IBM A4040-225 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Virtualization (PowerVM) | 20% | - PowerVM virtualization components and benefits - Logical partitions (LPARs) |
| Topic 2: Linux on IBM Power Systems | 15% | - Linux distribution support on Power architecture - Linux workload deployment considerations |
| Topic 3: IBM Power Systems Architecture (POWER7) | 20% | - POWER7 processor features and capabilities - System architecture and performance concepts |
| Topic 4: IBM AIX Operating System | 20% | - AIX fundamentals and administration overview - AIX workload management and virtualization support |
| Topic 5: Technical Sales Positioning | 15% | - Customer requirements analysis and solution mapping - Competitive positioning of IBM Power Systems |
| Topic 6: Storage and Networking on Power Systems | 10% | - Network configuration and redundancy - Storage integration and SAN concepts |
IBM Assessment: Power Systems with POWER7 and AIX & Linux Technical Sales Skills - v2 Sample Questions:
Question #1
A customer has EMC storage and wants to virtualize all SAN disks, including SAN boot disks, to 20 client LPARs of a Power 770.
The following requirements must also be included:
-Live Partition Mobility will be used -A SAN tape library will be provisioned for one client LPAR -SAN licensing costs must be minimized
Which option supports these requirements?
A. vSCSI for 20 client LPARs
B. vSCSI for 20 clients plus NPIV for 1 client
C. NPIV for all clients
D. vSCSI for 19 clients and NPIV for 1client
Question #2
Which of the following is an advantage of system WPARs over application WPARs?
A. User and group isolation
B. File systems inherited by the global environment
C. Security isolation provided by the Hypervisor
D. Support for WPAR mobility
Question #3
A customer wants to save on licensing costs for their database servers, which currently run on non-virtualized pSeries servers.
In addition to consolidating these database servers into LPARs on a new Power Systems server, what else will help reduce licensing costs?
A. Shared processor pools
B. Elastic CoD
C. Active Memory Expansion
D. Full capacity licensing
Question #4
A customer plans to purchase 2 Power 740 servers, and run 10 Red Hat Linux partitions on each server. How many Red Hat licenses are required?
A. 4
B. 20
C. 2
D. 10
Question #5
A customer is deciding between NPIV and vSCSI for storage virtualization. What must be considered when using vSCSI, but not when using NPIV?
A. The maximum of 32,000 virtual client devices
B. Whether or not to use VIOS storage pools
C. Multi-path driver licensing for the client partitions
D. The requirement for 8Gbps HBAs
Solutions:
| Question #1 Correct Answer: B | Question #2 Correct Answer: A | Question #3 Correct Answer: A | Question #4 Correct Answer: C | Question #5 Correct Answer: B |
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