默认题库 - IBM(000-238)

单选题

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 has budget sign-off to purchase a new p5-550 2-way server to replace their aging 2-way 7025-6F0. They like the advantages of the Simultaneous Multi Processing （SMT） ability of this server. Their application is certified at AIX 5.2 and is scheduled for AIX 5.3 certification in six months. The Chief Information Officer is concerned that they will lose the budget if they do not purchase the server this fiscal year. What is the most relevant and cost-effective advice the pSeries technical specialist can offer？（）

A. Purchase a 4-way p630 to compensate for not using SM
B. Purchase the p5-550 server and install AIX 5.2， which can be upgraded to AIX 5.3 later.
C. Purchase the p5-550 server and install AIX 5.2 and enable SM
D. Suspend the purchase of a new machine at this time and upgrade the current server to a 4-way server.

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The pSeries technical specialist is concerned that the installed inventory for a p670 does not match what the customer says is installed. The specialist discovers that the customer has never updated their VPD. Which of the following HMC applications is used to gather the current VPD information？（）

A. Service Processor
B. Service Director
C. Inventory Scout Services
D. Service Focal Point

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A customer needs a system supporting four partitions， each with the following requirements：？ 0.6 1.65GHz processors ？ 2GB memory ？ AIX 5.2 They also need the ability to grow the system in the future. Which pSeries system would be positioned best to meet this customer’s requirements？（）

A. p5-550 with the Advanced POWER Virtualization feature and AIX 5.2
B. p5-550 with the POWER5 processor technology and AIX 5.2
C. p5-570 with the Advanced POWER Virtualization feature and AIX 5.3
D. p5-570 with the POWER5 processor technology and AIX 5.2

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A customer has several small AIX applications that are expected to grow over the next several years. The biggest challenge facing the customer is determining the growth rate of the applications and the I/T requirements needed to support the growth. They are also concerned about the under-utilization of their IT resources. What should the pSeries technical specialist recommend to address this challenge？（）

A. Install a p615 per application.
B. Install a p650 with AIX 5.2 and dynamic LPAR and CUo
C. Install the appropriate solution once the requirements are understood.
D. Install a POWER5 system with AIX 5.3， Advanced POWER Virtualization， and Co

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A customer is ordering a new p650 server to be placed into an existing OEM 42U 19-inch rack containing only two p630 servers. This is the first p650 in the enterprise. What is the most important question that the pSeries technical specialist should ask the customer before the order is placed？（）

A. Have the PDU requirements been met？
B. Are there sufficient KVM connections？
C. Is there sufficient service clearance？
D. Is there sufficient space in the existing rack？

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A customer has defined their server needs as a four-LPAR 16-way p570 with 64GB of memory， four 10/100/1000 TX LAN adapters， and six fibre channel adapters to external storage in an IBM ESS （Shark）. They like the idea of being able to do SAN maintenance while not incurring downtime. If all LPARs are production related and similar， which question is most appropriate for the pSeries technical specialist to ask？（）

A. Would 10/100 Ethernets work as well？
B. Should there be eight fibre channel adapters？
C. Should there be an async adapter for heartbeat？
D. Will all LPARs need access to a common fibre channel tape drive？

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A customer has ordered a rack， a p650， two p630s， and two p615s. During a conversation on installation planning， the pSeries technical specialist recognizes that the customer expects the rack to arrive as one unit. However， the specialist knows that the p650 will be racked， but the other systems will arrive separately. In fact， the other systems are CSU （Customer Set Up）. Why should the specialist immediately inform the customer that additional racking is the customer’s responsibility？（）

A. Because additional systems would require more power receptacles
Because the customer may need to do additional facilities planning
C. Because the customer needs additional funding to cover the services
D. Because postponing the eventual discussion will likely lead to customer dissatisfactio

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A customer is considering a second p690 at a second site for Disaster Recovery purposes. Which of the following On Demand offerings is most applicable in this environment？（）

A. On/Off CoD
B. Reserve CoD
C. Permanent CUoD
D. Capacity Backu

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A customer plans to purchase a p5-570 that will run in SMP mode to host a large financial database on AIX 5.2. The application is sized for an 8-way 1.65-GHz machine. They do not currently have an existing HMC that supports p5 machines. This organization experiences unpredictable short-term spikes in processor utilization. To mitigate the risk to their business， they are interested in IBM’s CoD offering. In addition to the 8-way system， what else should the pSeries technical specialist recommend to the customer？（）

Another p5-570 building block
B. Capacity Backup p5-570 building block
C. Another p5-570 building block and at least one HMC
D. Capacity Backup p5-570 building block and at least one HMC

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