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If a client wants to buy Fusion Software, what is the first
objective to ensure proper entitlement?
Calculate the client's entitled capacity and apply add-ons if
this is insufficient.
Determine the total cores needed to meet the client’s
cluster workload requirements.
Move the client’s workload to Red Hat OpenShift.
Make copies of the client’s databases.
Question 2
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During a client meeting, what key words or phrases do you
want to listen for that could indicate this client is a prime
candidate for Spectrum Fusion?
On-premises and database
Monolithic applications and legacy systems
Microservices and app modernization
Private cloud and data warehouse
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As of 2Q 2022, Spectrum Fusion has two deployment options.
What are those two deployment options?
Standalone software and Cloud Pak for Integration
OpenShift appliance and standalone software
OpenShift appliance and Cloud Pak for Data
Standalone software and Nutanix
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During a discovery call, a
client comments that they have
OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF) entitlements
from Red Hat.
They don’t think it is necessary to also buy IBM Spectrum
Fusion.
What is an appropriate response to this common
objection?
Spectrum Fusion is the new form factor for exposing IBM
Spectrum Scale capabilities such as Active File
Management (AFM), and POSIX, HDFS, NFS protocols to
make existing file storage available in containers anywhere.
Data protection using Spectrum Fusion will be a simple
case of configuring the policies to match business
requirements using the built-in user experience.
Spectrum Fusion is a data platform that is more than
just a data service layer – it includes features like
backup/restore, discoverability, and more. Spectrum
Fusion also includes the ability to specify the data
layer and to integrate with
ODF. Level 1 and Level 2
support for Fusion and Red Hat ODF are provided via a
single IBM point of contact.
Red Hat and IBM work together on common
base technologies via open-source projects such as
OpenShift APIs data protection (OADP) and Ramen
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Why are so many client projects stuck in the pilot stage?
Clients are achieving their business goals without the need
of applications.
The time and difficulty required to install new systems are
steep, and it is difficult to transfer operations over to the
new systems.
Clients are missing simple and consistent ways to
support the data needs of mission-critical applications.
Clients are worried about choosing the right partner
company for the next several years.
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A client describes how application availability has been
impacted by moving data. It has affected performance due to
latencies, lack of agility, and the inability to backup and restore
that data. This has led to disruptions that significantly impact
the business. What is an appropriate response to the client?
Modernized applications co-exist with storage solutions
optimized for virtualized applications hardware. All too
often, container applications can suffer from poor storage
performance, especially under load.
Spectrum Fusion prevents disruptions by protecting
application data to ensure application high availability,
while enabling applications to access any data,
anywhere.
Organizations are running into application delays and cost
overruns. The reduced productivity and the inability to
manage data is causing clients to run applications on
legacy systems.
In a recent study conducted by Forrester Consulting on
behalf of IBM in March 2021, 71% of companies said they
needed a consistent way to deploy cloud-native
applications across on-premises infrastructure and public
clouds.
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What is a Fusion Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) server
licensing requirement?
Fusion HCI servers must be sold in pairs (quantities of
2).
IBM sells raw storage for Spectrum Fusion HCI.
Fusion HCI must include 3-year contracts of Spectrum
Fusion Expert Care.
Clients do not need a Red Hat OpenShift entitlement.
Question 8
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Your client has successfully installed Spectrum Fusion which
is running alongside their applications in Red Hat OpenShift.
To prepare for unexpected application crashes, how can the
client leverage Spectrum Fusion to avoid any negative impact
on their business?
It is very rare that applications crash; therefore, clients
don’t need to be concerned with protecting application
data.
Spectrum Fusion does not protect application data. The
client will have to manually backup and restore
applications using third-party applications.
Application data protection using Spectrum Fusion will be
a complex case of configuring policies to match business
requirements using the inbuilt user experience.
Spectrum Fusion protects application data by allowing
users to configure backup polices and backup storage
locations to recover and restore applications to any
point in time.
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What is one of the first Fusion Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
(HCI) strengths a seller typically brings up with a client?
Fusion HCI partners with OpenShift, but there isn’t an
integration between the two platforms.
Fusion HCI provides software-defined storage that
supports Red Hat OpenShift and OpenShift
virtualization; additionally, it has unified set of
Kubernetes operations that do not depend on the (VM)
layer.
Fusion HCI reduces OpenShift licensing costs by 2x.
Fusion HCI offers limited independent scaling of storage
and compute.
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What is considered good use
case for Spectrum Fusion?
Data scientists working with structured data for AI/ML
workloads.
Non-regulated industries that have lower business
continuity needs and don’t have any governance
or
compliance requirements.
Enabling Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) teams to
access data anywhere; from edge to core,
to cloud, all
the while increasing application agility while protecting
existing investments.
Clients dealing with structured data including SQL/NoSQl
databases and data warehouses.
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You're talking to a client that is very familiar with Spectrum
Fusion and the value it brings. What is the best way to respond
to capture their attention?
Spectrum Fusion offers virtualized access only to new
storage on Red Hat OpenShift.
Spectrum Fusion drives innovation and creates flexibility
with global data services and high-performance global data
access.
Data protection using Spectrum Fusion will be a
complex case of configuring the policies to match
business requirements using the built-in user
experience.
IBM Spectrum Fusion is an exclusively on-premises
solution deployed on Red Hat OpenShift.
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You’ve been asked to respond to a request for proposal (RFP)
that includes IBM Spectrum Fusion. You know your client is
evaluating other vendors. The RFP asks you to list
differentiators that position it as a strong offering. Which one
do you include?
Spectrum Fusion is exclusively for on-premises solutions.
Spectrum Fusion’s active file management (AFM)
feature continues to expand data protection
configuration options for disaster recovery (DR).
Spectrum Fusion requires Karbon for containers.
Spectrum Fusion is built to handle server and desktop
virtualization.
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How many Intel cores (hyperthreaded) are equivalent to 1
Virtual Processor Core (VPC)?
1.5
1
0.5
Question 14
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What is one of the top pain points for a CTO/CIO when new
offerings become available?
Choosing from all the technology options can be too
overwhelming.
Desire to increase skills needed for adoption of new
technologies.
New technologies offer slow and weak connections to
legacy systems.
Choosing the right partner company for the next several
years
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Your client feels uncertain about managing both Spectrum
Scale and Red Hat OpenShift. How can the management of
Spectrum Scale and Red Hat OpenShift be simplified?
A third-party management system must be put in place to
manage the installation, resources, and upgrades for
OpenShift and Spectrum Scale.
Spectrum Fusion includes a dashboard that shows and
manages only the hardware resources for the OpenShift
cluster.
The Spectrum Fusion Hyper-Converged Infrasstructure is a
software only deployment inside a cluster of VMware-
based hosts. Thus, management is incredibly simple.
Spectrum Fusion has a simple management interface
for storage, compute, and networking resources
specifically designed for hyper-converged appliances.
This interface can be used to manage OpenShift
installation and upgrades, Spectrum Fusion, and the
hardware.
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What is a strength of Fusion Software?
Fusion Software offers a branded appliance as well as
partnerships with leading server vendors.
Fusion Software provides complete container-native
storage with scale-out file system that includes Red Hat
OpenShift and hardware management.
The sole focus of Fusion Software is storage for containers.
Fusion Software provides a dedicated high-speed storage
network.
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What type of platform is IBM Spectrum Fusion?
A data services platform for Red Hat OpenShift that’s
accessible everywhere.
A flash data storage platform for enterprise workloads.
Metadata management platform for on-prem applications.
Hybrid cloud platform for Cloud Pak for Data services.
Question 18
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What differentiates Spectrum Fusion using OpenShift Data
Foundation (ODF) versus Spectrum Scale?
ODF is a complete container storage solution on an
integrated management and monitoring platform.
Spectrum Fusion extends ODF by adding capabilities
such as performance management with real-time
analytics.
Spectrum Fusion is a complete container storage solution
built only for IBM Cloud Paks. ODF is a fully open-source
platform that works on any cloud.
ODF is a complete container storage solution on an
integrated management and monitoring platform.
Spectrum Fusion is the same as ODF.
ODF offers out-of-the-box simplicity of data services for
OpenShift. Spectrum Fusion is powered by IBM
FlashSystem to streamline data management.
Question 19
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What is the pricing metric used for primary and backup storage
in Fusion Software?
Usable Terabyte (TB)
Core
Processor Value Unit (PVU)
Virtual Processing Core (VPC)
Question 20
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During a discovery call, a
client tells you that they need raw
block storage. What is an appropriate response?
The need for raw block storage is only needed for
containerized applications that manage consistency and
integrity of data such as a database.
The need for raw block storage is unique and is usually
only needed when an application is going to manage
consistency and integrity of data such as a database.
Typically, clients need ReadWriteOnce (RWO) and
ReadWriteMany (RWX) filesystem which is supported
by Spectrum Fusion.
All containerized applications require access to raw block
storage as it’s traditionally defined.
The need for raw block storage is very common and
always needed when an application is being containerized
on Red Hat OpenShift.
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What does Nutanix’s partnership with Red Hat mean for
running containers with it's hyper-converged infrastructure
(HCI) systems?
Nutanix is the preferred choice for enterprise full stack
Kubernetes on the Nutanix Cloud Platform, and the
Nutanix cloud platform is a preferred choice for HCI. The
partnership brings native integration between Nutanix
and Red Hat OpenShift.
Red Hat OpenShift is the preferred choice for enterprise
full stack Kubernetes on the Nutanix Cloud Platform, and
Nutanix cloud platform is a preferred choice for HCI for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux. While the partnership brings Nutanix
OpenShift support for Kubernetes, OpenShift is not natively
integrated as it is with Spectrum Fusion.
Red Hat OpenShift is not the preferred choice for
enterprise full stack Kubernetes on the Nutanix Cloud
Platform, but Nutanix cloud platform is a preferred choice
for HCI for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The partnership
brings Nutanix OpenShift support for Kubernetes, and
OpenShift is also natively integrated as it is with Spectrum
Fusion.
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Nutanix is the preferred choice for enterprise full stack
Kubernetes on the IBM Cloud Platform, and the Red Hat
cloud platform is a preferred choice for HCI. The
partnership brings native integration between Nutanix and
IBM.
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What is considered to be the engine for digital transformation?
AI Applications
Containers
Data
Hybrid Cloud
Question 23
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You're talking to a client about Spectrum Fusion and a
representative from their developer community asks, "What is
a benefit of Fusion Software for storage teams and
developers?" How do you answer?
Fusion Software moves and makes copies of data readily
available to developers.
Fusion Software ensures continuity of operations by
protecting data with flash storage backup.
Fusion Software shifts data from one repository to another
by refactoring the data.
Fusion Software is built for developers, but it includes
familiar tools for enterprise storage teams. Additionally,
it enables self-service management by app developers
rather than requiring engagement with the software
infrastructure team.
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You are meeting with a client who is excited about Fusion
Software, and they want to know how it is licensed. What
prising metric is used for licensing Fusion Software?
Virtual Processor Core (VPC)
Processor Value Unit (PVU)
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Question 25
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What does the data management foundation include in Fusion
Software?
Data protection, cloud object storage, hypervisor
Metadata discovery, data storage, and data protection
Metadata discovery, hypervisor, and data virtualization
Data storage, data protection, metadata catalog
