IBM 000-331 Test

Test information:

Exam code:000-331
Number of questions: 61
Time allowed in minutes: 60
Required passing score: 62%
Test languages: English, Castilian Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese

Customer Requirements / Qualification (23%)
Qualify the prospective customer by determining expectations, growth
requirements, application requirements, current and planned business systems and issues, justification, and political and business decision making process.
Identify business requirements that can be uniquely met by IBM POWER Systems
Differentiate the business requirements from the technology requirements
Value Proposition (28%)

Describe the current POWER Systems value proposition and relate to customer issues or plans.
Compare current POWER features with existing and competitive plans
Describe POWER Systems operating systems competitive advantages over others (e.g., Solaris, Windows, HP-UX, and Linux ( including pAVE)).
Compare IBM POWER System terminology (e.g., processor, way, socket, core, SWAP) with competitive terms and claims.
Describe the value propositions of POWER Systems in SMB and large enterprise environments
Hardware (21%)

Test 101: Virtualization Technical Support for AIX and Linux

Planning (34%)
Using tools (e.g. System Planning Tool and performance tools) to determine adapter requirements and placement.
Determine provisioning requirements(e.g. VIO, NFS, SAN, Networking, VLAN trunking, IVE/HEA and virtual Ethernet).
Determine availability requirements (e.g. Multipathing, redundant adapters, storage).
Console considerations and capabilities (IVM, HMC).
Create system documentation (gathering from installed systems, creating design plans with drawer and I/O placement).
Determine requirements for Application and Partition mobility.
Determine which PowerVM capabilities and options are required.
Implementation (33%)

Test information:
Number of questions: 52
Time allowed in minutes: 75
Required passing score: 61%
Test languages: English

Define LPARs (including using HMC/IVM).
Configure VIO servers and clients (including IVM).
Connect to storage (e.g. disk, tape, oem drivers, etc).
Connect to and configure networking (including external networks, virtual Ethernet, IVE/HEA, and implementing IVE).
Use other HMC Interfaces (profile management, firewall management, etc).
Ongoing Support (33%)

Diagnose and troubleshoot problems
Collect and analyze performance data.
Use DLPAR.
Install and update VIOS code.
Install or upgrade (OS, I/O cards).
Perform mobility tasks (Application mobility, Partition mobility).

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