A. Any existing customer x86 Blades can be integrated into the zBX

B. VMware license costs for x86 blades will be the same when integrated into zBX, but management costs will be lower.

C. Software license costs on x86 blades are optimized when integrated into zBX.

D. Unified Resource Manager includes an x86 hypervisor, and management costs are lower.

A. The new Infiniband coupling link of z196 offer the opportunity to interconnect all platforms. The Unified Resource Manager delivers a central tool to control all events.

B. The customer can consolidate all application parts either on z/OS or on Linux on System z to meet the requirements.

C. The combination of Unified Resource Manager, GDPS and TSAMP meets all requirements without changes to the applications.

D. z/OS offers with Parallel Sysplex and WLM a best of breed solution. For the distributed part Tivoli System Automation for Multi Platforms (TSAMP) delivers the required functionality.

A. Add the GHz of the Intel CPUs and divide it by 5.2 (the clock speed of the z196 in GHz). The result is the number of IFLs needed

B. The consolidation ratio is 25:1, they need 16 IFLs

C. Perform a BVAT study

D. Collect data on the Intel servers?type and model, utilization, and workload, and then ask Techline for a sizing

A. System z is the only platform that exploits memory protection technologies.

B. System z utilizes SAP for offloading I/Os from standard processors.

C. System z platform provides spare processors to improve availability.

D. System z utilizes faster memory to accelerate application execution.

A. Support of increased number of features and ports per volume

B. Support of over 240 ESCON cards

C. Support of more ports per installed feature

D. Support of Crypto Express cards

A. Capacity Planning Analysis

B. Project Plan

C. Contract Proposal

D. SW Configuration