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A company runs a mixture of batch and ERP applications whose workloads peak at different times of the day, and requires 24x7 up-time. Which is the minimum PowerVM Edition that will enable automatic memory allocation adjustment to support the different workload requirements?
2.
An opportunity for Power Systems servers that has been on hold has suddenly re-emerged. The prospective customer has a very short time to spend some remaining budget on storage and a new server. The CIO needs solution information quickly so that approvals can be obtained from the executive staff. What resource can help expedite the process?
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A customer is considering consolidating 15 Power 520 servers running both AIX and Linux applications onto 2 Power 760 servers. The primary concern is finding a maintenance window for a server that is running several key applications. What product or feature will remove this concern?
4.
An engineering firm continues to need more storage space and is concerned about high costs of acquiring and managing storage. They currently have several Power Systems servers running Red Hat Linux and use NetApp storage systems to share data. What storage product can help reduce the amount of storage capacity they will need?
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A prospective customer plans to implement a Linux application, but believes that the Linux distribution for Power Systems is a secondary development focus of the Open Source Community. Which statement is a correct response to the customer?
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What is an advantage of running virtualized Linux partitions on a PowerLinux server compared to virtualized images on an x86 system?
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A client has a limited number of SAN ports available for a new Power Systems server deployment. Which virtual storage technologies should be discussed?
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A client that is considering server consolidation needs to perform an AIX nightly backup using fiber attached tape. Which solution supports this requirement?
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Which of the following capabilities gives PowerVM an advantage over VMware?
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A petroleum company is considering the purchase of a Power 795 to run a large environment, requiring 7x24 operations. They are interested in a technology that provides high availability for the Hypervisor. What is the name of this function?