问题:单选题A customer’s server is experiencing slow application response due to lack of processor power. In which one of the following systems would the addition of the Expand On Demand processor upgrade feature benefit future expansion?()A An x255 with 4 processorsB An x365 with 4 processorsC An x445 with 4 processorsD An x445 with 32 processors
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问题:单选题Attaching to a NAS storage system through redundant NICs will provide which of the following?()A High availability and failoverB File sharing on the storage systemC Better bandwidth through NIC Teaming on attached serversD Greater number of LUNS available on the same storage system
问题:多选题A company wants to consolidate 20 existing dual processor Pentium III servers, all running a web server application on Windows Server 2003. They are considering consolidating to a single x445 running VMWare ESX. Which TWO of the following questions will provide enough information to determine the correct processor configuration?()ADo the web servers require SMP capability?BIs the web content static or dynamic information?CWhat is the average CPU utilization of the existing web servers?DWill the servers need a SCSI or Fibre Channel storage solution?EWhat are the expected growth rates for the web servers?
问题:单选题A customer asked a consultant to create the infrastructure for an application. The application is designed to charge customers for conferencing services based on usage. To determine if a Storage Area Network (SAN) is the best storage solution, which of the following questions is most appropriate?()A Will the application require a database?B Which operating system does the application require?C Will the data need to be backed up in real time?D Does the application share data among the servers?
问题:单选题Which of the following is a function of the XceL4 Cache?()A It places frequently accessed data close to the processor to help deliver faster performance.B It replaces L3 cache memory.C It speeds up processor performance by purging the current set of instructions and freeing them up to work on the next set of instructions.D It allows the system to address more than 16GB of memory.
问题:单选题An xSeries specialist monitors a customer’s server that has poor performance. The customer is running an x365 with a ServeRAID 6i controller with write-back cache turned on and ten 15K rpm drives in a RAID-5 array. It is a mission-critical server and must have a redundant storage system. Performance tests indicate that the Average Disk sec/Transfer exceeds 20 ms. Which of the following is the lowest-cost method to increase the throughput?()A Disable the ServRAID cacheB Change the RAID level to 10C Change the cache level to Write ThroughD Add five more drives to the array to increase the number of read/write heads
问题:单选题A customer has a Linux server farm and wants to use IBM Director to manage all of their systems. Which of the following is the preferred installation of IBM Director to fully manage the Linux systems?()A Install Director Server on a Windows 2000 Server and install the Director agents on the Linux systems.B Install IBM Director Agent on a Linux server and install the Director Server on the Linux systems.C Install the Director Server on a Linux server and manage the systems via Linux native SNMP support.D Install Director Server on a Linux server and install the Director Linux agent on the Linux systems.
问题:多选题A customer has a mixed Dell and IBM server environment. They want to implement a system management solution for all their Windows, Linux, and VMWare ESX Intel based servers. Which TWO features of IBM Director will be an advantage for this customer?()AIBM Director comes with free Aurema and SteelEye software plug-ins.BIBM Director supports non-IBM industry standard Intel based servers.CIBM Director servers can be managed from within the MS Performance Monitor.DIBM Director requires no agents to be installed and run on the IBM systems.EIBM Director offers agents to manage VMWare ESX Server and runs on Linux while Dell does not.
问题:单选题An x445 can withstand up to two failed memory chips per memory bank. In addition, the customer requires protection for a third memory chip failure on that bank. Which EXA feature will provide this extra level of protection?()A ChipkillB Hot Spare MemoryC Memory MirroringD Memory ProteXion
问题:单选题A customer has six Windows 2003 servers, three RedHat Linux servers, and three Netware servers. The current environment is direct attached storage. The customer needs a 2Gb Fibre solution that can scale up to 64 partitions over the next three years and provide connectivity to all three platforms. The customer also needs a fibre attached backup solution. Which of the following solutions has the best combination of price and performance?()A A DS4300 Turbo with Fibre Attached Tape LibraryB A DS4500 with EXP700’s and Fibre Attached Tape LibraryC A DS4500 with EXP710’s and Fibre Attached Tape LibraryD A DS4300 with Additional EXP710’s and a SCSI Attached Tape Library
问题:单选题A small bio-technical company is interested in implementing a 32-node Linux cluster. They developed their own software that allows all of the nodes to work on the same problem at the same time. The application requires messages to be passed between the nodes. Each node will require access to a shared storage pool of around 500GB. To identify throughput requirements for the storage pool, which of the following is the most appropriate question to ask?()A Is high availability required?B Which network protocols are going to be used?C What are the expected I/O’s per second to the storage?D To what network infrastructure is the storage pool connected?
问题:多选题An HP customer is looking for an enterprise type of Intel-based server for a mission-critical database server.What are the TWO major differentiators of an x445 over the HP DL740/DL760?()AHot-plug PCI-XBRemote I/O expansionCMaximum 64GB RAM for 8-wayDOnboard SCSI RAID controllerEAbility to expand up to 16-way SMP
问题:单选题The statistics for a poorly performing x366 system are as follows: (1)Processor: 90% for 5 second increments (2)Memory page faults: 20/second average over 15 minutes (3)Disk: disk time 1% Which of the following will provide the greatest performance improvement?()A Add memoryB Add a processorC Add a faster disk subsystemD Exchange the processor with a faster processor
问题:单选题While upgrading an existing x445 with a second SMP expansion module and four processors, a technician notices the SMP connector cables are missing on the back, so the technician connects the cables. Upon powering up, the technician notices the upper SMP expansion module is disabled. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the problem?()A The system requires 220V power to enable the upper SMP expansion module.B The technician cabled the SMP expansions wrong.C The Xcel4 cache needs to be reset in the BIOS because of the addition of the second SMP expansion module.D If no hardware licenses keys have been purchased for the processors in the upper SMP expansion module, it will not be activated.
问题:多选题A Dell customer decided to use IBM Director and xSeries to manage their servers. They purchased 10 IBM x336 servers and they already have 75 various Dell servers. Which TWO steps need to be verified to be able to manage the mixed environment with IBM Director?()AVerify that the Dell systems have TCP/IP enabledBVerify that the systems are running the IBM Director AgentCVerify that the managed systems are SMBIOS 2.1 and WfM 2.0 compliantDVerify that the Dell systems have at least a 1GB of memory installedEInstall an SNMP agent on the Dell systems as IBM Director cannot manage Industry Standard non-IBM servers
问题:单选题Which of the following x366 8GB memory configurations will produce the best performance?()A One memory card with four 2GB DIMMsB Two memory cards with four 2GB DIMMsC Two memory cards with eight 1GB DIMMsD Four memory cards with eight 1GB DIMMs
问题:单选题A customer with an EMC Clariion CX700 storage installation is considering a new IBM TotalStorage DS4500 solution. Which of the following is an advantage of the IBM DS4500 solution?()A Host port speed of 2Gb/sB Three-year hardware warrantyC Heterogeneous Operating System supportD Storage Manager software comes standard with DS4000 controllers
问题:单选题A customer wants to deploy VMWare ESX on four-way Intel systems. They are considering IBM and Dell.Which of the following is an advantage IBM has over the competition?()A IBM provides optional Remote Technical Support for hardware, NOS, and VMWare.B The IBM xSeries EXA chipset has extensions to provide better efficiency for the VMFS file system.C IBM servers can address larger LUNs on SAN storage than Dell.D IBM provided VMWare with the majority of their internal drivers for ESX.
问题:单选题A customer has a small SAN with both Linux and Windows servers attached to a DS4300 storage server through a redundant fabric. Which of the following is the most important consideration to ensure that this configuration would function properly?()A The utilization of interswitch links between the redundant switchesB The enablement of the multi-OS Storage Partitioning feature on the DS4300C Selection of 50u multi-mode Fibre to ensure 2Gb operationD The RAID level of the array on the DS4300 storage server
问题:单选题A customer has a file server using RAID-5 with 8KB sequential write operations. How should the disk controller cache be configured for optimal performance and data integrity?()A Use write-back cache with battery backup enabledB Use write-through cache with battery backup enabledC Use read-back cache with battery backup enabledD Use read-through cache with battery backup enabled