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000-201 test contains at least 47 numbers of questions, and allows candidates to answers all the questions in 90 minutes. Test 000-201: IBM Midrange Storage Technical Specialist is designed to verify whether a storage technical specialist has the necessary skills success in midrange pre-sale customer engagements. As it is said that the 000-201 certification will replace all the product specific storage exams before. These product specific pre-sales storage technical exams on or before July 1, 2010.

The Storage certification program is changing from many product specific exams to fewer role based exams.

This Midrange Storage Technical Specialist certification will replace all previous product specific midrange technical certifications. Those exams will be withdrawn before July 1, 2010. Withdrawal notice will be posted for each previous sales exam individually when finally scheduled.

Candidates are encouraged to move to this role based Storage technical certification.

This exam is for those Storage specialists who work predominantly with midrange storage opportunities. These are the skills that are measured on this certification exam.

1) Evaluate and Establish Customer Environment and Plans

Evaluate and document current customer environment (i.e. equipment, operating systems, software, staff usage, satisfaction, need for change and growth, application, and virtualization)

Establish need for change and growth (i.e. - capacity, application, regulation)

Differentiate Storage product features architectural advantages relevant to customer environment and plans. Contrast with current customer environment and competitive offerings at a level consistent with the customer audience. These features include:

Current storage portfolio and commonly occurring previous versions, related software and middleware

Storage products and storage management options

Performance Improvements

Systems management

Pricing options

RAS

CARS (Compliance, Availability, Retention, and Security)

Migration and tunring

BCDR Requirements

Understand key concepts and terminology (IBM, competitive, and industry) Identify opportunities (i.e. Data Warehousing, SOA, IIS, Business Resilience, virtualization, and workload consolidation).

2) Apply Information

Product selection, including disk, tape, switches, SVC, and storage software.

Describe in detail and apply characteristics

Disk (DS3x00, DS5x00/DS3950, N3x00)

Tape (TS3100,TS3200,TS3500, and TS3310)

Switches (Brocade SAN24B-4, Cisco MDS 9124, Multiprotocol routers, Brocade SAN40B, SAN80Bm Cisco 9134m M, X, and R, SVC lite and SVC) Storage Software (basic Storage Management products, TPC)

Describe in general terms the characteristics Disk (DS6000, DS8000, XIV, N6xx0. N7xx0, Gateway, and Advanced Functions)

Tape (TS7700, TS7650G, TS3500, TS1130) Switches (Cisco director (95xx Cisco), Cisco Nexus, SVC, FC0E concepts) Solve customer business problems using tools, methods and processes including:

Performance planning tools

Capacity planning tools

Financial modeling tools

Techline / Competeline

Configurators

Ideas International

Create accurate including configuration for hardware; identify software, and services based upon the needs and expectations of the customer. Consider physical site requirements

Installation Planning / Migration Considerations

Verify solution with presales TDA (SAR)

3) Installation Planning / Migration Considerations

Identify areas of risk, discuss with customer, relevant business partner(s), and IBM team.

Create a mutually developed implementation plan with the customer. Establish mutually agreed post installation support plan.

Describe and perform preinstall TDA (previously called Solution Assurance Review) using SAPR process.

Relevant services and services providers

Remote support considerations

4) Installation and Post Install Support

Facilitate installation and configuration

Facilitate Storage Manager Configurations and installation

Facilitate Subsystem configuration

Agreed post install support

Ensure implementation plan is executed per requirements (including all necessary vendors, business partners, and IBM team groups) to ensure the customer expectations have been met

The assessment test is meant to assist the individual candidate in focus on areas requiring additional preparation before attempting the certification exam; the materials may not be copied or used for any other purpose. To assess your current skill level and readiness for Test 000-201 - IBM Midrange Storage Technical Specialist, you can take a Web-based assessment test.

Passing this assessment test does not result in achieving a credential. It is designed to provide diagnostic feedback on the Examination Score Report, correlating back to the test objectives, showing how you scored on each section of the test.

For this assessment test, the passing score is 70% and the time provided to take the test is 90 minutes.

A $10 test fee applies worldwide to each time a test is taken, even if the same test is retaken. VISA, Master Card and American Express credit cards are accepted.

To take the assessment test:

Access the Web-based test delivery tool Prime (link resides outside of ibm.com)

If you already have an account on Prime, select Secure Sign-In and continue to Take Test. Otherwise select First Time Registration and follow the

2 steps below:

Step 1: If you already have a Prometric ID number enter it into Step 1. If

you do not have one, proceed to Step 2.

Note: Choose your username and password that you will use every time you take a test via Prime. Record them for future reference, along with your ID number that Prime generates.

Under Public Test (first rectangle), select the Systems & Storage Assessment Tests section, and 'Submit'.

Select 201, and proceed with on screen instructions.

If the candidate has no idea of the correct answer DO NOT GUESS on the assessment test. The assessment is intended to help identify areas for further preparation.

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