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Test 864: System i IT Simplification: Integrated BladeCenter and System x Technical V5R4


Overview Objectives Test Preparation

The qualified candidate will have the skill to plan and size an Integrated BladeCenter or System x solution, and determine hardware capability, capacities and interoperability considerations.  Additionally the certified candidate will be capable of  hardware installation, migration and the ongoing support  of the relevant platforms.

Designing/Planning the Installation (42%)

  1. Determine the impact of BladeCenter and System x sizing for a System i (for example, storage/disk management for each server).
  2. Explain the differences between standalone System x servers, the IXS/IXA, and iSCSI attached servers.
  3. Explain the prerequisite planning tasks prior to installation.
  4. Identify hardware requirements for an IXS on a System i.
  5. Identify hardware requirements for iSCSI-attached servers.
  6. Identify hardware requirements for an IXA on a System i.
  7. Identify software requirements for iSCSI-attached servers.
  8. Identify software requirements for an IXS/IXA on a System i.
  9. Identify upgrade or migration requirements.
  10. Describe built-in functions and benefits of Windows integration on System i.
  11. Identify special considerations for specific BladeCenter and System x hardware.
  12. Describe networking with Windows integration and relate to customer situations.
  13. Describe the process to move a standalone server to IXS/IXA or iSCSI-attached servers.
  14. Describe Linux options for the IXS/IXA/iSCSI.
  15. Describe how IBM Director is used for iSCS- attached servers.



Installing and Configuring the Hardware (27%)

  1. Describe cabling requirements including HSL, SPCN, KVM, networking, and so on.
  2. Describe how to create iSCSI network server descriptions on a System i.
  3. Create network server storage spaces on a System i.
  4. Describe troubleshooting procedures for installation.
  5. Set up physical, virtual, and iSCSI networking.
  6. Install Microsoft Windows server OS on an IXS/IXA/iSCSI and describe objects created during the installation process.
  7. Describe support for VMware.
  8. Describe firmware associated with iSCSI-attached servers.



Ongoing Support (31%)

  1. Manage shared devices such as tapes, CD, and DVD.
  2. Manage storage spaces and dynamically add disk space to a Windows server.
  3. Reassign hardware resources from one IXS/IXA/iSCSI to another.
  4. Perform user administration.
  5. Back up and recover integrated server objects.
  6. Back up and recover Windows files.
  7. Set up appropriate user-level authority for backups.
  8. Identify the high availability options on System i that are used for Windows integration.
  9. Perform software problem determination procedures.
  10. Perform hardware problem determination procedures.
  11. Apply service packs to the integration code.
  12. Explain how a single IXS/IXA or iSCSI-attached server can be used with multiple Windows server instances.
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