IBM Certification 000-225 Exam

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Power Systems with POWER7 and AIX & Linux Technical Sales Skills - v2 is the exam name of 000-225 test, which is a hot one of IBM certification. In real IBM 000-225 exam, there are 41 questions, which will take the candidates 60 minutes to complete the test. The required passing score of IBM 000-225 exam is 60%. The test language is English.

The related certifications of IBM 000-225 exam are IBM Certified Technical Sales Specialist - Power Systems with POWER7 and AIX & Linux -v2 and IBM Certified Technical Sales Expert - Power Systems with POWER7 -v2. IBM certification 000-225 exam questions from Testpassport cover all the knowledge points of real test.

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  1. Product Knowledge - relative to AIX (32%)Differentiate AIX Editions, including features/functions, and the ability to upgrade Editions.Compare features of AIX to competitive operating systems (HP, Oracle/Sun, etc)Compare and contrast Linux on Power to Linux on x86.Position Linux relative to AIX, including perceived cost differences of hardware, applications, etc.Describe functions of AIX that contribute to system reliability and availabilityExplain the AIX release strategy, including Technology Levels (TL) and Service Packs (SP)Describe the available solutions for AIX and Linux HPC customers at a high levelDescribe the architecture and advantages of GPFS in AIX and Linux environments.Differentiate between memory optimization technologies for Power Systems relative to AIX implementations, identifying the configuration requirements of each on the systems which support them.Given a scenario, identify appropriate IBM Systems Storage solutions related to AIX and Linux customers (for example, SAN, NAS, and appropriate products such as Storwize V7000, XIV, SVC, etc).Compare POWER5, POWER6 and Blade Server capabilities to current POWER7 and POWER7+ servers to determine the correct upgrade/migration path (including migrations to PureFlex) relative to AIX and Linux environments.
  2. AIX, Linux & Power Systems Software stack (24%)Explain Linux licensing and support on Power Systems servers, including both Red Hat and SuSeIdentify performance management and evaluation tools are packaged with AIX, including TOPAS, nmon, etc., and what value they offer to the solution.Identify tools for specific systems management tasks, including smit, Systems Director, HMC, Flex Systems Manager (FSM), etc. relative to positioning Power Systems solutions.Explain the licensing and support options for AIX and Linux, including Processor tiers, transferring licenses within enterprise and country, license considerations relative to Capacity on Demand.Given a scenario relative to AIX customers, describe which Power Systems Software product and Edition, is appropriate, including PowerHA, PowerVM, PowerSC, Systems Director, and AIX versions.
  3. Virtualization (17%)Differentiate partition technologies (LPAR, WPARs, and Versioned WPARs) and describe their benefits, including application mobilityDifferentiate between vSCSI and NPIV, including the benefits and limitations of each.Explain, at a high level, the relationship between shared processor pools and the allocation of physical and virtual processing units.
  4. Gathering Customer Requirements (12%)Describe factors in the customer environment which will impact backup and restore (including hardware and software compatibility issues, device quantities and types, migration timing, etc.)Identify storage and networking performance requirements to achieve customers objectives. (IOPs, throughput and response times)Determine consolidation opportunities and strategy, including identifying those situations where not consolidating is appropriate (for example, when doing so would make software costs impossible).
  5. Design a System to Support Customer Requirements (15%)Given a scenario, identify requirements and configure an appropriate High Availability or Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) solution.Design networking, SAN and tape connectivity to support customer requirements (including performance and availability)Given a scenario, recommend a suitable storage solution to support current customer requirements. Consider growth, protection, performance, usable space, and availability. Awareness of IBM storage products relative to Power Systems solutions you are sellingIdentify appropriate tools and resources used for sizing, solution design, and opportunity development. Consider Fix Level Recommendation Tool (FLRT), Facts & Features Guide, AIX Strengths to Strengths, Info Center, White Papers, Developer Works wiki, Performance Report, Workload Estimator, System Planning Tool, Sizing questionnaires, ISV tools, Energy Estimator.