IBM C1000-031 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

IBM C1000-031 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  A customer is evaluating options for a new system to handle a rapidly growing workload. Initial requirements are for 16 cores and 1TB, and growth expected to be 15% per year.

  Why should Enterprise Power Systems be marketed over Scale-out systems to this customer?

  A. They have PCIe controllers integrated into the processor.
  B. They support CAPI.
  C. They support hot plug adapters.
  D. They support CoD.
  D. They support CoD.

• Question 72:

  What is L4 cache?

  A. Off-processor-chip buffering to provide faster main memory access in enterprise servers.
  B. Allows for Active Memory Expansion of the main memory in enterprise servers
  C. On-processor-chip buffering of GPU results
  D. On-processor-chip buffering between L3 and POWER9 processor cores
  D. On-processor-chip buffering between L3 and POWER9 processor cores

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  Reference: https://superuser.com/questions/1073937/what-does-l4-cache-hold-on-some-cpus

• Question 73:

  An installation engineer has configured a new POWER9 processor-based server with two VIOS partitions. The client is questioning the use of resources for two VIOS partitions instead of one. What benefit does the dual VIOS configuration provide?

  A. Provides for better system performance and balance between client partitions.
  B. Allows for upgrading the OS on partitions without application downtime.
  C. Provides better Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS).
  D. Allows for dedicated I/O adapters.
  A. Provides for better system performance and balance between client partitions.

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  Reference: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=ja#!/wiki/Power%20Systems/page/Virtual%20Storage%20Redundancy%20with%20dual%20VIOS%20Configuration

• Question 74:

  An IBM Business Partner is installing two systems in two locations for a Disaster Recovery (DR) solution.

  Which of the following is the most efficient way to set up production systems for DR of the LPARs operating system disks?

  A. Boot OS from internal disks using NPIV.
  B. Boot VIOS from SAN and LPAR OS boot from internal disks using NPIV.
  C. Boot LPAR OS from internal disks using vSCSI.
  D. Boot LPARs from SAN using NPIV.
  B. Boot VIOS from SAN and LPAR OS boot from internal disks using NPIV.

• Question 75:

  An AIX customer is purchasing two new POWER9 processor-based servers: each connected to its own DS8880 at different sites. The customer wants high availability with the least amount of downtime. Which solution will satisfy the customer's requirements?

  A. Combine PowerHA with DS8880 data replication capabilities for automated failover across the sites.
  B. Create dual VIOS on each POWER9 and double the total number of adapters in each machine.
  C. Use the DS8880 data replication capabilities to replicate the data across the sites. Configure PowerVM Live Partition Mobility for application availability.
  D. Use the DS8880 data replication capabilities to perform automated node failover across the sites.
  B. Create dual VIOS on each POWER9 and double the total number of adapters in each machine.

• Question 76:

  Which component of PowerSC monitors AIX systems, maintains security, and provides alerts when a change to the system violates a configuration policy?

  A. Trusted Logging
  B. Real Time Compliance
  C. Security and Compliance Automation
  D. Trusted Surveyor
  C. Security and Compliance Automation

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  Reference: ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/power/community/aix/PowerVM_webinars/22_PowerSC_Overview.pdf

• Question 77:

  Which HMC alternative will support a migration from a Power System E880 to a Power System E980?

  A. 7042-CR9 with firmware V8
  B. 7042-CR7 with firmware V8
  C. 7042-CR8 with firmware V8
  D. 7042-CR6 with firmware V8
  D. 7042-CR6 with firmware V8

• Question 78:

  What is the most cost-effective Capacity on Demand (CoD) offering that will allow a new customer to analyze the effects of activating two cores on a Power System E980 and 32GB of memory for one month?

  A. Enable Mobile Activations
  B. Trial
  C. Elastic
  D. Utility
  C. Elastic

• Question 79:

  A customer with critical up-time requirements is comparing POWER9 processor-based servers. Which RAS feature is found only on the Power System E980?

  A. Redundant Service Processors
  B. Hot swap fans
  C. Chipkill memory
  D. Split backplane
  A. Redundant Service Processors

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  Reference: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_sm/3/877/ENUS9080-_h03/index.htmlandrequest_locale=en

• Question 80:

  Which tool is recommended to assist in the design and deployment of partitions?

  A. System Planning Tool
  B. IT Economics Study (Eagle Study)
  C. Workload Estimator
  D. e-config
  A. System Planning Tool