center power and cooling costs C. Telecommunication costs, data center power and cooling costs, administartive maintenance costs D. IT staff labor costs, hardware acquisition costs, data center power and cooling costs Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 38 Which of the following is the IBM hardware configurator for PureFlex? A. xREF B. SOVA C. eConfig D. Server Proven Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 39 A sales professional needs a presenter for a PureFlex product briefing, Which of the following IBM resources should be used? A. IBM PartnerWorld Contact Services B. Tiger Team C. Competeline D. Supportline "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 15

IBM 000-780 Exam Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 40 A PureFlex sales porfessional needs to know more about Cisco UCS. Which is the best resource to use? A. Advanced Technical Skills (ATS) B. COG C. Competeline D. IBM Sales Asset Manager (SAM) Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 41 Which of the following options describes three infrastructure components of the PureFlex Express? A. Servers, storage and networking B. Hypervisor, storage and redundant switches C. Virtualization, management and availability D. Operating system, hypervisor and Rational Developer for POWER Tools Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 42 A PureFlex sales professional is discussing the benefits of an PureFlex solution with the CIO and IT Director of a prospective client . Which of the following benefits will be most attractive in the initial meeting? A. Ease of management and monitoring B. Support for half-wide and full-wide nodes C. Support for VMware, Linux KVM and PowerVM hypervisors "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 16

IBM 000-780 Exam D. Support for FCP, iSCSI, Infiniband and FCoE network options Answer: A Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 43 The client requests a Total Cost of Ownership analysis for a proposed PureFlex solution. Which of the following time frames would best represent a typical Alinean TCO analysis? A. 1 year B. 3 years C. 6 years D. 7 years Answer: B Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 44 A customer is comparing a BladeCenter solution with an PureFlex Foundation solution. Which of the following is an advantage of PureFlex Foundation? A. PureFlex allows both x86 and POWER architectures B. PureFlex has static switch configurations C. PureFlex provides more comprehensive management D. PureFlex supports more blades or nodes than a BladeCenter E Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 45 Which of the following is a key enabling function of the Storwize V7000 and PureFlex Storage Node to support migration of data from existing storage systems to the PureFlex environment? A. EasyTier B. Flashcopy "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 17

IBM 000-780 Exam C. Metro Mirroring D. Storage Virtualization Answer: D Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 46 A banking customer is considering implementing PureFlex as part of their long term data center initiative. Which of the following is a benefit of PureFlex? A. Provides complete data center management for PureFlex and non PureFlex devices B. Meets examiner or auditor regulatory requirements C. Provides rapid workload deployment D. Protects all enterprise data in the public cloud Answer: C Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 47 A customer is considering a PureSystem solution and alternatives from Hitachi, Cisco, and others. Which of the following is a benefit of using FlexSystem Manager? A. Can include all IBM storage devices under the covers B. Provides management for all IBM server families. C. Eliminates need for a daily tape backup D. Integration of storage and server management Answer: D

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