IBM IBM Certifications C1000-031 Questions & Answers

• Question 31:

  What is the minimum memory capacity of a Power System E980?

  A. 32TB

  B. 64TB

  C. 128TB

  D. 192TB

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 32:

  An IBM Business Partner is designing a production system for SAP HANA with multiple virtual machines.

  Which feature of a Power System E980 server is an advantage over an x86 server for the customer?

  A. Memory bandwidth and Level 4 cache

  B. 12-way simultaneous multithreading

  C. Takes advantage of DDR3 memory

  D. Number of cores per socket

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 33:

  A customer has multiple partitions running their AIX applications. Each partition has heavy memory requirements at different times of the day due to differences in the time zones of the users.

  Which memory technique on POWER9 can be utilized to dynamically allocate memory as needed among the LPARs?

  A. Active Memory Sharing

  B. Virtual Memory Mirroring

  C. Uncapped Memory Pool

  D. Active Memory Expansion

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 34:

  A customer would like to have the ability to dynamically adjust processor and memory allocations for a virtual machine. They are currently running VMware and Linux on x86.

  What is a benefit of using PowerVM over VMware on x86?

  A. Processors and memory can be dynamically added, although VM must be rebooted to remove memory.

  B. Processors and memory can be dynamically added.

  C. Processors and memory can only be dynamically removed but not dynamically added.

  D. Processors and memory can be dynamically added and removed.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 35:

  Which of the following is a feature in PowerVM?

  A. Simultaneous Multithreading

  B. Hard capping of virtual machines

  C. Active Memory Expansion

  D. Storage Connectivity Groups

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 36:

  What POWER9 processor capability has been enhanced, relative to POWER8, to enable more efficient processor utilization in support of some applications?

  A. SMT8 Fused Core Optimization

  B. SMT16 Simulation Mode

  C. Direct Attached Memory Mode

  D. AltiVec Instruction set

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 37:

  A customer is considering implementing NovaLink for critical Enterprise workloads.

  Where will NovaLink run?

  A. As an appliance connected to the FSP.

  B. On the HMC.

  C. As a job in each dual VIOS.

  D. In a separate Linux partition on the managed server.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 38:

  A customer has a mission-critical IBM i application running on a POWER9 processor-based server that requires eight processor licenses. For High Availability, a POWER9 CBU server is synchronized with the production server using PowerHA for IBM i.

  What is the minimum number of IBM i processor licenses required on the CBU server?

  A. 2

  B. 4

  C. 1

  D. 8

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 39:

  Which of the following can be a consequence of running in Maximum Performance mode?

  A. Increased acoustic noise

  B. Decreased I/O latency

  C. Increased memory frequency

  D. Decreased power draw

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 40:

  What are IBM's recommended best practices for racking and cabling on the IBM Power System E980?

  A. Use the eight inch rack rear expansion.

  B. Place the PDUs in the rack's vertical side pockets.

  C. Use the acoustic rack doors to minimize floor space and protect operator hearing.

  D. Locate the EXP24S SAS drawers in a different rack from the node of PCIe I/O drawer containing the SAS adapters running them.

  Correct Answer: C