A prospective customer with a very limited budget has stated that they are focused only on price. Before they evaluate application software, they have asked how a Power 720 with IBM i can cost twice as much as a similarly sized x86 server with Linux.
Which of the following responses addresses the customer concern?

• A. The x86 solution will probably also require the purchase of database and security software, while IBM i already includes those functions.
• B. Power Systems solutions are discounted based upon configuration content, and the price is typically comparable to x86 solutions.
• C. The Workload Estimator compares Power Systems and x86 server benchmarks and provides equitable pricing estimates.
• D. The smallest Power 720 has four cores, of which up to three cores may be turned off at the factory to reduce the price.

An 010 plans to purchase a new Power System. In a previous purchase of non IBM servers, critical components were missing from the proposal. As a result, additional items had to be purchased. Which IBM tool will help ensure that the proposed system contains the necessary components?

• A. Workload Estimator
• B. System Planning Tool
• C. Server Validation Tool
• D. eConfigurator

A production system with IBM i is replicating journaled data changes to a second system.
What feature will ensure complete transactions are recorded on the backup system, if the production system fails during.
a series of database changes?

• A. DB2 for IBM i includes a force write ratio parameter that immediately sends data changes to the target system.
• B. DB2 for IBM i automatically backs up changes made to either database until they are written to both systems.
• C. Remote journaling replicates complete journal entries to fully define application transactions.
• D. IBM i supports journaling commitment control, to prevent incomplete transactions from being recorded.

Which customer requirement is supported by WebSphere Application Server- Express?

• A. They need a distributed object caching environment for elastic scalability in IBM i SmartCloud environments.
• B. They require an affordable, ready4o-go solution, to build dynamic Web sites and applications.
• C. They need to improve the performance of web based applications accessed from IBM i.
• D. They want to run applications developed in Weblogic on IBM i.

Which statement is correct for a customer moving from a POWERS 570 to a Power 770. both in the P30 software tier, and who wants to preserve their investment in IBM software?

• A. Transfer IBM i per-processor licenses and pay a transfer fee
• B. Transfer IBM i user entitlements and pay a transfer fee
• C. Transfer IBM i and Licensed Program Products at no cost
• D. Transfer Licensed Program Products and pay a transfer fee