IBM System x Server Family Technical Support V1 Sample Questions:
1. A customer has requested five rack mounted servers, and a rack. They want redundant power connections to the servers. What must the customer install to meet these requirements?
A) Redundant power supplies in the servers, redundant PDUs in the rack, and Active Energy Manager
B) Redundant PDUs in the rack
C) Redundant power supplies in the servers
D) Redundant power supplies in the servers and redundant PDUs in the rack
2. A client has stand-alone x86 servers running Windows 2003 and Red Hat Linux 5. The client does not use any server virtualization today. The customer plans to virtualize their environment. Which of the following will accomplish this conversion?
A) Symantec Ghost to restore current images as physical images on the new System x servers
B) VMware vCenter Converter to convert current images to VMware ESX virtual servers
C) PlateSpin Migrate to convert current images to Citrix XenServer virtual images
D) PowerVM to convert current images to Linux KVM virtual images
3. A x86 customer released an RFP for new system. One requirement is that the configuration must include software for automated Windows OS deployments. Which of the following packages meets the customer's requirement?
A) IBM Systems Director Standard Edition for x86
B) IBM ServerGuide
C) IBM Systems Director Enterprise Edition for x86
D) IBM Systems Director Express Edition for x86
4. A prospect is interested in an IBM solution. The System x technical specialist discovers the customer needs the most dense server solution. The customer also requires multiple compute, internal shared storage and I/O configuration options. Which of the following solutions should a System x seller recommend that would be the densest solution?
A) BladeCenter HS23
B) iDataPlex
C) PureFlex Express
D) Rack Optimized
5. A customer has an existing Cisco network environment, however, they are not standardized on Cisco. They are interested in the IBM Systems Networking switches, but have a concern about managing both vendors. Which of the following addresses that concern?
A) IBM switches cannot intermix with other vendors such as Cisco
B) IBM switches use isCLI
C) The IBM switches can use Element Manager, which is identical to what Cisco uses
D) Vendors may be intermixed, but with a significant loss of features and functions
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: D | Question # 2 Answer: B | Question # 3 Answer: A | Question # 4 Answer: C | Question # 5 Answer: B |

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