IBM C4090-971 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | IBM Enterprise Storage Technical Support V4 |
| Exam Number: | C4090-971 |
| Passing Score: | 65% |
| Exam Price: | $200 USD (approximate) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Certified Specialist - Midrange Storage Technical Support IBM Certified Specialist - Enterprise Storage Sales |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Real Exam Qty: | 55 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice |
| Exam Duration: | 105 minutes |
| Recommended Training: | IBM Redbooks - Enterprise Storage IBM Training Courses |
| Exam Registration: | IBM Certification Portal Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: | IBM C4090-971 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Proctored at Pearson VUE test centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | None required; prior experience with IBM enterprise storage recommended |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/training/certification |
IBM C4090-971 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Product Information | 30% | - IBM XIV Storage System - IBM tape and archive solutions - IBM Spectrum Virtualize / SAN Volume Controller - IBM Spectrum Control - IBM DS8000 series |
| Topic 2: CAMSS and Enterprise Storage Concepts | 20% | - Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social, Security - Storage virtualization and tiering - Data protection and disaster recovery |
| Topic 3: Application of Resources and Tools | 25% | - Technical documentation and Redbooks - Capacity Magic, Disk Magic, eConfig - Interoperation and compatibility verification |
| Topic 4: Customer Environment, Requirements, and Plans | 25% | - Determine storage solution alignment - Analyze customer environment and requirements - Evaluate business continuity and availability needs |
IBM Enterprise Storage Technical Support Sample Questions:
A customer currently owns a Scalar LTO-5 SAS single drive autoloader. Planned future growth requires a tape library with capacity of four LTO-6drives and 40 data cartridges.
Which IBM product meets the requirement while minimizing impact on the budget?
- A. TS3100
- B. TS3310
- C. TS3200
- D. TS2900
A customer's current storage environment includes both a 12 module XIV Gen3 and a DS5300 with 12 expansion drawers. The customer wants to migrate all workload from the DS5300 to the XIV.
Which two actions should the solution architect perform first? (Choose two.)
- A. Collect DS5300 performance data and model the workload on a 12 module XIV.
- B. Collect DS5300 and XIV performance data and model the cumulative workload.
- C. Gather and analyze capacity requirements and usage using the DS5300 and GUI.
- D. Migrate the DS5300 workload to the XIV using XIV migration capability.
- E. Migrate the DS5300 to the XIV using an IBM SAN Volume Controller with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software.
Which upgrade is possible for a customer with IBM FlashSystem 840?
- A. Systems purchased with eight 4 TB flash modules can be expanded to twelve1TB flash modules.
- B. Systems purchased with eight 2 TB flash modules can be expanded to twelve 4 TB flash modules.
- C. Systems purchased with eight 2 TB flash modules can be expanded to twelve 2 TB flash modules.
- D. Systems purchased with eight 4 TB flash modules can be expanded to twelve 2 TB flash modules.
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A customer would like to use Analytics to drive business growth, reduce fraud, and increase efficiency. However, budgets are limited and the customer would like to use IBM Spectrum Scale to save money with the current storage infrastructure.
Which two IBM Spectrum Scale characteristics are applicable? (Choose two.)
- A. Reduce costs by using only high capacity drives.
- B. Reduce operational efficiency to increase performance.
- C. Increase storage utilization to defer future storage purchases.
- D. Increase physical storage capacity to handle Analytics.
- E. Identify the data that a company can dispose of.
Which IBM Storage System can be directly attached to an IBM i partition on a POWER System?
- A. IBM XIV
- B. IBM DS8870
- C. IBM FlashSystem 820
- D. IBM FlashSystem 840
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