IBM C9020-460 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
| Exam Name: | IBM Midrange Storage Sales V2 |
| Exam Number: | C9020-460 |
| Exam Price: | Varies by region (IBM/VUE pricing) |
| Passing Score: | 58% (approximate) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60-63 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | N/A (no fixed validity) |
| Related Certifications: | C9020-461 IBM Midrange Storage Technical Support V4 C9020-970 IBM Enterprise Storage Sales V4 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Sample Questions: | IBM C9020-460 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Delivered through authorized IBM testing partners (online or onsite) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: knowledge of IBM midrange storage solutions and sales experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/training/certification |
IBM C9020-460 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Product Positioning & Sales | - Differentiating IBM storage solutions vs competitors - Solution selling for client use cases |
| Sales Tools and Resources | - Financial and competitive analysis tools - IBM sales enablement tools (e.g., Know on the Go) |
| Client Requirements and Solution Matching | - Gathering customer storage requirements - Recommending storage solutions based on needs |
| IBM Midrange Storage Products | - Storwize family overview (V5000, V7000, etc.) - IBM FlashSystem and hybrid midrange offerings |
IBM Midrange Storage Sales V2 Sample Questions:
1. A customer needs a high availability solution for its file service infrastructure in an existing IBM Storwize V7000 storage system.
Which solution should you recommend?
A) Upgrade the IBM Storwize V7000 to an IBM Storwize V7000 Unified and add a second IBM Storwize V7000 system
B) Add IBM Spectrum Scale to the IBM Srorwize V7000 and replicate to a second system
C) Add an IBM SAN Volume Controller Cluster with IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
D) Upgrade the IBM Storwize V7000 with advanced copy features
2. A customer is looking for a software tool which enables storage for cloud computing, common functions like thin provisioning, advanced analytics and tiering, snapshots, Metro-Global Mirroring as well as the definition of service classes for storage and enables self-service provisioning.
Which solution should you recommend?
A) IBM Spectrum Control and IBM Spectrum Virtualize
B) IBM Spectrum Accelerate
C) IBM Tivoli Business Continuity Process Manager
D) IBM Tivoli Productivity Center and IBM FlashCopy Manager
3. A small SMB customer with four servers and an old HP StoreVirtual (Lefthand) with 20 TB needs a new storage system. The old storage system has problems with response time, and it needs more space. Cost is important to the customer.
Which IBM storage system should you recommend?
A) Storwize V3700 with FC ports
B) Storwize V3700 with SAS ports
C) Storwize V3700 with Easy Tier
D) Storwize V3700 with full bundle
4. A customer has a capacity issue in its storage system. Currently, the customer has an EMC VNX 5100 with 15 TB installed. The customer would like to have a simple cost effective disaster recovery solution from IBM with an additional 25 TB capacity at each site, remote mirroring, and the ability to reuse the existing storage.
Which solution should the sales specialist recommend?
A) IBM Storwize V7000 with external virtualization at the primary site and an IBM Storwize V3700 at the secondary site
B) IBM Storwize V5000 at each site
C) An IBM SAN Volume Controller at the primary site and an IBM Storwize V7000 at the secondary site
D) IBM Storwize V3700 with external virtualization at each site
5. The customer currently has 37 servers with 1 TB of internal capacity on each server. The servers communicate over 1 GB Ethernet. There is no Fibre Channel requirement. The customer would like to move to a storage system with block capabilities.
Which product meets the customer's requirements?
A) IBM Storwize V3700
B) TS7650
C) TS7620
D) DCS3860
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: D | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: B | Question # 5 Answer: A |
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