IBM 000-603 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Resiliency, Business Continuity and Integration | 15% | - Cloud and hybrid deployment scenarios - Networking and distributed integration - High availability and disaster recovery |
| Topic 2: IBM System z Platform Overview | 20% | - Architecture and models - Reliability, availability, serviceability, security - Scalability and consolidation benefits |
| Topic 3: System z Hardware and Specialty Engines | 20% | - Memory, I/O, and storage subsystems - Central processors and specialty engines - Coupling Facility and connectivity |
| Topic 4: System z Software and Operating Environments | 20% | - Middleware: CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ - Virtualization and management tools - z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, z/TPF |
| Topic 5: Solution Selling and Customer Value | 25% | - Objection handling - Competitive positioning - Customer needs analysis - Value proposition and ROI |
IBM System z Solution Sales V6 Sample Questions:
1. A customer is interested in integrating applications in a zBX within a zEnterprise. They are looking for suggestion for a pilot implementation. Which of the following workload environments will benefit most from this?
A) Integrating applications running under VMware
B) Stand alone applications running in rapidly growing server farms
C) Applications that interact with mainframe data with transaction affinity
D) Mission critical applications running on distributed environments
2. Which of the following is required for a zEnterprise Disaster Recovery plan?
A) Mirrored Disk
B) ZVM
C) Separate Recovery Location
D) zAAP or zIIP processors
3. Client has a large z990, large memory and multiple I/O channels and ports that they want to upgrade to z196 shortly. Which of the following options will achieve this result at lowest cost?
A) New z196 and with new memory and upgraded I/O
B) Direct MES upgrade to a z196
C) z990 MES to interim z10 EC then MES z10 to z196
D) Upgrade to z9 EC and then to z196
4. A customer has a zBX with z/OS DB2 running on their z196. They want to deploy SAP application servers, but are not sure where they should run. Which is the correct recommendation?
A) zBX Intel blades because they deliver the best price/performance
B) A Fit for Purpose (Best Fit) study to determine the most appropriate platform solution
C) Linux on IFLs because they are closest to the database
D) zBX POWER blades, because they deliver the best performance
5. A z10 customer has just purchased another company with several mainframes in different locations. The CIO wants to absorb the new applications, to minimize software costs and reduce the number of systems, in a single central data center. Which of the following System z technique meets this need?
A) Sysplex
B) Virtualization
C) Shared Storage
D) Clustering
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: C | Question # 3 Answer: A | Question # 4 Answer: B | Question # 5 Answer: A |
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