IBM z Systems Technical Support v8.0

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A customer is asking IBM for help to build a plan for business continuity.
Which of the following should sales specialist recommend?

  • A. Contact an IBM Lab Specialist to assist
  • B. Schedule a Techline Assessment
  • C. Engage BCRS
  • D. Propose a GDPS solution


Answer : C

A z Systems client has the goal to implement a real time analytics environment.
Which of the following alternatives would better leverage the z Systems capabilities?

  • A. Implement a two-tier architecture where the z Systems server would host DB2 on z/OS, and the analyticsprocessing would be offloaded to a distributed platform.
  • B. Implement a two-tier architecture where the z Systems server would host DB2 on z/OS, the analyticsprocessing would be handled by the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator, and ETL (Extract Transform and Load) would be uploaded to a distributed platform.
  • C. Implement a two-tier architecture where the z Systems server would host DB2 on Linux on z Systems, the analytics processing would be handled by the IBM Analytics Accelerator, and ETL (Extract Transform and Load) would be uploaded to a distributed platform.
  • D. Implement a two-tier architecture where the z Systems server would host DB2 on z/VM, the analyticsprocessing would be handled by the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator, and ETL (Extract Transform and Load) would be uploaded to a distributed platform.


Answer : D

IBM SPSS Modeler is part of the IBM z Analytics Solutions:
How is the SPSS Modeler defined?

  • A. A data integration offering that helps enterprises understand, cleanse, transform and deliver trustedinformation to critical business initiatives
  • B. A data mining tool used for generating hypotheses and scoring Enables organizations to cost effectivelyanalyze and score data in real-time as it is coming into the business
  • C. Large enterprise enablement with operational data on z Systems to perform advanced mathematicalanalytics while using existing investments to take advantage of a system processing power and security features
  • D. A high performance appliance that models and accelerate complex queries, up to 2000x faster


Answer : D

Reference: http://www-05.ibm.com/de/events/linux-on-
z/pdf/day1/8_SPSS_Modeling_IDAA.pdf (page 9)

In the z/OS environment, what provides access to cryptographic functions through callable services and provides administration facilities for loading the master keys into the coprocessors:

  • A. PKDS
  • B. CEX5A
  • C. RACF
  • D. ICSF


Answer : D

Reference: “Security Functions of IBM DB2 10 for z/OS” page 396

Which option most accurately describes the concept of mixed workload processing?

  • A. The ability to run online transactions, batch processing and analytical queries simultaneously, withoutaffecting each others performance.
  • B. The ability to run several operating systems within a single server, without affecting each othersperformance.
  • C. The ability to run high-volume online transactions and batch processing simultaneously, without affecting each others performance.
  • D. The ability to run complex and simple analytical queries simultaneously, without affecting each othersperformance.


Answer : D

A client has z9 BC running Linux on z Systems under z/VM 5.4. They learned about IBM
Wave and how to leverage it to manage their Linux guests.
Which would be the most appropriate action to enable them to run this tool?

  • A. Upgrade or replace the z9 BC with a z9 EC
  • B. Upgrade z/VM 5.4 to z/VM 6.1
  • C. Upgrade z/VM 5.4 to z/VM 6.3
  • D. Replace the z9 BC with a zBC12


Answer : C

A customer wants to consolidate their distributed server farm onto IFLs under z/VM. They want to know how to start evaluation process.
Which response will provide the best results for the customers needs?

  • A. A fit for Purpose study to determine which platform is best suited to host these servers.
  • B. An Eagle study to evaluate costs and platform alternative.
  • C. A RACEv study to evaluate the TCO of different solutions.
  • D. An IBM zSCON study to size IFL configuration.


Answer : D

A customer has two air-cooled z13-N63 710s, each with 10 zIIPs and 10 IFLs. They are using CBU for Disaster Recovery. The customer plans to enlarge the number of Linux
Servers on this system. For that reason, the customer wants to upgrade to a z13-NE1 without renewing the CBU contract.
What needs to be considered for the installation planning meeting and the installation itself?

  • A. The resource link must be updated to reflect temporary capacity
  • B. The upgrade of z13-N63 to z13-NE1 is disruptive
  • C. During the upgrade, the SSR (System Server Representative) will add two new processor drawers
  • D. The client has to choose whether to keep the radiator-based air cooling or to switch to water-cooling


Answer : C

A zBC12 customer running z/OS 1.13 is experiencing large fluctuations in user response time at certain points of the day.
These have been traced to an increase in system paging activities when transitioning from batch to online operations.
Which of the following should the z Systems specialist recommend to minimize the fluctuations?

  • A. Use zCP3000 to assess if additional processor capacity is required.
  • B. Migrate to z/OS 2.1 and use the On/Off Capacity on Demand offering during the transition period.
  • C. Order and Install the IBM flash express feature and migrate to z/OS 2.1
  • D. Increase network access bandwidth by ordering additional OSA ports


Answer : B

Which improvement occurs by moving from a virtualized environment to a service management Cloud environment?

  • A. Consolidated server, network, and storage resources.
  • B. Automated highly available systems.
  • C. Reduced data center floor utilization when using z Systems
  • D. Standardized systems using self-service portals and service catalogs


Answer : C

Which feature of z Systems processor virtualization reduces the latency of cross partition communications?

  • A. QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
  • B. HyperTransport
  • C. HiperSockets
  • D. Jupiter Interconnect System Bus Architecture


Answer : C

Which of the following is considered an element of high availability for a z/OS customer?

  • A. Modified Indirect Data Address Word (MIDAW) facility
  • B. GRS STAR
  • C. Shared memory Communications over RDMA (SMC-R) exploitation
  • D. Sysplex Failure management (SFM)


Answer : D

Which of the following business reasons would make having a resilient environment essential?

  • A. Audit and regulatory complianceService Level Agreement penalties Opportunity Loss Industry Governance
  • B. Labor Costs Audit and regulatory compliance Service Level Agreement penalties Opportunity Loss
  • C. Labor Costs Audit and regulatory compliance Service Level Agreement penalties Opportunity Loss
  • D. Audit and regulatory complianceUtility Costs Network and Database Latency Opportunity Loss


Answer : A

Which of the following is an element used for Disaster Recovery purposes?

  • A. Unified Resource Manager
  • B. Redundant FICON channels
  • C. Capacity BackUp (CBU)
  • D. Enhanced book replacement


Answer : A

Which of the following are components of z Systems Business Continuity?

  • A. GDPS Crypto Hardware RAS Parallel Sysplex
  • B. GDPS Global Mirror Hardware RAS Parallel Sysplex
  • C. GDPSzEDC Metro Mirror Parallel Sysplex
  • D. GDPS Global Mirror HiperSockets Parallel Sysplex


Answer : B

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