IBM PureFlex Systems Sales V2 Sample Questions:

1. A customer technical group is discussing PureFlex with the business partner specialist. The technical group has done some reading about PureFlex and believes many hypervisors are supported. Which of the following hypervisors are supported on PureFlex?

A) PowerVM, OVM, VMware, and XEN
B) VMware, KVM, OVM, and PowerVM
C) KVM, Hyper-V, VMware, and PowerVM
D) XEN, VMware, PowerVM, and Hyper-V

2. A current HP customer is running Oracle and WebLogic solution which requires eleven four-socket x86 servers. This will be replicated in over one hundred remote geographic locations. Major concerns are growth, TCO, and the ease and speed of deployment. The customer will have to take any final solution to the CEO and the Board of Directors. Which of the following approaches will best position a PureSystem solution?

A) PureData as a centralized database supporting all remote locations
B) PureApplication speed of deployment
C) FSM with an x86 optimized rack solution
D) PureFlex management and speed of deployment

3. A PureFlex prospect is ready to order an enterprise foundation from an IBM business partner. The prospect has a long standing positive relationship with storage purchases from a second business partner. The prospect desires to order the PureFlex from the first business partner and included storage from the second business partner. Which of the following must be discussed with this prospect?

A) The two business partners must share credit and one of them must order all components
B) The PureFlex transaction may be ordered as requested, but will result in duplicate contracts
C) The PureFlex transaction may be ordered as requested, as long as the components ship from separate locations
D) Separate orders are possible, but the orders would become a Flex System solution

4. A customer wants to position an IBM solution against solutions from other vendors. Which of the following resources meet this need?

A) ServerProven
B) SSCT
C) WLE
D) Competitive Sales Tool

5. A PureFlex prospect asks their sales professional what is the benefit of the IBM Flex System storage and management. Which of the following is a key administrative capability that meets this need?

A) An administrator can seamlessly view any third party storage management console.
B) An administrator can establish global mirror pairs across across IBM and third party storage.
C) An administrator can gather storage performance data for non IBM storage as well as IBM storage from a single console.
D) An administrator can virtualize third-party storage with simplified migration of the current storage infrastructure.

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