1.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center provide physical and
virtual systems management for Oracle's SPARC and x86 servers.
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct Correct
2. Oracle Enterprise Linux is supported on x86,
x86-64, and SPARC64 architectures. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the Server Overview
training for more information.
3. Which product line has extreme single-
threaded performance and industry-leading reliability and
availability. Mark for Review
(1) Points
M-Series servers (*)
x86 rack-mount servers
T-Series servers
Blade servers
Correct Correct
4. Which product line is designed for customers
who want or need to minimize server management, and datacenter space,
power, and cooling, without giving up performance? Mark for Review
(1) Points
T-Series servers
x86 rack-mount servers
M-Series servers
Blade servers (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the Server Overview
training for more information.
5. What certification means the product meets
specific specifications for vibration resistance, fire suppression,
and RF emissions? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Telco Common Criteria
Energy Star
NEBS Level 3 (*)
Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the Server Overview
training for more information.
6. What are the primary advantages of Unix-based operating
systems (select all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Ability to scale (*)
Works on both RISC and x86-based architectures
Stability, due to mature code (*)
High performance (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T & M Series Market
Definition training for more information.
7. Which of the following are Unix operating
systems (select all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
AIX
Oracle Solaris (*)
HP-UX (*)
Linux (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T & M Series Market
Definition training for more information.
8. Which of the following statements are true
(select all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
SPARC processors are based on the x86-64 architecture
M-Series servers are powered by SPARC64 processors (*)
T-Series servers are powered by UltraSPARC processors (*)
Itanium is based on the RISC architecture
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T & M Series Market
Definition training for more information.
T-Series – Market Trends
(Answer all questions in this section)
9. Which vendor currently has the highest share
of revenue for Unix servers? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Fujitsu
HP
Oracle
IBM (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T & M Series Trends
training for more information.
10. Which vendor currently has the highest share
of units for Unix servers? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Oracle (*)
Fujitsu
IBM
HP
Correct Correct
11. What market opportunity includes established Solaris
expertise, fast ROI for the customer, and over 800,000 target servers?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
Oracle RAC
Competitive takeout of legacy HP systems
Upgrade/refresh of the legacy SPARC installed base (*)
Siebel CRM
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T & M Series Trends
training for more information.
Product Essentials for Sales – T-Series -
(Answer all questions in this section)
12. SPARC T3 Servers take advantage of the
advanced features and scalability of which operating system?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
IBM AIX 6.1
MS-Windows Server
Oracle Solaris 10 (*)
Oracle Enterprise Linux
Correct Correct!
13. What is one of the key benefits of the new
SPARC T3 Servers? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Best performance on TPC-C benchmark
More cores and threads
Lower overall system power consumption
Mainframe class reliability and uptime
2x Throughput performance improvement over prior generation of
products (*)
Incorrect Sorry, that is not correct. Please review the
course content and try again.
14. Oracle charges additional fees for SPARC T3
CPU/core activation, virtualization capabilities and encryption.
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Sorry, that is not correct. Please review the
course content and try again.
15. What are the key target environments for T-
series servers? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Virtualized environments and consolidation (*)
Back-end batch processing applications
Environments requiring the fastest response times
Multi-threaded/Concurrent applications (*)
Deployments requiring higher security (*)
Incorrect Sorry, that is not correct. Please review the
course content and try again.
16. What are the virtualization options for SPARC T3 Servers?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Oracle VM Server for SPARC (*)
Vmware
Linux Zones
Solaris Containers (*)
Incorrect Sorry, that is not correct. Please review the
course content and try again.
17. What are 2 of the integrated on-chip features
of the SPARC T3 processor? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Content addressable memory (CAMs)
Java Virtual Machine Co-processors
Security/Crypto Acclerators (*)
10GbE networking ports (*)
Incorrect Sorry, that is not correct. Please review the
course content and try again.
T-Series – Requirements Gathering
(Answer all questions in this section)
18. Why should you ask about a customer's
knowledge of Oracle Solaris? Mark for Review
(1) Points
The T3 servers are powered by Oracle Solaris (*)
To sell Oracle Solaris support contracts
To replace Oracle Solaris with Oracle Enterprise Linux
To upgrade customers to Oracle Solaris 11
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Requirements
Solicitation training for more information.
19. Why should you ask about data center
limitations or constraints? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Consolidation can reduce power consumption and space in the
data center (*)
The T series servers can reduce power consumption and space in
the data center (*)
To determine if a new data center is being planned
To upsell data center architecture services
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Requirements
Solicitation training for more information.
20. What should you be looking for when
qualifying a consolidation opportunity (selelct all that apply)?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
COTS applications (*)
New IBM or HP servers
Old servers, at least 3-4 years old (*)
Database servers (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Requirements
Solicitation training for more information.
21. You hear of a new Siebel deployment being planned in an
account. The customer does not currently run Oracle's SPARC-based
systems. What is the primary inhibitor in this situation? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
Price of Oracle support
Price of the hardware
Solaris administrator support (*)
Siebel certification on SPARC hardware
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the SPARC T & M Series
Customer Profile training for more information.
22. Mergers and acquisitions typically create
what type of opportunity? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Disaster recovery
New mission-critical application deployments
Consolidation (*)
Green IT
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the SPARC T & M Series
Customer Profile training for more information.
23. There are at least two times more
applications that support HP-UX than Oracle Solaris. Mark for
Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the SPARC T & M Series
Customer Profile training for more information.
T-Series – OVM for SPARC Sales
(Answer all questions in this section)
24. Oracle VM Server for SPARC is supported on
which of the following systems (select all that apply)? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
SPARC T3 systems (*)
SPARC64 VII systems
x86 systems
UltraSPARC T2 or T2 Plus systems (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the Oracle VM Server for
SPARC Sales Overview training for more information.
25. Customers can migrate workloads between
logical domains without shutting down the application? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct Corrrect
26. The ability to move applications from systems running Oracle
Solaris 8, 9, or 10 to guest domains running Oracle Solaris 10 is
called? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Physical-to-Virtual Conversion (*)
Physical Migration Utility
Dynamic Reconfiguration
Dynamic Migration
Correct Corrrect
Oracle Solaris Cluster – Positioning/Competitive Advantage
(Answer all questions in this section)
27. To effectively compare metrics from different
server architectures or vendors, you should calculate _______?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
Total hardware and support costs only
Transactions/user
Price performance (*)
Total software, hardware, and support costs
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Sales
Positioning training for more information.
28. You should never deploy a single-threaded
application on a T-Series server. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Sales
Positioning training for more information.
29. What is PowerVM? Mark for Review
(1) Points
IBM's virtualization technology (*)
The virtualization technology used on the T3 servers
HP's virtualization technology
The power management system on the T3 servers
Correct Corrrect
30. The processor core license factor for the T3
Servers is? Mark for Review
(1) Points
0.5
0.25 (*)
0.75
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Sales
Positioning training for more information.
31. Oracle's CMT technology addresses memory latency. Mark for
Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct Corrrect
32. Competitors claim that CMT technology could
not address all types of applications. Why? Mark for Review
(1) Points
The SPARC T3 processor only has 16 floating-point units
The SPARC T3 processor does not support Microsoft Windows
Very early versions of the product had floating point
limitations (*)
Very early versions of the product required applications to be
recompiled
Correct Corrrect
T-Series – Cross Sell/Upsell
(Answer all questions in this section)
33. Consolidation projects should be reserved for
the M-Series servers, which have higher capacity than the T-Series
servers. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Upsell
Cross-sell training for more information.
34. Installation and implementation services
should be handled by Oracle. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Upsell
Cross-sell training for more information.
35. Which of the following products allow you to
upsell a high-availability offering? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Serviceguard
Oracle Solaris Cluster (*)
Oracle RAC (*)
WebLogic Cluster (*)
Correct Corrrect
12. The SPARC T3 processor features 16 SPARC cores and 128 threads
of compute power. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
20. Why is knowing a customer's purchase history important (select
all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Allows you to determine platform or OS preference (*)
Lowest acquisition cost
Highest RAS
Allows you to target upgrades and refresh opportunities (*)
21. What are the typical reasons for upgrading hardware (select
all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
To improve application performance or scalability (*)
To maintain support (for systems nearing end-of-service life)
(*)
To reduce system administrator workloads
Newer systems consume less power which reduces operating
expense (*)
24. Which virtualization technology isolates software applications
and services using flexible, software-defined boundaries? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
Oracle VM Server for SPARC
Dynamic Domains
Oracle Solaris Containers (*)
PowerVM
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the Oracle VM Server for
SPARC Sales Overview training for more information.
25. Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center allows
Oracle VM Server for SPARC and Oracle Solaris to be deployed on x86-
based systems. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the Oracle VM Server for
SPARC Sales Overview training for more information.
27. With the SPARC T3 processor, you have the ability to turn off
clocks in both cores and memory to reduce power consumption.
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct Corrrect
28. IBM guarantees binary compatibility for
applications running on AIX. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the T-Series Sales
Positioning training for more information.
29. The _____________ software and an embedded
service processor simplify remote system management, administration,
and maintenance tasks. Mark for Review
(1) Points
Error-correction
Predictive self-healing
Parity protection
Integrated Lights Out Management (*)
31. Which of the following customer challenges does the T-Series
servers address (select all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Performance and scale (*)
Increased efficiency (*)
Lowest acquisition cost
Highest RAS
1. A banking customer is looking to deploy a new Java-based web
application. In general, which server should you recommend for this
type of workload? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Netra servers (e.g., Sun Netra T5440)
V-Series servers (e.g., V240)
M-Series servers (e.g., M4000)
T-Series servers (e.g., T3-1) (*)
16. The T3-1B Blade Server offers better space density and lower
power consumption than equivalent rackmount servers. Mark for
Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
18. What is the maximum number of threads each core can execute?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
16 (*)
Correct Correct!
19. What is the size, in megabytes, of the Level
2 cache on the SPARC T3 processor? Mark for Review
(1) Points
4
6 (*)
Incorrect Sorry, that is not correct. Please review the
course content and try again.
20. Individual threads can be off-lined, but
cores cannot. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Incorrect Sorry, that is not correct. Please review the
course content and try again.
21. The Service Processor is common to all SPARC T3 servers
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct Correct!
22. How many cores are within the SPARC T3
processor? Mark for Review
(1) Points
64
32
16 (*)
26. Even though DDR3 DIMMs are used for each system's memory, FB-
DIMM2 protocols are used within the SPARC T3 processor itself.
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct Correct!
27. ILOM is the Service Processor software that
is available on T-Series servers. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
Correct Correct!
T-Series – Requirements Gathering
(Answer all questions in this section)
28. What should you be looking for when
qualifying a consolidation opportunity (selelct all that apply)?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
COTS applications (*)
Database servers (*)
Old servers, at least 3-4 years old (*)
New IBM or HP servers
Correct Corrrect
29. Why should you ask about data center
limitations or constraints? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
To upsell data center architecture services
To determine if a new data center is being planned
Consolidation can reduce power consumption and space in the
data center (*)
The T series servers can reduce power consumption and space in
the data center (*)
Correct Corrrect
30. Why is knowing a customer's purchase history
important (select all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Lowest acquisition cost
Highest RAS
Allows you to target upgrades and refresh opportunities (*)
Allows you to determine platform or OS preference (*)
33. Java applications are inherently ___________? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
Multi-threaded (*)
Single-threaded
Math intensive
Floating-point intensive
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the SPARC T & M Series
Customer Profile training for more information.
T-Series – OVM for SPARC PreSales
(Answer all questions in this section)
34. The benefits of virtual disk multipathing
include…(select all that apply) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Enables a virtual disk in a guest domain to remain accessible
even if one of the service domains goes down (*)
Provides the ability to abstract physical disks, or slices, as
virtual disks
Increases performance by reducing disk I/O bottlenecks
Handle I/O path failures between guest domain and storage (*)
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the Oracle VM Server for
SPARC Technical Overview training for more information.
35. Which of the following are supported with
Dynamic Reconfiguration (select all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Memory (*)
Virtual CPUs (*)
Crytographic units (*)
Physical I/O devices
Incorrect Incorrect. Refer to the Oracle VM Server for
SPARC Technical Overview training for more information.
36. Which feature allows PCIe devices, especially those on plug in
cards, to be assigned directly to a logical domain? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
Direct I/O (*)
PCIe I/O
Virtual I/O
Virtual VLAN
Correct Corrrect
Oracle Solaris Cluster – Positioning/Competitive Advantage
(Answer all questions in this section)
37. To effectively compare metrics from different
server architectures or vendors, you should calculate _______?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
Total software, hardware, and support costs
Transactions/user
Total hardware and support costs only
Price performance (*)
Correct Corrrect
38. Competitors claim that CMT technology could
not address all types of applications. Why? Mark for Review
(1) Points
The SPARC T3 processor does not support Microsoft Windows
The SPARC T3 processor only has 16 floating-point units
Very early versions of the product required applications to be
recompiled
Very early versions of the product had floating point
limitations (*)
Correct Corrrect
39. The _____________ software and an embedded
service processor simplify remote system management, administration,
and maintenance tasks. Mark for Review
(1) Points
Predictive self-healing
Integrated Lights Out Management (*)
Parity protection
Error-correction
Correct Corrrect
40. The processor core license factor for the T3
Servers is? Mark for Review
(1) Points
0.25 (*)
0.75
0.5
Correct Corrrect
41. Which of the following customer challenges does the T-Series
servers address (select all that apply)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Highest RAS
Increased efficiency (*)
Lowest acquisition cost
Performance and scale (*)
Correct Corrrect
42. IBM guarantees binary compatibility for
applications running on AIX. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Correct Corrrect
T-Series – Cross Sell/Upsell
(Answer all questions in this section)
43. Which of the following products allow you to
upsell a high-availability offering? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Oracle RAC (*)
WebLogic Cluster (*)
Oracle Solaris Cluster (*)
Serviceguard
Correct Corrrect
44. Installation and implementation services
should be handled by Oracle. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Correct Corrrect
45. Consolidation projects should be reserved for
the M-Series servers, which have higher capacity than the T-Series
servers. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
Correct Corrrect
