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IBM SmartCloud Notes Hybrid Config & Onboard Data Transfer Sample Questions:

Question 1

Which connection security method does the IBM SmartCloud Notes FTP service support?

A. SFTP - SSH file transfer protocol
B. FTP - file transfer protocol
C. FTPS - FTP over implicit TLS/SSL
D. FTPES - FTP over explicit TLS/SSL

Question 2

When a set of users are selected together for provisioning, which best describes what happens prior to them being submitted for provisioning?

A. All of the selected users have the same template and subscription selected, but a separate temporary password is entered for each user.
B. All of the selected users have the same template, subscription and temporary password selected.
C. All of the selected users have the same temporary password and subscription selected, but a separate template is selected for each user.
D. Each of the selected users has an individually selected template, subscription and temporary password.

Question 3

During IBM SmartCloud Notes account set up, a company's internet domain verification is ______

A. optional, but recommended and can be performed as soon as the Domain Configuration tool has been run.
B. Required, and can be performed after the on-premises Lotus Domino Directories have synchronized with the service provided that a Global Domain document exists in at least one on-premises Lotus Domino Directory.
C. required, and can be performed as soon as the Domain Configuration tool has been run.
D. required, and can be performed after the Domain Configuration tool has been run and the on-premises IBM Lotus Domino Directories have synchronized with the service.

Question 4

Sam is about to transfer a batch of users from the Onboarding Planning Tool (OPT) into the Onboarding Transition Tool (OTT). Which one of the following statements is correct?

A. He can only transfer users for whom he has resolved any errors reported by OPT.
B. He can transfer users even if they have errors reported by OPT, but OTT will not allow users to be transferred to the service.
C. The total size of the mail files transferred cannot exceed 250GB.
D. He must mark any errors as "acknowledged" in OPT before transferring the users.

Question 5

Which statement most accurately describes the supported methods of capturing an existing user's IBM Lotus Notes ID file into the IBM SmartCloud Notes ID vault?

A. The administrator uploads a copy of the ID file directly into the SmartCloud Notes ID vault or the ID file is already attached to the mail database before it is transitioned into SmartCloud Notes and is synchronized with ID vault on first secure operation.
B. The end user uploads the ID file via SmartCloud Notes web preferences user interface or the user's Lotus Notes client uploads the ID based on a SmartCloud Notes security policy setting.
C. The user's Lotus Notes client uploads the ID based on a SmartCloud Notes security policy setting or the ID file is already attached to the mail database before it is transitioned into SmartCloud Notes and is synchronized with the ID vault on the first secure operation.
D. The administrator uploads a copy of the ID file directly into the SmartCloud Notes ID vault or the user's Lotus Notes client uploads the ID based on a SmartCloud Notes security policy setting.

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