IBM Virtualization Technical Support for AIX and Linux - v2 Sample Questions:

1. An administrator has a hardware environment including POWER5, POWER6 and POWER7 architectures. A requirement exists to improve availability across all platforms without additional costs. What technology should be considered?

A) Live Application Mobility
B) Resource Monitoring and Control
C) Multiple Shared Storage Pools
D) Live Partition Mobility

2. An administrator is trying to perform Live Partition Mobility (LPM) between physical systems managed by the same HMC. The VIO Servers (VIOS) on each physical system are connected to the same SAN. The client LPARs will use virtual SCSI (vSCSI) disks. The SCSI adapter slot numbers are between 11 and 20.Each client LPAR has a unique name. The network used by the client LPARs use Logical Host Ethernet adapters (LHEA).The PowerVM Enterprise edition is being used. No EtherChannel has been configured. Why are LPM activities failing?

A) The SCSI adapter slot numbers are too high.
B) The ssh keys have not been exchanged between the two VIO servers.
C) This LHEA configuration is not supported for LPM.
D) Multiple MSP (mover service partitions) were configured.

3. A user has accidentally deleted critical system files on an LPAR. Storage on the LPAR is provided using both vSCSI and NPIV. The administrator is preparing to reinstall the LPAR, but has concerns about the existing NPIV configuration. Which statement concerning WWPNs is correct?

A) Assigned WWPNs are regenerated during a reinstall for boot devices, but preserved for secondary storage.
B) During the reinstall of AIX, the HMC will assign new WWPNs to the adapters.
C) The virtual_fc_adapters LPAR attribute must be verified prior to the reinstall and suitably updated to preserve all existing WWPNs.
D) Providing the configuration of the virtual Fibre Channel adapters remains unchanged in the LPAR profile, the existing WWPNs are preserved.

4. A client is designing a system to support three 24x7 applications, each in a different environment. The plan is to host these applications on a new POWER7 based server to add to their existing POWER6 servers. Virtual I/O Server will not be used.
The applications have the following OS and processor requirements: AIX 6.1 with a peak of 2 cores between 10am-2pm
AIX 5.3 with a peak of 2 cores between 5pm-10pm
AIX 5.2 with a peak of 2 cores between 3am-7am
Outside the peak periods, the processor utilization is extremely low.
Which of the following configurations supports the design requirements?

A) A minimum of four processor activations is required.
Two dedicated processors for an AIX 5.2 LPAR.
AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 can share 2 processors
B) The AIX 5.2 can be hosted in a WPAR in an AIX 7.1 LPAR.
The AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 can each have their own LPAR.
All LPARs can use the shared processor pool.
C) The LPAR profiles can set the processor mode to POWER6
The AIX 6.1 and AIX 5.3 LPARs can be migrated using Live Partition Mobility.
The AIX 5.2 could only be migrated if it is in a WPAR.
D) Each applications each needs its own LPAR running native AIX.
The LPAR must be running the appropriate version of AIX.
The LPARs can all use the shared pool and be uncapped.

5. A customer is planning a new multi-tiered web based retail solution. The solution will be implemented on AIX, running on POWER7 based servers. Several options are being considered, including one enterprise class system, two mid-range systems, or several entry level systems.
Which of these documents will allow for an easy side-by-side comparison of the various models in the Power Systems range?

A) Redpaper: IBM Systems Virtualization: Servers, Storage, and Software
B) AIX From Strength to Strength
C) IBM Power Systems Comparison Manual
D) POWER7 Systems Facts and Features

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