A customer recently ordered a z196 with a zBX.
Which of the following is the best action a specialist could take to ensure the customer is satisfied with the new zBX?
A. Review the hardware support process and the HMC documentation for the z196 CPC and the zBX
B. Conduct and "Fit for Purpose Study"
C. Conduct a z/VM Implementation Workshop
D. Mentor the customer on installing PowerVM and VMware
The zEnterprise Technical Specialist is talking with the customer support group. The customer technical staff has made several statements regarding their individual understanding of the cabling for zBX racks. Which of the following customer statements is incorrect?
A. All cables required to connect a zBX to a node are delivered by default.
B. All cables required to implement and connect a zBX to the customer environment (LAN,SAN) are delivered by default.
C. All cables required to implement and connect a zBX to the customer environment (LAN, SAN) must be ordered separately
D. In order to connect a zBX correctly to a customer network detailed planning is necessary the evaluate the requirements (SFPs, cables)
A post installation support plan must be in place after the sale of the System z. Which of the following is the best way to do this?
A. Discuss typical problem resolution with the customer technical staff
B. Create a formal Customer Support Plan document and review it with the customer for agreement
C. The hardware SSR/CE is responsible for the post install support plan, the technical specialist should ensure this is complete
D. The technical specialist should create a list of help desk phone numbers and hardware dispatch contacts to review with the customer
Which of the following includes major components needed to place an IBM zEnterprise into a Parallel Sysplex clustered environment?
A. A coupling facility, two z/OS partitions, STP and coupling links
B. A coupling director, a z/OS and a VSE partition, STP and coupling links
C. A coupling director, a z/OS partition, a zBX, STP and coupling connectors
D. A coupling facility, a z/OS and an AIX partition, STP and coupling connectors
Which of the following tools provides a financial analysis for a distributed server consolidation on System z opportunity at no cost to the customer?
A. BVWA
B. RACEv
C. SCON
D. PRA
A customer has PSIFB installed on his z196 processor. The customer wants to know how many CHPIDs can be configured across the two ports on the HCA card?
A. 16
B. 24
C. 12
D. 18
What is a key security differentiator of z/OS compared to distributed server operating systems?
A. z/OS provides a role based access method.
B. z/OS utilizes LDAP to provide an end-to-end security context.
C. Applications run in enclaves which provide security by isolation.
D. z/OS utilizes SAF products like RACF to provide end to end security context
A customer wants to consolidate 100 four core Intel servers to z196 with z/VM and Linux on System z. Which of the following will establish the number of required IFLs?
A. Perform a BVAT study
B. The consolidation ratio is 25:1, they need 16 IFLs
C. Collect data on the Intel servers?type and model, utilization, and workload, and then ask Techline for a sizing
D. Add the GHz of the Intel CPUs and divide it by 5.2 (the clock speed of the z196 in GHz). The result is the number of IFLs needed
Which of the following customer environments would be the fit for the placement of a zBX?
A. Customers with a large Intel environment that are running a mix of old and new servers running a mixture of Windows operating systems releases
B. Customers already running a IBM System Analytics solution on POWER.
C. A customer that is running a legacy application in a multi-tier environment where the database is running on System z and the application servers are running on HP servers running a current Linux release.
D. A customer that is already running an XI50 DataPower solution and wants to relocate their XI50 blades over into a zBX to take advantages of the Unified Resource Manager Qualities of Service.
A customer is considering a zEnterprise with a zBX. The customer has a back level AIX server installed running production workloads. Which of the following is the best action a specialist could take to ensure the customer is satisfied with the new zBX?
A. Migrate to the latest version of AIX for supported migration to the zEnterprise
B. Create a migration plan for all AIX applications to the zBX
C. Conduct a Fit for Purpose workshop to ensure the customer understands workload deployment on zEnterprise
D. Use zCP3000 to measure the transaction rate