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IBM Power Systems with POWER8 Enterprise Technical Sales Skills V1 Sample Questions:
1. Which of the following is true for an IBM Power Enterprise processor pool?
A) The master HMC is defined using an client-created XML file which lists serial number of each Enterprise Pool Participate (EPP).
B) A server is deleted from, or added to, the pool when the client creates a new XML file.
C) Multiple physical sites are supported, but each site must have access to the master HMC.
D) The master HMC and backup master HMC can be concurrently assigning activations and resources to servers in the pool.
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A retail customer has implemented the following at each store location:
A Linux-based POS (Point of Sale) application
A data collection application on an x86 system
An additional S822L running data analytics
The customer wants to consolidate to a single system in each store. They prefer the POWER platform, but stated concern about the data structure of the POS systems.
What can be presented to the customer to minimize this concern?
A) The ability of Power Systems to support little-Endian and big-Endian Linux instances on the same server.
B) The POS system can be re-compiled to support the big-Endian structure needed by the analytics application.
C) The memory system of Power Servers is Endian neutral.
D) PowerKVM enables Endian neutrality.
3. Which of the following describes a capability of PowerVC?
A) Provides isolation of users and projects through a common portal.
B) Clones, copies, and relocates Power Systems virtual machines.
C) Simplifies cloud administration with a self-service user interface.
D) Provides metering and billing reports.
4. A customer is interested in running a dual VIOS configuration, and wants to avoid SAN boot for the VIOS.
Which of the following solutions should be recommended?
A) Allocate iSCSI storage on two separate adapters for the VIOS boot disks.
B) Allocate two Fibre Channel LUNs and two iSCSI LUNs, then give one of each to the VIOS boot disks.
C) Allocate two SAS disks on two separate SAS adapters for VIOS boot disks.
D) Allocate Fibre Channel storage to the machine and then use vSCSI to the VIOS for boot disks.
5. A customer with several Power 770 systems runs a mixed production environment of Linux, AIX, and IBM i. They would like to purchase a single Power E880 for high availability, but are concerned about software licensing costs for IBM i.
How can the customer reduce the cost of IBM i licenses for the E880?
A) Enter the IBM i software keys from one of the production systems within 70 days of the failover.
B) Use DLPAR to add already-activated cores to the IBM i partitions only when needed.
C) Designate the system as Capacity BackUp (CBU) for IBM i.
D) Use PowerHA System Mirror to transfer the licenses when needed.
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: B | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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