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