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IBM C4090-971 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
| Exam Name: | IBM Enterprise Storage Technical Support V2 |
| Exam Number: | C4090-971 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Certified Specialist - Storage Solutions IBM Certified System Administrator - Storage |
| Exam Price: | Varies by region and testing provider |
| Real Exam Qty: | Not publicly specified |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Not publicly specified |
| Passing Score: | Not publicly specified |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice, Scenario-based questions |
| Exam Duration: | Not publicly specified |
| Recommended Training: | IBM Training - Storage Solutions |
| Exam Registration: | IBM Certification Portal Pearson VUE IBM Exams |
| Sample Questions: | IBM C4090-971 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or test center delivery via authorized IBM testing partner |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended experience with enterprise storage systems and basic knowledge of SAN technologies |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/training/certification |
IBM C4090-971 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Troubleshooting and Maintenance | - Failure analysis and recovery procedures - Firmware and software maintenance operations - Diagnosing storage performance issues |
| Topic 2: IBM Storage Systems | - Storage management tools and interfaces - IBM storage virtualization concepts - IBM block storage platforms overview |
| Topic 3: Storage Fundamentals | - Enterprise storage components overview - Storage architecture concepts (block, file, object) - RAID levels and data protection mechanisms |
| Topic 4: SAN and Connectivity | - iSCSI fundamentals and configuration principles - Fibre Channel architecture and topology - Zoning and LUN masking concepts |
| Topic 5: Installation and Configuration | - Host attachment and connectivity setup - Initial system setup and configuration |
IBM Enterprise Storage Technical Support Sample Questions:
1. What is the minimum role level needed to download support log files to troubleshoot the IBM SAN Volume Controller?
A) Copy Operator
B) Service
C) Security Administrator
D) Monitor
2. Which IBM storage offering scales linearly without hot-spots and delivers insights from analytics faster with tuning-free data distribution?
A) DS8870
B) IBM FlashSystem
C) LTFS
D) XIV
3. What is the minimum number of redundant key servers needed by multiple DS8870s when using disk encryption?
A) 2
B) 6
C) 1
D) 4
4. A customer has several legacy storage arrays containing many hot spare disks. The customer has heard that the IBM XIV does not have any hot spares.
What should the technical specialist explain to the customer about the way the IBM XIV works?
A) Each drive has spare capacity and spreads the data across the spare capacity of each drive.
B) The IBM XIV has four hot spares per module to allow for multiple hot spare failures at one time.
C) Legacy storage arrays with hot spares take hours to rebuild extending the failure window.
D) The IBM XIV has two hot spare drives per module to handle failures.
5. During a Technical Delivery and Assessment (TDA) for a DS8870, the solution architect was directed to use Disk Magic to size the solution.
What will Disk Magic provide in this situation?
A) Resolution(s) to a performance problem
B) Determine effective capacity of specific storage configuration
C) Modeling of a specific storage configuration
D) Simulation of performance under varying conditions
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: D | Question # 2 Answer: C | Question # 3 Answer: D | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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