EIS Installation Best Practices Online Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)

1. Which three statements are true about EIS?
EIS stands for "Enterprise Installation Standards" (*)
EIS evolved from the field, is sustained by those closely involved with the field, and
is intended to assist the field (*)
EIS stands for "Enterprise information Standards"
EIS is a methodology designed to address issues before, during and after the actual
hands-on installation of Oracle systems (*)
EIS is a quick process for expediting Oracle system installations
Correct!
(1/1) Points
2. What is the main purpose of the EIS methodology?
To provide a foundational methodology for front line support triage by Help Desk
providers
To enable customers to install and service Oracle hardware and software
To use best practices, standards, methodologies and continuous process
improvement to ensure consistent, efficient, supportable and high quality product
installations globally (*)
To use best practices to support standard field delivery and break/fix services by
partners
Correct!
(1/1) Points
3. Why should you use the EIS methodology to guide your installation process?
Installation processes are very lengthy, the EIS methodology is quick
Oracle Executive Leadership has mandated using EIS
The EIS methodology provides a 20% discount on Support Services if you install
your customers' hardware or software using it
Using the proven EIS methodology will provide step-by-step installation guidelines,
help guarantee a quality installation, make your life easier, and ensure customer
satisfaction (*)
Correct!
(1/1) Points
4. What do EIS deliverables define?
EIS deliverables give a high level description of the scope of the EIS activities for
each product or product family (*)
EIS deliverables are the documents that are left behind with customers after an
installation service is performed
EIS deliverables are the Customer Support Identifiers that customers use for field
delivery service after an installation has completed
EIS deliverables describe detailed process steps for each phase of the installation
service
Correct!
(1/1) Points
5. Name two functions for the EIS-DVD during the Installation and Configuration of
Oracle Hardware and Software step in the EIS methodology?
Contains required patches and firmware for most installations (*)
Provides installation assessment and diagnostic tools (*)
Provides an excellent tool as a leave behind utility for customers
Used as a back-up for complete documentation sets that are on
http://docs.oracle.com
Correct!
EIS Installation Best Practices Online Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
6. What are two statements that are true about EIS checklists?
Checklists are a valuable tool to share with customers so they know how to install
systems themselves
EIS installation checklists are intended to guide the installer through the installation
in a logical and consistent manner (*)
Checklists are publicly available on oracle.com
Checklists are intended as guidelines for properly trained installers and are NOT a
substitute for appropriate product training (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
7. What should you do with the EIS checklist when an installation project is
complete?
Leave the EIS checklist with the customer so that they can re-install when they need
to
Crumple the checklist and throw it in the customer wastepaper bin
Remove the EIS checklist and other confidential Oracle Intellectual Property from
the customer datacenter (*)
Post the EIS checklist and Test Procedures Plan to My Oracle Support under your
customer's account
Correct!
(1/1) Points
8. What is the primary purpose of the EIS-DVD image?
The EIS-DVD image is an annually released product which support all hardware
installations, and documents all bugs and issues that have been logged during the
prior year
The EIS-DVD image is to help installers of Oracle/Sun products perform consistent
installations in an efficient manner (*)
The EIS-DVD image is a tool that is provided to installation partners as a give-away
to customers
The EIS-DVD image is used for on-the-job tutorials on how to install Oracle servers
and storage
Correct!
(1/1) Points
9. What is found on the EIS-DVD image? Select all the apply.
Scripts that assist during the installation (*)
Selected Oracle/Sun Software (*)
Tools to help verify the quality of the installation (e.g. ORAS/CLI) (*)
A complete set all configuration files for every Oracle server, storage system and
Engineered system
Sales and presales technical training on Oracle systems
Correct!
(1/1) Points
10. How can authorized Oracle Hardware Installation Partners access EIS resources
such as EIS-DVD image and Installation Checklists?
Logging a Service Request in the Oracle PartnerHelp Portal website
Visiting the EIS web pages on the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Portal website (*)

Searching My Oracle Support (MOS) Knowledge Base

Contacting their assigned Oracle Partner Manager
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
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Exadata Software
(Answer all questions in this section)
11. Select the operating system that replaced the Solaris software stack
Linux
Ubuntu
VMWare
OVM (*)
CentOS
Correct !
(1/1) Points
12. What service is replaced by init in the way services get started now?
fstab
initstart
mount -d
upstart (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
13. What should you use instead of ifconfig to make IP changes?
ip (*)
netstat -a
ipconfig
ifconfig is still supported
Incorrect! Please review the course "Exadata Software Architecture and OVM Overview"
content and try again.
(0/1) Points
14. Select the true statements about DBMCLI
dbmcli introduces new users: dbmadmin, dbmmonitor, dbmsvc (*)
DBMCLI runs in dom0 and the guest VMs
dbmcli introduces new users: celladmin and cellmonitor
DBMCLI runs in dom0 only (*)
DBMCLI replaces exadata_mon_hw_asr.pl (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
15. Select the true statements about Elastic Configuration
Elastic configuration refers to the ability to upgrade online and add servers without
taking an outage
Elastic configuration refers to a database machine that is not a standard rack
configuration (*)
Elastic configuration refers to the ability to add non-Exadata storage cells to the
existing configuration
Elastic configuration references IP addresses duing server startup (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course "Exadata Software Architecture and OVM Overview"
content and try again.
(0/1) Points
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OVM Overview
(Answer all questions in this section)
16. What is the Xen Hypervisor responsible for in virtualization?
Memory Management (*)
Guest Domain Management
Interrupt Handling (*)
Virtual Hardware presentation to guest domains
CPU Scheduling (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
17. What is the difference between domU and dom0? Select the answers that best
apply.
domU runs the database (*)
dom0 houses the grid infrastructure software
domU is the control domain
dom0 is the management domain (*)
domU is the guest domain (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
18. What version of Linux is deployed on dom0?
Linux 5
Linux 7
Linux 5 or Linux 6 can be installed
Linux 4
Linux 6 (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
19. What are the main risks to deploying OVM?
There is no tool available yet to deploy OVM to Exadata. Manual deployment is risky

OVM does not provide errors when VMs are overprovisioned (*)
OVM is not tested by development and therefore should not be used
OVM is not supported yet on older versions of Exadata
More physical resources can be assigned than is currently available in the server (*)

Correct !
(1/1) Points
OVM Deployment
(Answer all questions in this section)
20. When deploying a virtual server, what is true about the IP assignment?
Virtualization can require a massive number of Ips (*)
The number of addresses required is multiplied b the number of virtual servers in
the environment (*)
Each VM requires 2 additional Ips for the VM. DomU does all the rest of the IP
management
VMs share the IP assignemnts with other VMs
Correct !
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OVM Deployment
(Answer all questions in this section)
21. What IP addresses should be placed in the preconf file?
Standard physical deployment addresses (*)
No IP addresses should be placed in the preconf file
Both physcal and virtual deployment addresses
Standard virtual deployment addresses
Incorrect! Please review the course "Exadata Software Architecture and OVM Overview"
content and try again.
(0/1) Points
22. What is the command to select ovm as the primary operating system only?
prim_ovm.sh
switch_to_ovm.sh (*)
OVM is chosen as a factory setting
OVM is chosen in OEDA
convert_ovm.sh
Correct !
(1/1) Points
23. Where is OEDA run?
On a laptop or computer that is connected to the rack that is to be deployed (*)
On each database server
On the database server
On the storage server
Correct !
(1/1) Points
24. What is a VM Cluster in Exadata?
1 or more domains running Oracle Gi/RAC accessing shared storage (*)
A RAC cluster that is configured to failover to a VM in the case of server failure
A cluster of exadata storage servers that support a VM
Correct !
(1/1) Points
25. How is the grid infrastructe installed on the VM Cluster?
Grid infrastructure is not installed on the VM Cluster
On shared storage on the storage cell
Separately on each cluster (*)
Correct !
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Elastic Configuration
(Answer all questions in this section)
26. Your customer requests an install with a mix of Extreme Flash and High
Capacity Storage servers. What is your response?
This is not a supported configuration, Extreme Flash storage cannot mix with High
Capacity
This is a supported configuration for X5-2 only
This is a supported configurtaion. Extreme Flash and High Capacity can exist in the
same rack (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
27. What is a cable trough?
The storage location for all connected cables in exadata
A storage for cables in empty slots (*)
Not a feature used in Exadata, Supercluster only
Correct !
(1/1) Points
28. How can the baseline config be determined for an Exadata Elastic Scale-Out
configuration
OECA (*)
baseline_config.sh
OEDA
Install.sh checks configuration validity
Any baseline config is acceptable
Correct !
(1/1) Points
29. What is the key reason for the existance of Exadata population rules?
There are no population rules for Exadata, the configuration is elastic
To ensure that lighter systems are in the lower positon
To avoid top heavy racks (*)
To ensure racks are configured similarly across customers
Correct !
(1/1) Points
30. Can the slots alloted for the switches be used for database or storage servers?
Yes, for storage servers only
Yes, for database servers only
No, those slots are reserved for network comoponents (*)
Yes, for Exadata Expansion Racks only
Yes for X4-8 servers only
Correct !
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Upgrades
(Answer all questions in this section)
31. Select all the tasks done in the Pre-site check for an upgrade?
Verify the number of servers fit and the PDUs support the max load (*)
Is the upper cable harness kit required and present? (*)
Have all the population rules been followed? (*)
Are all of the necessary kits for an elastic configuration ordered and delivered? (*)

Correct !
(1/1) Points
32. Why do certain upgrades require a larger PDU?
The rack is connected to a storage expansion rack
There are more than 11 servers in the 2 socket machine (*)
All servers ship with an adequately sized PDU already
There are more than 4 servers in an 8 socket Exadata machine (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
33. When upgrading the rack, which systems should be installed at the bottom of
the rack?
Storage servers (*)
It doesn't matter
Database Servers
Network Switches
Correct !
(1/1) Points
34. Select the server that is the heaviest.
High Capacity Storage Servers (*)
They are equal in weight
Extreme Flash Storage Servers
Database Servers
Correct !
(1/1) Points
Extreme Flash and NVMe
(Answer all questions in this section)
35. What is the PCIe Switch Card used for in an X6 Extreme Flash server?
It connects to the NVMe drives (*)
It provides re
Have all the population rules been followed?
Are all of the necessary kits for an elastic configuration ordered and delivered?
Correct !
Extreme Flash and NVMe
(Answer all questions in this section)
36. Why was NVMe technology adopted in Exadata?
The SAS and SATA drives had limits imposed by their respective controllers (*)
SAS and SATA disks are no longer supported in Exadata
NVMe provides 6 times the available bandwidth and greater reduced latency (*)
SAS drives are more expensive to manufacture
Correct !
(1/1) Points
37. What is true about the Extreme Flash Storage Servers?
They offer lower I/O latency (*)
I/O latency is increased with these new drives
The performance is improved because NVMe provides greater bandwidth to the
drives (*)
Each server is populated with 10 NVMe hot swappable drives
Correct !
(1/1) Points
38. What is true about the High Capcity Storage Servers?
Each server is populated with 10 NVMe hot swappable drives
I/O latency is increased with these new drives
The performance Is improved because NVMe add-in cards are used in the 4 PCIe
expansion slots (*)
NVMe technology is not used in these servers
Correct !
(1/1) Points
39. How does the NVMe device reduce latency?
The NVMe device can take advantage of the four lane PCIe bus resulting in
increased speeds (*)
Latency is not reduced with the NVMe devices
It connects directly to the PCIe bus and bypasses the controller (*)
It connects directly to the controller and bypasses the PCIe bus
Correct !
(1/1) Points
40. Select differences in dealing with NVMe vs SAS.
Devices are shown in /dev/nvme (*)
The device number is assigned according to the slot number
Hot plug procedures must be performed correctly to avoid a system crash (*)
Blue LED indicates safe removal of the drive (*)
Correct !
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Extreme Flash and NVMe

(Answer all questions in this section)
41. Select the considerations for performing a hot removal of an NVMe drive.
alter physicaldisk NVME_# drop for replacement (*)
Check to make sure the LED light is blue indicating "Ready to Remove" (*)
Check to make sure the LED light is green indicating "Ready to Remove"
Initiate a hot removal from the linux prompt (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
42. How do you verify that the OS recognizes a new drive that has been inserted?
Check /var/log/nvmelog
Check /var/log/init
cellcli list asmdisk detail
Check /var/log/messages (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
43. Do the logical number and the physical number on a drive always match? Select
the ones that best apply.
No, the logical number relate to how many drives were in the system at the time its
scanned on the PCI bus (*)
Yes, the two numbers must match and can be determined using cellcli
Yes, the numbers must always match to provide drive mismatch and/or
configuration issues
No, the physical number relates to the slot number in the chassis (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
44. What is nvmecli used for?
Replaces cellcli on Extreme Flash Storage servers
It is not used for anything on the Exadata DB Machine
Detailed health status (*)
Provides debug information if a drive fails (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course "Extreme Flash & NVMe Overview and Best Practices"
content and try again.
(0/1) Points
Exadata Hardware Installation
(Answer all questions in this section)
45. What are the two types of storage servers used in the Exadata X7-2 hardware?
*Extreme Flash (*)
*High Capacity (*)
High Performance
Extreme Performance
Correct !
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Exadata Hardware Installation

(Answer all questions in this section)
46. Select the true statement about the network for the Exadata X7-2 hardware.
1Gb Ethernet data center connectivity is no longer avaialble
The infiniband has been updated to active-active 80GB internal connectivity for a
throughput of 160Gb
*The 40Gb Infiniband can be configured active-active for a throughput of 80Gb (*)

The infiniband switches have been replaced with spine switches for faster internal
connectivity
Correct !
(1/1) Points
47. What does NVMe stand for?
*Non Volatile Memory Express (*)
Non Volatile Maximum Energy
Nu Vios Maximum Express
Nu Vios Memory Express
Correct !
(1/1) Points
48. Select the true statement about an elastic base configuration:
The base configuration can have a mix of Extreme Flash, High Performance and
High Capacity storage servers
*The base configuration cannot have a mix of Extreme Flash and High Capacity
storage servers (*)
The base configuration must start out with High Capacity storage servers. Extreme
flash can be added incrementally
The base configuration can have a mix of Extreme Flash and High Capacity storage
servers
Correct !
(1/1) Points
49. How many flash cards are available on the High Capacity (HC) storage server?
*4, the same as the previous generation (*)
None, flash is only available in the Extreeme Flash server
8, storage servers are all flash in X5
12, the same as the previous generation
Correct !
(1/1) Points
50. What are the elastic configuration options for a customer currently running
Solaris on Exadata?
Solaris has never been supported on Exadata
The customer can upgrade to the latest software release and run Solaris in an
Elastic Configuration
*None. Elastic config requires 12.1.2.1 and Solaris is not supported (*)
The customer may configure non-Solaris VMs and run elastic config on the Virtual
Machines
Correct !
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Exadata Hardware Installation

(Answer all questions in this section)
51. Why do we worry about ESD?
ESD isn't a worry with Exadata installs because all components are self contained

*Electronic discharge can cause a heat spike that could melt or damage
components (*)
*ESD soft failures weaken a component and aren't immediately noticed or
detected (*)
*ESD is the #1 cause of semiconductor failure (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
52. What material can generate a static charge?
*People (*)
*Floors (*)
*Clothing (*)
Material doesn't create the charge only movement does
Correct !
(1/1) Points
53. How can you prevent ESD Damage?
Wear loose clothing
Store multiple components in one anti static bag
Walk slower across the floor
*Use a grounded writst strap (*)
Wear an anti-wrist strap
Correct !
(1/1) Points
54. What is a rack unit?
Cabinet for electrical equipment used to mount switches, knobs and displays
*The unit of height of the server mounting in the rack (*)
Front panel or filter panel in a rack
The method of measuring the power distributed to the rack
Correct !
(1/1) Points
55. What is the most common resource to find data about common customer
hardware issues?
*Oracle System Handbook (*)
Service Request Recap PDF
MOS SR Report
Sun Hardware Issue Handbook
Correct !
(1/1) Points
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Exadata Hardware Installation

(Answer all questions in this section)
56. What is a component or unit that can be replaced by a customer?
ELOM
ILOM
FRU
*CRU (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
57. When troubleshooting an issue with a piece of hardware, where is a good place
to start?
Datacenter Helpdesk
*System Indicator (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
58. If the customer does not have easy access to the server and/or cannot visibly
report on the status of the LED indicator, what tools can be used to view this
information remotely?
DBMCLI
EMCLI
*IPMITOOL (*)
*ILOM CLI (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
59. Which linux command displays a disk controller supported by the server?
prtconf -D
prtdiag
devicemgr
*lsscsi (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
60. What is ILOM?
*Integrated Lights Out Manager (*)
An alternative to end-to-end monitoring using Enterprise Manager Grid Control
The connection between infiniband and the 10GbE network
Correct !
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Exadata Hardware Installation
(Answer all questions in this section)
61. What is ASR?
Automatic Storage Rebalancer for balancing storage requests
*Feature of Oracle Premier Support for Systems and Hardware (*)
Automatic Single Router for routing Infiniband requests to leaf switches
*Automatically creates Service Requests when hardware faults occur (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
62. What is RDMA?
Tool to monitor OVM requests from the database server to the storage server
*Remote Direct Memory Access (*)
Tool to monitor network traffic
Correct !
(1/1) Points
63. Which protocol can be used to replace TCP?
RDMA
UDAPL
iSER
*SDP (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
64. What areas of the Exadata Database Macihne can be virtualized using OVM?
OVM is not supported
Storage Server
*Database Server (*)
Database Server and Storage Server
Correct !
(1/1) Points
Exadata X8M Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
65. What features are included in the Exadata X8M that are not included in the
Exadata X8? (Select 3 answers)
Extended Term (XT) Storage Server
RDMA Network Fabric: QSFP28 100G RDDMA Ethernet Card, RDMA Enabled
Ethernet Switch (*)
KVM Virtualization (*)
PMEM Acceleration: Persistent Memory Data & Commit Accelerator, 128GB DC
Persistent memory Modules (*)
Correct !
Exadata X8M Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
66. In a base rack (1/8) configuration how many 128 GB DCPMM DIMMs are
installed?
9
6
0
12 (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
67. Do X8M-2 XT Storage servers have DCPMM DIMMs installed?
Yes
No (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
68. Can two Quarter Rack X8M-2 racks be configured in a multi-racked
configuration without spine switches?
No (*)
Yes
Correct !
(1/1) Points
69. What are the differences in the storage servers on an Exadata X8M HC and an
Exadata X8M ZDLRA? (Select 2 answers)
There are no differences between the two storage servers
Only two F640 flashcards installed on the ZDLRA storage servers (*)
No DCPMM DIMMS installed on the ZDLRA storage server (*)
Only six DCPMM DIMMs installed on the ZDLRA storage server
Correct !
(1/1) Points
70. What are the advantages of RDMA Persistent Memory over Flashcache? (Select 2
answers)
Higher Capacity
Cheaper than flash cards (*)
Reads at memory speeds (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
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Exadata X8M Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
71. What are the advantages of RoCE over InfiniBand?
Faster Network Fabric
Instant failure detection between nodes
Improved Multi-rack cabling matrix
All of the above (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
72. What is the fastest to slowest access order that data is tiered on the Exadata
X8M?
DRAM, Flashcache, Hard Disk
Hard Disk, Flashcache, PMEM, DRAM
PMEM, Flashcache, Hard Disk
DRAM, PMEM, Flashcache, Hard Disk (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
73. How is PMEM on the storage server accessed from the database server?
DB server uses RDMA to directly access remote PMEM on storage server (*)
DB server requests access through CPU on storage server
DB server requests access through network and IO software on storage server
DB server issues IO call to OS, OS sends message to storage, storage CPU issue IO
to PMEM
Correct !
(1/1) Points
74. What is the minimum Oracle Linux version required to support RoCE and
Persistent Memory?
Oracle Linux 6.9
Oracle Linux 7.6
Oracle Linux 7.7 (*)
Oracle Linux 7.5
Correct !
(1/1) Points
Exadata X9M TOI - Hardware Overview Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
75. 1. Which of the following are true of the Exadata X9M Database Server? Select
all that apply.
Contains 32-core Ice Lake Intel processors
Increased Memory Capacity - 512 GB standard, 1 TB, and 2 TB-DDR4-3200MT/s
2x 3.84 TB NVMe Disks expandable to 4x 3.84 TB NVMe Disks
Based on PCIe Gen4 architecture
All of the above (*)
Correct !
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Exadata X9M TOI - Hardware Overview Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
76. Which of the following are true for the Exadata X9M Storage Servers? Select all
that apply.
Contains 36-core Ice Lake Intel processors
Contains new DDR4-3200 memory, in increased capacity of 256GB (*)
NVMe flash - F320v3 (capacity - 3.2 TB)
Persistent memory - Intel Optane PMem Series 200 (same capacity - 1.5 TB) (*)
All of the above
Correct !
(1/1) Points
77. Like the Exadata X8M, the Exadata X9M platform database servers contain two
onboard SFP28 and RJ45 ports, giving customers the choice between either pair.
True
False (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
78. The Exadata X9M platform increases the RDMA Network Fabric speeds from 100
Gb/s to 200 Gb/s.
True
False (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
79. Which two of the following are true, in respect to how Linux Ethernet device
enumeration occurs between the three Exadata X9M PCIe slots? Select two
answers.
The devices for PCIe slots 1 through 3 will be in a mixed enumeration, depending
on what dual-port SFP28 25Gb and quad-port RJ45 10Gb cards are selected, and
how they are mixed-and-matched between the slots.
The dual-port SFP28 25Gb ports are enumerated from top-to-bottom when
installed in an X9M-8, and right-to-left when installed in an X9M-2. (*)
The devices are always enumerated with eth1 - eth4, for PCIe slot 1 network ports,
eth5 - eth8, for PCIe slot2 ports, and eth9 - eth12 for PCIe slot3 ports. (*)
The quad-port RJ45 10Gb ports are enumerated from top-to-bottom, right-to-left
when installed in an X9M-2.
Correct !
(1/1) Points
80. On an Exadata X9M multi-rack, the RoCE leaf interlinks have increased from four
to seven when compared to the X8M.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
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Exadata X9M TOI - Hardware Overview Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
81. The Exadata or ZDLRA X9M platforms allow RoCE Fabric Switches to be replaced
from the front of the rack.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
82. What is the primary reason the X9M racks now use standard-length 3 meter
cables, versus the mixed-length cables on previous platforms?
Because having extra slack of power cables, in the side-panels and rear of the
cabinet, is attractive.
Higher power draw of X9 servers required more flexibility in PDU group balancing,
resulting in the need to increase from 2M to 3M. (*)
The extra cable length is required to attach to the neighboring rack.
Correct !
(1/1) Points
Exadata X9M TOI – ZDLRA X9M Updates Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
83. What size disk drive is used in the ZDLRA X9M Storage server?
8TB
18TB (*)
14TB
10TB
Correct !
(1/1) Points
84. Which add-in PCIe card is newly supported on the ZDLRA X9M?
Dual 10/25 Gigabit SFP28 Ethernet
8-Port 12Gbps SAS-3 HBA (External)
Quad-port 10 Gigabit RJ-45 Copper (Fort Pond) Network PCIe Card (*)
Qlogic 16gb Fiber Channel PCIe card
Correct !
(1/1) Points
85. The usable space for ZDLRA X9M Full Rack High Redundancy is _____?
794TB (*)
395TB
1260TB
628TB
Correct !
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Exadata X9M TOI – ZDLRA X9M Updates Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
86. Which General Expansion Rules still apply to ZDLRA X9M?
Min of 3 storage servers to leverage full usable capacity
If adding < 3, they are added to existing disk group (+Delta)
Disk size of new servers must align with (+Delta)
All of the above (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
87. Which document lists the details of the supported software versions of ZDLRA?
Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance Supported Versions (Doc ID 1927416.1) (*)
ZDLRA Release and Patching Policy (Doc ID 2410137.1)
Release Schedule of Current Database Releases (Doc ID 742060.1)
All of the above
Correct !
(1/1) Points
Exadata X9M TOI – RoCE Mult-Rack Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
88. Why does Exadata X9M require 7 uplinks from leaf to spine vs 4 uplinks on
previous generations?
There is a significant increase in over-subscription due to Gen4 PCIe speeds on
Exadata X9m requiring additional uplinks from leaf to spine. (*)
To enable secure fabric between switches
To increase the throughput to 400 gb/s
To eliminate dropped packets
Correct !
(1/1) Points
89. How many uplinks per rack are now needed for multi-racking the Exadata X9M?
7
14
56
28 (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
90. When adding a ZFS Appliance to the RDMA Network Fabric of a multi-racked
Exadata X9M, 2 hosts will have to be removed from the rack.
True (*)
False
Correct !
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Exadata X9M TOI – RoCE Mult-Rack Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
91. When multi-racking a new Exadata X9M rack to an existing Exadata X8M rack,
additional uplinks will need to be added to the X8M rack.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
92. If you expand an Exadata X8M quarter rack with Exadata X9M servers to make it
a full rack, then you must implement the 7 uplinks from leaf to spine to avoid over-
subscription.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
93. What is the primary change to the X9M Golden Config for the RoCE leaf
switches?
One Golden Config for all deployment types.
Port 1-3 and 34-36 are now configured as router ports and connected to the
spines. (*)
All network ports on the leaf switches are configured as Edge ports
The Golden Config is on the leaf switch from the factory
Correct !
(1/1) Points
94. What is the maximum number of racks that can be multi-racked with Exadata
X9M?
8
12 (*)
18
16
Correct !
(1/1) Points
95. There are now 3 RoCE X9M Golden Config multi-rack templates.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
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Exadata X9M TOI – RoCE Mult-Rack Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
96. What are the new tags used for multi-rack configurations?
mleafsw1, mleafsf, mleafsp
Leaf1, leaf2, leaf3
mleaf, msleaf, and mleaf23 (*)
mrleaf, mrsfleaf, mrleaf28
Correct !
(1/1) Points
97. We now use patchmgr to apply the Golden Config on the RoCE Network Fabric
switches.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
Exadata X10M Hardware Overview Asessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
98. X10M storage cells have 1.5TB of memory installed. How much of this is used
for XRMEM?
512 GB
256 GB
1.25 TB (*)
1 TB
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
99. What size are the hard drives in the X10M HC Storage cells?
24 TB
22 TB (*)
18 TB
14 TB
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
100. How many rack unit(s) are the Exadata X10M 2 socket database nodes?
4 RU
1 RU
3 RU
2 RU (*)
Correct !
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Exadata X10M Hardware Overview Asessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
101. How many cores per CPU are in an ExaC@C X10M Database Server Base
System?
64
128
32 (*)
96
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
102. What is the maximum storage capacity in an Exadata X10M Extreme Flash (EF)
Storage server?
100.5 TB
122.8 TB (*)
51 TB
128 TB
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
103. How many client NICs (HBAs) can be installed in the 2 socket on-prem Exadata
X10M database server in a quarter rack or larger?
5 (*)
3
2
4
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
104. What memory options are supported for 2 socket Exadata X10M database
servers that are quarter rack or larger? (Select all that apply)
2 TB
3 TB (*)
1.5 TB (*)
1 TB
512 GB (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
105. What is the maximum number of Exadata X10M racks that can be multi-racked
together without adding external switches?
14 (*)
22
8
12
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Exadata X10M Hardware Overview Asessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
106. The optional 100G client network card is available for ExaCC X10M Control
Plane server.
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
107. Although it is not possible to order an Exadata X10M eighth rack with Extreme
Flash (EF) storage cells, you can expand an eighth rack with fully populated EF cells
after initial installation.
True (*)
False
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
108. When upgrading an Exadata X10M eighth rack database server to a quarter
rack database server, the upgrade kit will contain four 96 core processors and the
existing CPU in the database server will need to be removed and replaced with the
processor from the upgrade kit.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
109. What is the maximum number of 3TB X10M 2 socket database servers allowed
in 1 rack?
16
15
11 (*)
12
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
110. Exadata X10M eighth rack can be ordered from the factory with either High
Capacity (HC) or Extreme Flash (EF) Storage servers.
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
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Exadata X10M Hardware Overview Asessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
111. The Dual-Port QSFP28 100 GB RDMA Ethernet NIC is PCIe 5 with both ports
active.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
112. Which components are in the Exadata X10M High Capacity Storage server?
(Select all that apply)
Quarter rack and above have 4 x 6.8 TB F680 cards (*)
Eighth rack has 2 x 6.8 TB F680 cards (*)
Quarter rack and above have 4 x 6.4 TB F640 cards
Eighth rack has 4 x 6.8 TB F680 cards
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
113. Which components are in the Exadata X10 Extended (XT) Storage server?
(Select all that apply)
1 x 32-core AMD EPYC Genoa Processor (*)
2 x 6.8 TB F680 cards
12 x 22 TB 1000 RPM hard disk drives
128 GB DDR5 Memory (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
114. Which components are in the Exadata X10 Extreme Flash Storage server?
(Select all that apply)
1 x 32-core AMD EPYC Genoa Processor
2 x 32-core AMD EPYC 9334 Genoa Processors (*)
4 x 30.72 TB NVME 2.5-inch NVMe PCIe SSD's (*)
4 x 6.8 TB F680 Flash Cards (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
115. Which memory configurations are available from the factory for Exadata X10M
Database servers?
3 TB (24 x 128 GB DDR5 Dimms)
1.5 TB (24 x 64 GB DDR5 Dimms)
384 GB (12 x 32 GB DDR5 Dimms)
1.5 TB (12 x 128GB DDR5 Dimms)
All of the above (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
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Exadata X10M Hardware Overview Asessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
116. Exadata X10M database servers with 3 TB memory require special power
cabling arrangements.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
117. What is the name of the tool used to determine the Exadata rack configuration
power, weight and cooling requirements?
Oracle Exadata Deployment Assistant
Oracle Enterprise Deployment Assistant
Oracle Exadata Configuration Assistant (*)
Oracle Enterprise Configuration Assistant
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
Exadata X10M TOI Platform Overview Asessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
118. Exadata X10M Servers are based on AMD CPUs.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
119. What in-lbs setting for your torque driver is required for an X10M CPU
installation?
10 in-lbs
8 in-lbs
14 in-lbs
12 in-lbs (*)
Correct !
(1/1) Points
120. Which HBA is used in X10M servers?
Aspen RAID HBA
Silverthorne HBA with NO RAID, no battery backup (*)
Vail RAID HBA
Niwot HBA with NO RAID, no battery backup
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
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Exadata X10M TOI Platform Overview Asessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
121. Which torque order is required to install an Exadata X10M CPU Heat Sink?
Tighten all screws in order until springs contact heatsink. Then fully tighten all
screws.
Fully tighten screws 1 and 2 first, then 3, 4, 5 and 6 until springs contact heatsink.
Then fully tighten all screws. (*)
Quarter tighten screws 3 and 4, then 1, 2, 5 and 6, then fully tighten in order
Half tighten screws 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, then fully tighten in order
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
122. E5-2L is the official product name and should be used with customers
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
123. Which DIMM slots are not silkscreened on the motherboard?
D6 - D11
D12 - D16
D5
D1 - D4 (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
Exadata X10M AMD UEFI Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
124. How can you determine if the UEFI BIOS release build is a released production
version?
The second two digits are 01
The last two digits are 00 (*)
The first to digits are 84
The third two digits are 11
Correct !
(1/1) Points
125. What function key do you press during boot to enter the UEFI BIOS?
F2 (*)
F3
F8
F12
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Exadata X10M AMD UEFI Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
126. Which UEFI BIOS tab can you find information about the CPU model?
Security
Main
IO
Advanced (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
127. When would you have to enter UEFI BIOS to setup bi-furcation on an Aura10
Flash card? [Select all that apply]
During motherboard replacement if the Exadata Profile bit is not set. (*)
During debug while installing Aura 10 in an unused PCIe slot. (*)
Any time the BIOS is upgraded during patching.
Never, this is handled by the Exadata Software Image.
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
128. The M.2s and 4 DBP NVME drives are hot-plug enabled by default?
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
129. What is the default baud rate set in UEFI BIOS for Serial Port Console
Redirection?
256000
9600
115200 (*)
128000
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
130. The external USB port is enabled by default in UEFI BIOS?
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
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Exadata X10M ILOM Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
131. What is the name of the Service Processor system on a chip?
Pilot 5
AST 2400
Pilot 4
AST 2600 (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
132. What is the default baud rate setting for ILOM 5.x for AMD servers?
9600
128000
115200 (*)
256000
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
133. DDR5 DIMM training is faster than the previous DDR 4 DIMM training which
shortens boot time.
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
134. There is no disk backplane FPGA in the E5-2L.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
135. Which is the correct power supply used on the E5-2L server?
A256 - Supports Highline (220v) only. No support for lowline (110v)
A271 - Support for Highline (220v) and lowline (110v)
A256 - Support for Highline (220v) and lowline (110v)
A271 - Supports Highline (220v) only. No support for lowline (110v) (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
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Exadata X10M ILOM Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
136. ILOM reports CPU/Memory correctable errors (CE) immediately.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
137. When does ILOM report CPU/Memory uncorrectable errors? (UE)
Immediately
Only when Linux advanced error reporting (AER) is enabled
Post-reboot of OS (*)
Post-reboot of ILOM
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
138. What log will ILOM record the Black Box data from a power supply failure?
debug_err.log
ereports.log (*)
faults.log
hostconsole.log
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
139. Which new HWDIAG commands were NOT added to ILOM snapshot?
hwdiag system rtc
hwdiag showpsnc (*)
hwdiag power poktest
hwdiag pci errors all
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
Exadata X10M Rack Level Changes Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
140. The E5-2L server chassis is 19mm longer in the front, compared to the X9-2/X9-
2L and older generations of servers.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
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Exadata X10M Rack Level Changes Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
141. Even though the E5-2L server chassis is longer in the front, there was not a
need to adjust the depth of the blank and vented rack cosmetic filler panels.
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
142. Since the longer E5-2L server chassis now potentially obstructs the rack
leveling feet and anti-tilt bar instruction label, below RU01, where was the label
moved to?
Inside the left side panel, where there is plenty of room for labeling
To the back of the rack
It was removed from the rack and provided in an included pamphlet
It was shifted down to the bottom of the front of the rack, next to the mounting
braces (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
143. The leveling feet and anti-tilt bar instruction label had to be redesigned
because it moved to a different location in the rack.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
144. What cable colors are used for the Mini Cat6A cables (Mini6)?
The same Black, Grey, Blue, and Red cable colors
Black, Grey, Green, and Blue
Black, Red, and Green (*)
Green, Yellow, and Red
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
145. The new Mini Cat6A cables are thinner, take less space, and therefore offer
more space inside CMAs and around the U21 management switch.
True (*)
False
Correct !
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Exadata X10M Rack Level Changes Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
146. Because the E5-2L servers are all 2U, more RDMA/RoCE and Management
switch ports are used, leaving fewer available ports.
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
147. How will manufacturing address the problem of mini6 cables being less
supportive of holding the Console+EXT cable bundle?
They removed the cable bundle and tied it up near the top of the rack, near the
spare cable bundle
They added a new metal support brace, under the management switch, to tie them
down to
They now tie it to the middle rack wireform bracket (*)
They no longer offer this cable bundle
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
148. Where possible on Exadata X10M racks, the PDU cables are now tucked
further back in the side panels.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
149. For Exadata X10M racks, it's possible customers will receive PDUs with non-
functional displays and network monitoring ports.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
Exadata X10M Exadata X10M RoCE and Multi-rack Cabling Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
150. Which two RoCE fabric changes were introduced with the Exadata X10M
platform? (Select two answers)
Database and Storage servers now use the new CX7 card (*)
The X10 platform now makes use of a different RoCE switch model
New RoCE switchport mappings for the database and storage server connections.
Now that the serves are a uniform 2U in height, there are fewer used switch
ports. (*)
The RoCE switch ports used for single-rack and multi-rack ISLs (inter-switch links),
ports 1-7 and 30-36 has been redesigned
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
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Exadata X10M Exadata X10M RoCE and Multi-rack Cabling Assessment
(Answer all questions in this section)
151. The number of RoCE ISLs on Exadata X10M single and multi-racks have
increased from the number used on the Exadata X9M platform.
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
152. The minimum RoCE switch NXOS software on Exadata X10M is version 10.2.4.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
153. What three features does the new RoCE switch NXOS 10.2.4 offer the X10
platform? (Select three answers)
Support for new 100Gb transceivers (*)
New switch LED behavior
Security and CVE Updates (*)
Better uplink utilization (*)
Switch console/serial port no longer needed and now disabled
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
154. The patchmgr utility now includes functionality that checks the health of the
RoCE switch fabric, before upgrading/rebooting RoCE switches, to avoid outages
due to human error and undiscovered network connectivity issues.
True (*)
False
Correct !
(1/1) Points
155. Which of the following three items are required with patchmgr? (Select three
answers)
Switches must be pingable from patchmgr node, may need to add switch name
to /etc/hosts file if DNS is not set (*)
Must have at least 2 spine switches in the switch list file if patching a spine
switch (*)
Multi-rack switch list file must have peer switch entries and proper connectivity (*)

A new --bypass flag, to force a bypass of the fabric health checks

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Exadata X10M Exadata X10M RoCE and Multi-rack Cabling Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
156. When loading a new golden configuration on an active RoCE switch, you are
safe from disrupting the RoCE fabric and causing an outage.
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
157. Where are the RoCE golden configurations found?
In edelivery.oracle.com
In the "RDMA network switch" patches found in MOS 888828.1 (*)
In the downloads section of oracle.com
They are automatically included on each database/storage server, via the Exadata
image that is applied
Correct !
(1/1) Points
158. The RoCE switch patchmgr utility is the same patchmgr that is used to patch
database and storage servers.
True
False (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
159. Which patchmgr flag is used to update the RoCE switch golden configurations?
"--apply-config" (*)
"--update-golden-configuration"
"--verify-config"
"--upgrade"
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(0/1) Points
160. Which patchmgr flag is used to verify the RoCE switch golden configurations?
"--verify-golden-configuration"
"--apply-config"
"--upgrade"
"--verify-config" (*)
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Exadata X10M Exadata X10M RoCE and Multi-rack Cabling Assessment

(Answer all questions in this section)
161. What is the only tool that should be used to verify RoCE network topology,
switch port assignments, and cable mappings?
Infinicheck
patchmgr --verify-ports
verify_roce_cables.py (*)
lsrocemappings
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
162. Which three answers are true when running verify_roce_cables.py? (Select
three answers)
Needs a -o flag provided, for where you would like to store the output
Needs a switches input file with NET0 Ips, all the leaf switches listed, lower leaf
switch first, followed by upper leaf switch (*)
Needs a hosts input file with all database and storage server NET0 or hostnames
listed (*)
Needs to be run for each rack, even on multi-rack configurations (*)
Needs a switches input file with NET0 IPs all the spine switches listed
Correct !
(1/1) Points
163. Which three answers are true for the infinicheck input files? (Select three
answers)
For multi-rack cablings configure the two RoCE IP addresses for servers of all
racks (*)
Cells input file: two RoCE IP addresses need to be added for each storage server in
the fabric (*)
Hosts input file: two RoCE IP addresses need to be added for each database server
in the fabric (*)
The switches list file contains the NET0 IPs for all leaf and spine switches
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
164. Which are the phases of an Exadata X10M multi-rack cabling project?
Labeling and Cabling/Configuration
Downloads, Labeling, and Cabling/Configuration
Planning and Post-Testing
Planning, Preparation, Cabling/Configuration, and Testing (*)
Incorrect! Please review the course content and try again.
(0/1) Points
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