4/12/2020 Hybrid Multicloud Solutions on Power Systems Quiz

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Question 1
Existing AIX and IBM i customers may be looking to upgrade or expand their ability to deploy across private and public
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infrastructure (on-premises to off-premises). What is a potential risk that these customers should consider before moving
1.00 points out off of AIX or IBM i? Select the most appropriate answer.
of 1.00

Select one:
AIX and IBM i skills are not transferable to other (non-IBM) infrastructure. You would need to replace or retrain your
entire workforce of IT specialists.

There is no public cloud compatibility with existing AIX or IBM i-based applications.

Any significant infrastructure change or migration inherently adds risk (to performance, compatibility, and reliability)
for existing critical workloads. 

There is zero risk associated with migrating off of existing AIX or IBM i infrastructure — there are no benefits to
building on physical infrastructure.

Your answer is correct.

Question 2
By purchasing an AIX or IBM i Power VM-based virtual server, clients receieve a Virtual Machine-as-a-Service on the IBM
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Cloud. Which one of the following statements about the service is accurate?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
a. IBM manages the entire stack, including the operating system (OS) level and application layer.

b. IBM manages only the infrastructure (IaaS). Clients are responsible for managing the OS level and upwards.
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c. IBM manages only up to and including the operating system (OS) level, and no higher up the stack.

d. Clients must bring their own hardware (BYOH). IBM provides the virtualization software and ensures regular
patching and maintenance of said software.

Your answer is correct.

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Question 3
Business partners— including ISVs, Systems Integrators, and MSPs —have a vital part to play in helping customers
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adopt Power Systems Virtual Servers on IBM Cloud. Which of the following is NOT a pain point for AIX and IBM i that
1.00 points out
partners can help with?
of 1.00

Select one:
Management of SAP, Oracle, or other enterprise applications atop of IBM infrastructure.

Design and implementation of Disaster Recovery (DR) and High Availability (HA) for increased resiliency to failure.

Provide skills transfer on administration and troubleshooting of AIX, IBM i, and IBM Cloud environments.

Re-architect existing applications for running more efficiently on-premises, as PowerVC images cannot deploy to
public cloud. 

Your answer is correct.

Question 4
Why are the APIs that PowerVC exposes of benefit to clients? Select the most appropriate answer.
Correct

1.00 points out

of 1.00

Select one:
PowerVC's RESTful APIs make it simple for application developers to build their own apps for managing Power
infrastructure.

PowerVC's API provides remote access that is necessary for IBM to deliver fully-managed Power infrastructure to
our clients.

The API allows vRealize Operations and vRealize Automation to integrate directly with Power infrastructure. 

PowerVC's API makes it possible for the 20+ Management Packs to communicate with Power infrastructure.

Your answer is correct.

Question 5
IBM Power Systems are enterprise-cloud ready. What does this mean?
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1.00 points out

of 1.00

Select one:
IBM, Amazon and Google all have an offering in which their cloud platform software can be deployed on top of a
customer's on-premises Power servers. The vendor then manages these servers remotely on the customer's behalf.

When a customer purchases a Power server, they are given the choice of having it delivered to their own data
center or to any number of public cloud vendors, such as IBM, Nimbix and RightScale, to be hosted there.

Power Systems can easily integrate into an organization's private or hybrid cloud strategy (including Red Hat
OpenShift on Power in 2H19) to handle flexible consumption models and changing customer needs. 

All Power servers ship with Cloud Integration Manager, which allows for high-speed data transfer between those
on-premises servers and any x86-based virtual servers deployed in the public cloud.

Your answer is correct.

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Question 6
Which of the following statements about IBM Power Systems and Google Cloud (GCP) networking is FALSE?
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1.00 points out

of 1.00

Select one:
a. There is ~2 millisecond network latency between Power Systems infrastructure and Google Cloud. 

b. Users can connect to PowerVMs via GCP projects or applications, VPNs, or SSH jump servers.

c. Users can connect to PowerVMs remotely via GCP Direct Connect solutions.

d. There is <1 millisecond network latency between Power Systems infrastructure and Google Cloud.

Your answer is correct.

Question 7
How does VMware vRealize Operations for Power Systems benefit users such as IT administrators? Select the most
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accurate statement from following:
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
a. Bypass the need for a complex and expensive HMC-based solution. VMware vRealize Operations integrates
EXCLUSIVELY with PowerVC and NovaLink, eliminating the complexity of managing Power servers with both HMC
and NovaLink.

b. Built on an extensible platform with open standards, VMware vRealize Operations provides a single portal for
managing across all of your Power and x86-based infrastructure. 

c. Using proprietary tooling and frameworks that are optimized specifically for Power infrastructure, VMware
vRealize Operations allows customers to get the most out of their Power investments without the expense of needing
additional deployments on x86.

d. VMware vRealize Operations currently only supports management packs for x86-based infrastructure; however,
these management packs are on the Power Systems roadmap for 2H19.

Your answer is correct.

Question 8
Skills transfer and retraining are a valid concern for any business that needs to re-platform or adopt new infrastructure.
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Will this be a concern for vRealize and Power users? Select the most appropriate response.
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
VMware vRealize was intended only for Power Systems and is not available for non-IBM (x86) infrastructure or
platforms.

VMware vRealize for Power Systems shares a consistent user interface (UI) with vRealize Operations with other
infrastructure and platforms (including x86), making it easy for users to transfer those skills to managing Power
infrastructure. 

VMware vRealize for Power Systems has been engineered for Power exclusively. Its user interface (UI) will be
familiar to Power administrators, but will require some adjustment for x86 administrators.

VMware vRealize for Power Systems gives users two choices of user interface (UI): one tailored uniquely for
Power Systems, and a legacy UI for vRealize Operations users coming from x86 backgrounds.

Your answer is correct.

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Question 9
PowerVC enables a multitude of software-defined capabilities for our clients. IBM Spectrum Scale and PowerVC combine
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to deliver which of the following capabilities? Select the most appropriate answer.
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Software-defined machine learning.

Software-defined networking.

Software-defined compute.

Software-defined storage. 

Your answer is correct.

Question 10
Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Power Systems are uniquely positioned to meet our clients where they are in their hybrid
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cloud journey. Which of the following client scenarios would NOT be a good candidate for adopting OpenShift on Power
1.00 points out
Systems?
of 1.00

Select one:
Customers who want to enhance and extend existing on-premises applications and infrastructure to public cloud,
in order to separate Test/Dev environments from Production systems.

Customers who want to leverage multiple cloud providers for their unique strengths and capabilities, while still
avoiding vendor lock-in.

Customers who want self-service, automated provisioning of services and tools, as well as simplified operations
management.

Customers who want to establish a private cloud experience that modernizes their applications, but who are unable
to convert their container images to Universal Base Image (UBI) standards due to compliance reasons. 

Your answer is correct.

Question 11
VMware vRealize for Power Systems includes a number of workload-specific management packs (or plugins) for
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simplifying operations and management of popular databases. Identify which databases are supported as of 2Q19.
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Db2, Bigtable

Oracle, SAP HANA, Db2 

Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra

PostgreSQL, Oracle, GraphQL

Your answer is correct.

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Question 12
Which one of the following statements about Cloud Pak for Data on Power Systems, in terms of its availability on IBM
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Cloud Private (ICP) and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), is TRUE?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Cloud Pak for Data is only available on OpenShift on Power today. There are no plans for supporting Cloud Pak for
Data on IBM Cloud Private on Power.

Cloud Pak for Data is only available on IBM Cloud Private on Power today. There are no plans for
supporting Cloud Pak for Data on OpenShift on Power.

Cloud Pak for Data is available on IBM Cloud Private on Power today and will be made available for OpenShift on
Power in future. 

Cloud Pak for Data is available on OpenShift on Power today and will be made available for IBM Cloud Private on
Power in future.

Your answer is correct.

Question 13
By 3Q19 (September 2019), which of the following products related to the Red Hat acquisition will be available to sell and
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run on IBM Power Systems?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management running on OpenShift 3.11 on Power. 

Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management running on OpenShift 4.2 on Power.

Cloud Pak for Applications, Cloud Pak for Data, Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management — all running on OpenShift
4.2 on Power.

Cloud Pak for Applications, Cloud Pak for Data, Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management — all running on OpenShift
3.11 on Power.

Your answer is correct.

Question 14
Which statement about the availability of the AIX, Linux, and IBM i operating systems for Google Cloud (GCP) is most
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accurate?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
AIX, Linux, and IBM i have been available in GCP since 2Q19.

AIX, Linux, and IBM i have been available in GCP since 1Q19.

AIX, Linux, and IBM i will be available in GCP by 3Q19 according to the roadmap.

AIX is available today. Linux, and IBM i will be available in GCP at a future date not yet specified in the roadmap.


Your answer is correct.

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Question 15
PowerVC placement policies allow you to configure how workloads are optimized for their environments. Which one of
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the following placement policies are NOT supported by PowerVC?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
CPU utilization balance policy.

Striping policy.

Memory allocation balance policy.

Data partitioning policy. 

Your answer is correct.

Question 16
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) provides clients with the flexibility to deploy and manage their containerized
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environments across a wide swathe of infrastructure. Which one of the following statements about where OpenShift can
1.00 points out deploy is TRUE?
of 1.00

Select one:
OpenShift can deploy to IBM Cloud (public), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM Power Infrastructure, but not x86
infrastructure.

OpenShift can deploy to IBM Cloud (public), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, x86 infrastructure, and IBM Power
infrastructure. 

OpenShift can deploy to IBM Cloud (public), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, but not on-premises infrastructure
(x86 or Power).

OpenShift can deploy to IBM Cloud (public), Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, but not Microsoft Azure.

Your answer is correct.

Question 17
IBM Power Systems Virtual Server on IBM Cloud will be expanding to more geographies in the second half of 2019.
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According to the roadmap, where will the offering first be available outside of the USA in 3Q?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
AP (Sydney and Tokyo)

Europe (Montpellier)

AP (Sydney)

Europe (Frankfurt and London) 

Your answer is correct.

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Question 18
There are three best-fit use cases, outlined in the overview deck, for customers who should consider using Power
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Systems on Google Cloud (GCP). Which one of the four options is NOT a good fit use case?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
Creation of test/dev environment(s).

Disaster recovery (DR) in the cloud.

Scaling test/dev projects to full production workloads.

High availability (HA) for immediate failover and recovery to GCP. 

Your answer is correct.

Question 19
Which one of the following statements regarding PowerVC and POWER9 server orders is TRUE?
Correct

1.00 points out

of 1.00

Select one:
PowerVC is not included with POWER9 orders, but can be purchased as a separate add-on.

PowerVC is included by default with all POWER9 orders. As PowerVC is required to operate POWER9, there is
no opt-out.

PowerVC is not supported by POWER9 servers today, but future support is promised in the roadmap.

PowerVC is included by default with all POWER9 orders. Customers can choose to opt-out if they wish. 

Your answer is correct.

Question 20
IBM provides a continuous support lifecycle for PowerVC. How many updates are typically issued in a given year?
Correct

1.00 points out

of 1.00

Select one:
4

Your answer is correct.

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Question 21
IBM and Red Hat have worked in partnership for years, and even prior to Red Hat's acquisition the two companies
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invested in joint efforts to improve integration and performance between OpenShift and Power Systems. Where can
1.00 points out OpenShift users run open source native applications with Power today?
of 1.00

Select one:
PowerVM and bare-metal only.

Bare-metal, KVM, and PowerVM. 

KVM and PowerVM only.

Bare-metal and KVM only.

Your answer is correct.

Question 22
There are a multitude of reasons for why customers should consider deploying Power Systems on Google Cloud (GCP),
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particularly if they already have investments in GCP services. Four other value propositions are listed below — select the
1.00 points out one which is FALSE.
of 1.00

Select one:
Power Systems on Google Cloud has reduced capabilities and features compared to on-premises Power
infrastructure, but comes at a lower sticker price. 

Deployment of Power Systems to self-service environments like Google Cloud can improve IT agility and elasticity.

Power Systems on Google Cloud has the same capabilities and features as on-premises Power infrastructure.

Deployment of Power Systems to multiple clouds can ease the scarcity of IT resources and skills.

Your answer is correct.

Question 23
IBM Power Systems are well known for their strong virtualization capabilities. Being able to run more virtual machines
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and more containers per core makes more efficient use of the underlying hardware and is a significant differentiator
1.00 points out
between Power servers and x86-based servers. IBM ran a benchmark with MongoDB in an IBM Cloud Private
of 1.00
environment (which would be applicable to an IBM Cloud Pak for Data environment as well) comparing both
architectures. How many more containers per core was the POWER9-based server able to run versus the comparable
x86-based server?

Select one:
3.6x 

1.2x

2.9x

1.7x

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Question 24
VMware vRealize Suite enables multicloud management. Which one of the following statements about vRealize is
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FALSE?
1.00 points out
of 1.00

Select one:
VMware vRealize can manage virtualized deployments on either x86 or Power infrastructure, but not across
heterogeneous (mixed) infrastructure environments. 

Most Power customers deployed on large x86 servers are already running VMware vRealize (Advanced Edition)
today.

VMware vRealize easily integrates with PowerVC's API for managing PowerVM workloads.

VMware vRealize provides a consistent experience for managing virtualized deployments across mixed x86 and
Power infrastructure.

Your answer is correct.

Question 25
What is IBM Cloud Pak for Data (ICP for Data)?
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1.00 points out

of 1.00
Select one:
It is a modern, multicloud, cloud-native data and AI platform with a tightly integrated collection of data and analytics
microservices that enables you to put your data to work quickly and efficiently. 

It is an Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) platform, based off of InfoSphere DataStage, that is used to move data from
on-premises private clouds to public cloud environments.

It is not a specific offering, but a sales packaging of license entitlements for multiple offerings. The customer can
then manually integrate these offerings together to provide an end-to-end platform for data science and machine
learning.

It is a rebranded, but functionally equivalent version of IBM Cloud Private that is aimed at IBM's legacy database
clients who are interested in modernizing their data management ecosystem.

Your answer is correct.

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