A System z customer is planning to move their data center with several existing System z servers to a new space without a raised floor. Which of the following requirements should the technical specialist discuss with the customer?
A. Ordering the height reduction feature if needed
B. Top Exit Cabling Option is required for all the CPCs
C. Confirm all the System z servers are z9 BC, z10 BC or z114
D. Confirm the new installation is compliant with the Installation Manual for Physical Plugging
A customer technical staff has been briefed on migration to a z114 or z196. They are discussing the new features with the System z Technical Specialist. Which of the following customer statements is incorrect and must be corrected by the Technical Specialist?
A. Addition and removal of z196 I/O cage is disruptive
B. There is Plan Ahead option available for the I/O drawers
C. The I/O drawers can be added or removed non-disruptively
D. The correct mix of I/O cage and drawers is configured based on the number and type of I/O features ordered
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 System z technical specialist is configuring an MES upgrade of a z10EC to a z196. The MRREPORT does not properly reflect the latest z10 configuration since a few cards were swapped recently. This needs to be corrected for a TDA in two weeks.
Which of the following actions address this situation?
A. Run eConfig
B. Transmit the VPD to the IBM manufacturing plant
C. Ignore the removed cards and proceed with the configuration
D. Manually edit the MRREPORT to account for the changes
A customer is looking for a solution that delivers a workload management across the platforms that run his core application. Additionally he is interested in a continuous availability solution that controls all components of the application independent of the platform that is used for the deployment.
Which of the following makes zEnterprise the best match to those requirements?
A. The new Infiniband coupling link of z196 offer the opportunity to interconnect all platforms. The Unified Resource Manager delivers a central tool to control all events.
B. z/OS offers with Parallel Sysplex and WLM a best of breed solution. For the distributed part Tivoli System Automation for Multi Platforms (TSAMP) delivers the required functionality.
C. The combination of Unified Resource Manager, GDPS and TSAMP meets all requirements without changes to the applications.
D. The customer can consolidate all application parts either on z/OS or on Linux on System z to meet the requirements.
A System z customer has a new CIO. The CIO is concerned about continuous operations and recovery following a site catastrophe. Which of the following addresses this issue?
A. GDPS
B. DR
C. Parallel Sysplex
D. CBU
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
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
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.
Which of the following best describes zEnterprise architectural advantages?
A. A System of Systems consisting of multiple architectures
B. A centralized shared everything z/Architecture
C. Shared nothing architecture
D. Includes all IBM servers and storage systems