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Each topic area in the exam covers a specific number of questions in the exam. The percentage listed in the section title below indicates the relative amount of content included in the exam for that particular topic area.
Questions on the exam can be based on business or technical scenarios. Section 1 - Design/Planning (12%)
A. Articulate the advantages of running Linux on System i.
B. Based on customer requirements, determine the Linux solution.
C. Articulate distribution options and relate to customer technical requirements.
D. Articulate System i Linux partition technical requirements.
E. Articulate Linux-i5/400 relationships (for example, shared data spaces, virtual LAN, and device sharing).
Section 2 - LPAR Resource Definition/Allocation (19%)
A. Use System i partitioning to establish partitions.
B. Assign physical resources to Linux partitions.
C. Explain System i processor and memory requirements.
D. Use VPM to create/manage resource definitions for Linux partitions.
E. Use the HMC to create/manage resource definitions for Linux partitions.
F. Access Linux consoles.
Section 3 - i5/OS Support for Virtualized Resources (9%)
A. Set up hosted resources within i5/OS.
B. Configure virtual LAN/proxy.
C. Prepare for installation (for example, DST requirements and image catalogs).
Section 4 - Linux Installation (7%)
A. Access the Linux console device.
B. Prepare dedicated disks for installation.
C. Manage package selection.
D. Install Linux on POWER utilities.
Section 5 - Backup/Recovery (9%)
A. Back up and recover Linux objects from i5/OS - Shared I/O.
B. Back up and recover Linux files from Linux - Shared I/O and Dedicated I/O.
C. Differentiate i5/OS object-level architecture from Linux file-level architecture.
Section 6 - Security (9%)
A. Explain user-related security implications.
B. Explain Linux network security implications.
C. Explain file system security implications.
D. Explain the authority needed to run commands in the system.
Section 7 - Administration (14%)
A. Manage Linux disk space.
B. Manage communications.
C. Manage external devices (for example, tape, CD, DVD, and external disk).
D. Use system processes to administer Linux (for example, ps, df, dat, and grep).
E. Configure startup services and run levels.
F. Describe how to install programs using RPM.
Section 8 - Application Requirements (12%)
A. Determine the requirements for Linux applications to be run with Linux on System i.
B. Understand basic Apache and Tomcat implementation.
C. Understand basic Samba implementation.
D. Understand database implementation (for example, ODBC and MySQL).
E. Understand basic PHP implementation.
F. Explain the use of Linux as a firewall (iptables).
Section 9 - Problem Determination (9%)
A. Determine if a problem is related to i5/OS or Linux.
B. Locate and interpret logs.
C. Interpret information for problem determination.
D. Apply the solution to the identified problem.
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