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Mainframe Environment Flashcards

1
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Through what feature is control over a mainframe provided?

A

SEs, or “Support Element”.

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2
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Where are Support Elements located?

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Inside the mainframe.

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Through what is a Support Element managed?

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Hardware Management Console, or HMC.

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What is the Hardware Management Appliance?

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A feature that embeds the Hardware Management Console into the Support Element, allowing an administrator to communicate using remote browser access.

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What is the latest family of enterprise storage solutions provides high-performance storage?

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DS8900F

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True or false: DS8900F are a mix of all-flash, all-disk, and hybrid options?

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False: This family of storage is all-flash.

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What is the maximum storage that can be held in the DS8900F family?

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5.9 PB

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What is it called when mainframe servers are clustered together?

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Parallel Sysplex

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What is Parallel Sysplex?

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Clustering together multiple mainframe servers to share resources and provide added redundancy

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What is a Coupling Facility

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A piece of hardware or virtual machine that coordinates multiple processors.

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11
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When is a Coupling Facility required?

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For Parallel Sysplex

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12
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What does LPAR stand for?

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LPAR stands for Logical Partition

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What is an LPAR?

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An LPAR contains resources (processors, memory, and input/output devices) and operates as an independent system.

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What is the preferred standard for connection to storage for the z16?

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FICON Express32S

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What are the storage connection standards available to IBM mainframes?

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FICON Express and IBM zHyperLink Express

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16
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What is the maximum link speed of the FICON Express?

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32 Gbps

17
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When would IBM zHyperLink Express be used?

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When ultra-low latency is needed, such as with database connections

Mainframe Level 1 - 2.5 (2 decks)

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