IBM Power E1050 Level 2 Quiz

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Question 1 The Power 10 processor-based servers are designed with security

Correct in mind, for now, and the future. This includes encryption
techniques that permit computations on encrypted data without
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decrypting the data first. What is this capability referred to as?
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Fully Homomorphic Encryption 

Fast Homomorphic Encryption

Full Homogenous Encryption

Frictionless Hybrid Encryption

Question 2 The cost of a mega data breach increased 10% between 2020 and
Correct 2021, the largest cost increase in the last seven years. What was
the cost of a mega-data breach reported in 2021?
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$410 million (USD)

$401 million (USD) 

$140 million (USD)

Question 3 As the world is set to deploy AI and machine learning (ML)

Correct everywhere, attention is turning from how quickly and accurately
systems can train AI models to how rapidly built models can be
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implanted and inferenced (scored) on those systems. To support
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this shift, Power10 delivers faster business insights by running AI
“in place” with four new Matrix Math Accelerator (MMA) units in
each Power10 core. How much faster AI inferencing per socket
does Power E1050 provide over Power E980?

3x faster

5x faster 

2x faster

4x faster
Question 4 Many clients run traditional on-premises infrastructure. However,
Correct IBM is seeing more and more clients taking advantage of hybrid
infrastructure (a combination of on-premises and off-premises)
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using the IBM Power flexible consumption offering that provides
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cloud-like efficiency while maintaining the advantages of on-
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premises infrastructure. Which IBM offering provides this?

Power Private Cloud with Dynamic Capacity 

Power Private Cloud with Hybrid Capacity

PowerVC

PowerSC

Question 5 You're talking to a client about how the Power E1050 delivers
Correct unprecedented 4-socket performance in compute, java, and SAP
benchmarks. The client asks how many benchmarks the Power
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E1050 has set? How do you respond?
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The Power E1050 has set 10 benchmarks.

The Power E1050 has set 5 benchmarks. 

The Power E1050 has set 15 benchmarks.

The Power E1050 has set 1 benchmark.

Question 6 Your client is currently running their workloads on a 2-node
Correct POWER8 E870/E870C system with 80 cores total. They are
interested in moving those workloads to a new Power E1050
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environment. What is the recommended Power E1050 configuration
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to sufficiently host their current workloads?
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4-socket Power E1050 with 72c total 

3-socket Power E1050 with 36c total

2-socket Power E1050 with 36c total

4-socket Power E1050 with 96c total

Question 7 Hardware-based service processors, also known as management

Correct processors, work with hardware instrumentation and systems
management software and are important for problem notification
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and resolution. They can also be used to remotely manage client
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systems. What Service processor is used in the Power E1050 server
to deliver this function?

BMC

eBMC 

BSP

FSP
Question 8 The Power E1050 comes with support for a built-in hypervisor for
Correct enterprise-class virtualization. What hypervisor(s) does the Power
E1050 support?
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Xen

PowerVM and KVM

PowerVM 

Question 9 Pools 2.0 enables a group of Power E1050 systems to be defined as

Correct the pool of collective Base Capacity (purchased) resources.
Additional capacity over and above the pool’s aggregate Base
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(purchased) resource is charged as Metered Capacity by the minute.
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Which application enables clients to monitor their Base and
Metered Capacity across the pool, providing summary and
sophisticated drill-down views of real-time and historical resource
consumption by the virtual machine (VM)?

Cloud Management Console (CMC) 

Integrated Virtualization Management (IVM)

IBM Management Console

Hardware Management Console (HMC)

Question 10 IBM is bringing future capabilities to the Power10 platform (Power
Correct E1050 server included) with the introduction of PCIe Gen5 I/O
support, which helps consolidate extreme IO workloads without
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compromising performance. What is the maximum number of PCIe
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Gen5 slots available in the Power
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8

Question 11 IBM Power E1050 offers different processor module options for
Correct optimized performance, scale, and economics. What are the
different processor module offerings available in the Power E1050?
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12, 20, and 24 cores

8, 10, 12, and 20 cores

8, 10, 11, and 12 cores

12, 18, and 24 cores 

Question 12 You're talking to a client about migrating to the new Power E1050.
Correct As cost is always a concern, the client asks about the average price
performance improvements they can expect to see if they migrate
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from their older E950 midrange servers to the Power E1050? What
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percentage do you share?
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30% 

50%

20%

40%

Question 13 Which Power E1050 product configuration provides the best

Correct performance per core?

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8c

12c 

18c
Question 14 You’re talking to a client about the benefits of using an IBM Power
Correct E1050 server for consolidation. They ask you what operating
systems it supports. What do you tell them?
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AIX, Linux, and IBM i

IBM i

AIX and Linux 

Question 15 You're talking to a client about how IBM Power10 simplifies

Correct encryption and supports end-to-end security without impacting
performance for a seamless user experience. The client asks how
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does IBM Power10 achieve this without impacting performance.
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How do you reply?

Encryption is handled in the firmware

Encryption is handled in the software

Encryption is handled in the hardware and software

Encryption is handled in the hardware 

Question 16 The world continues to grapple with a lasting pandemic, shifts to
Correct work-from-home and back-to-office, and geopolitical changes
spawning a constant drone of mistrust. In 2021, IBM Security X-
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Force saw how threat actors opportunistically used a shifting
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landscape to adopt tactics and techniques to successfully infiltrate
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organizations with cyber security attacks across the globe. What
type of cyber security attack was observed as the top attack?

Malware

Ransomware 

Phishing

Denial-of-Service (DOS)

Question 17 Reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) is an IBM Power

Correct systems central design point. Its goal is to provide maximum uptime
for critical client operations. This is accomplished by providing
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redundant components like cooling and power, as well as other
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external methods of protection. Power E1050 can sustain failures of
up to how many power supply/supplies?

Up to 4 power supplies

Up to 2 power supplies 

Up to 1 power supply

Up to 3 power supplies
Question 18 According to “The Key to Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Strategy”- an
Correct annual Forrester consulting study commissioned by IBM, what
percentage of organizations said that on-premises infrastructure is
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a critical part of their firm's hybrid cloud strategy?
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56%

85% 

64%

46%

Question 19 Your client is looking to do a technology refresh with a goal of

Correct reducing their datacenter footprint, energy costs, and software
license costs. They are interested in consolidation to the Power
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E1050 and ask how much reduction in core count they can expect
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without loss of performance? What percentages do you share with
this client?

20% - 40%

30% - 40%

25% - 50% 

10% - 20%
Question 20 The IBM Power E1050 features new and enhanced memory
Correct modules for improved reliability, availability, and serviceability
(RAS) and provides 2x better memory RAS than the industry
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standard DIMMs. What is the name of the memory module that the
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Power E1050 supports?
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ISDIMM

DDIMM 

RDIMM

ZDIMM

Question 21 You're talking to a client about how the Power E1050 offers
Correct tremendous consolidation capabilities when transitioning from x86
servers or migrating from earlier generations of IBM Power servers.
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What do you tell the client are the maximum cores and memory
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supported in the Power E1050 system?

40 cores, 8TB

96 cores, 8TB

96 cores, 16TB 

128 cores, 16TB

Question 22 What component(s) of the Power10 AI software stack provides this
Correct capability for clients to train AI models anywhere and deploy on
Power without any changes?
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ONNX runtime and MMA.

ONNX runtime. 

MMA on-chip.

Question 23 You're talking to a client about the Power E1050 and how it can
Correct reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) within a datacenter while
providing the same performance with fewer processor cores than
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previous generations of Power systems. The client asks how much
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reduction in energy consumption could they achieve by
consolidating their POWER8 servers onto the Power E1050? How do
you reply?

Reduction by over 40%

Reduction by over 25%

Reduction by over 50% 

Reduction by over 10%

Question 24 You're talking to a client about how IBM has optimized math
Correct libraries so that AI tools can take advantage of the acceleration
provided by the Matrix Math Accelerator (MMA) units of Power10.
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The client asks which usecases will benefit from MMA? How do you
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reply?
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Statistical machine learning and inferencing 

Machine learning

Statistical deep learning and inferencing

Deep learning and machine learning

Question 25 With the Power E1050, IBM Power delivers a balance of

Correct performance, scale, and IT economics to compete in the highly
competitive 4-8 socket server segment marketplace. Which of the
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following features does the IBM Power E1050 deliver?
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Standard 5-year warranty

Up to 3x per socket performance of prior generation systems

2x better memory reliability, availability, and serviceability 

(RAS) when compared to industry standard x86 products
and up to 3x per socket performance of prior generation
systems

2x better memory reliability, availability, and serviceability

(RAS) when compared to industry standard x86 products