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Question 1
Single choice

Comparing an Oracle Exadata to an E870, what advantage does an E870 have when compared to the Exadata?

A.

E870 supports the Oracle 12c database.

B.

E870 provides an ability to add cores and memory in a more granular manner.

C.

E870 provides more cores for greater scaling.

D.

E870 adds support for external storage.

Question 2
Single choice

Which of the following is a design consideration for the E870 / E880?

A.

The integrated SAS controllers in the system nodes manage all six SAS bays in the system node.

B.

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

C.

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

D.

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

Question 3
Single choice

What primary advantage does Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) provide for the customer?

A.

PowerKVM is included with IFLs

B.

Accelerated Linux performance

C.

Lower system software prices

D.

Lower hardware maintenance charges

Question 4
Single choice

A new customer has a requirement to analyze the effects of activating two cores on an E870 and 32GB of memory for one month.

What is the most cost-effective Capacity on Demand (CoD) offering that would satisfy this requirement?

A.

On/Off

B.

Elastic

C.

Utility

D.

Trial

Question 5
Single choice

Which of the following RAS features is always enabled and functional on an E870 / E880, regardless of configuration?

A.

System auto-restart

B.

Dynamic Memory Sparing

C.

Dynamic Processor Sparing

D.

Processor Instruction Retry

Question 6
Single choice

When connecting a 12 slot PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion drawer, how many CXP adapters are required?

A.

1

B.

4

C.

2

D.

3

Question 7
Single choice

Which P0WER8 processor feature was announced to deliver balanced system performance?

A.

EnergyScale Technology

B.

TPMD (Thermal Power Management Device)

C.

Level 4 (L4) cache

D.

20 partitions per core

Question 8
Single choice

Which statement best describes the System Control Unit (SCU) in a two-node Power E870 / E880?

A.

The two nodes share an SCU unit through power and Infiniband cables.

B.

The two nodes share an SCU through clock and FSP cables.

C.

An SCU is optional when the operator control panel is included on each system node.

D.

Each node has its own SCU for redundancy.

Question 9
Single choice

A retail customer has implemented the following at each store location: A Linux-based POS (Point of Sale) application
A data collection application on an x86 system
An additional S822L running data analytics

The customer wants to consolidate to a single system in each store. They prefer the POWER platform, but stated concern about the data structure of the POS systems.

What can be presented to the customer to minimize this concern?

A.

PowerKVM enables Endian neutrality.

B.

The memory system of Power Servers is Endian neutral.

C.

The ability of Power Systems to support little-Endian and big-Endian Linux instances on the same server.

D.

The POS system can be re-compiled to support the big-Endian structure needed by the analytics application.

Question 10
Single choice

A customer is considering a Power Systems solution to provide in-memory table look-up for large volumes of unstructured data for their mobile and social applications.

Which of the following Power Systems solution editions satisfies the requirement?

A.

IBM Solution for Analytics

B.

IBM Data Engine for Analytics

C.

IBM Data Engine for NoSQL

D.

IBM BLU Acceleration

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