A customer wants to deploy a new CRM application on an 8-way Intel-based server.  They plan to upgrade to a 16-way server six months later， because the CRM application will support a larger number of processors.  After the upgrade， they will need more I/O slots to support the SAN storage and LAN bandwidth requirements.  They are considering either the IBM x445 or the HPQ DL740/DL760G2.  Which TWO of the following choices are the key competitive advantages of the IBM x445？（）

多项选择题AretailerhasIBMandHPservers.TheyarecomparingtheIBMDS4500storagesolutiontotheircurrentHPStorageWorksEVA2C12D.WhichTWOofthefollowingarethekeyadvantagesoftheIBMsolutionovertheEVAproduct？（）

A.DS4500 offers better connectivity to the IBM iSeries Servers.
B.DS4500 ships with remote volume mirroring （RVM） and Flashcopy services.
C.DS4500 offers virtual arrays and fibre tape backup options that make it a less expensive solution.
D.DS4500 offers storage manager software standard while EVA requires purchasing of the management software.
E.DS4500 offers a flexible solution customizable by the customer while EVA ships standard with a minimum of six disk enclosures.

多项选择题AcustomerhasamixedDellandIBMserverenvironment.TheywanttoimplementasystemmanagementsolutionforalltheirWindows，Linux，andVMWareESXIntelbasedservers.WhichTWOfeaturesofIBMDirectorwillbeanadvantageforthiscustomer？（）

A.IBM Director comes with free Aurema and SteelEye software plug-ins.
B.IBM Director supports non-IBM industry standard Intel based servers.
C.IBM Director servers can be managed from within the MS Performance Monitor.
D.IBM Director requires no agents to be installed and run on the IBM systems.
E.IBM Director offers agents to manage VMWare ESX Server and runs on Linux while Dell does not.

单项选择题AnexistingIBMcustomerhasafewpSeriesserversrunningDB2onAIXintheirenvironment.TheDB2applicationcontainsthedatabaseforanorderentryapplication.AnxSeriesSQLdatabaseserverreplicatingfromDB2isaddedforoff-lineanalysispurposes.Thecustomerwantstoknowifconsolidatingthestorageandcentralizedbackupispossible.Whataretheoptionsavailabletoaccomplishthis？（）

A.pSeries and xSeries use different file systems. Consolidating Storage and backup is not achievable.
B.Consolidation is possible by connecting pSeries local storage to the xSeries SQL server using the IXA adapter.
C.Storage consolidation can be achieved by connecting the pSeries and xSeries servers to a common DS4000 storage server.
D.Storage consolidation is only achievable when raw file systems are used by the databases and both servers run the same Linux file system （e.g.， EXT3 or Reiser）.

单项选择题Acustomerwantstointegrateanx445runningSuSEwiththeirexistingEMCstorageinfrastructure.Whichofthefollowingtasksneedstobedonetoensurethatthesolutionwillworkproperly？（）

A.Ensure that the EMC storage is listed on the IBM Server Proven website
B.Ensure that the x445 is listed on the EMC Hardware Compatibility website
C.Ensure that the x445 and the EMC storage server are listed on Novell’s SuSE Supported Hardware website
D.Build a proof of concept system at the customer site to demonstrate functionality

单项选择题AnadministratorhasbeenaskedtolookatthedifferenttypesofEmulexhostbusadaptersthatcanbeusedinanx445server.Fromthefollowingoptions，wherecanthemostrelevantinformationbefoundtoassistinmakingavalidchoice？（）

A.IBM Redbooks
B.IBM Announcement Letters
C.ServerProven website
D.Configuration and Options Guide （COG）