IBM C9520-924 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
| Exam Name: | IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 Migration and Support |
| Exam Number: | C2040-924 |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 55-65 |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Certified System Administrator - WebSphere Portal 8.0 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice |
| Passing Score: | 60% |
| Exam Price: | ~$200 USD (varies by region) |
| Recommended Training: | IBM Official WebSphere Portal 8.0 Training |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE IBM Exam Scheduling IBM Certification Registration |
| Sample Questions: | IBM C9520-924 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | In-person at Pearson VUE test centers or online via Pearson VUE OnVUE remote proctoring |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; recommended working knowledge of WebSphere Portal administration, WebSphere Application Server, databases, and security concepts |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/certify |
IBM C9520-924 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Migration Planning and Strategy | 30% | - Infrastructure and dependency analysis - Risk assessment and rollback planning - Supported migration paths to WebSphere Portal 8.0 - Assessment of existing environments |
| Topic 2: Migration Execution and Tools | 40% | - Clustered and virtual portal migration - Web Content Manager (WCM) migration - Database and repository migration - Usage of migration utilities and ConfigEngine tasks - Validation and testing procedures |
| Topic 3: Post-Migration Configuration and Support | 30% | - Security and access control updates - Performance monitoring and maintenance - Troubleshooting migration-related issues - Post-migration optimization and tuning |
IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 Migration and Support Sample Questions:
1. What are the Resource Collections that are installed and configured out of the box with IBM WebSphere Portal?
A) Document collection
B) Web Content resource collection
C) WebSphere Portal User resource collection
D) A & B
E) A, B & C
2. Which database is used to store IBM Web Content Manager content?
A) community
B) portal
C) jcr
D) release
3. After migrating her portal environment, Irina observes that portlets have the incorrect URL. This can be efficiently corrected by which of the following?
A) Uninstall and then re-install the affected portlets.
B) Uninstall and then install the affected portlets followed by restart of the IBM WebSphere Portal server.
C) Export, update, and import the configurations for all portlets using
D) Export all portlets using
4. Terry wants to build a script for XMLAccess, however he wants to make sure that the portal password and user ID are not stored in the script. How can he handle this situation?
A) Encrypt the user ID and password in the searchsecret.xml file.
B) Add the -askforcredential parameter to the xmlaccess call.
C) Add wpsadmin and password to the IBM WebSphere Integrated Solutions console WP_VaultService.
D) Change the XML export document to include the parameter security=alse
5. What is the trace to enable in order to deal with generated SQL statements and the internal flow in the IBM WebSphere Portal database layer?
A) com.ibm.wps.datastore.*=all: com.ibm.wps.services.datastore.*=all
B) com.ibm.wps.commands.*=all
C) com.ibm.wps.model.*=all: com.ibm.wps.composition.*=all
D) *=all
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: E | Question # 2 Answer: C | Question # 3 Answer: D | Question # 4 Answer: B | Question # 5 Answer: A |

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