C1000-031 Online Practice Questions and Answers

An IBM Business Partner is designing a solution with two POWER9 processor-based servers, an IBM V7000 storage, and IBM SAN switches.

Which of the following will allow them to check the compatibility of software, device drivers, multipathing, and other technical specifications?

A. IBM Facts and Features

B. IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC)

C. e-config

D. Support web sites of the potential Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)

Which component of PowerSC monitors AIX systems, maintains security, and provides alerts when a change to the system violates a configuration policy?

A. Trusted Logging

B. Real Time Compliance

C. Security and Compliance Automation

D. Trusted Surveyor

Which of the following statements is true regarding Power Enterprise Pools?

A. The XML configuration file can be downloaded from the ESS (My Entitled Systems Support) web site.

B. One Enterprise pool can contain the following machine types: Power Systems E870, E870C, E880C, and E980.

C. Mobile activations can be moved within a pool at any time, without contacting IBM.

D. A minimum of 75% of a system's memory activation can be mobile.

Which of the following is a RAS improvement of a Power System E980 over a Power System E880C?

A. Redundant System Clocks in each node

B. Redundant Voltage Regulators in each node

C. Redundant Service Processors in each node

D. Alternate Processor Recovery

Which of the following needs to be taken into consideration when designing an IBM Power System E980 solution?

A. Each system node has eight PCI full-size Gen3 slots which are a mix of x8 and x16 PCIe slots.

B. A DVD drive must be included in either the system control unit or in a system node.

C. Redundant SAS controllers in each system node manage all six system node SAS bays.

D. Only low profile PCIe adapters are supported in the system node.

A customer has two POWER8 processor-based servers with eight partitions on each system. They are upgrading to two POWER9 processor-based servers and want to improve their application uptime during the upgrade/migration to the new servers.

What feature should they implement?

A. Live Partition Mobility between servers

B. Remote Recovery on both servers

C. Active Memory Expansion on each server

D. Memory Deduplication between servers

Which of the following can be a consequence of running in Maximum Performance mode?

A. Increased acoustic noise

B. Decreased I/O latency

C. Increased memory frequency

D. Decreased power draw

A Technical Delivery Assessment (TDA), as part of the Solution Assurance is used to:

A. aggressively complete against competition.

B. resolve concerns about customer satisfaction.

C. expedite shipment of a server.

D. identify and assess risks.

What is a characteristic of POWER9 processor-based virtualized environments?

A. Processors are assigned per whole core.

B. Greater virtualization increases the cost of computing.

C. Greater virtualization reduces workload costs.

D. Resources must be dedicated at the PCIe card level.

A customer is using PowerVM to virtualize a Power Systems server.

Which software product will allow them to provision the entire hardware stack (host, storage and network)?

A. PowerVC

B. PowerVP

C. PowerKVM

D. PowerSC