A customer is installing an HMC-managed Power 720 with two partitions, one for Production the other for Testing. They plan to use the Testing partition only occasionally and want to minimize hardware. Which of the following meets these requirements?（）
A . Create a system profile for each partition. Assign all needed resources as 'required'.
B . Define all system resources as 'desired' on the Testing partition. Activate only as needed.
C . Create two shared processor pools. Assign the minimal I/O resources required for each partition to the shared pools.
D . Create both partitions with minimal 'required' resources, and optional resources as 'desired'. Activate each partition as necessary.
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A retail customer has just install an IBM option into their server， but the option is not working properly. Which the following should be checked to determine if the devices is supported in the server？（）
A . IBM ServerProven site
B . System x Reference Library （xRef）
C . COG Compatibility List
D . Hardware Compatibility List （HCL）
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A customer is installing a new xSeries server into a Token-Ring environment. Where would the customer find the latest supported Token-Ring PCI adaptors for that server？（）
A . IBM ServerProven hardware website
B . IEEE Proven website
C . IBM PartnerWorld website
D . 3Com Support website
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A customer is purchasing an IBM System Storage DS8700. What is the most important first step for the installation?（）
A . verify configuration
B . conduct pre-install TDA
C . complete physical planning
D . verify the solution meets requirement
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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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An SMB customer is looking for a low cost， easy to install and configure， entry-level SAN solution to attach to five rack-mounted System x Servers. Which storage solution would be best for this customer？（）
A . EXP3000 Local Attached Storage Enclosures
B . DS4000 Series storage solution
C . DS3000 Series Storage solution
D . DS4800 Storage Solutio
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You have a DNS zone that is stored in a custom application directory partition. You install a new domain controller. You need to ensure that the custom application directory partition replicates to the new domain controller. What should you use（）
A . the Active Directory Administrative Center console
B . the Active Directory Sites and Services console
C . the DNS Manager console
D . the Dnscmd tool
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A customer wants to install a pSeries system into an OEM rack. What critical information is provided in the Site and Hardware Planning Information manual？（）
A . System dimensions and weight， system power and cooling requirements， and list of supported OEM racks
B . System dimensions and weight， list of supported OEM racks， and requirements for installing IBM systems into OEM racks
C . System performance specs， system power and cooling requirements， and requirements for installing IBM systems into OEM racks
D . System dimensions and weight， system power and cooling requirements， and requirements for installingIBM systems into OEM rack
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A customer with an EMC Clariion CX700 storage installation is considering a new IBM TotalStorage DS4500 solution. Which of the following is an advantage of the IBM DS4500 solution？（）
A . Host port speed of 2Gb/s
B . Three-year hardware warranty
C . Heterogeneous Operating System support
D . Storage Manager software comes standard with DS4000 controller
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A customer is moving to AIX from a competitor’s product. They need onsite assistance with the initial software installation of the new servers. Which of the following services offerings would be most appropriate to recommend？（）
A . Consultline
B . ServiceSuite
C . Supportline
D . SmoothStart
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A customer is considering a DS3500 to replace an installed DS3400. Which is a supporting reason for this change of the following？（）
A . A total of 48 drives are required
B . iSCSI and FC are needed in the same units
C . Remote mirroring is required
D . Must attach to an installed EXP3000
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A customer asks which bays they could install Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM). Which of the following is the source of this information?（）
A . CDAT
B . IBM Systems Director
C . Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM)
D . BladeCenter Interoperability guide
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A Business Partner is proposing the installation an IBM XIV Storage System at a customer location. What is the best time to discuss floor space requirements for the solution（）
A . during the Technical Delivery and Assessment
B . during installation of the equipment
C . prior to delivery of the XIV
D . during the solution proposal
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A customer has a Linux server farm and wants to use IBM Director to manage all of their systems. Which of the following is the preferred installation of IBM Director to fully manage the Linux systems？（）
A . Install Director Server on a Windows 2000 Server and install the Director agents on the Linux systems.
B . Install IBM Director Agent on a Linux server and install the Director Server on the Linux systems.
C . Install the Director Server on a Linux server and manage the systems via Linux native SNMP support.
D . Install Director Server on a Linux server and install the Director Linux agent on the Linux systems.
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A customer is involved in an IBM critical situation （CritSit）. The customer recently installed iDATAPIex. The business partner has been assessed a significant penalty by IBM. Which of the following is the reason for this action by IBM？（）
A . The business partner was required to perform a TDA and failed to do so
B . The business partner recommended a nonworking configuration
C . The business partner did not support the customer correctly
D . The business partner failed to sell Remote Technical Support （RTS）
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A customer needs 40 TB for Tier 2 Information Lifecycle Management （ILM） data installed on the System z/VM. Their current data center is critically short of floor space. Which of the following would satisfy the customer requirement（）
A . a DS5300 withFibre Channel drives
B . an XIV with 15 modules of 1 TB drives
C . a DS5100 with 2 TB SATA drives
D . an XIV with 6 modules of 1 TB drive
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A customer is moving from an HP-UX environment to an AIX environment. They will be producing a master image of the environment and will need to install it into hundreds of LPARs and WPARs. Which AIX tool will be of most use in this case？（）
A . NIM
B . smit
C . SUMA
D . netboot
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A medical customer has an installed HS21 blade with no local disk. They are attempting to set up boot from SAN using a Windows 2003 CD. Which sequence is correct for this procedure? （）
A . Install Windows from the CD using the QLogic driver provided on the CD, configure the LUN and zone for the target server, and then configure the blade UEFI to boot from SAN.
B . Configure the LUN and zone for the target server, install Windows from the CD and press F6 when prompted to supply the driver, and then configure the QLogic adapter BIOS to boot from SAN.
C . Configure the LUN and zone for the target server, configure the QLogic adapter BIOS to boot from SAN, install Windows from the CD, and then press F6 when prompted to supply the driver.
D . Configure the blade UEFI to boot from SAN, configure the LUN and zone for the target server, and then install Windows from the CD using the QLogic driver provided on the CD
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A customer with two x445 servers wants to have two NetXtreme Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet adapters installed in each server. What is the minimally supported configuration that will allow maximum throughput？（）
A . Install the two cards in slots 5 and 6 in the x445.
B . Install the two cards in slots 3 and 5 in the x445 make sure slots 4 and 6 are not occupied.
C . Install an RXE-100 on each x445 and install one card in the x445 and one card in an RXE-100 on each system.
D . Connect an RXE-100 between the two x445s and install one card in each x445 and one card in each side of the RXE-100.
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What are two indicators that a customer should consider the installation of a Wireless LAN Controller? （）
A . need one access point
B . want to provide unsecured wireless access
C . need between two and three access points
D . want to provide employee wireless access
E . need more than four access points
F . want to provide guest wireless acce
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A customer is acquiring a new IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library and requested to reuse four HP LTO-3 drives installed in a Sun L700 tape library to take advantage of the IBM multipath architecture. What action should the storage specialist take?（）
A . requestTechline support for help configuring the TS3500 with merged IBM and non-IBM LTO tape drives
B . propose a TS3500 with IBM LTO-5 tape drives and explain the benefit of using IBM control path failover
C . propose a TS3500 with IBM LTO-5 tape drives and include a special feature code to include non-IBM LTO tape drives
D . propose a TS3500 with LTO-5 tape drives and include non-IBM LTO tape drive support in the installation services proposal
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While installing a new IBM System Storage DS5100 into a customer’s data center， it is discoveredthat the customer does not have enough available Fibre Channel ports on their switches. Which ofthe following should have been used to avoid this situation？（）
A . IBM DS5000 Cabling Tool
B . IBM e-Configurator Tool
C . IBM Pre-Installation TDA Checklist
D . IBM Standalone Solutions Configuration Tool
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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
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A Customer has Director V5 installed and is considering Systems Director V6. They ask how BladeCenter Configuration Manager works with this new version. Which of the following is the correct answer? （）
A . This was replaced by Configuration Manager for V6
B . This must be upgraded to BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) for V6
C . This is common to both V5 and V6, no change is required
D . Automation Manager must be used in V6
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A customer has installed an IBM System Storage DS8700 with 20 TB of storage, 32 GB cache, and 16 Fibre Channel ports. The customer is beginning to experience throughput performance issues since they have added new workloads. The customer asks the storage specialist for guidance.Which of the following actions should be recommended as a first step？（）
A. install the Performance Accelerator feature
B. review the DS Storage Manager Major Event Log (MEL)
C. add an expansion frame with additionalFibre Channel ports
D. review the latest TPC for Disk study to identify the source of the performance issue
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A customer is acquiring a new IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library and requested to reuse four HP LTO-3 drives installed in a Sun L700 tape library to take advantage of the IBM multipath architecture.What action should the storage specialist take？（）
A. requestTechline support for help configuring the TS3500 with merged IBM and non-IBM LTO tape drives
B. propose a TS3500 with IBM LTO-5 tape drives and explain the benefit of using IBM control path failover
C. propose a TS3500 with IBM LTO-5 tape drives and include a special feature code to include non-IBM LTO tape drives
D. propose a TS3500 with LTO-5 tape drives and include non-IBM LTO tape drive support in the installation services proposal
