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Companycom wants to buy a new p5 570 running AIX 5.3. The applications require 4 processors and 8GB of memory. There is a requirement to have a Virtual IO Server. What is the smallest p5 570 that should be sold to this customer?（）
A . 4 processors 8GB of memory
B . 5 processors 8GB of memory
C . 4 processors 10GB of memory
D . 5 processors 10GB of memory
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A p5-550 with AIX 5.3 is being designed for availability. In addition to providing redundant adapters， which of the following should also be provided？（）
A . Redundant processor pools， UPS， and HACMP
B . Redundant service processors， HACMP， and mirrored AIX drives
C . Redundant processor pools， redundant service processors， and HACMP
D . Redundant power， redundant Virtual I/O Servers， and mirrored AIX drive
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A client has tried to update the firmware of an Ethernet adapter on a p5 590, however it repeatedly fails. What is the most likely cause of this problem?（）
A . The adapter must be taken offline prior to the firmware update
B . The adapter must be assigned to the service partition prior to the firmware update
C . The system has not been rebooted since the adapter was added to the Logical Partition
D . The adapter must be dynamically removed from the Logical Partition prior to the firmware update
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When booting the p5 590 server in full system partition mode, which location is preferred for the fastest boot?（）
A . A SAN device
B . First I/O drawer
C . Any I/O drawer within the main frame
D . First I/O drawer within the expansion frame
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Companycom has a p5 595 with no DVD configured on this server. How can they install the Virtual IO Server code?（）
A . From the HMC
B . From a NFS mount
C . From a FTP server
D . From any CD or DVD drive on another server
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Companycom has a requirement for an LPAR in their p5 595 to run SUSE Linux. They also require an adapter that is not currently supported in Linux. Which of the following would be the best solution to recommend?（）
A . Assign the adapter to an IO Hosting partition
B . Use AIX 5L affinity to move the application from SUSE to AIX
C . Use AIX 5.3 drivers to install the adapter in the Linux LPAR
D . Assign the adapter to an AIX 5.3 partition running Linux Affinity
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Company.com has a 2 processor license for SLES 9 and a 2 processor license for AIX V5.3. Which of the following LPAR configurations is valid on a 4-way p5-550？（）
A . SLES9：2 dedicated processors AIX： 2.0 processing units,4 virtual processors,uncapped
B . SLES9：2.0 processing units,2 virtual processors,uncapped AIX：2.0 processing units,4 virtual processors,capped
C . SLES9：2.0 processing units,3 virtual processors,uncapped AIX：2 dedicated processors SLES9：2.5 processing units,3 virtual processors,capped
D . AIX：1.5 processing units,2 virtual processors,capped
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A system administrator is installing a p5 590 server with an HMC. After pulling the websm client down, it is not possible to connect to the HMC. The HMC can be pinged from the client. Which of the following settings should be verified next?（）
A . The routes on the HMC
B . The firewall setting of the LAN adapter
C . The name resolution protocol on the p5 590 server
D . The subnet mask settings on the Ethernet adapter
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Companycom is migrating their application that was built on AIX 4.3, to a new p5 590 system that is running AIX 5.3. The application was a 32-bit program. What will need to be done with the application to allow it to run on the new system?（）
A . Run without recompiling on AIX 5.3
B . Relink to the 32-bit kernel in order to run the application
C . Recompile to run on AIX 5.3 because the libraries are in different locations
D . Recompile 32-bit applications because the compiler flags and versions have changed
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Companycom is planning for a 64-way p5 595. The plan is to use Virtual IO Servers and micropartitioning. What is the maximum number of partitions they can allocate?（）
A . 128
B . 254
C . 320
D . 640
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Company.com has recently received a new p5-570 in the data center and intends to Micro-Partition the server. In which order should installation steps be taken？（）
A . Connect to the network,power on the server,Micro-Partition the server
B . Connect to the HMC,power on the server,Micro-Partition the server,connect to the network
C . Power on server,connect to the network,Micro-Partition the server,connect to the HMC
D . Power on the server,connect to the HMC,Micro-Partition the server,connect to the network
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A customer has requested the most cost-effective p5 solution allowing for growth. Which of the following should the pSeries technical specialist consider doing when configuring each p5 system using eConfig？（）
A . Implementing CoD
B . Using Express Configurations with processor upgrades
C . Meeting the minimum Value Pak rules
D . Engaging the pSeries representative to identify appropriate discount
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Companycom is trying to communicate with the service processor of the a new p5 590. However, the customer can not access the service processor. What needs to be done to fix this problem?（）
A . Enable DHCP server on the HMC
B . Configure host name and IP address on DNS server
C . Manually set the IP address of the service processor
D . Connect a RS-232 cable from the HMC to the service processor
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A current Sun Solaris customer has just purchased their first p5 590. During the Solution Assurance, the backup requirements were discussed. Which of the following should be recommended to the customer with regards to restoring rootvg?（）
A . mksysb
B . restvg
C . AIX install CDs
D . Veritas NetBacku
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A company wants to buy memory efficiently on their p5 590 to allow for the best performance. What is the best practice for adding memory for performance?（）
A . Install more cards of smaller capacity and same size across MCMs. Use DDR2(dual data rate) memory if using HPC (High Performance Computing).
B . Install fewer cards of larger capacity of the same size across MCMs. Servers with one processor book must have a minimum of four memory cards installed.
C . Intermix DDR1 and DDR2 memory so that partitions requiring the higher performance can take advantage of them. Half of the available memory slots in the system should contain memory.
D . Use fewer higher density memory cards so that a few memory slots are left open for future growth. Each processor book provides sixteen memory card slots. The p5 590 supports a maximum of 64 memory cards.
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Companycom has successfully established their p5 LPAR environment on a POWER5 p5 590 running AIX 5.2. They are now ready to move to Virtual IO. What would be required to do Virtual IO?（）
A . Apply APAR IY62262 to the current AIX 5.2 Maintenance level 04. Virtual IO Server is not required.
B . Purchase Advanced POWER Virtualization software, upgrade to AIX 5.3 maintenance level 1 and apply APAR IY60349. Virtual IO Server is not required.
C . Verify that there are enough resources to add a Virtual IO Server, upgrade to AIX 5.3 with APAR IY60349, create a Virtual IO Server after applying APAR IY62262.
D . Verify that there are enough resources to add a Virtual IO Server, create a Virtual IO Server and apply APAR IY62262, verify that the system is at AIX 5.2 with Maintenance level 04.
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Companycom is purchasing a 64-way p5 595. They have determined the location for the server is in a datacenter which does not have a raised floor. Which of the following would best meet the server requirements?（）
A . The server must be installed into a location with a raised floor for optimum system cooling and cable management.
B . The server should be purchased as a p5 590 and then upgraded to a p5 595. This will eliminate the need for a raised floor environment.
C . The server should be purchased as 32-way p5 595 and then upgraded to a 64-way. This will eliminate the need for a raised floor environment.
D . The server can be installed into a location without a raised floor if an RPQ is obtained. It is a strong IBM recommendation for a raised floor, not a requirement.
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After installing a new p5 595, the system performs poorly. Which of the following services would provide updates needed to fix the problem?（）
A . Alert
B . Fix Central
C . Software Maintenance
D . Performance Monitoring
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Company.com is ordering a new p5-570 and planning for the option of using Capacity on Demand to activate additional resources in the future. Which of the following is a prerequisite to support the addition of CPUs or memory without an outage？（）
A . Use Micro-Partitioning
B . Configure a Virtual I/O Server
C . Configure dynamic logical partitions
D . Activate Advanced POWER Virtualizatio
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Companycom is installing a p5 595 with AIX 5.3. The DLPAR option for the resources cannot be selected on the HMC menus. However, the daemons are running on both the HMC and LPARs. Which of the following is a prerequisite for DLPAR functionality?（）
A . The resources must be unallocated in an LPAR
B . The microcode on the pSeries must be current
C . All network adapters on the LPAR must be defined
D . Network connectivity and name resolution capability between HMC and LPAR
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A customer’s data center has all POWER4+ systems， and they plan to add three new p5-570 systems. They will be purchasing a new 7310-CR2 HMC to support the POWER5 systems. What is a key requirement that they need to plan for with the new HMC？（）
A . A desk， as it not rack mountable
B . Ethernet connections to the POWER5 systems
C . Serial connections to the POWER5 systems
D . USB connections for the keyboard and mouse
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Companycom wants to know how to keep track of the latest level of microcode for their p5 systems to stay current. What is the best way to monitor for new microcode?（）
A . Run lscfg -vl, and check the ROM levels
B . Run cfgmgr -v, and check the ROM levels
C . Run inventory scout, and check the installed levels
D . Run lslpp -l grep devices, and check the filesets installed
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Companycom wants the application server LPAR to communicate with the database LPAR on a p5 590 without using network adapters. What does the customer need to install?（）
A . VIO Server
B . AIX 5.2 ML4
C . Shared Ethernet Adapter
D . AIX 5.3 with Advanced Power Virtualizatio
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Companycom is installing a p5 590 with a HMC to manage LPARs. The customer is very concerned about security and wants to restrict network traffic that is not necessary. What is necessary for communication between the LPARs and the HMC?（）
A . An administrative VLAN with port 1808
B . Port 657 which must remain open to TCP/IP and UDP traffic
C . Network addresses are provided by DHCP services on the network
D . DHCP on the HMC is required to be on to communicate between LPAR and HMC
