IBM System z Technical V5 Sample Questions:
1. Once the sale of a System z has been made, which of the following individuals is responsible to ensure that the implementation plan is executed?
A) IBM or Business Partner Client Representative
B) IBM or Business Partner TDA Leader
C) IBM or Business Partner Technical Specialist
D) IBM Installation Planning Representative
2. A customer wants to consolidate 100 four core Intel servers to z196 with z/VM and Linux on System z. Which of the following will establish the number of required IFLs?
A) Collect data on the Intel servers?type and model, utilization, and workload, and then ask Techline for a sizing
B) Add the GHz of the Intel CPUs and divide it by 5.2 (the clock speed of the z196 in GHz). The result is the number of IFLs needed
C) Perform a BVAT study
D) The consolidation ratio is 25:1, they need 16 IFLs
3. A post installation support plan must be in place after the sale of the System z. Which of the following is the best way to do this?
A) The hardware SSR/CE is responsible for the post install support plan, the technical specialist should ensure this is complete
B) The technical specialist should create a list of help desk phone numbers and hardware dispatch contacts to review with the customer
C) Create a formal Customer Support Plan document and review it with the customer for agreement
D) Discuss typical problem resolution with the customer technical staff
4. Which of the following tools provides a financial analysis for a distributed server consolidation on System z opportunity at no cost to the customer?
A) BVWA
B) PRA
C) RACEv
D) SCON
5. A customer will be upgrading their z10 EC to a z196 and would like to position the z196 to take advantage of new PCIe infrastructure for future support. Currently they have two I/O cages. The customer cannot take a future outage to add the new drawer. Which of the following will position the server for future use of a PCIe I/O drawer?
A) Just perform the upgrade, the existing cards will carry forward into the new PCIe drawer.
B) The new PCIe drawer cannot be installed concurrently so order the new PCIe OSA-Express4S 10GbE and/or FICON Express8S cards now which will drive the new PCIe drawer.
C) Order the new PCIe OSA-Express4S 1000BaseT and/or FICON Express4S cards now which will drive the new PCIe drawer.
D) The drawer can be added later when the customer is ready to order the new PCIe cards.
Solutions:
| Question # 1 Answer: C | Question # 2 Answer: A | Question # 3 Answer: C | Question # 4 Answer: C | Question # 5 Answer: D |

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