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IBM C9020-560 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | IBM Midrange Storage Sales V3 |
| Exam Number: | C9020-560 |
| Exam Price: | $200 USD |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, English |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60-65 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice (Single/Multiple Answer) |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Passing Score: | 59% |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Certified Specialist - Enterprise Storage Sales IBM Certified Specialist - Storage Sales |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Recommended Training: | IBM Storage Knowledge Center IBM Midrange Storage Sales Training |
| Exam Registration: | IBM Certification Portal Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or in-person at Pearson VUE authorized test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 12+ months experience selling storage solutions, 6+ months experience with IBM midrange storage products |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www-03.ibm.com/certify/tests/objC9020-560.shtml |
IBM C9020-560 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Cloud, Control & Analytics Concepts | 8% | - Storage management and analytics tools - Hybrid cloud storage integration - Data protection and security fundamentals |
| Gather Customer Requirements | 32% | - Qualify storage requirements and constraints - Analyze existing storage environment and workloads - Identify customer business and technical storage needs |
| Determine IBM Storage Solution | 32% | - Align solutions with customer use cases - Integrate with existing infrastructure - Select IBM Spectrum and software features - Design appropriate IBM midrange storage configuration |
| Value Proposition & Competitive Positioning | 28% | - Explain IBM midrange storage benefits and differentiators - Position against competing storage solutions - Demonstrate ROI and TCO advantages |
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- Determine IBM Storage Solution (32%)
- Value Proposition & Competitive Positioning (28%)
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Recommended: 12+ months experience selling storage solutions, 6+ months experience with IBM midrange storage products
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IBM Midrange Storage Sales V3 Sample Questions:
A customer is interested in the IBM Storwize Family and its ability to externally virtualize and integrate additional functionality, utilizing non-IBM hardware. The customer also wants to know if IBM Storwize
Virtualization supports its various non-IBM Storage systems.
Which IBM tool should be used to verify the customer's environment?
- A. IBM Solution for Compliance in a Regulated Environment
- B. IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool
- C. IBM System Storage Interoperation Center
- D. IBM Capacity Magic
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A customer is requesting a VMware-integrated system that allows control of IBM storage solutions through a unified Linux server platform.
Which solution should be recommended?
- A. IBM Spectrum Control Advanced Edition
- B. IBM Spectrum Control Standard Edition
- C. IBM Spectrum Control Base Edition
- D. IBM Spectrum Control Storage Insights
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Which two storage attributes are critical to provide the fastest time to insight as data volume and value continue to grow? (Choose two.)
- A. Capacity
- B. Efficiency
- C. Performance
- D. Scalability
- E. Access
Correct Answer: B,E 🗳️
A public transportation customer wants to accelerate its database batch processes. Flexibility, dual-site production connectivity, High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) are mandatory.
Which solution should the sales representative propose?
- A. IBM Storwize V7000 with internal SSD and Volume Mirror
- B. IBM Storwize V7000 with IBM FlashSystem attached and FlashCopy
- C. IBM SAN Volume Controller with a SSD drawer attached and Volume Mirror
- D. IBM SAN Volume Controller with IBM FlashSystem attached and stretched cluster
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A customer is implementing a data analytics application and is considering flash storage from IBM and
Violin Memory.
Which resource can be used to show the financial benefit of IBM equipment over its competition?
- A. Butterfly study
- B. SIO study
- C. TCOnow!
- D. VSI
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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