Number of questions: 66
Number of questions to pass: 40
Time allowed: 90 mins
Status: Live

If you are knowledgeable with IBM IMS and are capable of performing the intermediate to advanced skills required in the day-to-day administration of IMS databases, you may benefit from this certification role.

Section 1 – Physical Design 24%
Demonstrate knowledge of hierarchical sequence
Demonstrate knowledge of data storage and retrieval options
Demonstrate knowledge of phyical design parameters
Demonstrate knowledge of VSAM and OSAM access methods
Demonstrate knowledge of database indexes
Demonstrate knowledge of buffer pools

Section 2 – DBRC 12%
Demonstrate knowledge of database registration
Demonstrate knowledge of DBRC management
Demonstrate knowledge of log archiving
Demonstrate knowledge of RECON datasets content
Demonstrate knowledge of definition of HALDB and non-recoverable databases

Section 3 – Utilities 10%
Demonstrate knowledge of on-line and off-line reorg
Demonstrate knowledge of recovery of IMS databases
Demonstrate knowledge of rebuilding indexes
Demonstrate knowledge of reorganization of databases including those with logical relations and indexes
Demonstrate knowledge of generation utilities

Section 4 – DL1 11%
Demonstrate knowledge of DFSDDLT0
Knowledge of command/database laguages
Knowledge of command codes
Demonstrate knowledge of application checkpointing
Demonstrate knowledge of contents of the PCB mask and I/O areas
Knowledge of metadata usage

Section 5 – Backup and Recovery 15%
Demonstrate knowledge of database backup options
Demonstrate knowledge of logging and log data sets
Demonstrate knowledge of database recovery
Demonstrate knowledge of log utilities and change acum for recovery

Section 6 – Operations 11%
Demonstrate knowledge of database commands
Demonstrate knowledge of database management
Demonstrate knowledge of fault tolerance
Demonstrate knowledge of physical design change implementation
Knowledge of DRD

Section 7 – Sysplex 6%
Knowledge of IMS database operation for implementation in a sysplex configuration
Demonstrate knowledge of coupling facility structures
Demonstrate knowledge of change accumulation
Demonstrate knowledge of lock management considerations

Section 8 – Troubleshooting 6%
Demonstrate ability to maneuver IMS documentation
Knowledge of problem determination tools
Demonstrate knowledge of contention issues
Demonstrate knowledge of performance tuning issues and resolutions

The sample test is designed to give the candidate an idea of the content and format of the questions that will be on the certification exam. Performance on the sample test is NOT an indicator of performance on the certification exam. This should not be considered an assessment too

Courses and publications are offered to help you prepare for the certification tests. The courses are recommended, but not required, before taking a certification test.

Please note that all courses listed in this section are also offered as Instructor-Led Online (ILO) courses. The course number is slightly different – For example, course CM20 would be CMW20 for the ILO version.

Web Resource

IMS InfoCenter
Welcome to the IBM® Information Management Software for z/OS® Solutions Information Center, where you can find all the information that you need to install, configure, maintain, and use the following IBM products for managing your information on z/OS: DB2® for z/OS, IBM DB2 Tools, DB2 QMF™, IMS™, IBM IMS Tools, IMS Enterprise Suite, InfoSphere™ IMS Replication for z/OS, InfoSphere Warehouse, InfoSphere Replication Server for z/OS, and InfoSphere Data Event Publisher for z/OS.

PartnerWorld Code: 08007401
Replaces PW Code: Not Applicable

Status: Live
If you are knowledgeable with IBM IMS and are capable of performing the intermediate to advanced skills required in the day-to-day administration of IMS databases, you may benefit from this certification role.
Recommended Prerequisite Skills

IMS database organization
Basic functional components (DLI and DBRC)
Mainframe skills (JCL, VSAM, and z/OS general knowledge)
Data area definitions (Cobol copybook and PL/1 declaratives)
Basic programming knowledge
Basic assembler knowledge
Basic macro knowledge
Database concepts including Backup and Recovery processes and utilities

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QUESTION: No : 1
How can you verify that a DB2 installation was successful?

A. Verification is performed by running the VERIFY INSTALL command.
B. Verification is completed by the DBA using the database verification toolkit.
C. Verification is automatically performed by the AUTQ_CONFIGURE feature.
D. Verification can be done by successfully creating a SAMPLE database and running SQL commands to
retrieve sample data.

Answer: D

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QUESTION: No : 2
What does the table partitioning feature in DB2 allow you to do?

A. Table partitioning allows you to make smaller tables automatically from large tables, therebyincreasing
the performance of your DB2 database.
B. Table partitioning allows you to create very large tables that are divided across multiplestorage objects
and attach/detach large quantities of data quickly.
C. Table partitioning allows you to create result set tables from a join query, which automaticallysplits the
data into smaller chucks, thereby increasing the performance of your DB2 database.
D. Table partitioning is not a feature in DB2.

Answer: B

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QUESTION: No : 3
Which of the following is required when implementing the IMS Data Capture Exit?

A. Modify PSBs.
B. Modify DBDs.
C. Change online and batch applications.
D. Start an MVS address space to catch the changes.

Answer: B

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QUESTION: No : 4
What is the purpose of the XQuery builder tool included in DB2?

A. The XQuery builder tool allows you to query and retrieve data from external XML documents.
B. The XQuery builder tool builds well-formed XML documents that can be stored in a hierarchical form
within columns of a table.
C. The XQuery builder tool allows you to create queries against XML data.
D. The XQuery builder tool does not exist in DB2.

Answer: C

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QUESTION: No : 5
What is the output of the Call Image Capture utility (DFSDLTRO)?

A. Trace of module entry/exit during call.
B. Database records retrieved by the program.
C. DFSDDLT0 control statements written to the log.
D. Call counts by type written in x’45’ statistics log records.

Answer: C

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Number of questions: 62
Number of questions to pass: 37
Time allowed: 120 mins
Status: Live

This exam consists of 9 sections described below.

Business Analytics 10%
Describe the unique benefits of running data intensive workloads on z Systems, including reliability, availability, security and scalability.
Position z Systems for cognitive workloads by exploiting systems of record data with real-time analytics, Apache Spark, and predictive analytics.
Identify key capabilities of the following IBM products and offerings that support big data and analytics implementations on z/OS: IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS and z/OS Platform for Apache Spark.
Identify key capabilities of the following products and offerings that support big data and analytics implementations with Linux on z Systems: open source NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB), Oracle, and DB2 LUW with BLU Acceleration.
Identify critical tasks, influencers, and milestones in closing a business analytics opportunity (leveraging team selling techniques, project management skills, and communicating value proposition to the customer).
Identify resources available to assist the z Systems analytics seller in creating a compelling financial justification, with an emphasis on financial benefits to the business. (e.g., ETL/ELT, ROI, TCO/TCA).

Business Resiliency 8%
Identify the elements of high availability that enable a z Systems environment to remain up and running without unscheduled outages (e.g., elements unique to single system environments, or to multiple system environments in a single location, or to multi-system-multi-location environments).
Identify business or external elements that make it critical to have a resilient IT infrastructure, such as governmental and industry regulations or standards [finance, transit, etc.], audit points, competition, and revenue impact.
Evaluate the customer’s current strategy relative to future business plans, including growth of IT assets, personnel, emerging technologies and applications, facilities, etc., with the goal of measuring gaps and opportunities to streamline.
Justify the business resilience solution financially.
Propose and justify a business impact analysis (RTO, RPO).

Cloud 8%
Position cloud solutions on z Systems that differentiate it from cloud solutions on other platforms. Consider elements that are unique to z Systems, such as cryptography, RAS, capacity on demand.
Position cloud solutions on z Systems that differentiate it from cloud solutions on other platforms. Consider elements that are unique to z Systems such as virtualization.
Position cloud solutions on z Systems that differentiate it from cloud solutions on other platforms. Consider benefits that are unique to the z Systems offerings portfolio, such as LinuxONE.
Given a scenario, identify a compelling reason for the customer to adopt a cloud solution.
Justify the cloud solution (e.g., proof of concepts (PoC) offerings, briefing centers, TCO study, etc.)

Competition 8%
Compare IBM z Systems competitive advantages (e.g., architecture, performance, balanced systems design, TCO, virtualization) to used equipment and other architectures (Oracle, HP, and other IBM systems).
Compare z/OS advantages to other operating systems, including, but not limited to, Solaris, Windows, HP-UX, and Linux.
Compare IBM z Systems terminology with competitive terms.

Develop Business Solution 15%
Identify resources needed to achieve predictable performance of the customer’s requirements.
Differentiate server performance using customer application data, proof of concepts (PoC) offerings, and IBM sizing resources and tools.
Recognize application sizing elements (e.g., transaction rates, database hits, transaction spikes, capacity on demand).
Differentiate IBM z Systems family members, including special models and Solution Editions, against competitive offerings.
Position z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, and Linux operating systems on z Systems.
Identify system management tools that efficiently manage system resources (e.g., IOAz with zAware, CMA).
Guide customers through pricing considerations (i.e., MSUs and technology dividends) for IBM z Systems operating systems, middleware, ISV solutions and other applications.
Compare IBM Storage options for z Systems.
Propose an appropriate system based on customer requirements (e,g,, z13, z13s, LinuxONE).

Gather Customer Requirements 16%
Qualify the customer by confirming their expectations, identifying their decision making process, and ascertaining their compelling reason(s) to act.
Determine financial justification for system acquisition (e.g., TCO, ROI, customer budget, business goals).
Determine customer’s growth requirements (e.g., current and future performance and capacity).
Identify and describe business requirements that can be met by z Systems capabilities and technologies.
Gather application performance, availability, and scalability requirements.
Evaluate the existing systems environment.

Linux 12%
Identify a Linux opportunity for z Systems (e.g., consolidation, footprint, etc.).
Discuss IBM z Systems direction in expanding the enterprise server business with contributions to the Linux community.
Identify the virtualization options for Linux on z Systems (i.e., KVM, z/VM).
Given a Linux discussion with a customer, identify LinuxONE solutions.
Explain how using Docker can be beneficial in a Linux mainframe environment (i.e., transparent and transportable).
Discuss options to implement Linux on z Systems (e.g., LinuxONE or IFLs, Linux within an LPAR).
Identify storage options for Linux (e.g., ability to attach, nontraditional mainframe disk, SAN-attached storage, flash, Storwize, FlashSystem V9000, DS8000, competitive storage alternatives).
Identify Linux distributions that are supported (e.g., Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE).

Other z Systems Solutions 8%
Identify those things in a z Systems environment that protect networks, data, and applications.
Identify common methods to reduce risk exposure in areas such as encryption and cryptology, policy and process improvements, or audit and regulatory compliance.
Discuss gaps in customer data security (e.g., encryption, data-at-rest, data-in-motion, permissions/access, etc).
Justify the security solution financially (e.g., proof of concept, briefing centers, TCO study, etc.).
Describe the characteristics of Blockchain.

Value Proposition 15%
Quantify the business value of new z Systems features and functions for a new or existing customer.
Describe z Systems architectural advantages to a customer: scalability, clustering, performance, RAS (reliability, availability, and serviceability), security, and investment protection.
Describe the business value of z Systems flexibility: z Systems operating systems, virtualization, and Solution Editions.
Describe the business value that cloud, analytics, mobile, and security solutions based on z Systems can bring to the customers.

 This exam has an Assessment Exam option: A9030-643 Assessment: IBM z Systems Solutions Sales V8

Assessment exams are web-based exams that provides you, at a cheaper costs, the ability to check your skills before taking the certification exam.
This assessment exam is available in: Japanese, English

Passing the exam does not award you a certification, and it is only used to help you assess if you are ready or not to take the certification exam.

You can register for it at Pearson VUE and it will provide you a score report, showing you how you did in each section.
All IBM certification tests presume a certain amount of “on-the-job” experience which is not present in any classroom or Web presentation. The recommended courses and links will help you gain the skill and product knowledge represented in the test objectives. They do? not teach the answers to the test questions, and are not intended to do so. This information may not cover all subject areas in the certification test, or may contain more recent information than is present in the certification test. Taking these or any classes will not guarantee that you will achieve certification

IBM z Systems Solutions Sales V8 certification? preparation education can be found at the sites below.

IBMers IBM Systems Academy

Business Partners or Clients:? IBM PartnerWorld University

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Number of questions: 60
Number of questions to pass: 35
Time allowed: 90 mins
Status: Live

This exam consists of 6 sections described below.

Determine New Workload Solutions 15%
Identify potential solutions for the customer.

Gather Customer Requirements 26%
Describe a customer’s hardware and software environment.
Describe a customer operational constraints, including power, cooling, personnel, knowledge level, and service level requirements.
Describe a customer’s disaster recovery and high availability requirements.
Describe a customer’s performance requirements, including throughput and latency.
Describe a customer’s capacity and growth requirements.
Describe the process to qualify a customer’s expectations, including the decision making process and the business requirement(s).
Describe the financial justification for a system acquisition.
Describe a customer’s existing systems environment and new workloads.

IBM Spectrum Family Software 22%
Compare IBM management tools with competitive management tools and techniques to identify IBM strengths.
Describe integration with open software standards.
Describe cloud-enabled solutions.
Identify how IBM Storage software and products help clients solve data management issues through application efficiency.
Describe the use-case of IBM Spectrum family software.

IBM Storage Solutions 5%
Describe IBM Storage solution advantages.

Using Sales Tools and Resources in Support of Solutions 12%
Identify appropriate resources within IBM or through the business partner channel to develop and close business.
Identify the TDA and SAPR responsibilities.
Identify appropriate warranty and service levels and contracts.

Value Proposition 22%
Identify the benefits of IBM flash technologies.
Identify the difference in cost, performance, and reliability of IBM storage solutions.
Identify IBM’s competitive advantages.
Identify application and OS integration.
Given a scenario, explain investment protection and TCO of a solution.

Overview
PartnerWorld Code: 32002501
Replaces PW Code: Not Applicable

Status: Live
The New Workloads Sales Specialist identifies opportunities for business and generates and qualifies demand using a consultative approach. This specialist determines and effectively uses available tools and resources to determine and sell storage solutions that meet the customer’s needs and requirements. This specialist has a broad knowledge of the features, functions and benefits of IBM storage solutions, and a high-level understanding of competitive solutions from a business perspective. The successful candidate will apply knowledge of the IBM storage solutions portfolio to the customer’s environment to solve business problems.

The IBM storage technologies and solutions included in this exam are: IBM software defined storage concepts including IBM Spectrum Suite; IBM Flash Storage Family; IBM all flash concepts and application acceleration; IBM FlashSystem A9000 and grid scale cloud concepts; IBM XIV Storage System; new workload concepts; IBM Storwize family and virtualized storage concepts; IBM SAN Volume Controller; IBM Spectrum Control, IBM Spectrum Protect, IBM Spectrum Archive, IBM Spectrum Virtualize, IBM Spectrum Scale; and Cloud Object Storage; and storage cloud and hybrid cloud concepts. A basic understanding and general knowledge of IBM System Storage DS8000 family; IBM Real-time Compression; Deduplication; SAN technologies; tape solutions (TS7700, TS3500, TS4500); tape technologies (LTO/LTFS); IBM VersaStack and converged infrastructure is also recommended.

This specialist can perform the following tasks without assistance: determine basic product positioning across the full IBM storage solution portfolio; know where to look for IBM marketing and sales initiatives; gather customer requirements; identify and engage correct resources, including technical support, customer demonstration facilities and tools; possess a general knowledge of the competitive landscape for large scale storage products; understand TCO/ROI fundamentals; articulate features/benefits/fit of IBM storage solutions to solve customer problems; identify warranty, installation and support options; be aware of the Solutions Assurance/TDA process; know where to find training materials, sales support materials; and articulate hybrid cloud and analytics basics.

This specialist can perform the following tasks with assistance: drill down into solution specifics; articulate and present the solution to the customer; mitigate competitors; develop the solution; have an awareness of the purpose and general capabilities of tools; define IBM storage solutions relative to private and hybrid cloud implementations; and understand IBM storage solutions from a new workload perspective (e.g., disaster recovery solutions, cloud integration, etc.).

This specialist should be familiar with the following resources: eConfig; competitive sales tools such as COMP database and CompeteCenter; TCOnow!; IBM Executive Briefing Centers; IBM PartnerWorld; sales manuals; sales playbook; storage and SDI essentials; Techdocs; IBM Systems Consolidation Evaluation Tool hosted by Alinean; Arxview; System Storage Interoperability Center (SSIC); FindIT; IBM SmartSeller; Batch Magic, Disk Magic, Capacity Magic; VSI (third-party vendor IBM uses to run assessment on data storage); Butterfly; and Atlantis.
Recommended Prerequisite Skills

Minimum 12 months practical, storage-related experience selling in the large scale storage environment, and three months selling IBM storage solutions.

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Number of questions: 60
Number of questions to pass: 36
Time allowed: 90 mins
Status: Live

This exam consists of 4 sections described below.

Basic Implementation 20%
Given a scenario, perform basic configuration tasks associated with IBM Storwize or FlashSystem V9000.
Given a scenario, gather basic installation requirements.
Demonstrate knowledge of integration with other storage hardware and software products.
Demonstrate knowledge of pre-sales and post-sales tools and resources.

General Overview 25%
Differentiate among IBM’s virtualized products including Storwize and FlashSystem V9000.
Given a scenario, describe the benefits of a virtualized storage infrastructure that influences the decision-making process.
Given a scenario, describe the benefits of the different hardware architectures within IBM’s virtualized portfolio including IBM Storwize and FlashSystem V9000.
Explain how IBM Spectrum Control enhances IBM’s virtualized products including Storwize and FlashSystem V9000.
Explain how IBM Spectrum Protect enhances IBMs virtualized products including Storwize and FlashSystem V9000 solutions.

Solution Design 28%
Given a scenario, create an IBM Storwize or FlashSystem V9000 system layout to meet customer requirements.
Given a scenario, evaluate drive types and RAID configurations to meet customer and solution requirements.
Given a scenario, identify networking protocols required to meet customer requirements.
Given a scenario, describe advanced usage of IBM Spectrum Control with IBM Storwize or FlashSystem V9000.
Demonstrate knowledge of pre-sales tools and resources.

System and Advanced Functions Knowledge 27%
Identify ways the IBM Storwize family and FlashSystem V9000 enable security.
Given a scenario, describe IBM Storwize family and FlashSystem V9000 advanced functions.
Given a scenario, explain components and functions included in a standard software license and what is optional and/or chargeable.
Given a scenario, compare and contrast the difference between converged and non-converged systems.
Given a scenario, describe advanced usage of IBM Spectrum Control with IBM Storwize products and FlashSystem V9000.

This exam has an Assessment Exam option: A9020-662 Assessment: IBM Virtualized Storage V1
Assessment exams are web-based exams that provides you, at a cheaper costs, the ability to check your skills before taking the certification exam.

This assessment exam is available in: English
Passing the exam does not award you a certification, and it is only used to help you assess if you are ready or not to take the certification exam.

You can register for it at Pearson VUE and it will provide you a score report, showing you how you did in each section.

All IBM certification tests presume a certain amount of “on-the-job” experience which is not present in any classroom or Web presentation. The recommended courses and links will help you gain the skill and product knowledge represented in the test objectives. They do not teach the answers to the test questions, and are not intended to do so. This information may not cover all subject areas in the certification test, or may contain more recent information than is present in the certification test. Taking these or any classes will not guarantee that you will achieve certification

IBM Virtualized Storage V1 certification preparation education can be found at the sites below.
IBM employees: IBM Systems Academy
Business Partners: IBM PartnerWorld University

PartnerWorld Code: 23003605
Replaces PW Code: 23003604

Status: Live
The IBM Virtualized Storage Technical Specialist provides pre-sales technical assistance during the sales cycle and understands the workload characteristics that differentiate members of the IBM Storwize family, IBM FlashSystem V9000, IBM Spectrum Virtualize, and VersaStack solutions. This specialist can utilize all available IBM tools to design a solution based on the most appropriate IBM solutions and technologies that meet customer requirements. The specialist can support the implementation of these solutions.

IBM products included on this certification exam include the IBM Storwize family, specifically IBM Storwize V7000, IBM Storwize V5010, IBM Storwize V5020, IBM Storwize V5030F and IBM Storwize V7000F; IBM Spectrum Virtualize; IBM Virtualized Storage concepts; SAN Volume Controller with IBM Spectrum Virtualize software; converged infrastructure; IBM FlashSystem V9000; VersaStack, SAN; IBM Spectrum Control, IBM Spectrum Control for Storwize, IBM Spectrum Protect, hybrid cloud concepts and software-defined storage concepts.

This specialist can perform the following tasks without assistance: identify access protocols required for authentication, including LDAP, Active Directory, NTP, etc.; identify networking protocols required to meet customer requirements (FCoE, iSCSI, FC, TCP/IP, CIFS, NFS, etc.); position the IBM Storwize family and IBM FlashSystem V9000 within the IBM portfolio and with competitive offerings; understand the customer’s current environment and how a specific IBM Storwize family member will fit; design a complete IBM Storwize family/IBM FlashSystem V9000 solution that incorporates connectivity and storage software (IBM Spectrum Control and IBM Spectrum Protect); understand disk technology as it relates to supporting applications; understand configuration of storage pools as it relates to proper system design (e.g., Easy Tier, RAID level, drive type, etc.); understand the differences between advanced functionality for object, block, file data access; understand the functionality of the IBM Storwize family/IBM FlashSystem V9000 (per IBM data sheet); provide pre-sales technical assistance for the IBM Storwize family/IBM FlashSystem V9000; understand the different management techniques (e.g., CLI, GUI, IBM Spectrum Control); identify components and functions included in a standard software license, what is optional and/or chargeable, and what is included with IBM Spectrum Control; compare and contrast the IBM Storwize family and IBM FlashSystem V9000 models; discuss and perform initial set-up for the IBM Storwize family and IBM FlashSystem V9000; discuss the processes for maintenance, updates and upgrades for the IBM Storwize family and IBM FlashSystem V9000; and use eConfig to create a valid technical configuration.

This specialist can perform the following tasks with assistance: describe the difference between crash consistency vs. application consistency and how to create each; determine the optimal replication configuration for different IBM Storwize family models and IBM FlashSystem V9000; perform advanced user authentication for the IBM Storwize family and IBM FlashSystem V9000; perform data migration; perform pre-sale/pre-install Technical Delivery Assessment (TDA); perform implementation and upgrades; understand licensing of related products and undertake detailed performance sizing.

This specialist uses the following tools and resources: Techline Compete Center/Digital Techline Center (DTC); Knowledge Center, FindIT; IBM Real-Time Compression (RtC) Scan Tool; Storage Tier Advisor Tool (STAT); IBM Sales Manuals; Technical Delivery Assessment (TDA); eConfig; TCOnow!; IBM PartnerWorld; sizing tools such as Disk Magic, Capacity Magic, and Batch Magic; IBM Comprestimator Utility; System Storage Interoperability Center (SSIC) and IBM Redbooks.

Recommended Prerequisite Skills
Two years general storage experience, six or more months IBM Storwize family or FlashSystem V9000 experience; and experience with SAN storage concepts and deployment.

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Number of questions: 60
Number of questions to pass: 38
Time allowed: 120 mins
Status: Live

This exam consists of 4 sections described below.

Competition 10%
Identify the advantages of POWER8 processor technology vs x86.
Compare and contrast the value proposition of Power Systems solutions (e.g., SAP HANA) with competitive solutions (e.g., x86, Dell, HP, Oracle, etc.).
Position the advantages of PowerVM virtualization solutions relative to competition (e.g., Oracle, HP, Hyper-V, VMware).

Design Solution to Customer Requirements 35%
Given customer requirements, design an appropriate HMC solution, including Enterprise Pools, remote restart, performance and capacity management, virtualization management/co-management, redundant FSPs, multiple HMCs, and secure networking.
Incorporate appropriate existing hardware in a new configuration (e.g., disk drive migration, etc.).
Discuss the options that are available for attaching SAS storage to Power Systems enterprise servers.
Given a customer’s requirements, describe the benefits of Integrated Facility for Linux.
Recognize that enterprise servers can be designated for CBU.
Describe the role of the Technical and Delivery Assessment (TDA) and how it is used to meet customer requirements.
Identify terms and conditions when implementing CoD (Capacity on Demand) offerings (e.g., CUoD, Utility, Elastic, Mobile Activations, Trial).
Identify key IBM cloud management offerings available for Power Systems (e.g. PowerVM NovaLink, PowerVC, IBM Cloud Orchestrator) and the benefits that are associated with having a cloud infrastructure based on Power enterprise servers (e.g. configuration flexibility, Dynamic Resource Optimization, Capacity on Demand).
Utilize knowledge of key IBM cloud management offerings to address Power Systems customers’ business imperatives for private and/or hybrid cloud.
Position key IBM analytics solutions on enterprise Power Systems (e.g., DB2 BLU, Cognos, SPSS) relative to scalability over scale-out models.
Identify IBM’s heterogeneous computing solution offerings (e.g., solutions utilizing CAPI, GPUs, FPGAs).
Identify technical advantages that POWER8 enterprise servers provide for Linux workloads in terms of performance, price/performance, and workload consolidation.
Identify the processes that are possible to install and maintain hardware and software (e.g., firmware, FLRT, etc.).
Identify the benefits of PowerCare for enterprise servers.
Given a client’s availability requirements (RTO/RPO), design an appropriate solution for business continuity and/or disaster recovery (e.g., PowerHA, backup/restore).

Power Systems Architecture and Product Family 37%
Position why enterprise models may be preferred to Scale-out models in order to satisfy customer needs.
Describe the Power Systems enterprise servers’ features and functionality.
Recognize POWER8 compatibility with prior generations of Power Systems when planning to upgrade or migrate a customer’s installed hardware and/or software.
Describe reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features of the Power Systems product family, especially those features that are exclusive to enterprise-class models.
Identify Capacity on Demand features and benefits and describe when each is appropriate, including CUoD, Elastic, Utility and Trial.
Describe Enterprise Pools prerequisites, capabilities and benefits.
Design solutions with expansion drawers, adapter cards, traditional disk, Solid State Drives (SSDs), and attached SAN and tape into a POWER8 solution.
Describe the benefits of POWER8 processor architecture, including SMT, L4 cache, balanced performance, clock speed, EnergyScale, memory bandwidth, I/O bandwidth (PCIe Gen3), CAPI, etc. relative to prior Power Systems and competition.
Identify rack best practices for enterprise servers (e.g., I/O drawer placement, spacing, and cabling implications, “deracking”, horizontal PDUs, IBM manufacturing options, etc.).

Virtualization and Cloud 18%
Recognize when to configure physical I/O, virtual I/O or a combination of both.
Match hardware connectivity (Fibre Channel, SAS, iSCSI) with the types of virtualization (NPIV, vSCSI, SR-IOV, SEA).
Determine when shared storage pools are appropriate for an enterprise scenario.
Given a scenario, apply the capabilities of Live Partition Mobility.
Given a scenario, apply the resource sharing capabilities of Power Systems, including processors, memory, and I/O.
Given a business need and workload, design an appropriate virtualization solution (including how to virtualize).
Design an appropriate virtualization system management solution (consider: HMC, PowerVC, PowerVM NovaLink).

This exam has an Assessment Exam option: A9010-262 Assessment: IBM Power Systems with POWER8 Enterprise Technical Sales Skills V2

Assessment exams are web-based exams that provides you, at a cheaper costs, the ability to check your skills before taking the certification exam.
This assessment exam is available in: Korean, Japanese, English

Passing the exam does not award you a certification, and it is only used to help you assess if you are ready or not to take the certification exam.

You can register for it at Pearson VUE and it will provide you a score report, showing you how you did in each section.

All IBM certification tests presume a certain amount of “on-the-job” experience which is not present in any classroom, Web presentation or reference material. The recommended course and reference materials will help you gain the skill and product knowledge outlined in the test objectives. They do not teach the answers to the test questions, and are not intended to. This information may not cover all subject areas in the certification test, or may contain more recent information than is present in the certification test. Reviewing/studying the course and reference materials will not guarantee that you will achieve certification.

IBM POWER8 certification preparation education can be found at the sites below:

IBMers: IBM Systems Academy
Business Partners or Clients: IBM PartnerWorld University
PartnerWorld Code: 03006802
Replaces PW Code: 03006801

Status: Live
The following guidelines reflect the minimum experience and skills one should possess to achieve the credential of IBM Certified Technical Sales Specialist – Power Systems with POWER8 Enterprise V2.

Recommended Experience:
Candidates must have experience in IBM Power Systems sales and/or sales support roles. The successful candidate structures solutions for customers based on their business requirements, has detailed product knowledge of the Power Systems portfolio, and has 12-18 months of experience assessing customer needs, especially with regard to the mission critical workload demands and advanced infrastructure capabilities that are often required of Enterprise Power Systems.

The Certified Technical Sales Specialist assumes a technical leadership role in developing solution proposals.
Recommended Prerequisite Skills

Successful candidates will demonstrate the following specific skills when proposing solutions to customers, regardless of whether AIX, Linux, or IBM i is the primary operating environment:

Detailed knowledge of the Power Systems family of POWER8 servers.
An ability to articulate the unique capabilities and benefits of the Power Systems architecture.
An ability to work with Power Systems, storage, software, and services experts in order to develop a customer-focused IBM solution based on the customer’s business needs and constraints.
An understanding of the unique characteristics that AIX, Linux, and IBM i operating systems provide and require on Power Systems.
An understanding of the benefits that can be achieved with IBM Power Systems software products such as PowerVM, PowerVC, PowerHA, PowerSC, PowerVP, etc.
An understanding of IBM product and services offerings for big data, analytics, cloud, mobile, social, and security solutions on POWER8 servers.
An ability to successfully position Power Systems products against competitive products and solutions, such as those from Oracle, HP, Cisco, x86 server vendors, and competitive storage vendors.
An awareness of tools and resources available to complete a proposal.
An ability to effectively assess customer requirements in order to identify and propose an appropriate solution.
An ability to support sales and account teams by providing pre-sales technical assistance and responding to customer objections.
An ability to lead and/or participate in the Solution Assurance process.

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QUESTION 1 – (Topic 1)
A customer is designing a highly scalable cloud management and deployment solution using PowerVM NovaLink.
What does it mean when the HMC uses co-management mode?

A. Both the HMC and NovaLink can manage the system
B. Dual HMCs will be required to manage the system.
C. Novalink requires two connections to each PowerVM instance
D. Both FSPs must be connected to the HMC

Answer: B

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QUESTION 2 – (Topic 1)
A client is planning to develop a NoSQL solution on Power Systems. Which CAP! Interface will be leveraged as part of the solubor

A. CAPI Interface to GPU
B. CAPI Interface to NVLink
C. CAPI Interface to FCoE
D. CAPI Interface to FPGA

Answer: D

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QUESTION 3 – (Topic 1)
How many PCIe Gen3 expansion slots are there in 3 PCIe Gen3 I/O Expansion drawer with two fan – out modules?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 16
D. 12

Answer: B

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QUESTION 4 – (Topic 1)
Which POWERS feature can provide increased system performance?

A. Thermal Power Management Device (TPMD)
B. Active Memory Mirroring
C. CAPI-enabled FPGAs
D. POWER7+ mode

Answer: B

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QUESTION 5 – (Topic 1)
A customer wants to use Live Partition Mobility (LPM) to migrate an AIX 7.1 LPAR from their F870 to some older Power servers in their existing environment.
Assuming their processor mode is set correctly. they can use LPM to move from POWERS I

A. POWER6, POWER7, or POWER8
B. POWER5, POWER6, POWER7. or POWER8
C. POWER8 only
D. POWER7 or POWER8

Answer: B

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Number of questions: 63
Number of questions to pass: 40
Time allowed: 120 mins
Status: Live

This exam consists of 4 sections described below.

Section 1 – Power Systems Architecture and Product Family 29%
Identify and differentiate models and features within the Power Systems Scale-out product family, including I/O, memory, and processor.
Compare POWER7/7 plus to POWER8 for migration purposes.
Articulate Scale-out server Reliability, Availability and Serviceability (RAS) capabilities.
Given a customer’s networking and storage requirements, identify and configure the appropriate I/O and storage features.
Describe the benefits of POWER processor architecture, including SMT, cache, balanced performance, clock speed, EnergyScale, CAPI, etc.
Differentiate between memory optimization technologies for Power Systems (for example: Active Memory Expansion (AME), Active Memory Sharing (AMS)), identifying the configuration requirements of each on the systems which support them.
Given a scenario, describe why Power Systems is the preferred platform for a CAMS (Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social) solution, including optimization for DB2, Cognos, SPSS, etc.
Determine processor requirements for micropartitioning, shared processor pools, dedicated and shared dedicated processors, etc.
Position POWER8 Scale-out servers with regards to price performance, workload consolidation, virtualization without limits, design for function, etc. (Compare and contrast with other POWER as well as x86 servers).
Identify features/function/capability of SR-IOV.

Section 2 – Virtualization 27%
Given a scenario, recognize when to configure physical I/O, virtual I/O or a combination of both.
Describe storage hardware connectivity (Fibre Channel or SAS) options and types of virtualization (NPIV, vSCSI).
Describe the value of shared storage pools (SSP).
Identify the configuration requirements for Live Partition Mobility.
Given a scenario, describe Power Systems’ ability to share resources including processors, I/O and memory.
Describe the business advantages of virtualization from a technical perspective.
Differentiate capabilities of Power Hypervisor offerings (e.g., PowerVM, PowerKVM).
Position Power Hypervisor offerings (PowerVM, PowerKVM) compared to competitive offerings (VMWare, Hyper-V, Xen Server, KVM on x86).
Design an appropriate virtualization system management solution (consider: HMC, IVM, PowerVC, Cloud Manager with OpenStack).
Design an appropriate console solution (consider migration options, operating systems and virtualization, and high availability: HMC, ASMI, Putty, LAN Console).
Compare and contrast PowerVC features with VMware.
Discuss the offerings available for OS virtualization (e.g., WPAR).

Section 3 – Design Solution to Customer Requirements 29%
Given a set of customer requirements, differentiate the POWER8 Scale-out server capabilities for each of the scale-out servers, and make a recommendation that best meets their need(s).
Given a set of business requirements, create an optimal technology solution.
Incorporate appropriate existing hardware in a new configuration.
Evaluate storage requirements, disk protection options (RAID-5,6,10, mirroring), storage tiering, and placement (e.g., internal disk, SAN, Flash), appropriate to OS environments.
Given customer requirements, design a single or dual VIO server solution (including using NPIV and vSCSI to host storage). Consider requisites, corequisites and limitations which may impact future requirements.
Given customer requirements such as RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery Point Objective), design an HA or DR environment at a high level (e.g., synchronous vs. asynchronous, Copy Services offering, Global Mirror vs. Metro Mirror), including selecting the appropriate PowerHA Edition and capabilities.
Given a scenario, identify the correct planning tools and information resources such as eConfig, System Planning Tool (SPT), Workload Estimator (WLE) and Sizing Guide, Energy Estimator, and System Performance Reports to confirm that the requirements of the solution have been met.
Evaluate networking requirements needed to manage redundancy, vLAN, security, bandwidth (CPU requirements, network settings) and sharing, including determining the correct adapter type(s) and quantity.
Discuss a customer’s requirements with regards to TCA and TCO (e.g., software licensing relative to cores).
Identify strategic activities and technologies (e.g. CAPI, OpenPOWER Foundation) that allow Power Systems to be positioned in open initiatives (Google, TYAN, Mellanox, Samsung, NVIDIA).
Identify solution editions (CAMS: IBM Solution for Hadoop – Power Systems Edition, IBM Solution for Analytics – Power Systems Edition, BLU Acceleration- Power Systems Edition, IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems, IBM Power Systems Solution Edition for Scale-out Cloud).
Identify environment considerations (e.g., power, UPS, space, racks, etc.).
Defend the solution against competitive technical claims (e.g., cost per VM, price per watt, etc.)

Section 4 – Software and Operating System Considerations 15%
Given a customer’s requirements, identify which operating system (or mix of operating systems) is appropriate and defend the choice (AIX, IBM i, or Linux).
Describe Power Systems licensing considerations with regard to transfers, sub-capacity licensing, etc. (operating systems, PowerVM, etc.).
Recognize the basic security strengths in AIX, Linux, IBM i, and PowerVM and discuss PowerSC offerings.
Given a customer’s requirements, describe which Power Systems Software product, and Edition, is appropriate, including PowerHA, PowerVM, and PowerVC.
Given a customer’s requirements, identify which IBM Software Group product category is appropriate, including Rational, Tivoli, WebSphere, DB2, Cognos/SPSS, etc.
Identify supported Linux distributions (RedHat, Ubuntu, SUSE) and their features (including Endian / portability considerations).

Question 1

What is the main function of the P0WER8 CAPI feature?

A. It improves memory bandwidth.
B. It improves cache coherency.
C. It increases the clock frequency speed.
D. It connects auxiliary processors such as GPUs.

Answer: D

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Question 2
A customer with POWERS processor-based systems needs an application server that
supports environment from single server and medium-sized configurations to large
deployments requiring web tier clustering over multiple application server instances.
Which IBM product family will satisfy the customer’s requirements?

A. Web Sphere
B. Information Management
C. Cognos
D. Rational

Answer: A

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Question 3

Which server is a Linux-only POWER8 single socket rack system?

A. S824
B. S822L
C. S812L
D. S814

Answer: C

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Question 4

A customer wants to virtualize their network adapter and use the least amount of CPU
cycles and memory overhead in their VIO Server.
Which technology should they implement?

A. SR-IOV
B. NPIV
C. Shared Ethernet Adapter
D. EtherChannel

Answer: C

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Number of questions: 60
Number of questions to pass: 36
Time allowed: 120 mins

This multiple-choice test contains questions requiring single and multiple answers. For multiple-answer questions, you need to choose all required options to get the answer correct. You will be advised how many options make up the correct answer.
This test is designed to provide diagnostic feedback on the Examination Score Report, correlating back to the test objectives, informing the test taker how he or she did on each section of the test. As a result, to maintain the integrity of each test, questions and answers are not distributed.

The test contains five sections totalling 60 multiple-choice questions. The percentages after each section title reflect the approximate distribution of the total question set across the sections.

Approximately 40% of the test questions are either platform-agnostics, or applicable to both UNIX and Windows platforms. This exam does contain questions that are platform-specific. To help you prepare, please note the following:
(1)Questions in this objective cover some z/OS content
(2)Questions in this objective cover only UNIX content
(3)Questions in this objective cover only Windows content

Section 1 – Architecture and Planning 17%
Understand the product functionalities and benefits of using Sterling Connect:Direct.
Describe basic architecture of Sterling Connect:Direct and its components.(1)
Identify environment components that interact with Connect:Direct (e.g. load balancers, firewalls, database for Connect:Direct on Microsoft Windows).(2)
Identify system requirements using worksheets.(3)
Explain the different methods used by Sterling Connect:Direct to store configurations on each platform.
Apply TCP/IP concepts.(1)
Solve a situation that has high availability requirements.

Section 2 – Installation and Configuration 25%
Apply installation procedure.(2)
Configure initialization parameters.
Modify configuration files (e.g. API, functional authorities, translation tables).(2)
Configure remote nodes in the Network Map.
Configure local and remote user and proxy authentication.(2)
Verify installations.(2)
Deploy patches for maintenance.(2)
Identify Sterling Connect:Direct File Agent usage.
Perform silent installs and mass rollouts.(3)
Explain the use of checkpointing.
Explain the use of cyclic redundancy check (CRC).
Implement clustering or high availability.

Section 3 – Deployment Operations (Process Language Scripting) 17%
Describe different methodologies to write processes (e.g. requestor, browser, text editor).(1)
Explain Process Language statements and logic flow.(2)
Solve a situation using code pages.
List different ways to submit processes.
Understand the structure of SYSOPTS on different platforms.(1)
Use binary and text transfers.(1)
Solve a situation of moving data between disparate platforms.(1)
Explain the use of Sterling Connect:Direct File Agent for automation.(1)

Section 4 – Administration (Monitoring, Maintenance and Tuning) 21%
Use Connect:Direct Requestor.(3)
Use Command Line Interface (CLI).
Use ISPF interface (IUI). (for z/OS)(1)
Determine the process completion.
Utilize and maintain statistics files or databases.(2)
Understand Sterling Connect:Direct utilities.(1)
Determine trace options.
Manage and control Sterling Connect:Direct process queues.(2)
Identify tuning requirements.
Identify and apply the appropriate software patches.(3)

Section 5 – Security 20%
Explain local authentication and user roles (e.g. admin versus general user).
Explain the different methods of remote user authentication (e.g. password, RACF, local versus proxy, snodeid, security exit).(1)
Understand the process to create, request and validate x.509 certificates.
Implement the Sterling Connect:Direct Secure STS protocol.
Use different methods for maintaining security on Sterling Connect:Direct Secure (e.g. spadmin, SPCLI, Sterling Control Center).(2)
Troubleshoot x.509 certificate issues (e.g. Sterling Connect:Direct traces).
Implement Sterling External Authentication Server for Connect:Direct.(3)
Implement FIPS option.

PartnerWorld Code: 15003801
Replaces PW Code: Not Applicable

Status: Live
This intermediate level certification is intended for administrators and implementers who are responsible for configuring, troubleshooting and deploying IBM Sterling Connect:Direct with focus on the Microsoft Windows 4.6 and UNIX 4.1 platforms. Some basic understanding of the z/OS 5.1 platform is required.

These technical professionals are also required to have conceptual understanding of the Microsoft Windows, UNIX, z/OS Operating Systems.

An administrator or implementer who passes this exam is able to install and configure IBM Sterling Connect:Direct, and provide:
knowledge of the Sterling Connect:Direct components that interact with the user interface that allows submission, execution and monitoring of Sterling Connect:Direct.
a comprehensive set of managed file transfer capabilities to facilitate data growth, use of automation, reduce security risk, and improve IT and business efficiency.
an understanding of secure connections between trading partners with customers, suppliers and business partners.
visibility and tracking of business data with customers, suppliers and business partners.
visibility for status of sent and received business transactions.

Recommended Prerequisite Skills

Before preparing for this certification, the following knowledge and skills are recommended and assumed:
conceptual understanding of operating systems
basic understanding of firewalls, load balancers and high availability (clustering)
basic understanding of network connectivity
basic understanding security, certificates and encryption

In preparing for this certification, the following IBM course(s) are recommended to further improve your skills:
6C02G: IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Unix V4.2.0
6C03G: IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Windows V4.7 Fundamentals

Requirements
This certification requires 1 exam

Exam Required:
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C8060-220 – IBM Sterling Connect Direct Administration

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QUESTION 1
An administrator notices that the ntp group subsystem is not starting up at boot time. What will cause this issue?

A. The /etc/ntp.conf file has the following line commented out broadcastserver
B. The following line is commented outinthe/etc/inetd.conf file: ntp 123/tcp # Network Time Protocol
C. The following line is commented out of the /etc/inittab file: xntpd: 23456789:respawn:/usr/sbin/xntpd > /dev/console 2>&1 #Start ntp daemon
D. The /etc/rc.tcpip file has the following line commented out: start /usr/sbin/xntpd “$src_running”

Answer: D

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QUESTION 2
What is a requirement for Live Partition Mobility?

A. The network and disk must be virtual.
B. The disk must be virtual and a Logical Host Ethernet Adapter (LHEA) for network.
C. The client partition must be connected to a SAN.
D. The client partition must be set up asa ‘Mover Service Partition’.

Answer: A

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QUESTION 3
What are key considerations when planning for Live Application Mobility?

A. The WPAR is an Application WPAR and both global environments are at the same AIX level
B. That theWPAR is checkpointable and both global environments are on the same subnet
C. The NFS services are running and applications are stopped
D. The NFS services are running and there is an HMC attached to both managed systems

Answer: B

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QUESTION 4
After performing a NIM rte install, the administrator noticed that not all filesets are at the correct Technology Level (TL). What action will help the administrator determine why the inconsistent fileset levels were installed?

A. On the NIM server, run an Ippchk to identify if the Software Vital Product Data is valid.
B. On the NIM client, run oslevel command against the TL to identifymissing prerequisites.
C. Run instfix command on NIM client to determine what filesets are inconsistent.
D. On the NIM server run the NIM IsIpp command to indentify downlevel filesets contained in the lpp_source.

Answer: D

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QUESTION 5
An administrator wants to create a filesystem with a specific logical volume name, disk location, and disk placement. Which pair of commandswill allow these attributes to be set during filesystem creation?

A. crfs followed by chvg
B. crlv followed by mkfs
C. mkfs followed by chfs
D. mklv followed by crfs

Answer: D

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Number of questions: 67
Number of questions to pass: 40
Time allowed: 120 mins

This multiple-choice test contains questions requiring single and multiple answers. For multiple-answer questions, you need to choose all required options to get the answer correct. You will be advised how many options make up the correct answer.
This test is designed to provide diagnostic feedback on the Examination Score Report, correlating back to the test objectives, informing the test taker how he or she did on each section of the test. As a result, to maintain the integrity of each test, questions and answers are not distributed.

The test contains five sections totalling 67 multiple-choice questions. The percentages after each section title reflect the approximate distribution of the total question set across the sections.

Section 1 – Architecture, Design and Installation 15%
Configure the database
Install IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and associated components
Understand IBM Sterling B2B Advanced Communications architecture
Describe the installation and configuration of external CLA2
Explain the configuration and deployment of perimeter servers
Explain the deployment of Adapter Container(s)
Design and deploy a cluster environment
Configure cluster for disaster recovery

Section 2 – Configuration of Services and Adapters 14%
Define adapters and services for a specific deployment
Configure Server Adapters
Create multiple service configurations of a specific service
Implement Adapter suites
Configure a client adapter to connect to an external server
Configure adapter to use a perimeter server
Demonstrate how communication servers interact with mailboxes

Section 3 – Implementation and Deployment 34%
Understand the relationship of Service configurations and business processes
Understand version control within IBM Sterling B2B Integrator
Create and edit business processes
Use of XPath within business processes
Identify services and adapters required for a given use case
Configure out-of-the-box business processes
Manage communications protocols
Understand communications protocols for IBM Sterling B2B Advanced Communications
Manage EDI standards
Use Scheduler
Understand Service Groups
Use core mailboxing
Understand Global Mailbox
Use mapping and translation

Section 4 – Administration 21%
Configure system maintenance
Use the System Troubleshooter functionality
Analyze Performance Tuning
Deploy upgrades and apply patches
Configure Property files
Use bin Directory Files
Configure visibility of data
Use resource management to move assets between environments

Section 5 – Security 16%
Manage digital certificates and keys
Configure encryption and signing
Configure a user with associated permissions
Understand Hardware Security Module (HSM) integration
Define and configure user authentication
Integrate with and configure proxy servers
Configure common industry standard levels of security
Configure certification validation at runtime
Secure the user interfaces to ensure compliance
Encrypt system passwords

PartnerWorld Code: 15003702
Replaces PW Code: 15003701

Status: Live
This intermediate level certification is intended for solution implementers who are responsible for installing, business process developing, configuring, deploying and troubleshooting IBM Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2.x. Specifically, this exam covers content up to IBM Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2.6. Solution implementers should be able to independently perform IBM Sterling B2B Integrator V5.2.6 project assignments.

A solution implementer who passes this exam is able to:
install IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and its components (e.g. perimeter servers, CLA2 adapter)
use Graphical Process Modeler (GPM) and Business Process Modeling Language (BPML) to develop and implement business processes
develop and implement common integration business processes to meet business needs using best practices
provide visibility, status and tracking of business transactions with trading partners
develop and implement service and adapter configurations
be familiar with the EDI standards, and understand trading partner configuration and related pre-defined processes and services
implement EDI translation
apply common troubleshooting techniques
configure performance tuning parameters
onboard trading partners
apply high availability best practices
implement the project by configuring the appropriate security configurations to meet the project security requirements
configure maintenance activities (e.g. housekeeping jobs, patching, upgrades)
configure the reporting utility

Recommended Prerequisite Skills

Before preparing for this certification, understanding of the following is recommended and assumed:
Conceptual understanding of operating systems and related supporting technology
Conceptual understanding of a JVM
Basic understanding of databases and SQL
Basic understanding of networking, protocols, security, and demilitralized zone (DMZ)
Understanding of B2B industry standards (e.g. X12, EDIFACT, etc.)
Understanding of basic XML concepts and languages (e.g. XSD, etc.)
Understand the related cluster installation, load balancer, firewall, high availability and performance setting options

In preparing for this certification, the following IBM courses are recommended to further improve your skills associated with the exam topics. Refer to the Test Preparation web page for additional information and recommendations.

6F87G: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Fundamentals
6F88G: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Data Mapping and EDI Processing (X12) v5.2.6.1
6F89G: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Administration and Tuning v5.2.6.1
6F100G: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Advanced Business Process Modeling

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Number of questions: 59
Number of questions to pass: 41
Time allowed: 90 mins

This multiple-choice test contains questions requiring single and multiple answers. For multiple-answer questions, you need to choose all required options to get the answer correct. You will be advised how many options make up the correct answer.
This test is designed to provide diagnostic feedback on the Examination Score Report, correlating back to the test objectives, informing the test taker how he or she did on each section of the test. As a result, to maintain the integrity of each test, questions and answers are not distributed.

The test contains five sections totalling 59 multiple-choice questions. The percentages after each section title reflect the approximate distribution of the total question set across the sections.

Section 1 – Architecture 12%
Understand IBM Campaign architecture components
Understand the criteria for software requirements
Understand network requirements for IBM Campaign
Demonstrate knowledge of contact and response history administration, and Cognos reporting

Section 2 – Installation 14%
Understand installation of IBM Marketing Platform and IBM Campaign applications, and their supporting structures (including distributed environments).
Understand the components of a successful installation (UNIX or Windows)
Demonstrate knowledge of upgrade processes, including awareness of upgrade paths
Understand the related Cognos components and how they impact IBM Campaign reporting

Section 3 – Configuration and Customization 27%
Illustrate how to set up different authorization mechanisms
Explain how to manage and access user databases within IBM Campaign
Demonstrate knowledge of setting up security, user roles and policies for IBM Campaign objects
Demonstrate knowledge of standard and custom attributes in IBM Campaign
Configure custom audience levels, and setup contact and response history
Demonstrate ability to configure dashboards
Understand integration between IBM Campaign and other IBM Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM) products
Demonstrate knowledge of character encoding for multiple locales and databases

Section 4 – Functionality and Campaign Development 35%
Illustrate how database table administration functions in IBM Campaign (e.g. table mapping, flat files, base/dimension/general tables, table catalogs)
Configure IBM Campaign processes to build a flowchart
Create offers and apply them to campaigns
Configure the scheduler and schedule IBM Campaign flowcharts
Explain uses and benefits of custom macro
Explain uses and benefits of user variables
Explain uses and benefits of derived fields and persistent derived fields
Explain uses and benefits of triggers
Explain uses and benefits of flowchart templates
Understand reporting
Understand internal workings of cells and flowcharts

Section 5 – Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning 12%
Understand and configure logging
Demonstrate knowledge of IBM Campaign utilities
Demonstrate the ability to isolate performance issues

PartnerWorld Code: 33000102
Replaces PW Code: 33000101

Status: Live
This intermediate level certification is intended for IBM Campaign V9.1 power users (or key users), as well as specialists responsible for planning, installing, configuring, troubleshooting the product.

These technical professionals are also required to have conceptual understanding of different:
Operating Systems (Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux)
Databases (DB2, Netezza, SQL server, Teradata, Oracle)
Application Servers (WebSphere, WebLogic)

Recommended Prerequisite Skills

Before preparing for this certification, understanding of the following is recommended and assumed:
basic OS scripting
basic web Application Server knowledge
basic system security authentication and authorization (HTTPS, security certificates, single sign-on, LDAP, active directory)
intermediate database administration skills
write queries, triggers, procedures

In preparing for this certification, the following IBM courses are recommended to further improve your skills. Refer to the Test Preparation web page for additional information and recommendations.
9U01G: IBM Building Campaigns 9.x
9U05G: IBM Campaign 9.x Administration
9U21G: IBM Campaign Advanced Techniques 9.x

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Number of questions: 53
Number of questions to pass: 30
Time allowed: 90 mins

This multiple-choice test contains questions requiring single and multiple answers. For multiple-answer questions, you need to choose all required options to get the answer correct. You will be advised how many options make up the correct answer.
This test is designed to provide diagnostic feedback on the Examination Score Report, correlating back to the test objectives, informing the test taker how he or she did on each section of the test. As a result, to maintain the integrity of each test, questions and answers are not distributed.

The test contains six sections totalling 53 multiple-choice questions. The percentages after each section title reflect the approximate distribution of the total question set across the sections.

Section 1 – Planning and Installing 5%
Understand pre-requisites and detailed system requirements for professional versus enterprise editions
Install IBM Sterling Order Management V9.4 and verify that it is successful
Perform upgrades to IBM Sterling Order Management V9.4

Section 2 – Customizing 12%
Configure Property files
Extend the database
Use custom services, user exits and APIs, and extend event templates to implement custom business logic
Extend User Interfaces (e.g. presentation framework, application console, IBM Sterling Business Center)

Section 3 – Configuring 58%
Participant Modelling:
Identify the roles and role attributes to be assigned to the Participant (Organization) Model, and define additional attributes for the Participant (Organization)
Configure System Wide Settings
Process Modelling:
Understand document types and process types
Configure the major components of the process modeler
Create new pipelines and work with or modify out-of-the-box pipelines/business processes
Inventory and Capacity Management:
Configure inventory and capacity management
Use IBM Sterling Business Center for Pricing and Catalog Management:
Configure and manage the catalog
Manage sub-catalogs and entitlements
Create Price Lists and Price Rules, including multi-price types
Fulfillment:
Configure sourcing and scheduling rules and understand Item-Based Allocation (IBA)
Configure fulfillment-related rules for specific document types (e.g. modification rules, supply-demand mapping, order holds)
Configure shipment and logistics rules
Understand promising server implementation
Payment:
Configure payment rules
Implement payment user exit and APIs
Understand return/exchange payment processing and refund fulfillment

Section 4 – Deploying and Testing 5%
Build, deploy and test EAR on different Application Servers
Use tools for deploying data to different environments (e.g. Data Sync, Change Project Management)
Configure and execute Install Third-Party scripts, Setup Files, and EntityDeployer

Section 5 – Security 8%
Define and configure access control policies
Configure IBM Sterling Order Management to authenticate using LDAP
Understand the PCI PA-DSS strategy and IBM Sterling Sensitive Data Capture Server (SSDCS)

Section 6 – Operations Management and System Maintenance 12%
Understand search index concepts
Configure purge transactions
Configure performance parameters in Property files
Perform troubleshooting

PartnerWorld Code: 12004202
Replaces PW Code: 12004201

Status: Live
This intermediate level certification is intended for implementation or deployment professionals who perform the installation, configuration and day-to-day tasks associated with ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of IBM Sterling Order Management V9.4.

An implementation professional who passes this exam is able to use IBM Sterling Order Management V9.4 to:

plan, install, and configure IBM Sterling Order Management V9.4.
integrate IBM Sterling Order Management V9.4 with other products using in-product tools and/or customization techniques.
advise and assist with optimizing the implemented solution within the existing environment.

This implementation professional has worked with IBM Sterling Order Management V9.x for at least one year, and understands the changes and updates in V9.4.

This implementation professional is generally self-sufficient and is able to perform most of the tasks involved in the role with limited amount of assistance from peers and vendor support services. The implementation professional efficiently uses product documentation.
Recommended Prerequisite Skills

Before preparing for this certification, the following knowledge and skills are recommended and assumed:
conceptual understanding of operating systems
conceptual understanding of basic database concepts
understanding of basic XML concepts and languages (e.g. XPath, XSLT, schemas, DTDs, etc.)
basic understanding of firewalls and load balancers
conceptual understanding of a JVM
basic JAVA and JSP skills
basic knowledge of application servers
conceptual understanding of supply chain management
basic knowledge of LDAP

In preparing for this certification, the following IBM courses are recommended to further improve your skills associated with the exam topics. Refer to the Test Preparation web page for additional information and recommendations.

6F91G: IBM Sterling Order Management (V9.5) Configuring Participant Modeling and User Security
6F92G: IBM Sterling Order Management (V9.5) Configuring Item and Pricing
6F93G: IBM Sterling Order Management (V9.5) Inventory and Order Management Business Rules
6F94G: IBM Sterling Order Management (V9.5) Extending the Application

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QUESTION 1
A point of sale (POS) system is connected to a central application server at the enterprise level. Networkis unavailable and the POS system is not able to connect, but stores still need to service customers. The store would like to operate in offline mode and transfer data to the server once the network is back.
How can an implementation professional model this requirement in the system?

A. Run the Change data import agent for data synch from enterprise to store in DELTA synch mode
B. Run the Change data export agent for data synch from enterprise to store in DELTA synch mode
C. Run the Change data import agent for data synch from enterprise to store in FULL synch mode
D. Run the Change data export agent for data synch from enterprise to store in QUICK synch mode

Answer: B

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QUESTION 2
Application server data source connection pooling needs tobe enabled for an IBM Sterling Order Management V9.4 application deployed on Oracle WebLogic Application Server 12c and Oracle Database 11g (11.2.0.4).
Which configuration will enable data source connection pooling?

A. Add “jdbcService oraclePool datasource=<datasourceName>1′ in $INSTALL_DIR/properties/customer_overrides properties and Update JVM argument to “-
Dvendor=weblogic”
B. Add “jdbcService.oraclePool.datasource=<datasourceName>” in $INSTALL_DIR/properties/jdbc.properties and Update JVM argument to “-Dvendor=weblogic12”
C. Add “jdbcService.oraclePool.datasource=<datasourceName>” in $INSTALL_DIR/properties/jdbc.properties and Update JVM argument to “-Dvendor=weblogic”
D. Add “jdbcService.oraclePool.datasource=<datasourceName>” in $INSTALL_DIR/properties/customer_overrides.properties and Update JVM argument to “-Dvendor=weblogic12”

Answer: A

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QUESTION 3
In a development environment with an IBM Sterling Order Management system (OMS), IBM WebSphereMQ crashed. All queues have been restarted and all messages were deleted.
Based on this situation, which statement is true’?

A. OMS will reprocess all messages, including the messages from agent servers and integration servers; no further action is required
B. OMS will only reprocess all messages related to integration servers
C. OMS will only reprocess messages related to schedule and release agent servers.
D. OMS will reprocess all messages, including the messages from agent servers and integration servers once the external systems refill the queues with lost messages

Answer: D

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QUESTION 4
II was found during an implementation that the input to a particular API component in a service did not contain the sales order document type in the input.
How can this be fixed in the production environment without having to redeploy the application’?

A. Add a Nomenclature component before the API component to stamp the DocumentType attribute
B. Add an XSL Translator component before the API componentto stamp the DocumentType attribute.
C. Add a Defaulting component before the API component to stamp the DocumentType attribute.
D. Add the sales order document type to the template of the API component.

Answer: B

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