Testpassport 000-223 Exam Features

1. There is a database running in an AIX partition on a p570 server. The database administer wants a script run to cleanly shut down the database before the operating system is shut down. As system administrator, which of the following would meet the database administrators requirement?
A.Create an /etc/rc.shutdown file containing instructions to shut down the database B.Create a DLPAR script on the HMC that issues an operating system command to run the database shut down script whenever a shutdown LPAR command is run on the HMC C.Use the chitab command to change the Action field of the appropriate /etc/inittab entry from Respawn to Once
D.Create a script to shut down the database in the /etc/rc.d/rc2.d directory
Answer: A

2. While attempting to mount the /fstest filesystem the system administrator gets the following error:mount: 0506-324 Cannot mount /dev/fstestlv on /fstest: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.What is the most likely cause of the error?
A.The /fstest directory has been removed.
B.The /fstest filesystem is out of space.
C.A user is logged into the /fstest filesystem.
D.The volume group containing the file system is not imported.
Answer: A

3. After upgrading to AIX 5300-06 "oslevel -r" still reports the old technology level 5300-04. Which command will show which filesets still need to be upgraded so the oslevel command will report 5300-06?
A.lppchk -v 5300-06
B.oslevel -rl 5300-06
C.installp -l 5300-06
D.instfix -q -l 5300-06
Answer: B

4. A System p administrator completed installation of an AIX technology level on their server. Which of the following commands would verify that the operating system is in a consistent state?
A.instfix –i
B.lslpp -l
C.lppchk –v
D.oslevel –r
Answer: C

5. Which of the following precautions must be followed to ensure that the power to a system with dual power supplies will not be interrupted?
A.Use 3-phase power, because it is more reliable.
B.Have an adequately sized power distribution unit to handle the load so the breaker will not trip.
C.Provide power thru a UPS on one of the power cords, to eliminate the UPS as a single point of failure.
D.Have the power cords plugged in to separately fused power sources to eliminate a tripped breaker as a single point of failure.
Answer: D

6. Which of the following is an advantage of DLPAR?
A.Since at least 1 Gig of memory is required most applications will run better.
B.Real mode address memory requirements have been increased for contiguous blocks of physical memory for large-memory partitions therefore improving performance for large applications.
C.After reallocating resources DLPAR partitions reboot faster making the changes to those partitions readily available.
D.DLPAR provides the ability to add/remove processing capacity to an LPAR without disrupting applications.
Answer: D

7. A System p administrator is doing an AIX 5.3 New and Complete Overwrite installation on a system with a 64-bit processor using the default settings. Which of the following options will be the resulting installed environment?
A.Only the 32-bit kernel will be installed and enabled
B.Only the 64-bit kernel will be installed and enabled
C.Both the 32-bit and 64-bit kernel will be installed and the 32-bit kernel will be enabled D.Both the 32-bit and 64-bit kernel will be installed and the 64-bit kernel will be enabled Answer: C

8. In order to upgrade from AIX Version 5.2 to AIX Version 5.3, which of the following actions should be performed?
A.Run smit update_all
B.Run smit installp
C.Boot from the installation media
D.Run update_all from the mounted CD
Answer: C

9. A System p administrator plans to install a new system with AIX 5.3 TL5 using a NIM server. Which of the following is required?
A.NIM server must be at same AIX version and TL or higher
B.NIM server must at the same AIX version
C.NIM server must be at least at AIX 5.2 and ML9
D.New server must have existing AIX installation
Answer: A

10. A System p administrator plans to update a production system to a new TL with lowest risk. At which state should the new filesets be installed?
A.COMMITTED
B.INSTALLED
C.TRIAL
D.APPLIED
Answer: D

11. Which of the following installed fileset states can the installp reject option remove? A.broken
B.applied
C.obsolete
D.committed
Answer: B

12. A System p adminstrator has a new application that requires AIX 5.3, technology level 6 and service pack 2. Which of the following will display the currently installed service pack level?
A.instfix –r
B.oslevel –s
C.uname –v
D.lslpp –L
Answer: B

13. A System p administrator needs to verify that the symbolic links associated with a fileset are correct as indicated in the Software Vital Product Data (SWVPD) database. Which command will provide this information?
A.instfix –l
B.lslpp –h
C.lppchk –l
D.installp –v
Answer: C

14. Which of the following commands will display a list of installed AIX software on a server?
A.lslpp
B.lpstat
C.lppchk
D.installp
Answer: A

15. A customer has a server that needs to be upgraded from AIX Version 5.2 to AIX Version 5.3 or later. The customer wants to retain /etc/passwd and /var/adm/ras/errlog. Which of the following installation types should be used?
A.Preservation Install
B.mksysb restore
C.Overwrite Install
D.Migration Install
Answer: D

16. Which of the following commands calls rc.net during the second boot phase to initialize and start TCP/IP interfaces?
A.rc
B.init
C.cfgmgr
D.inittab
Answer: C

17. How would an administrator reboot a system into maintenance mode?
A.init 0
B.reboot –m
C.bosboot –ad
D.shutdown –Fm
Answer: D

18. Which of the following commands would an administrator use to determine the current run level of a system?
A.cat /etc/inittab
B.telinit –c
C.cat /etc/.init.state
D.init q
Answer: C

19. Because of unique application requirements, a system needs to boot up at runlevel 5. How would the system administrator change the default runlevel?
A.Edit the "runlevel" entry in the /etc/.init.state file
B.Use the appropriate command to modify the "init" entry in the /etc/inittab file
C.Use the touch command to create a file named "initdefault" in the /etc/rc.d/rc6.d directory
D.Use the appropriate command to modify the runlevel field of the rc.boot entry in the /etc/inittab file
Answer: B

20. During boot up the system hangs with an LED code of 0121. What is the most likely cause of this problem?
A.ODM error
B.Hardware error
C.Software error
D.Boot Image error
Answer: B

21. During system boot, the system hangs at LED 0C31. What is the first step the system administrator should take to correct the problem?
A.Check system console connections.
B.Check system network connections.
C.Boot in service mode and change the bootlist.
D.Boot from the AIX installation media and mount rootvg filesystems.
Answer: A

22. During reboot, the system hangs with LED 0581 that indicates "Configuring TCP/IP." Which of the following recovery procedures should be taken?
A.Boot in maintenance mode, access the rootvg and run /etc/tcp.clean.
B.Boot in maintenance mode, access the rootvg and check the /etc/inittab for corruption. C.Boot in maintenance mode, access the rootvg and rebuild the boot image using the bosboot command.
D.Boot in maintenance mode after verifying the network connection, access the rootvg and check the /etc/rc.net file.
Answer: D

23. Which of the following is a benefit that using smit offers over using the command line to perform administration functions?
A.centralized logging of administration commands and their output
B.default error checking prior to command execution
C.ability to execute tasks not available from the command line
D.additional security layer by preventing non-adminisrators from performing administration functions
Answer: A

24. VLAN support in AIX is based on which of the following?
A.Port-based VLAN
B.IEEE 802.1Q VLAN
C.Policy-based VLAN
D.Layer 2 VLAN
Answer: B

25. The network administrator at a company has noticed that packets from an AIX server on an Ethernet LAN are causing a large amount of fragmentation to occur at the router. What parameter can the system administrator change on the AIX server to reduce the overhead of fragmentation occurring at the router?
A.Reduce the sb_max network option.
B.Reduce the ipqmaxlen network option.
C.Reduce the MTU size of the Ethernet interface.
D.Reduce the transmit queue size of the Ethernet adapter.
Answer: C

26. Which command will increase the number of system threads allowed to access NFS mounts to 100?
A.mknfs -N 100
B.chnfs -n 100 –B
C.chnfsexp -d 100
D.chssys -s biod -a 100
Answer: B

27. A System p administrator suspects that a system does not have enough paging space. Which of the following will list each paging space, their size and what percentage of each is being used?
A.lsps –a
B.lsps –s
C.lsdev -Cc paging
D.lscfg -vp paging
Answer: A

28. A System p administrator wants to reconfigure a system from a 32-bit kernel to a 64-bit kernel. What actions are needed to accomplish this?
A.select the 64-bit kernel using "smitty 64bit" shutdown –Fr
B.mkdev kernel=64_bit bosboot -ad /dev/ipldevice shutdown –Fr
C.chdev -l cpu0 -a kernel=64_bit bosboot -ad /dev/ipldevice shutdown –Fr
D.ln -sf /usr/lib/boot/unix_64 /unix ln -sf /usr/lib/boot/unix_64 /usr/lib/boot/unix bosboot -ad /dev/ipldevice shutdown –Fr
Answer: D

29. The intra-disk allocation policy is determined when defining which of the following? A.File System
B.Volume Group
C.Logical Volume
D.Physical Volume
Answer: C

30. A System p administrator wants to cleanly remove the logical volume lv03 and the JFS2 filesystem /fs03 that was mounted on it. Which of the following commands would remove both the logical volume and the filesystem?
A.rmlv lv03
B.rmfs /fs03
C.rmdir /fs03
D.rmdev -dl /dev/lv03
Answer: B