IBM 000-456 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Exam Code/Number: 000-456
Exam Name/Title: IBM XIV Storage System Technical Solutions V4
Certification Provider: IBM
Corresponding Certification: IBM Certified Specialist

Exam Questions: 70
Updated On: May 30, 2026

Question #15

Compared to other IBM storage offerings, which of the following is unique functionality on an XIV system?

A. ability to take snapshots

B. reduced single points of failure

C. IP based replication

D. prevents hotspots

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #16

Which XIV system feature simplifies creation of the XIV volume?

A. SSD caching

B. storage pools

C. data distribution algorithms

D. thin provisioning

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #17

Which activity occurs after upgrading an XIV system from nine modules to ten modules?

A. the SAN fabric is re-zoned to include another two host ports

B. the system redistributes all data across all drives

C. the default extent size is increased by 11.1% or 512K, whichever is smaller

D. pools are reconfigured to include an additional twelve disks, less the hot spares

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #18

Which statement is true regarding XIV connectivity to IBM PowerVM VIOS clients?

A. NPIV is not supported.

B. Direct iSCSI connection to VIOS is supported.

C. NPIV must be used.

D. AIX, Linux and IBM i VIOS clients are supported.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #19

Following a proof of concept, it has been determined that an eleven module XIV system containing 2 TB drives is the minimum configuration suitable for the workload, which consists primarily of random writes. The customer is concerned about the upfront costs so the sales representative has suggested a six module system with 3 TB drives, which would also provide ample capacity for the application.
Given the customer's concerns, which configuration should the technical specialist recommend to best meet the customer's requirements?

A. an eleven module XIV with 3 TB drives and six CoD activations

B. a nine module XIV with 2 TB drives and six CoD activations

C. an eleven module XIV with 2 TB drives and eight CoD activations

D. a six module XIV with 3 TB drives and SSDs

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #20

A customer has requested a highly available solution with fully concurrent fail over for a VMware farm of hosts. The customer also has Oracle databases that demand very low latency (0.5 ms and lower). What would be the best solution for this environment?

A. SVC stretch clusterwith XIV and IBM FlashSystems (RamSan), plus enable EasyTier

B. Two XIV systems setup in synchronous mirrorwith SSD5 and VMware SRM

C. Two XIV systems setup in asynchronous mirror with SSDs and VMware SRM

D. SVC with XIV and IBM FlashSystems (RamSan), plus enable Easy Tier

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #21

On an XIV system, what factor must be considered when using snapshots?

A. snapshots cannot be moved independently to another storage pool

B. snapshots must be unlocked before restore

C. restoring a snapshot invalidates all earlier snapshots

D. 17 GB of hard capacity is immediately consumed at creation per snapshot

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

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