A customer is unsure how POWER7 processors can outperform POWER6 processors when the clock speeds are slower. What contributes to the improved performance?（）A、Added Turbo memory switchingB、Removed internal OLTP limitsC、Moved L3 cache onto the chipD、Increased DDR2 memory speeds
A customer is unsure how POWER7 processors can outperform POWER6 processors when the clock speeds are slower. What contributes to the improved performance?（）
- A、Added Turbo memory switching
- B、Removed internal OLTP limits
- C、Moved L3 cache onto the chip
- D、Increased DDR2 memory speeds
相关考题：
When installing processors with mixed stepping levels in a server， which of the following guidelines must be followed？ （）A、 The processors must have different frequencies set to operate.B、 The processor with the highest feature set must be the bootstrap processor.C、 The processors must have different cache sizes set to operate.D、 The processors must have the same cache size set.E、 The processor with the lowest feature set must be the bootstrap processor.
Due to slow response times， a customer purchased additional memory. After the memory was installed，response time was not improved. They complained to the pSeries technical specialist. Which of the following questions should be asked of this customer？（）A、Who recommended the memory purchase？B、Have more users been added since the memory purchase？C、Why were additional CPUs not ordered at the same time as the memory？D、Did a performance analysis of peak periods show a memory bottleneck？
Which of the following is a function of the XceL4 Cache？（）A、It places frequently accessed data close to the processor to help deliver faster performance.B、It replaces L3 cache memory.C、It speeds up processor performance by purging the current set of instructions and freeing them up to work on the next set of instructions.D、It allows the system to address more than 16GB of memory.
A customer has a requirement for a server to run Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and Exchange 2003 Enterprise Edition. It has been determined that 4GB RAM will be needed. The customer is trying to decide between the two following configurations： （1）An IBM xSeries x366 with 4 Xeon MP processors and 4 x 1GB memory DIMMs. （2）An IBM xSeries x445 with 4 Xeon MP processors and 8 x 1GB memory DIMMs. Which question should be asked to guide the customer in selecting the correct memory configuration？（）A、Is rack space an issue？B、Is there a high cache-hit ratio？C、Is this a mission-critical application？D、Are there plans to expand the memory to 8GB in the future？
How can dedicated processors be differentiated from virtual processors from a physical processor viewpoint?（）A、Dedicated and never Virtual processors are used in Virtual IO Servers partitionsB、Dedicated processors are whole processors that are assigned to a single partitionC、Dedicated processors are fractions of whole processors that are dedicated to a single partitionD、Dedicated and Virtual processors are interchangeable concepts, both are whole physical processors used in virtual and dedicated LPARs
How can virtual processors be differentiated from dedicated processors from a physical processor viewpoint?（）A、Dedicated processors are fractions of whole processors that are dedicated to a single partition. B、Virtual processors are the whole number of concurrent operations that the operating system can use. C、Virtual processors and not dedicated processors are processors used in Virtual IO Server partitions. D、Virtual processors and dedicated processors are interchangeable concepts, both are whole physical processors used in virtual and dedicated LPARs.
In addition to better overall price performance， which other factor most significantly contributes to a lower three-year TCO advantage for a pSeries customer than for a SUN customer？（）A、Sharing commonly used peripheralsB、Maximum capacity of CPU， Memory and I/OC、Minimum number of processors in a partitionD、Support for different versions of the operating system
A commercial customer will soon send out a Request For Pricing （RFP） for a new large database server. Why would a pSeries technical specialist try to influence the customer to base the requirements on performance （TPC-C， Ideas International Relativity， Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark， etc.） rather than on numbers of processors？（）A、IBM processor performance does not scale well over 16 ways.B、Competitors do not pay for TPC-C certification so results are not available.C、IBM servers consistently outperform some other servers on a "per CPU" basis.D、IBM prices are lower than competition when like numbers of processors are proposed.
A customer needs a new Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. They are running an application that requires substantial memory. They would like a rack mountable system， which will support four Xeon processors with 2MB of L3 cache. Which of the following is the minimum configuration to satisfy the customer’s requirements？（）A、x445 with four Xeon MP processors and 8GB of memoryB、x445 with four Xeon MP processors and 16GB of memory in a single SMP moduleC、x445 with four Xeon DP processors and 16GB of memory in a single SMP moduleD、x445 with two SMP modules each containing two Xeon DP processors and 8GB of memory
A company wants to run multiple applications on an x445 to serve their user base. OS and application licensing cost is a factor. Which TWO questions will help the specialist decide on the operating environment and the number of processors per server？（）A、What are the applications’ scaling （multi-threading） capabilities？B、How does L3 cache size impact application performance？C、How many servers are running the applications today？D、What is the expected size of the data attached to the server in GB’s？E、Will the applications disable the Hyperthreading on the Xeon processor？
A customer has 5 older POWER5 systems and they want to consolidate them onto a POWER6 system. What information is important to analyze when deciding how to design the new machine using the System Planning Tool?（）A、 vmstat and iostat data from the older machines B、 The number of CPUs that were installed in the original machines C、 Data from Workload Estimator (WLE) and IBM Performance Management (PM) D、 Performance data that is collected from the new system after it has been put into production
A customer needs a new database server. The database application has a high memory overhead but does not benefit from 8-way processing. They would like a rack mountable system， which will support four Xeon processors with 512KB of L2 cache and 16GB of main system memory. Which of the following will satisfy the customer’s requirements？（）A、x445 with four Xeon DP processors and 16GB of memory in a single SMP moduleB、x445 with four Xeon MP processors and 16GB of memory in a single SMP moduleC、x445 with two SMP modules each containing two Xeon DP processors and 8GB of memoryD、x445 with two SMP modules each containing two Xeon MP processors and 8GB of memory
In the context of Advanced Power Virtualization， the shared pool refers to which of the following？（）A、A pool of physical memory that can be used by any partitionB、A pool of physical processors that can be used by any virtual or dedicated partitionC、A pool of physical memory that can be used by multiple Micro-PartitionsD、A pool of physical processors that can be used by multiple Micro-Partitions
A customer has an LPAR with 4 dedicated cores on a POWER7 server with SMT4 enabled. How many logical processors are presented to an application running on this LPAR?（）A、4B、8C、16D、32
A customer is considering procuring HP servers with Virtual Server Environment (VSE) to consolidate servers and dynamically move resources between partitions. How can the technical sales representative position PowerVM as the solution to virtualize this server environment?（）A、PowerVM supports shared servers compared to VSEB、PowerVM supports shared processors and memory compared to VSEC、PowerVM supports shared processors, memory and I/O compared to VSED、PowerVM supports DLPAR without a reboot and supports dedicated I/O compared to VSE
An x445 with two 3.0GHz DP processors and 2GB of RAM is running a processor-intensive floating-point geological application that calculates pressures in the earth’s crust. It takes a long time for each calculation， and the director of computing wants the calculations to take less time. Memory addressed by the application may also be a bottle neck. Which of the following will most improve the ability to run the calculations in less time？（）A、Replace the two 3.0 GHz DP processors with four 3.0GHz MP processors with a 4MB L3 cache and 4GB of RAMB、Replace the x445 with an x366 with four 3.66 EM64T processors with a 1MB L2 cache and 4GB of RAMC、Replace the two 3.0GHz DP processors with two 3.0GHz MP processors with a 4MB L3 cache and 2GB RAMD、Replace the two 3.0GHz DP processors with four 3.0 GHz DP processors with a 512KB L2 cache and 4GB RAM
When configuring Micro-Partitioning into shared processor partitions, what limitations should be considered?（）A、Shared processors never affect AIX 5L affinity management.B、Shared processors can only be implemented with AIX and not with Linux or i5OS.C、A mix of dedicated and shared processors within the same partition is supported.D、A mix of dedicated and shared processors within the same partition is not supported.
Companycom wants to buy a new p5 570 running AIX 5.3. The applications require 4 processors and 8GB of memory. There is a requirement to have a Virtual IO Server. What is the smallest p5 570 that should be sold to this customer?（）A、4 processors 8GB of memoryB、5 processors 8GB of memoryC、4 processors 10GB of memoryD、5 processors 10GB of memory
单选题Which of the following is a function of the XceL4 Cache？（）AIt places frequently accessed data close to the processor to help deliver faster performance.BIt replaces L3 cache memory.CIt speeds up processor performance by purging the current set of instructions and freeing them up to work on the next set of instructions.DIt allows the system to address more than 16GB of memory.
单选题When configuring Micro-Partitioning into shared processor partitions, what limitations should be considered?（）AShared processors never affect AIX 5L affinity management.BShared processors can only be implemented with AIX and not with Linux or i5OS.CA mix of dedicated and shared processors within the same partition is supported.DA mix of dedicated and shared processors within the same partition is not supported.
单选题A customer has two different applications， each requiring two processors. They are evaluating the following three alternatives： 1） Two p5-520s each with two processors and 4GB memory 2） One partitioned p5-550 with four processors and 8GB memory 3） One partitioned p5-570 with four processors and 8GB memory All three solutions will work. However， when helping the customer decide which solution is best for their environment， the pSeries technical specialist should convey which of the following pieces of information？（）A AB BC CD D
单选题A customer is unsure how POWER7 processors can outperform POWER6 processors when the clock speeds are slower. What contributes to the improved performance?（）AAdded Turbo memory switchingBRemoved internal OLTP limitsCMoved L3 cache onto the chipDIncreased DDR2 memory speeds
单选题A customer is unsure how POWER7 processors can outperform POWER6 processors when the clock speeds are slower. What contributes to the improved performance?（）AAdded Turbo memory switchingBRemoved internal OLTP limitsCMoved L3 cache onto the chipDIncreased DDR2 memory speeds
单选题In the context of Advanced Power Virtualization， the shared pool refers to which of the following？（）AA pool of physical memory that can be used by any partitionBA pool of physical processors that can be used by any virtual or dedicated partitionCA pool of physical memory that can be used by multiple Micro-PartitionsDA pool of physical processors that can be used by multiple Micro-Partitions
单选题A customer has 5 older POWER5 systems and they want to consolidate them onto a POWER6 system. What information is important to analyze when deciding how to design the new machine using the System Planning Tool?（）A vmstat and iostat data from the older machines B The number of CPUs that were installed in the original machines C Data from Workload Estimator (WLE) and IBM Performance Management (PM) D Performance data that is collected from the new system after it has been put into production
单选题A customer has an LPAR with 4 dedicated cores on a POWER7 server with SMT4 enabled. How many logical processors are presented to an application running on this LPAR?（）A4B8C16D32
单选题Companycom wants to buy a new p5 570 running AIX 5.3. The applications require 4 processors and 8GB of memory. There is a requirement to have a Virtual IO Server. What is the smallest p5 570 that should be sold to this customer?（）A4 processors 8GB of memoryB5 processors 8GB of memoryC4 processors 10GB of memoryD5 processors 10GB of memory