IBM z Systems Technical Support V6 (C9030-634) Free Practice Test

Question 1

A customer has a parallel Sysplex running on LPARs spread across two zEC12s in the same data center location. Each zEC12 has multiple FICON Express8S channel paths to one shared DS8870 subsystem.
Which recommendation will improve the resiliency of this environment?

A. Install a second DS8870 and mirror the data.

B. Replace zEC12s with z13s and FICON Express 16S channels.

C. Add FICON Directors and ISLs to the infrastructure.

D. Implement FICON Dynamic Routing and Forward Error Correction.

Correct Answer: D

Question 2

A customer is asking IBM for help to build a plan for business continuity.
Which of the following should sales specialist recommend?

A. Schedule a Techline Assessment

B. Engage BCRS

C. Contact an IBM Lab Specialist to assist

D. Propose a GDPS solution

Correct Answer: B

Question 3

Which improvement occurs by moving from a virtualized environment to a service management Cloud environment?

A. Reduced data center floor utilization when using z Systems

B. Standardized systems using self-service portals and service catalogs

C. Consolidated server, network, and storage resources.

D. Automated highly available systems.

Correct Answer: A

Question 4

Which of the following is the primary capability of z/OS Connect?

A. It converts JDBC calls to DB2 Stored Procedures

B. It uploads CICS transactions to MRO

C. It implements Web Services

D. It processes RESTful services with JSON payloads

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5

Which of the following is considered an element of high availability for a z/OS customer?

A. GRS STAR

B. Sysplex Failure management (SFM)

C. Modified Indirect Data Address Word (MIDAW) facility

D. Shared memory Communications over RDMA (SMC-R) exploitation

Correct Answer: B

Question 6

Which of the following automates the activation of resources, which will allow the z Systems processor to scale up and down?

A. Capacity Provisioning Manager

B. System Modification Program/Extended

C. Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS

D. Resource Management Facility

Correct Answer: C

Question 7

A z Systems client has the goal to implement a real time analytics environment.
Which of the following alternatives would better leverage the z Systems capabilities?

A. Implement a two-tier architecture where the z Systems server would host DB2 on z/VM, the analytics processing would be handled by the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator, and ETL (Extract Transform and Load) would be uploaded to a distributed platform.

B. Implement a two-tier architecture where the z Systems server would host DB2 on z/OS, the analytics processing would be handled by the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator, and ETL (Extract Transform and Load) would be uploaded to a distributed platform.

C. Implement a two-tier architecture where the z Systems server would host DB2 on Linux on z Systems, the analytics processing would be handled by the IBM Analytics Accelerator, and ETL (Extract Transform and Load) would be uploaded to a distributed platform.

D. Implement a two-tier architecture where the z Systems server would host DB2 on z/OS, and the analytics processing would be offloaded to a distributed platform.

Correct Answer: A

Question 8

A customer has an exciting SAN (Storage Area Network) and wants to connect their z Systems CEC to the SAN for accessing fixed-block disc. The SAN switch has SX connectors, since that was the default option when the SAN switch was originally purchased.
Which z Systems I/O adapter card must be used to ensure connectivity to the SAN switch at the lowest cost to the customer?

A. RoCE Express Card

B. OSA-Express5S with SX connector

C. FICON card with LX connection

D. FICON card with SX connections

Correct Answer: D

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