IBM C4040-225 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
| Exam Name: | Assessment: Power Systems with POWER7 and AIX & Linux Technical Sales Skills - v2 |
| Exam Number: | A4040-225 |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Certified Sales Professional - Power Systems |
| Exam Format: | Multiple choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Sample Questions: | IBM C4040-225 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Proctored exam delivered via IBM-authorized testing centers or online proctoring platforms (e.g., Pearson VUE depending on region) |
| Pre Condition: | No strict prerequisites, but knowledge of IBM Power Systems, AIX, Linux, and enterprise IT environments is recommended. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/training/ |
IBM C4040-225 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
| Virtualization and Infrastructure | - PowerVM virtualization
- 1. Logical partitions (LPARs)
- 2. Resource allocation and management
- System management concepts
- 1. High availability concepts
- 2. Capacity and workload optimization
|
| Operating Systems on Power Systems | - IBM AIX on POWER7
- 1. AIX features and administration concepts
- 2. Virtualization and workload management
- Linux on Power Systems
- 1. Linux distributions on IBM Power
- 2. Integration and interoperability
|
| IBM Power Systems Overview | - POWER7 architecture fundamentals
- 1. Processor and system architecture concepts
- 2. Performance and scalability features
- IBM Power Systems positioning
- 1. Competitive differentiation
- 2. Value proposition for enterprise workloads
|
| Technical Sales Skills | - Customer requirements analysis
- 1. Identifying business and technical needs
- 2. Mapping requirements to IBM solutions
- Solution positioning
- 1. Value-based selling concepts
- 2. Competitive comparison and objection handling
|
IBM Power Systems with POWER7 and AIX & Linux Technical Sales Skills - v2 Sample Questions:
Question 1
How is AIX licensing and upgrade entitlement packaged?
A. AIX Service Pack
B. AIX Warranty
C. AIX Basic License
D. AIX SWMA
Question 2
A large financial institution needs to reduce the time to setup a new system in their secure virtualized environment. They need a streamlined process of hardening and monitoring their AIX system for security compliance.
What Edition of PowerSC is required to provide for just the Security and Compliance Automation?
A. Enterprise
B. Express
C. Standard
D. Basic
Question 3
A customer plans to move an application from their mainframe to a UNIX environment. What primary advantage does AIX have over the competition in preventing inadvertent memory overlays in both the kernel and the application space?
A. AltiVec
B. Active Memory Expansion
C. Active Memory Sharing
D. Storage Protection Keys
Question 4
A customer has a POWER6 570 with 64GB of memory running dual VIO Servers on internal disks. The Host Ethernet Adapter is set to promiscuous mode and assigned to the VIO Servers. The customer is migrating to a Power 740 and wants a similar VIO Sewer configuration.
Which Power 740 feature should be configured to support the VIO Sewer environment?
A. Memory Riser card
B. Pcie2 riser card
C. Split backplane feature
D. Multifunction card
Question 5
A prospective customer is interested in running critical Linux workloads. Why should the customer choose Linux on Power versus Linux on a competitive x86 solution?
A. Support for major Linux distributions
B. Reliability, Availability & Serviceability
C. More ISV applications
D. Virtual machine mobility
Solutions:
Question 1 Answer: D | Question 2 Answer: B | Question 3 Answer: D | Question 4 Answer: C | Question 5 Answer: B |
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