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IBM 000-453 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | IBM System Storage DS8000 Technical Solutions V3 |
| Exam Number: | 000-453 |
| Passing Score: | 66% |
| Exam Format: | Multiple select, Scenario-based, Multiple choice |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 66-70 |
| Exam Price: | $200 USD |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Recommended Training: | IBM Redbooks - DS8000 Series IBM DS8000 Technical Overview |
| Exam Registration: | IBM Training & Certification |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored onsite at Pearson VUE testing centers; RETIRED as of August 31, 2015 |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended 12 months of hands-on experience with DS8000 storage solutions |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/training/certification/ibm-certified-specialist-system-storage-ds8000-technical-solutions-v3-23002403 |
IBM 000-453 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting and Support | 10% | - Monitoring and problem determination - IBM support resources and documentation |
| Configuration and Management | 15% | - Migration strategies and upgrades - License models and feature activation - DS Storage Manager GUI and DS CLI |
| Planning and Sizing | 25% | - TDA process and interoperability validation - Sizing tools: Disk Magic, Capacity Magic - Requirements analysis and solution design - RAID types and drive selection |
| Advanced Functions and Copy Services | 30% | - Integration with VMware, GDPS, PowerHA - FlashCopy, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror - Easy Tier, thin provisioning, encryption - z/OS specific functions: PAV, zHPF, Hyperswap |
| Architecture and Overview | 20% | - DS8000 hardware components and architecture - Storage hierarchy and cache management - Supported environments: Open Systems and System z - RAS features and reliability |
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- Architecture and Overview (20%)
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Recommended 12 months of hands-on experience with DS8000 storage solutions
IBM System Storage DS8000 Technical Solutions V3 Sample Questions:
A customer has an existing D68800 which is installed in their data center. It now must have an extra frame added to support additional capacity growth, but there is no room to fit the expansion frame to the right.
Which option should be taken?
- A. Disruptively relocate the D68800 to make space to the right of the base frame for the expansion frame
- B. Configure the expansion frame with the DS8000 Passthrough feature to allow placement of the frame anywhere
- C. Create an MES to replace all of the existing capacity with larger drives which support both the existing workload and the planned increase
- D. Fit the expansion frame to the left of the base frame
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
A pre-sales TDA must be done for the sale of a new DS8870. Which document type should be used for documenting the review details?
- A. The D58870 Technical and Delivery Assessment (TDA) Guide
- B. The IBM System Storage High End Disk Technical and Delivery Assessment (TDA) Guide
- C. No special document format is required for the review summary
- D. The generic STG pre-sales TDA guide
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
A customer wants to collect performance data from a newly installed IBM System Storage DSS700 to determine if the system meets expected benchmarks using their application test data.
Which tool best gathers the performance data?
- A. Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Data
- B. IBM DS Storage Manager
- C. Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V5.1
- D. Tivoli Storage Resource Manager
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A Business Partner has just received a REP from a customer for new disk subsystems for their data centers which are 500 km apart. DS8000 Global Mirror will be proposed. The customer wants to manage the replication environment using off-the-shelf software rather than custom scripting. The customer already has EMC Symmetrix replicating between their data centers.
Which of the following should be proposed to manage the D58000 replication?
- A. EMC Recover Point 3.5
- B. DS8000 Storage Manager GUI 6.3
- C. Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager V3.1
- D. Tivoli Storage Productivity' Center V5.1
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A new D58000 mixed mainframe and open storage customer would like to connect older open (2 Gbps) and mainframe servers (4 Gbps) to the DS8000 system's 8 Gbps host adapters.
How can this be done?
- A. the D58000 8 Gbps Host Adapter ports auto-negotiate to 4 Gbps and 2 Gbps link speed
- B. the customer needs to change the server's HBA5 to an 8 Gbps link speed type
- C. the DS8OIJO supports 4 Gbps for mainframe connection; the 2 Gbps open systems connection must be connected via an intermediate SAN
- D. through the GUI, adjust the required FOP ports for open to 2 Gbps and the FIOON ports for mainframe to 4 Gbps link speed
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
