The System z Technical Specialist is sizing a zEnterprise z196 + zBX for a multi-tier applications, which is running today on z10 EC and distributed environment under AIX. Which of the following should be used for the sizing of the proposed zEnterprise configuration?
A. Use zPCR or zCP3000 for the z196 sizing, and engage a Techline specialist for the POWER7 sizing.
B. Use the MIPS table for z196 sizing and engage a Techline specialist for the POWER7 sizing.
C. Use the COMP Conversion tables for both environments
D. Use zPCR or zCP3000 for the z196 sizing, and use estimated TPM-C ratios for POWER7
Which of the following tools provides capacity sizing for a distributed server consolidation to Linux on System z opportunity?
A. zCP3000
B. RACEv
C. SCON
D. BWA Tool
A prospective zEnterprise customer is fascinated with the addition of the zBX products. The sales specialist is discussing the flexibility of System z family of servers. Which of the following is a key aspect?
A. Binary compatibility between servers
B. Hot pluggable processor and memory boards
C. Consistent CoD features with entire family
D. Ability to interchange features between systems
Which of the following FICON Express channels is supported on a new build z114 configuration?
A. FICON 2
B. FICON 4
C. FICON
D. FICON 8S
A banking customer is running z/OS 1.6 on a z9 EC, they plan to upgrade to z196. Which of the following should an IBM technical specialist review with the customer?
A. Order a new z196 and run the z/OS 1.6 unchanged
B. Migration of line of business z/OS applications to zBX
C. Verify capacity requirement on z196, and carry forward all features from z9 to z196
D. Verify capacity requirement, check the compatibility of the channels and upgrade z/OS 1.6 to a supported level
A customer has a very large z196 Complex with 8 CEC in a Sysplex. The customer would like IBM to perform a study to help move to the latestA customer has a very large z196 Complex with 8 CEC? in a Sysplex. The customer would like IBM to perform a study to help move to the latest Infiniband 12X Links.
Which of the following is the correct tool to provide this?
A. BWA
B. CF Sizer
C. zTPM
D. zCP3000
The Solution edition for Data Warehousing includes which of the following components?
A. Foundational z/OS and DB2 for z/OS software to deploy a warehousing database on z/OS
B. DB2 for Linux on System z with partitioning feature
C. Information Management software and OPTIM Data Privacy Solution
D. A pre-defined hardware configuration of 2 general processors and 2 zIIPs with 16 GB of memory for LPAR definition
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
An account team is working on a very large deal with the customer. The configurations and solution design are in place and have the customer agreement. Which of the following is the next logical step in this opportunity?
A. Schedule a Customer meeting
B. Schedule a Pre-Install meeting
C. Schedule Pre-sales TDA meeting
D. Schedule Post completion meeting
Which of the following is a key benefit to customers who deploy zEnterprise compared to other solutions?
A. A hypervisor infrastructure that allows movement of an application online between different architectures
B. A hypervisor and hardware management across multiple platforms.
C. A management solution that provides support across multiple x86 hypervisors.
D. A management solution for the complete mulit-vendor infrastructure within a datacenter.