IBM 000-124 Exam Syllabus Topics:

IBM Power Systems with POWER7 and IBM i Sales Skills -v2 Sample Questions:

1. A 010 is concerned about systems security and transmission of confidential data across the internet. What capabilities of the IBM i platform can the sales executive highlight in this situation?

A) PowerS0 software is optimized to provide security and compliance for POWER operating systems.
B) Security Access Manager combines user access management, web application protection and encryption.
C) RealSecure Server Sensor provides data loss prevention and preemptive protection while enforcing server security policies.
D) IBM i can send secure data across untrusted networks using SSL, IBM i Access for Windows, and VPN connections.

2. A new DBA from a non-IBM background plans to make numerous database changes to a production PQWER7 server running IBM i, but is concerned about how to identify which DB2 indexes will require rebuilding.
What should be explained to the DBA?

A) IBM i offers automatic Systems Managed Access Path Protection (SMAPP)
B) IBM Systems Director Navigator for i offers a graphical interface for performing basic DB2 tasks
C) DB2 for IBM i provides continuous data spreading and automatic storage allocation for indexes
D) DB2 for IBM i rebuilds indexes automatically

3. A customer running IBM i 7.1 has an Independent ASP (iASP) that contains their ERP data. The customer needs to reduce the backup window required for their scheduled nightly tape backup. Available disk storage space is limited.
Which option will reduce the backup window without requiring additional purchases?

A) Modify daily backups to use image catalogues.
B) Adopt a save while active policy during the day for tape backup.
C) Implement Flash Copy with IBM i Copy Services Toolkit.
D) Use compression with IBM i save files and save to tape during the day.

4. Which statement about DB2 for IBM i would be attractive to a 010 responsible for data protection?

A) Field level security can be implemented using logical files to display selected columns in a data file that a user is authorized to view.
B) IBM i offers five different levels of user-definable security for DB2, which provides controls starting with read-only user profiles.
C) DB2 for IBM I automatically timestamps and records all user data changes in a permanent security journal stored for up to 90 days.
D) Job Watcher was built into IBM i 7.1 providing a near real-time DB2 data analysis usage tool to provide details on user behaviors.

5. A Power 720 customer with IBM i and disk mirroring is afraid of being unprotected after a disk failure when waiting for IBM to replace it. They have asked whether there is a simple solution.
Which of the following actions will relieve the customer concern?

A) Implement loop-level mirroring so that all disk pairs have a second set of mirrored disk pairs, automatically mirrored by IBM i.
B) Add an extra disk unit which can be used as a hot spare. IBM i will synchronize it to the remaining good disk in the pair.
C) Turn on IBM i RAID-5 in addition to disk mirroring. IBM i can use parity data to rebuild both disks in the event of a second disk failure.
D) Purchase a spare disk unit to keep at the customer location. The customer could then replace the failed disk and resume mirroring.

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