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IBM Certified Specialist - System x Technical Principles V8


Job Role Description / Target Audience

This certification validates the skills required to gather requirements, plan, design, install and maintain System x servers. This certification is targeted to IBM Business Partners, Advanced Technical Specialists (ATS), Field Technical Sales Support (FTSS) professionals, System x Service Specialists, IBM TechLine professionals, and System x customers. 

To attain the IBM Certified Specialist - System x Technical Principles v8 certification, candidates must pass 1 test.


Recommended Skills

  • Six to 12 months of hands-on experience assessing hardware requirements 
  • Operating System Knowledge (Microsoft Windows Server 2000 or 2003, Linux, AIX, VMware) 
  • Knowledge of the BladeCenter technology, systems management, basic networking (including OSI sublayer model), X-architectureKnowledge of Networking/SAN connectivity 
  • Recommend candidates take the XTR01 course


Requirements

This certification requires 1 test(s).

Test(s):

  1. Test 071 - IBM Certified Specialist: IBM System x Technical Principles V8
Test registration

Authorized Prometric test centers (worldwide testing)