IBM Cloud Pak for Data v3.0 Solution Architect — Question 1

A customer with an AIX in-house SMT2 application on POWER6 would like to upgrade to POWER9. The customer would like to know the relative performance of the servers.
Which resource provides the SMT2 performance of the two systems?

Answer options

• A. IBM Performance Management for Power Systems
• B. IBM Power Systems Performance Report
• C. IBM Power Systems Facts and Features
• D. IBM Systems Workload Estimator

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, as the IBM Performance Management for Power Systems offers detailed insights into the performance of different server configurations, including SMT2. The other options either provide general information, reports, or features that do not specifically focus on performance metrics for SMT2.