000-603 Sample Questions

1. A System z customer states they are planning to migrate to Linux and get off the mainframe because
of cost concerns.
Which of the following is an appropriate response for the System z Sales Specialist?
A. Use the mainframe for a database server only
B. Work with the customer to understand their issues
C. Deliver a Linux on System z excellence presentation
D. Propose a services contract to migrate the System z workloads to a distributed platform
2. A customer running Oracle on a System z needs more capacity to keep up with increasing demand on
the customer database.
Which of the following is the first activity that should be performed by the sales person?
A. Investigate use of a CoD
B. Review the original requirements
C. Assess the existing environment
D. Conduct an expert level TDA
3. A customer plans to deploy JAVA application that requires access to the data subsystems on z/OS.
Which of the following is the most optimal topology to deploy WAS?
A. WAS and data subsystems on separate LPAR
B. Locate WAS with data subsystems in the same LPAR
C. Deploy WAS on Linux on System z using HiperSockets
D. WAS on distributed platform accessing data over TCP-IP
4. A System z customer is considering installing a zAAP processor.
Which of the following are prerequisites for running a zAAP?
A. Java 1.4.1, IBM z/OS 1.6 or later
B. WebSphere V4 or V5, IBM z/OS 1.3 or later
C. IBM z/VM V4, Linux with Red Hat RH2 or later
D. IBM z/VM V4, Linux with SuSE SLES V8 or later
5. A z10 customer is reassigned to a System z Sales Specialist. The Sales Specialist wants to gain a
background to better serve this customer.
Which of the following pieces of information is most important for the Sales Specialist to know initially?
A. Disaster recovery and backup plans
B. Installed hardware, operating system and applications
C. IT philosophy, financing preferences, strategic partnerships
D. Number of employees, number of locations and headquarters location
6. A z10 customer is experiencing large fluctuations in the amount of workloads of their
WebSphere/DB2 environment. They are thinking of using OOCoD to use unassigned general purpose
processors as zIIP or zAAP to help meet the demands of business peaks.
Is this possible and why?
A. No, specialty engines require subcapacity processors
B. Yes, only if zIIP and zAAP are full capacity processors
C. Yes, if the CP processors are full or sub capacity processors
D. Yes, only if the unassigned capacity is a subcapacity processor
7. There are several pricing models.
Which of the following pricing models is most appropriate for new application workloads?
A. MLC
B. GOLC
C. NALC
D. PSLC
8. Which of the following statements best describes who should be involved in a TDA review?
A. All parties directly involved with the install and the ITSO.
B. All parties directly involved in the install except business partners
C. All parties directly involved with the install and the Systems Assurance Coordinator.
D. All parties directly involved with the install and Poughkeepsie Product Assistance Center (PPAC).
9. An HP customer has several HP/UX servers. The CFO is concerned about the lack of support for the
HP proprietary operating systems, and the strategic move to Intel servers by HP. The CFO is considering
a move to System z.
Which of the following information should the System z Sales Specialist use to address this situation?
A. Sales presentations for zBX
B. Sales presentations for z114
C. Introduce the CFO to the IBM Migration Factory
D. References of customers successfully migrating from HP to System z
10. A prospective z114 customer is concerned about the flexibility and breadth of operating systems
supported on System z servers limiting system choices.
Which of the following three operating system are supported?
A. z/OS, z/VM, and Linux
B. z/OS, Linux, and i5/OS
C. z/OS, Windows, and Linux
D. z/OS, Linux, and 32 bit i5/OS
000-603 Answers
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. A