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A customer plans to deploy a 24x7 application, and is evaluating prospective solutions based on which would offer the highest level of application availability. Which of the following solutions should be presented to the customer for consideration?
2.
A customer wants to implement 8 LPARs, 4 of IBM i and 4 of AIX. The customer wants the new systems to be modular, configured to support their needs, and have room to expand if needed. Which system is the minimum needed to support the customer requirements?
3.
A customer is interested in virtualizing their environment. PowerVM and VMware are the products whose hypervisors are best suited for their existing infrastructure. Which advantage of PowerVM over VMware will most benefit their environment?
4.
Which is one of the advantages of the 6-core Power 720 when compared to the 4-core Power 720?
5.
A customer wants to implement Linux on Power with dual VIO Servers on internal disk controllers. Which of the following systems should be suggested?
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A customer would like to consolidate their AIX and IBM i workloads that are currently running on several POWER6 servers. They also want to consolidate storage and use Live Partition Mobility to reduce planned downtime for server maintenance. In addition to a Storwize V70001 PowerVM Enterprise Edition and dual VIO Servers, which of the following configurations supports these requirements?
7.
The micropartitioning technology changed with the announcement of POWER77+. Due to this change, what is the new minimum number of processing units required for an LPAR?
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What is a technical advantage of a POWER7+ system compared to a POWER7 system?
9.
A customer is interested in upgrading their POWER6 570 with 32 cores.
The customer has the following requirements for the upgraded system:
CEO Hot Add and Repair Maintenance (CHARM)
50% increased core count
2TB of memory
At a minimum, which system supports the customer needs?
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A customer has installed an EXP30 disk expansion unit. Of the positions available for disks, what is the maximum that can be used for SSD?