默认题库 - IBM(000-238)

单选题

The pSeries technical specialist has been asked to verify a solution that has six servers connecting to a 7316-TF3 rack-mounted flat-panel console. Each server will connect into the 4202 Keyboard/Video/Mouse （LCM Switch）. What is the minimum number of KVM Conversion Cable Options （FC 4268） required to complete this installation？（）

A. 1
B. 2
C. 6
D. 8

单选题

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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A pSeries technical specialist is performing a solutions assurance with a customer for a new single-frame 10-node p655 system being attached to a currently installed HMC. Which of the following questions should be asked to gather all the required information to determine whether the p655 solution can connect to the HMC？（）

Are there at least ten RS-232 ports available on the HMC？
B. Are there at least ten RS-422 ports available on the HMC？
C. Are there at least ten RS-232 and two RS-422 ports available on the HMC？
D. Are there at least two RS-232 and ten RS-422 ports available on the HMC？

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A pSeries technical specialist has been asked to provide a server consolidation solution to replace several AIX servers running typical commercial database workloads. Benchmarks for SPECint， SPECfp， SPECjbb as well as estimates of ROLTP and rPerf are available for all the current systems. Which of the following could be used as a first approximation of total performance required for one large server？（）

A. Sum of SPECfp values
B. Sum of rPerf values only
C. Sum of rPerf and ROLTP values
D. Sum of SPECint and SPECjbb value

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A customer has just obtained a second data center through the acquisition of a competitor. The IT Director is now seeking to merge，integrate，and rebalance systems across the two data centers over thenext two years. They have just deployed a high-speed point-to-point circuit between the facilities. The IT Director would like a system that could backup their AIX and Win2K servers and electronically vault the data between sites as part of their Disaster Recovery Plan. What product should the pSeries technical specialist recommend for this requirement？（）

A. CSM
B. TSM
C. NIM
D. Sysback

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The pSeries technical specialist just finished reviewing the system configurations with the customer. The customer requested that many of the availability options，initially configured，be removed due to budgetary constraints. What should be done next？（）

A. Remove the availability options，as requested， and place the systems on order.
B. Keep the availability options in the configurations and engage the pricer to provide deep discounting on the solution.
C. Remove the availability options and review the new configurations with the customer，highlighting the potential exposures.
D. Keep the availability options in the configurations， knowing that these options may prevent a critical situation in the future.

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The customer has recently installed a pSeries p5-570 with EMC attached disk storage. After installation， the customer complained that the disk access appeared to be too slow. How should the pSeries technical specialist best assist the customer？（）

A. Recommend the customer call EM
B. Recommend the customer call IBM hardware support.
C. Recommend the customer contact SupportLine.
D. Recommend the customer re-creates the volume groups.

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单选题

After months of negotiations and several proposals， the customer indicates that they may be ready to purchase a pSeries system. Rather than quickly ordering the last configuration proposed， what is the most appropriate next step for a pSeries technical specialist to improve the chance of a successful project？（）

A. Obtain buy-in and feedback from the customer.
B. First ask the client executive if financing has been arranged.
C. Plan the installation and rollout schedule before ordering.
D. Confirm that any additional requirements are handled by others.

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A p5-570 8-way 32GB system has been proposed to a customer as a new test system with four LPARs. The current applications are certified on AIX 5.2 but not yet on AIX 5.3. The customer wants to understand the advantages and disadvantages of this solution versus a pair of 4-way p5-550s with 16GB each in testing their current applications. Which of the following points should the pSeries technical specialist highlight？（）

A. The p5-570 would save rack space over a pair of p5-550 servers.
B. The p5-570 allows for more CPU and memory resources to be dynamically allocated to any LPAR for performance testing.
C. The p5-570 can only be upgraded to 64GB of RAM without replacing memory.
D. The p5-570 supports advanced features such as Micro-Partitioning and Virtual I/O allowing more LPARs of the customer’s applications with fewer processors and fewer I/O adapters.

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A customer is debating whether to use Shared Ethernet versus Virtual Ethernet. Which of the following best describes a key difference between Shared and Virtual Ethernet？（）

A. Shared Ethernet runs on POWER4 systems
B. Virtual Ethernet runs on POWER4 systems
C. Shared Ethernet requires a Virtual I/O server and Advanced Power Virtualization
D. Virtual Ethernet requires a Virtual I/O server and Advanced Power Virtualizatio

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