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Question 1

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A client who is interested in FlashCore Module 4 (FCM4) asks

about what, if any, unique ability was added to FCM 4 that was
not part of FCM3?

Ability to use Single Level Cell (SLC) flash pages as well as

Quad Level Cell (QLC) flash pages

Larger capacity modules

3-to-1 data compression

Ransomware Threat Detection 

Question 2

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A client is aware that IBM FlashSystem solutions have three

different scheduler/orchestrator applications which can be used
for taking snapshots. They remember that one of the three
solutions can only take crash consistent snapshots and doesn’t
support Dual Control. Which solution are they thinking about?

This is a trick question because all three support both 

crash, and application consistent snapshots

Storage Virtualize Internal Scheduler

Copy Data Management (CDM)

Copy Services Manager (CSM)

Question 3

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What IBM block storage solution DOES NOT use the award-
winning IBM Storage Virtualize software stack?

Storage Virtualize for Public Cloud

DS8000 

FlashSystem

SAN Volume Controller

Question 4

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When speaking about IBM Storage Defender, a client asks what

MVC means since it has come up several times during the
discussion. What is MVC?

Maximum Valued Calibration

Minimum Viable Company 

Maximum Verifiable Capability

Minimum Verifiable Capability

Question 5

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Many members of the FlashSystem family support the ability to

virtualize over 500 different storage systems which provides
those systems with the features of IBM’s Storage Virtualize
software. All of the FlashSystem models with this ability share a
common flash protocol in the control enclosure. What protocol
do these systems support?

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)

Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe) 

Serial Attach SCSI (SAS)

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)

Question 6

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what can a seller tell a client about metadata, that is used by

Storage Insights and Storage Insights Pro, to help them trust
that their privacy is assured?

Since the metadata is not actual data there is very little

reason to have concern.

Since only a tiny number of people can have access there is

limited opportunities for there to be problems.

The metadata is ISO/IBC 72001/72017/72018/72701

ISN validated

Metadata is transmitted using 128-bit encryption and 

AES 256-bit encryption at rest.

Question 7

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IBM has refined an existing program to provide what

organizations are asking for when it comes to storage lifecycle
management. One version of the program is designed for
organizations that want ongoing automatic hardware and
software upgrades on client-owned infrastructure. What is that
program called?

IBM Expert Care

IBM Storage Assurance Perpetual 

IBM Storage Assurance As-a-Service

IBM Storage Assurance Utility

Question 8

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During an August 2024 client meeting the client asks about

which FlashSystem arrays Policy-based High Availability works
with. What is the most correct answer?

FlashSystem 5045 through FlashSystem 9500 

FlashSystem 5015 through FlashSystem 5300

FlashSystem 5015 through FlashSystem 9500

FlashSystem 5300 through FlashSystem 9500

Question 9

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The ability to virtualize over 500 different external storage

systems is part of IBM’s Storage Virtualize software which is at
the heart of most FlashSystem solutions and all SAN Volume
Controller solutions. What comment accurately states what
Storage Virtualize does?

Storage Virtualize is used to take IBM’s award-winning

DS8000 storage systems and turn them into the equivalent
of FlashSystem storage.

Storage Virtualize turns one physical storage system into

many virtual systems which provides unique economics for
unique situations.

Storage Virtualize turns many physical storage systems 

into one virtual system which delivers improved
flexibility and cost

Storage Virtualize makes third party storage systems able

to be used by Ceph so they can be turned into Object
Storage.
Question 10

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A client is fascinated to discover that a certain piece of software

plays a key role in handling alerts from IBM’s software and/or
hardware implementations of Ransomware Threat Detection.
What piece of cloud-based software plays a pivotable role?

IBM Storage Insights Pro 

IBM Storage Scale

IBM Storage Virtualize for Public Cloud

IBM Storage Insights

Question 11

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In discussing IBM’s Policy-based 3-Site Replication with a client,

the seller mentions that the solution provides active/active high-
availability across metro distances plus something else. What is
the other thing that is added to the high availability?

High performance, low Recovery Point Objective (RPO) 

replication to the Disaster Recovery (DR) site.

Low performance, high Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

replication to the Disaster Recovery (DR) site.

Low performance, low Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

replication to the Disaster Recovery (DR) site.

High performance, high Recovery Point Objective (RPO)

replication to the Disaster Recovery (DR) site.
Question 12

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IBM has made it relatively simple for clients to figure out what
they can expect as they consider stepping up from one NVMe-
based model to the next in the portfolio. As a general guideline,
performance, physical size and numbers of host ports increase
by “X” times. What is that numerical factor?

2

Question 13

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During a meeting with an organization that is intrigued with IBM

Flash Grid, a seller is asked which 2024 Storage Virtualize
systems do not support Flash Grid. What is the correct
response?

FlashSystem 5015 and FlashSystem 5045 

SAN Volume Controller SA2 and SAN Volume Controller

SV3

FlashSystem 5045 and FlashSystem 5300

FlashSystem 5015 and SAN Volume Controller SA2

Question 14

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A client is intrigued with the fact that FlashCore Module 4s

(FCM4s) can offload host workloads, and alleviate constraints
that are often seen with industry standard solid-state drives.
What name is used to describe this ability?

Computational Storage 

Quantum Storage

Ceph Storage

Enhanced Object Storage

Question 15

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IBM’s Policy-based 3-site configurations allow organizations to

survive the loss of how many systems and still keep the
business moving?

2

1
Question 16

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When a user retrieves blocks of storage on a block storage

system, what does the storage system do?

Performs analytics to turn them into File Storage

Takes the metadata and uses it to replicate the blocks

Disassembles the blocks into multiple discrete units

Reassembles the blocks into a single unit 

Question 17

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Clients are very pleased when they hear about IBM’s

FlashWatch guarantees. In particular, they tend to be very
excited about IBM’s Cyber Recovery guarantee. Once
configured by IBM Expert Labs what does that guarantee state?

When clients commit to a hardware support plan, they will

also have an endurance guarantee on all their FCMs.

That 100% high availability will be maintained over a 3-

year period.

That immutable snapshots from Safeguarded Copy can 

be recovered in just 60 seconds.

With FlashCore Modules IBM can deliver energy efficiency

of 1.7 watt per terabyte on selected configurations.
Question 18

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IBM Storage Defender helps organizations create an end-to-end

solution for data resiliency with early detection, safe recovery
and data management across primary and secondary
workloads. What type of license does IBM Storage Defender
have?

Quarterly CapEx model

Fixed one-time acquisition

Subscription 

Perpetual

Question 19

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IBM has come up with an approach that enables storage system

attributes to be logically collected. They group together related
volume groups, hosts, and mappings. What does IBM call this
powerful approach which is at the heart of many new
capabilities?

Flash Grid

Storage Partition 

Logical Unit Number (LUN)

Mdisk
Question 20

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During a meeting, a seller discovers that the client is very

interested IBM Easy Tier. The client seems impressed that large
performance gains can be obtained with a relatively small
amount of high performance flash. What allows Easy Tier to
deliver economic performance gains?

It uses advanced policies to create rigid rules that are

easily followed.

It works on a sub-LUN (logical unit number) basis, which 

means it only moves the hottest portion or the coldest
portion of a LUN.

It only works with third party storage systems that have

been virtualized and they are typically so slow that anything
can make them look faster.

It only works with the slowest hard drives and the fastest
storage class memory which enables IBM to buy large
volumes of those drives for an excellent price.