IBM System z Solution Sales V6 Sample Questions:
1. A customer requested System z software details and pricing. Which IBM tool would be utilized to configure the software products?
A) zIAW
B) eConfig
C) CFSW
D) zPCR
2. A potential zEnterprise customer has 80 front end web servers to be consolidated. Which of the following information is essential for the System z seller to evaluate the capacity of the existing systems environment?
A) Server specifications, SAP Insight, architecture diagram
B) Server specifications, workload descriptions, capacity and performance utilization
C) Server specifications, inventory report, CPUMON output
D) Server specifications, inventory report, SMF output
3. An existing z9 BC customer is price sensitive. A z114 sizing calls for a Z03 capacity setting. The customer has significant downtime windows to accommodate upgrades. The customer is growing their z/OS capacity. Which of the following would be the appropriate zEnterprise model to propose and why?
A) z114 M05 unless the number of specialty engines, memory size, or I/O requirements will not fit on M05
B) z196 M15 since no z114 is upgradeable to a z196 as the customer grows
C) z114 M05 because it offers dedicated spare engines
D) z114 M10 to avoid a potential future outage when the customer grows
4. An Internet Service Provider has a server farm with one Intel server for every web application. The utilization of the processor resources is under 10%. The customer is considering a new platform. Which of the following IBM System z architecture components best meets the customer's business requirement?
A) zAAP
B) CoD
C) Multiple LPARs
D) IFL, Linux and z/VM
5. A System z customer states they are planning to migrate to Linux and get off the mainframe because of cost concerns. Which of the following is an appropriate response for the System z Sales Specialist?
A) Work with the customer to understand their issues
B) Deliver a Linux on System z excellence presentation
C) Use the mainframe for a database server only
D) Propose a services contract to migrate the System z workloads to a distributed platform
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: B | Question # 3 Answer: A | Question # 4 Answer: A | Question # 5 Answer: B |
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