A customer has requested an IBM System Storage DS8700 solution to meet the following requirements: - 20% yearly growth - 29,000 IOPS - approximately 50/50 mix of read/write operations - small (4 KB) data transfers The storage specialist has created a Disk Magic model in which each port is capable of approximately 2,900 to 3,100 IOPS. What is the minimum number of ports that should be configured on the DS8700 to handle the projected workload for the first year()
A customer wants to consolidate storage from four IBM System p servers and one large IBM System i server on a high end disk subsystem. The customer does not have a SAN installed. The customer will require approximately 24 TB of capacity for System p and 20 TB of capacity for System i. The customer states that performance of the System i system is most important. Capacity, multi-path access, and replication functions are important for the System p servers. Which solution best satisfies the customer requirements()
A customer has one mainframe and ten open system servers in their current environment. They plan to add the servers to an IBM DS8700 system with four array sites. How many extent pools should be created to provide the best resource utilization of the DS8700()
A customer has an IBM System Storage DS8100 with 128 DDMs and needs to add additional capacity. What must be verified by the Business Partner during the visit to the computer room()