IBM 000-071 IBM xSeries Technical Principles V7

About Exam

• Section 1 - Introduction to Servers (7%)
• Section 2 - Server Architecture (13%)
• Section 3 - Server Family (13%)
• Section 4 - Server Options (4%)
• Section 5 - Virtualization and Virtualization Technologies (5%)
• Section 6 - External Storage (9%)
• Section 7 - Rack and Power (9%)
• Section 8 - Installation (11%)
• Section 9 - Systems Management (5%)
• Section 10 - Maintainence and Troubleshooting (19%)
• Section 11 - Resources (3%)

Exam Objectives

Section 1 - Introduction to Servers (7%)

1. Given the breadth of the System x product line rank the servers in terms of scalability and performance
2. Given specific customer criteria and application requirements, identify the appropriate server role (e.g., file server, mail, database, network infrastructure, virtualization)

Section 2 - Server Architecture (13%)

1. Assess a customer's server environment and decide which RAID level(s) would be most appropriate.
2. Given the breadth of the System x product line distinguish the key architectural and component differences of the Storage subsystem models.
3. Given customer's requirements, select the product that best utilizes the advantages of IBM System x technology.
4. Compare and contrast RAID levels and determine selection of RAID levels for a given customer requirement.
5. Evaluate a customer's requirement for high availability and then select the appropriate high availability feature for a server.

Section 3 - Server Family (13%)

1. Given the breadth of the system x product line distinguish the key architectural and component differences of the server models.
2. Distinguish between a blade and standard server environment. (Test fundamental difference between blade and standard server are I/O power and cooling restraints, etc.).
3. Given a customer�s system requirements, choose the appropriate server to meet those requirements.

Section 4 - Server Options (4%)

1. Configure a Server to a customer's requirements. Understand the Server's specific standard features in order to determine what if any optional features are required.

Section 5 - Virtualization and Virtualization Technologies (5%)

1. Given a customer's consolidation needs, choose the appropriate technology that would be a key hardware component of the solution.
2. Given a deployed database environment, distinguish appropriate migration or consolidation opportunity.
3. Given a customer's virtualization needs, choose the appropriate technology that would be a key software component of the solution. (i.e. cpu consolidation; VMWare, ZEN, Microsoft's entry).

Section 6 - External Storage (9%)

1. Based on requirements. Given a customer's storage requirements, choose the approriate storage solution. (e.g., internal vs. external; fibre, SAS, Ethernet (iSCSI), also OS and applications.
2. Distinguish key differences of storage subsystems (e.g., capacity, relative performance, type (ie disk vs tape), disk types (SAS, SATA, FC), etc)
3. Given the System x storage technologies, select the correct storage solution based upon the customer's requirements.
4. Given a customer's existing environment, propose an appropriate shared storage solution.

Section 7 - Rack and Power (9%)

1. Design proper power layout to provide power redundancy.
2. Given customer physical requirements, choose the appropriate rack and power products.
3. Given KVM requirements, select the appropriate Console Manager and / or breakout cables. Interpret a customer's requriements for KVM and select the appriopriate KVM options <features?> to meet their needs.
4. Given a customer's requirements, select an appropriate rack.

Section 8 - Installation (11%)

1. Identify the proper tool for configuring an array on a ServeRAID, MegaRAID or DS3000/DS4000.
2. Select the appropriate installation method for a given server and<