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IBM Storage for Hybrid Cloud Level 1 Quiz: Attempt review 11/12/23, 21.
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IBM Storage for Hybrid Cloud Level

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Question 1 IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat has enabled our

Incorrect storage to support containerization and easy
transportability between various clouds and
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on-premises environments using an open
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standard. What software enables this?
Select one:
Kubernetes 
OpenStructure
Docker
OpenShift
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Question 2 What is the name of the base software stack

Correct that provides a wealth of features for SAN
Volume Controller and FlashSystem storage
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systems?
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Select one:
IBM Spectrum Storage
IBM Spectrum Scale
IBM Spectrum Virtualize 
IBM Spectrum Accelerate
Question 3 Which is NOT part of the core messaging

Correct around the IBM difference?
Points out of Select one:

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Hybrid: IBM Storage stands apart by

providing a consistent approach to
security, data reduction, data mobility,
and operations
Multicloud: IBM Storage has a unique

software foundation that provides open
interoperability across storage systems
and clouds
Secure: IBM Storage, unlike

competitors, extends encryption across
your existing information technology
(IT) storage environment
Performant: IBM Storage is 

distinctive with benchmarked
input/output operations per second
(IOPS) performance faster than over
450 heterogeneous storage systems
Question 4 The majority of the Spectrum Virtualize-

Incorrect based FlashSystem family supports Data
Reduction Pools (DRPs) which can help to
Points out of
increase effective capacity. Which of the
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following most accurately describes the
capabilities of DRPs?
Select one:
Thin provisioning, SCSI Unmap and

compression
Thin provisioning, SCSI Unmap, 

deduplication and compression
Thin provisioning and SCSI Unmap
Thin provisioning, SCSI Unmap, pattern

removal, deduplication and
compression
Question 5 When it comes to Data Reduction Pools what

Correct is a major differentiator that IBM has?

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Selectable flexibility by data pool 
Data Reduction ratios of 3:1 are easily

obtained
Clients must have data reduction

running in a Data Reduction Pool
Deduplication via hardware inside each

FlashCore Module
Question 6 What powerful ability that is found in SAN

Correct Volume Controller and the majority of the
FlashSystem family enables clients to bring
Points out of
consistent management and features to over
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500 (used to be 450) heterogeneous storage
systems?
Select one:
Storage Virtualization 
WAN IP Replication
VAAI and VASA
IBM Storage Insights
Question 7 What term is used to refer to block storage

Correct that is virtualized by Spectrum Virtualize for
Cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS)?
Points out of
1.00 Select one:
EC2
EBS 
AMI
S3
Question 8 Virtualization is the foundation of most

Correct traditional data centers. Virtual machines
were designed to make efficient use of
Points out of
physical hardware. Containers are different.
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What are containers primarily designed to
accomplish?
Select one:
Containers help IT managers contain

the amount of data that new-gen
applications are creating
Containers orchestrate the deployment

and management of new applications at
the scale of a Hybrid Multicloud
Containers make even more efficient

use of physical hardware than virtual
machines
Containers make it easy to move 

applications from one place to
another
Question 9 Sometimes we encounter scenarios where

Incorrect clients say that they don’t need additional
storage. What can IBM offer to still obtain a
Points out of
win with Spectrum Virtualize while also
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providing clients with a way to gain access to
the cloud?
Select one:
IBM Tape library solutions
Spectrum Copy Data Management
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 
SAN Volume Controller (SVC)
Question 10 When we examine our competitor’s storage

Correct systems, we observe that one of them has a
stronger cloud solution than the rest. Which
Points out of
competitor temporarily has the stronger
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cloud abilities?
Select one:
Dell
HPE
Pure
NetApp 
Question 11 What makes Easy Tier so efficient that it can

Correct deliver impressive results even when using
only a small percentage of truly high-
Points out of
performance storage?
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Select one:
It works through an advanced hyperlink

connection
It works on a sub-LUN basis 
It uses central processing unit cache

memory for swap space
It uses a brute force algorithm to

predict what should be moved
Question 12 There are competitors who have stronger

Correct cloud features in specific areas than we do
at the moment. In what way might we
Points out of
counter those advantages?
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Select one:
IBM’s lower price and superior

warranties offset any advantages a
competitor might have in specific areas
With Storage Insights, IBM can perform

predictive analytics on every system in a
client’s data center thereby providing a
much simpler infrastructure to manage
Where IBM has advantages they are so

significant that they offset the
advantages that our competitors might
have
IBM can effectively create a 

homogeneous infrastructure with
consistent abilities everywhere
Question 13 In the Storage for Hybrid Multicloud client

Incorrect presentation, we attempt to show the
customer several characteristics that they
Points out of
should be looking for in storage. We believe
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that these characteristics are distinctive for
IBM Storage and will give you a competitive
advantage. Which of the following is NOT
one of IBM’s distinctive competitive
advantages?
Select one:
Strategic storage choices are more 

about the software foundation that
you select than the hardware that it
happens to be running on
Artificial intelligence (AI) infused

software as a solution (SaaS) based
monitoring and management can
simplify operations
You can bring cloud economics on-

premises by using consumption-based
pricing that flexes up and down
Non-volatile memory express (NVMe)

delivers more predictable and faster
throughput, thus helping to increase
infrastructure density
Question 14 What makes IBM’s Easy Tier unique?

Incorrect
Select one:
Points out of
1.00 It works only with IBM block storage
devices
It can differentiate between 7.2K 

and 10K hard disk drives (HDDs)
It works on a whole logical unit number

(LUN) basis
It is cognitive artificial intelligence (AI)

driven rather than policy based
Question 15 The majority of Spectrum Virtualize

Correct solutions are positioned for future storage
advancements. What is the ultrahigh-
Points out of
performance, low-latency, storage type that
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is supported by most of the FlashSystem
family?
Select one:
FlashCore Modules
Server cache intermix
Storage disk scalability
Storage Class Memory 
Question 16 One great example of the power of

Correct consumption-based cloud pricing for on-
premises infrastructure relates to one of the
Points out of
IBM FlashWatch guarantees. Which best
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describes this combination?
Select one:
With FlashWatch including 90 days of

data migration for free, the
consumption-based cloud pricing can
ramp up slowly over the first three
months
When acquiring IBM FlashCore Modules

under consumption-based cloud
pricing, the FlashWatch Endurance
Guarantee means the flash will still be
working when the capacity is finally
consumed
Two storage systems are required 

for 100% uptime via HyperSwap
and using the Utility Offering, the
cost of the base capacity on the 2
systems is only 1.2x the base cost of
a single leased system
With the FlashWatch Data Reduction

Guarantee, compression and
deduplication can help reduce
acquisition costs to the point that cloud
pricing isn't necessary
Question 17 IBM offers a solution to deliver

Correct consumption-based cloud pricing for on-
premises storage infrastructure. What is it
Points out of
called?
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Select one:
Storage Utility Offering 
Spectrum Virtualize Cloud Pak
Hybrid Multicloud Pricing
Storwize Public Cloud Pricing
Question 18 All Spectrum Virtualize storage solutions

Correct include powerful cloud software that
provides AI based predictive analytics and
Points out of
proactive health monitoring. This software is
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included at no additional cost. It is called
_____________.
Select one:
IBM Spectrum Control
IBM Spectrum Connect
IBM Multicloud Manager
IBM Storage Insights 
Question 19 IBM has introduced something to help

Correct clients who are looking for a container
management platform for either Docker
Points out of
packages or their own container packages.
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What IBM offering helps this?
Select one:
Kubernetes and Docker
IBM Cloud Paks 
IBM Spectrum Accelerate for Cloud
IBM Multicloud Manager
Question 20 When it comes to selling storage for hybrid

Correct multicloud what is the one thing we should
avoid?
Points out of
1.00 Select one:
Promote infrastructure density
Promote Speeds and Feeds 
Promote data availability
Promote cloud pricing
Question 21 What is the name of the powerful and unique

Correct purpose-built storage devices that are found
in the majority of Spectrum Virtualize-based
Points out of
storage systems?
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Select one:
Storage Class Memory
MicroLatency Modules
FlashCore Modules 
Dual Ported NVMe SSDs
Question 22 What is the most affordably priced system in

Correct the FlashSystem portfolio with end-to-end
NVMe?
Points out of
1.00 Select one:
FlashSystem 7200
FlashSystem 5030
FlashSystem 5010
FlashSystem 5100 
Question 23 IBM offers a high availability feature for

Correct highly critical data. This feature may even
support a 100% uptime guarantee. What is
Points out of
the name of this feature?
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Select one:
HyperSwap 
Asynchronous Replication
Synchronous Replication
Hyper-Scale
Question 24 What is an Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Correct Cloud Formation Template?

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It is a template that contains a software

configuration
It creates and configures AWS 

resources and figures out
dependencies
It’s a service enabling the launch of

virtual machine instances
It’s a platform with application services

that share common security and
interconnection
Question 25 In an environment that is experiencing

Correct dramatic and consistent growth, which of
the following statements represents an
Points out of
excellent reason for choosing FlashSystem
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7200 rather than FlashSystem 5100?
Select one:
3X more cache, 3X more IOPS and 3X

more clustering
2X more cache, 2X more IOPS and 

2X more clustering
2.5X more cache, 2.5X more IOPS and

2.5X more clustering
1.5X more cache, 1.5X more IOPS and

1.5X more clustering

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IBM Storage for Hybrid Cloud Level 1 Quiz: Attempt review 11/12/23, 21.

IBM Storage for Hybrid Cloud Level

Question 1 IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat has enabled our

Question 2 What is the name of the base software stack

IBM Spectrum Storage

IBM Spectrum Scale

IBM Spectrum Virtualize 

IBM Spectrum Accelerate

Question 3 Which is NOT part of the core messaging

Points out of Select one:

Hybrid: IBM Storage stands apart by

Multicloud: IBM Storage has a unique

Secure: IBM Storage, unlike

Performant: IBM Storage is 

Question 4 The majority of the Spectrum Virtualize-

Thin provisioning, SCSI Unmap and

Thin provisioning, SCSI Unmap, 

Thin provisioning and SCSI Unmap

Thin provisioning, SCSI Unmap, pattern

Question 5 When it comes to Data Reduction Pools what

Points out of Select one:

Selectable flexibility by data pool 

Data Reduction ratios of 3:1 are easily

Clients must have data reduction

Deduplication via hardware inside each

Question 6 What powerful ability that is found in SAN

VAAI and VASA

IBM Storage Insights

Question 7 What term is used to refer to block storage

Question 8 Virtualization is the foundation of most

Containers help IT managers contain

Containers orchestrate the deployment

Containers make even more efficient

Containers make it easy to move 

Question 9 Sometimes we encounter scenarios where

IBM Tape library solutions

Spectrum Copy Data Management

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 

SAN Volume Controller (SVC)

Question 10 When we examine our competitor’s storage

Question 11 What makes Easy Tier so efficient that it can

It works through an advanced hyperlink

It works on a sub-LUN basis 

It uses central processing unit cache

It uses a brute force algorithm to

Question 12 There are competitors who have stronger

IBM’s lower price and superior

With Storage Insights, IBM can perform

Where IBM has advantages they are so

IBM can effectively create a 

Question 13 In the Storage for Hybrid Multicloud client

Strategic storage choices are more 

Artificial intelligence (AI) infused

You can bring cloud economics on-

Non-volatile memory express (NVMe)

Question 14 What makes IBM’s Easy Tier unique?

It can differentiate between 7.2K 

It works on a whole logical unit number