1. A retail customer has just installed an IBM option into their server, but the option is not working properly. Which of the following should be checked first to determine if the device is supported in the server?

2. A client wants to purchase a PureFlex with two Flex Chassis. Which of the following conversations should you have with your client from a logistical perspective before you settle on this configuration?

3. A customer purchased and x3650 M4 server and requires the ability to remotely power on and off the server. Which of the following would the customer use to remotely power the server on and off?

4. A System x customer is considering a Flex System x240 16-core node. The customer needs maximum memory on the node to support their solution. Which of the following is the maximum memory slots available?

5. A customer is planning for a new large x3850 X5 server installation. Which of the following steps should the technical specialist take to ensure success?

6. A customer has requested five rack mounted servers, and a rack. They want redundant power connections to the servers. What must the customer install to meet these requirements?

7. A customer has an x3850 X5. They currently have four sockets and all 64 memory slots filled. They would like to scale the system and would like to know what their scalability options are. Which of the following are viable options?

8. A customer has a BladeCenter with a 10Gb chassis switch. The customer wants to know which redundant components can be safely removed from a BladeCenter H without interrupting the workloads . Which of the following meets this criteria?

9. A customer is purchasing a BladeCenter HS23 server and wishes to implement FCoE. Which of the following options meet their need at the lowest cost?

10. Which statement is true about Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA) for System x servers?

11. A retail customer wants to identify the system firmware version information on several IBM System x servers, and apply updates as required from a central location. Which IBM tool provides this capability?

12. A BladeCenter customer has issues updating their current IBM and other servers, network, and storage stack. The customer asks the technical specialist if IBM has anything to handle this issue. Which of the following should the customer leverage to lessen this issue?

13. Due to mergers and acquisitions, a customer has several storage subsystems of varying brands about to come off of lease. They would like to consolidate to one new storage subsystem. However, they are uncertain of their current performance load. The customer asks the System x technical specialist if there is a way to start virtualizing this collection of storage while sorting out the capacity and utalization issues. Which of the following addresses this need?

14. A System x technical specialist has a prospective customer who is excited about PureFlex and is working on configurations for a large complex opportunity. During the engagement the customer has changed the design several times and has significantly increased the scope. What steps should the technical specialist take to make sure the customer is satisfied with the solution?

15. A System x client is interested in IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator but is concerned about functions. Which of the following describes the functions of ToolsCenter Bootable Media ?

16. A customer purchases a virtual media key on an installed x3650 M4. The customer asks where to install the key. Which document provides this information?

17. A customer wants to update their systems with the latest drivers. Which one of the following tools performs this task?

18. A Sun Solaris customer with a single 40 core system is planning to migrate to another platform and Linux. The customer uses a large application using all 40 cores and they want at least 40 cores. They already have a BladeCenter H and would prefer blades. All cores are not equal. After consulting with the ATS Server Consolidation Team you know that the E7-4870 2.40GHz 10C is the processor that meets/exceeds the Sun processors. Which of the following blades support the 10C E7-xxxx processors?

19. A. System x client has a virtualization farm and they are using VMware. On a day to day basis, the client is constantly deploying VM's because their software developers need to compile and test their code. Which product would provide the developers with a self-service web portal to request VM's while automating the deployment for VM's for the IT staff?

20. A customer needs to get a working Windows Server 2012 image with drivers for their new servers as soon as possible. Which of the following methods would best achieve this?

21. A customer is asking if the new IBM UEFI recognizes their Windows 2003 Enterprise Operating System. Which of the following is the correct answer?

22. A customer is planning to install a System x server with 10 Gb Ethernet Top of Rack (TOR) switches. The TOR will be in the same rack as the server. The customer asks for an inexpensive solution. Which of the following recommendations meets this need?

23. A customer has a legacy x86 deployment on physical servers. What benefit do server hypervisors such as VMware offer to preserve legacy workloads?

24. A x86 customer released an RFP for new system. One requirement is that the configuration must include software for automated Windows OS deployments. Which of the following packages meets the customer's requirement?

25. A System x prospect is looking to build a new general purpose computing environment. The ability to quickly deploy once the solution has arrived at the customer data center is important. Which of the following would be the quickest to implement?