IBM Power Systems with POWER7 and IBM i Sales Skills -v2 Sample Questions:

1. An 010 plans to purchase a new Power System. In a previous purchase of non IBM servers, critical components were missing from the proposal. As a result, additional items had to be purchased. Which IBM tool will help ensure that the proposed system contains the necessary components?

A) Workload Estimator
B) Server Validation Tool
C) eConfigurator
D) System Planning Tool

2. Which statement about IBM i optimization explains why the customer will have improved performance as a result of adding SSDs to a customer environment?

A) Expert Cache monitors the read/write activity and logical reference patterns for each SSD database file to reduce total disk I/Os.
B) Adaptive DB2 processing self-tunes logical files and queries across all available SSDs to achieve improved storage performance.
C) IBM i automatically collects Input/Output performance data and moves most active data to SSDs to achieve optimal performance.
D) IBM i dynamically adjusts the size and type of reads and writes for files on SSDs to maximize the use of main storage and minimize the number of disk I/Os.

3. A customer is concerned that there have been no new releases to IBM i since 7.1 was announced in 2010. They are afraid that IBM is no longer investing in IBM i as a strategic operating system.
Which statement answers the customer concern?

A) IBM consolidated its investments in POWER so that it could be exploited by multiple operating systems. All investments in POWER benefit IBM i.
B) The announcement of PureSystems servers and the support of common software technologies such as PowerVM and PowerHA demonstrate investment in IBM i.
C) IBM i is used by over 150,000 companies around the world to run their business applications. The size of this customer set assures the continued future of IBM i.
D) IBM has purposely extended the period between major releases, but has delivered Technology Refreshes with new capabilities approximately every six months.

4. Which statement correctly describes IBM i storage management?

A) IBM i automatically manages and balances data across multiple disk drives.
B) IBM i automatically protects user data with RAID, mirroring and disk journaling.
C) IBM i moves the most frequently used data closer to the processor.
D) IBM i Systems Director optimizes disk management with a graphical user interlace.

5. A new 010 coming from a non-IBM background is being asked to approve the planned purchase of a new Power Systems server running IBM i, but is concerned about database and other systems programs missing from the proposal that might need to be purchased later.
What should be explained?

A) IBM Power servers come with PowerCare which is a set of deployment-ready software products that can be tailored to customer requirements.
B) IBM i includes database, security, storage management and networking functions.
C) IBM i includes a runtime for AIX applications enabling UNIX applications to be ported to the system.
D) Power Systems servers running IBM i can support a number of other databases including, Informix, Oracle, and Sybase.

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