IBM z Systems Technical Support v8.0 (C9030-634)

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A client wants to add the LGR (Live Guest Relocation) to their z Systems environment.
Which of the following actions would implement the basis for this capability?

  • A. Enabling Security Server on z/OS
  • B. Enabling SSI (Single System Image) on z/OS v 2.2
  • C. Enabling SSI (Single System Image) on z/VM v 6.3
  • D. Applying the latest APAR to the z/VM v 5.4


Answer : C

Which of the following customer requirements will be best fitted by GDPS Virtual
Appliance?
Which solution will allow them to restrict access to z/OS users?

  • A. A z/OS customer with Linux quests required to implement a DR Solution for those Linux workloads.
  • B. A Linux on z Systems customer required to do a DR solution with PRO=0 and automatic recovery.
  • C. An AIX customer having a GPFS file system required to implement a DR solution.
  • D. A Linux on z Systems customer required to do a DB level data replication with DB active on both sides.


Answer : B

A customer has a z13 with CPACF enablement and Crypto Express5S cards installed.
They have heard about the TKE workstation and ask what benefits it provides.
Which of the following is a benefit of having a TKE workstation?

  • A. Allows more crypto processors to be added to a z Systems server.
  • B. Configure the CryptoExpress adapters with SSL acceleration.
  • C. Is required to load DES Master keys into a CryptoExpress Adapter
  • D. Allows secure key entry using smart cards for master keys.


Answer : C

Which of the following IBM solutions includes the options of automated provisioning and de-provisioning of virtual machines in a z Systems cloud environment?

  • A. LinuxONE
  • B. Control Desk
  • C. Unified Resource Manager
  • D. EndPoint Manager for Server Automation


Answer : D

A customer wants to investigate cloud solutions to help them better manage their development environment.
Which cloud capability would help them achieve their goal?

  • A. On-demand self-service
  • B. Broad network access
  • C. Pay-as-you-go service
  • D. Measured service


Answer : A

A customer is planning to upgrade their zEC12 to a z13 and wants to avoid any impact to the I/O infrastructure.
What area must be closely examined to determine potential impact to the I/O infrastructure?

  • A. FICON attached devices
  • B. OSA attached devices
  • C. Flash Express Usage
  • D. Crypto Express Usage


Answer : A

A customer has a parallel Sysplex running on LPARs spread across two zEC12s in the same data center location. Each zEC12 has multiple FICON Express8S channel paths to one shared DS8870 subsystem.
Which recommendation will improve the resiliency of this environment?

  • A. Replace zEC12s with z13s and FICON Express 16S channels.
  • B. Install a second DS8870 and mirror the data.
  • C. Add FICON Directors and ISLs to the infrastructure.
  • D. Implement FICON Dynamic Routing and Forward Error Correction.


Answer : D

Which z Systems cryptography feature was the first level to support PKCS#11 secure key solution?

  • A. CPACF
  • B. Crypto Express 4S
  • C. Crypto Express 3
  • D. Crypto Express 2


Answer : B

Reference: https://www-
304.ibm.com/connections/files/form/anonymous/api/library/8e17a772-485d-4df3-
80b67fb14ef56822/document/28b16baa-b6cc-4f45-835f-
959d28887f15/media/IntroToIBMCrypto_20150505.pdf (page 11)

Which is the minimum z13 configuration that will support the following requirements?
20 CPs
20 IFLs
5 zLLPs
3 ICFs
736 GB memory

  • A. 3 CPC Drawers, N96
  • B. 4 CPC Drawers, NC9
  • C. 1 CPC Drawer, N30
  • D. 2 CPC Drawers, N63


Answer : B

A customer has shown an interest in a new z13. They have been presented a proposal and would like to move forward with the purchase. The new z System has been placed on order.
During which review process does the customer discuss the installation with IBM?

  • A. Successful Deployment Process
  • B. Order Delivery Process
  • C. Opportunity Management Process
  • D. Pre-Install Technical Delivery Assessment Process


Answer : D

A customer is running an application using z13 cryptographic functions with User Defined
Extensions (UDX).
Which z13 Crypto Express5S mode supports the requirement?

  • A. Coprocessor mode
  • B. Accelerator mode
  • C. CPACF mode
  • D. EP11 mode


Answer : C

Which characteristic of DB2 for z/OS encourages the consolidation of operational and warehoused data?

  • A. The ability to manage both operational and historical data within a single data sharing group
  • B. The ability to use workload manager for z/OS to determine whether to send queries to the operational or warehoused data
  • C. Use of z/OS Resource Recovery Services (RRS) to handle two-phase commit updates between operationaland warehoused data
  • D. The ability to take over data warehouse resources for business continuity if the operational database fails


Answer : A

A customer purchased a second data center and was using it for a warm disaster recovery site for distributed systems.
The customer currently uses another vendor and tape backup for their mainframe DR
If the customer configures replicated disk to the warm DR data center , together with a z
Systems server with CBU, they could achieve which of the following?

  • A. Improved RTO Improved RPO Electric utility savings
  • B. Electric utility savings Control over the DR environment Cost savings over the current DR contract
  • C. Control over the DR environment Consistent Network to distributed systems Cost savings over the current DR contract
  • D. Improved RTO Improved RPO Control over the DR environment


Answer : B

Which opportunity is appropriate to propose Flash Express to a customer?

  • A. The customer has paging spikes that cause slow response time.
  • B. The customer wants to backup important data for high availability.
  • C. The customer application requires high bandwidth communication to another machine.
  • D. The customer needs high speed storage for high priority online system datasets.


Answer : A

Reference: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/5things/ entry/5_things_to_know_about_flash_express?lang=en

A client plans to establish an Infrastructure as a Service cloud service model. Currently, this client using only DB2 on z/OS as its central data repository.
Which of the following is a unique advantage of hosting the cloud in this scenario on IBM z
Systems compared to other architectures?

  • A. OpenStack Support
  • B. On-demand self-service provided by “IBM cloud manager for OpenStack”
  • C. Rapid Elasticity using Capacity on Demand
  • D. Fast Data Access to the “System of Record” utilizing HiperSockets


Answer : C

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