IBM Virtualization Technical Support and Administration for AIX and Linux -v2 Set 3

An administrator needs to update a legacy VIO server (VIOS) partition from version 1.5 to the most current version. The rootvg of the VIOS server is presented from SAN and is managed using the SDDPCM package. Which of the following must be considered?

After applying the latest Fix Pack to a VIO server, the administrator finds an issue with the hosted media repository. The lsrep command fails with the following error: Unable to retrieve repository date due to incomplete repository structure What is the most likely cause for this error?

An administrator is attempting to apply a Fix Pack to an VIO server which is not connected to a network. The administrator loaded the Fix Pack DVD into the drive. The updates command fails with an error stating that the local SAS optical drive is busy. What must be verified before attempting to use the optical drive?

An administrator is troubleshooting a network connectivity error on a POWER blade. Checking netstat, the administrator can see that the relevant adapter is up and running. A ping test to the default gateway times out. Checking on another adapter, connected to the same LPAR, ping works as expected. What needs to be checked?

After a hardware failure, a VIO server has been restored from a mksysb image on a NIM server. When the VIO server boots, the client LPARs have no network access? What is the cause of this problem?

Which of the following statements regarding the implementation of Multiple Shared Processor Pools (MSPPs) is correct?

An administrator is planning to update a server managed with Integrated Visualization Manager (IVM) from version 1.5 to version 2.2. Which of the following statements should the administrator take into consideration?

A redundant pair of VIO Servers is used to virtualize the same SAN LUNs to a number of AIX LPARs. To ensure that Multipath 10 is correctly configured an administrator sets the appropriate device attributes on the vSCSI disks on the clients. One of the VIO Servers was shut down for 5 minutes to simulate a failure. After the VIO Server was brought back online, the administrator found that some LPARs recovered their storage paths automatically, yet some LPARs did not recover their paths at all. How can the administrator recover from the lack of path recovery?

A key customer application currently can only be hosted under AIX 5.2. Development work is underway to update the application to be compatible with more current versions of AIX. An administrator notices hardware errors are being logged against the legacy POWER3 hardware. To preserve the application in its current form while avoiding the cost of repairing the legacy hardware, the administrator plans to migrate the application into a versioned WPAR. The administrator understands that an intact mksysb image of the 5.2 system is required. Which additional elements are required?

Which backup scenario will enable a VIO server to be recovered as quickly as possible in the event of a disaster?