What is the maximum number of Internal Coupling Facility (ICF) processors that can be used?

A customer is planning to use a z13s with two CPC drawers as an external coupling facility. What is the maximum number of Internal Coupling Facility (ICF) processors that can be used?A . 12B . 20C . 10D . 24View AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: Processor Unit Summary Listed below are the...

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Which solution will prevent a negative impact to the business?

A banking customer is running a Parallel Sysplex with two z13 systems. Each server is configured with 100 CPs, 20 zllPs, 10 ICFs and 11 IFLs. Both systems are currently running over 85% utilization business-critical workloads. The customer needs additional capacity for future growth. Which solution will prevent a negative...

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Left unchanged, which of the following configuration options will require them to purchase a second z13 CPC drawer?

A customer currently has a zEC12 with one book and is upgrading to a z13. Left unchanged, which of the following configuration options will require them to purchase a second z13 CPC drawer?A . Six System Assist ProcessorsB . Two carry forward I/O Drawers and 2 HCA3-O fanoutsC . Ten...

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Which of the following is considered an element of high availability?

A customer has two z/OS 2964-N63 z13 machines is a single data center and needs the machines to remain up and running without an unscheduled outage. Which of the following is considered an element of high availability?A . Multiple power cordsB . Parallel SysplexC . Capacity Planned Event (CPE)D ....

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Which of the following is the most critical factor of a Parallel Sysplex across multiple sites?

Which of the following is the most critical factor of a Parallel Sysplex across multiple sites?A . Coordinated Timing Network (CTN)B . Sysplex DistributorC . Network bandwidthD . Network latencyView AnswerAnswer: A Explanation: GDPS is a multi-site or single-site end to end application availability solution that provides the capability to...

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What tool is best for this analysis?

A customer has a very large x86 based server farm and wants to consolidate these servers to z Systems. What tool is best for this analysis?A . zSCONB . zBNAC . zCP3000D . zPCRView AnswerAnswer: A Explanation: zSCON is used for OEM Server Consolidation onto System z.

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What data should the Client Technical Specialist ensure that the customer collect on the zEC12 and the new z13 to verify the performance expectations have been met?

A customer is currently running several LPARs on a zEC12 with one dominant production LPAR, which consumes most of the CPU capacity. During the Technical Delivery Assessment (TDA), the customer mentions the performance of this LPAR is critical to a successful implementation. What data should the Client Technical Specialist ensure...

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Prior to this peak, what should the customer do?

A customer running a z13-N63 model 710 realizes they have an upcoming peak that will last for five days. They will need additional processor capacity plus more memory to support this peak. The machine currently has 256GB of pre-planned memory. They have a Customer Initiated Upgrade (CIU) contract already in...

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Which would be the appropriate action to enable them to run IBM Wave?

A customer has a zBC12 running Linux on z Systems under KVM. They learned about IBM Wave and how this tool makes it easier to manage, monitor (real-time), and provision Linux guests on z Systems. Which would be the appropriate action to enable them to run IBM Wave?A . Enable...

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Which of the following is intended to help customers stay current with security and systems integrity fixes and provide Common Vulnerability Scoring System ratings for new APARs?

Which of the following is intended to help customers stay current with security and systems integrity fixes and provide Common Vulnerability Scoring System ratings for new APARs?A . Resource LinkB . Fix CentralC . z Systems Security PortalD . IBM Security zSecure SuiteView AnswerAnswer: C Explanation: The z Systems Security...

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