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IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - System i Solutions


Job Role Description / Target Audience

The Certified Advanced Technical Expert - System i Solutions will have a minimum of two to three years core System i functional experience in addition to deep technical experience with emerging or strategic workloads and functions. This experience includes two job roles:
  • Analyzing customer business and technical requirements and needs, designing System i solutions, and planning the implementation of the solution.
  • Installing, integrating, implementing, and supporting multiple varieties of System i-based solutions.

The target audience for this certification is technical personnel: System i Business Partners, IBM System i personnel such as FTSS and ATS, and Customers.


Recommended Skills

Recommended experience:
  • Minimum of two to three years core System i functional experience (must be able to work with current hardware and software). 
  • Technical experience including designing, installing, integrating, implementing, and supporting multiple varieties of System i based solutions. (For example, experience consisting of taking a college course on System i would not be sufficient.)
  • Has performed System i design for at least one year. This experience includes participating in at least 10 to 20 simple and complex design opportunities, including working with other Designers in those design opportunities.
  • Supports the i5/OS operating system as well as including Microsoft Windows, AIX, and Linux. 

Recommended knowledge:
  • Has substantial understanding of customer business requirements and how System i solutions can meet those requirements.
  • Has practical applied knowledge in certain key technical areas such as Windows integration, iSCSI, and Linux. 


Requirements

Core Requirements (must complete both)
  • 868 - System i Technical Solutions Design
  • 869 - System i Technical Solutions Implementation
Elective Requirements (must complete two from list)
  • 863 - System I IT Simplification: Linux Technical
  • 864 - Integration with BladeCenter and System x
  • others as they become available


This certification requires 4 test(s).

Test(s):
  1. Test 868 - System i Technical Solutions - Design (including i5/OS V5R4)
  2. Test 869 - System i Technical Solutions – Implementation (including i5/OS V5R4)
  3. Any 2 of the following tests:
    1. Test 863 - System i IT Simplification: Linux Technical V5R4
    2. Test 864 - System i IT Simplification: Integrated BladeCenter and System x Technical V5R4



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