A customer has an x445 and uses the internal LSI adapter to manage two 146GB drives in the chassis. The customer is noticing performance issues when deploying a database with significant write activity on the internal drives. Should they consider using a ServeRAID-6M with 256MB of cache instead, and why or why not?()
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 customer is planning to implement a new x445 in their datacenter.Which TWO of the following should the customer prepare prior to the implementation to ensure a trouble free installation?()
Which of the following statements applies to the x445 memory subsystem?()
While upgrading an existing x445 with a second SMP expansion module and four processors, a technician notices the SMP connector cables are missing on the back, so the technician connects the cables. Upon powering up, the technician notices the upper SMP expansion module is disabled. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the problem?()
Which TWO of the following are required to use the hot-swap memory feature of the x445 while being operating system independent?()
An x445 can sustain up to two memory chip failures per memory bank, and in an 8-way with four memory banks, up to eight memory chip failures can be sustained. Which combination of EXA features provides this functionality?()
A customer has recently purchased some IBM x445 servers running Red Hat Enterprise AS 3 and wants to connect them to their existing EMC Clarion SAN controller. Which of the following steps must be taken in order to validate the solution?()
An x445 can withstand up to two failed memory chips per memory bank. In addition, the customer requires protection for a third memory chip failure on that bank. Which EXA feature will provide this extra level of protection?()
A customer with two x445 servers wants to have two NetXtreme Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet adapters installed in each server. What is the minimally supported configuration that will allow maximum throughput?()