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Your customer has converted from traditional servers to BladeCenter technology and has a requirement for an RSA adapter on a new BladeCenter server. Which of the following options would you use? ()
A . Remote Supervisor Adapter II (RSA II Slimline)
B . Management Module, which comes standard on the BladeCenter
C . Acoustic Attenuation Module
D . Ethernet NIC
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If A small business customer has more sophisticated needs, which Cisco router portfolio would be the best choice?()
A . integrated services routers
B . small business routers
C . 7000 series routers
D . small business pro router
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Your customer wants to build a network for a financial trading floor that has a requirement for multiple high-value transactions, which are also vital to the customer. What are the two most critical requirements? ()(Choose two.)
A . no single point of failure
B . trading database server location
C . redundant application servers location
D . deterministic response to all failures
E . determine which protocol to use
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A customer has an EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 installed. The disk subsystem is coming off lease. The customer is considering an IBM System Storage DS8800. What is a key advantage of the DS8800()
A . The DS8800 has a higher disk RPM than the Symmetrix DMX-4
B . The DS8800 has higher capacity with more efficient footprint than the Symmetrix DMX-4
C . The DS8800 supports FlashCopy for internal array replication
D . The DS8800 supports external virtualizatio
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A customer has a very large number of physical Windows-based servers and no centralizedstorage. Which technology solution will help the customer reduce the footprint of their existingserver estate?()
A . z/OS, DS8000, TSM
B . TSM, LTO5, VMware
C . System x, VMware, XIV
D . System p, VMware, DS5000&e
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A customer has 2 DS1s to add between adjacent nodes in a UPSR ring. What type of circuit should you recommend?()
A . VT circuits
B . STS circuits
C . VT tunnel circuits
D . 1:1 protection circuits
E . 1:N protection circuit
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A customer has been receiving warning alerts on their storage units. All data is protected nightlyby a backup and has been tested without any issues. What should the customer do prior tocontacting IBM Support?()
A . collect all support data
B . implement a current backup
C . update all firmware levels
D . shut down the storage system
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A customer has Windows servers and applications that use block I/O. The customer cannot affordthe cost of a fibre channel infrastructure but still requires shared storage. Which configurationmeets these requirements at the lowest cost?()
A . iSCSI HBAs and N3400
B . MicrosoftiSCSI initiator and N3400
C . MicrosoftiSCSI initiator and DS3400
D . SAN04B-R multi-protocol router and DS3400
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A customer has just received three enterprise systems that support a total of 48 LPARs. Which installation method expedite the process?()
A . Network installation manager
B . Boot from installation media
C . A migration install
D . Copy the system using the HMC
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A customer has a large UNIX environment and has engaged a pSeries technical specialist to work on a solution with them. Which of the following statements would best establish UNIX credibility with a knowledgeable customer?()
A . The technical support specialist has completed a UNIX course at college.
B . The technical specialist has supported several similar projects and has earned an IBM AIX certification.
C . The technical support specialist’s company sells $3M of UNIX computer systems every year.
D . The technical support specialist has sold and installed at least a dozen Apple and iSeries systems with POWER processors.
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A customer has raised a question about a recently installed LPAR. What command would the administrator run to obtain information about the processor entitlement?()
A . lscfg -vps
B . prtconf -c
C . lparstat -i
D . lsdev -C -c processor
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A customer recently purchased a new x3550 M3 server and one of the hard drives has failed. The customer has a standard warranty. They called you asking for a replacement. Which action should the customer take?()
A . Contact the IBM FTSS to replace the drive
B . Contact the IBM CSR or SSR to replace the drive
C . Order a replacement drive
D . Contact IBM Service
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A customer has a critical, performance-sensitive web application that connects to a multimode Oracle RAC database. Which feature of WebLogic can provide signification benefit?()
A . The Web Session Affinity feature of Active GridLink for RAC
B . WebLogic Clustering
C . The Transaction Affinity feature of Active GridLink for RAC
D . Coherence*Web Session Replicatio
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A customer needs to implement a Highly Available solution for JMS that has a primary data center and a backup. Which three steps would you perform when designing your solution?()
A . Store Transaction Logs in a database and use Database stores for JMS to make replication between sites easier.
B . Use file based Transaction Logs and JMS stores and implement a separate replication solution for files in addition to database in case database replication fails.
C . Implement Oracle RAC at each site to provide a highly available solution within each datacenter.
D . Configure Whole Server Migration to migrate WebLogic Managed Servers from the primary to the secondary site.
E . Configure Automatic Service Migration for JMS high availability within a datacenter.
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A customer has been quoted a DS8800. Which part of the TDA process would ensure that there isenough power in the customer location to operate the system?()
A . Pre-sale
B . Post-sale
C . Pre-install
D . Post-install
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A customer has a requirement for a single AIX LPAR to be highly available. The customer only has enough funding to purchase a single system. Which would be the most critical option to mitigate AIX availability?()
A . Dual power supplies.
B . Twice the amount of disk.
C . Two dual-port LHEA adapters.
D . Two dual-port fibre channel adapters.
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A solution provider has identified a number of risks with a configuration in a customer’s request for bid. What is the most appropriate action to take to mitigate those risks for the customer?()
A . Decide not to bid.
B . Provide a solution in the bid.
C . Provide a disclaimer in the bid.
D . Discuss options with the customer.
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A customer has a pSeries that needs to be upgraded from AIX Version 5.1 to AIX Version 5.2. The customer wants to retain /etc/passwd. Which of the following installation types should be used?()
A . Preservation Install
B . Retention Install
C . Overwrite Install
D . Migration Install
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A customer has the need for performance monitoring of an IBM System Storage DS8000. Which product does the customer need()
A . System Storage Productivity Center
B . Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Data
C . Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Disk
D . Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Fabric
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A customer has a wide range of IBM enterprise disk systems and wants to manage copy services functions. Which of the products should the storage specialist recommend to this customer()
A . DS Hardware Management Console (HMC), because it manages ESS 800, DS6000, DS8000, and SVC storage servers
B . Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Data, because it manages ESS 800, DS6000, DS8000, and SVC storage servers
C . Tivoli Storage Productivity Center for Replication, because it manages ESS 800, DS6000, DS8000, and SVC storage servers
D . External DS Hardware Management Console (HMC), because it manages ESS 800, DS6000, DS8000, and SVC storage server
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A customer has received a quotation from Dell for Intel-based 1U servers. What is the first step in submitting your quotation? ()
A . Try to sell IBM X-Architecture technology to the customer and explain its benefits.
B . Take the customer to the Dell Web site for determining a similar server configuration.
C . Submit a special bid to receive additional discount on 1U servers.
D . Design a comparable solution while highlighting IBM advantages.
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A customer has a requirement for a single AIX LPAR to be highly available. The customer only has enough funding to purchase a single system. Which would be the most critical option to mitigate AIX availability?()
A . Dual power supplies.
B . Twice the amount of disk.
C . Two dual-port LHEA adapters.
D . Two dual-port fibre channel adapters.
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A customer has a requirement for a storage solution that meets the following criteria: (1)Heterogeneous hosts attached (2)Support for block I/O (3)High Speed (4)Scalable Which solution would satisfy the customer’s requirement?()
A . SAN
B . NAS
C . SCSI
D . iSCSI
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A customer has a critical, performance-sensitive web application that connects to a multinode Oracle RAC database. Which feature of WebLogic can provide significant performance benefit?()
A . The Web Session Affinity feature of Active GridLink for RAC
B . WebLogic Clustering
C . The Transaction Affinity feature of Active GridLink for RAC
D . Coherence*Web Session Replicatio