IPS Exam 000-418 Sample Test

Question # 1
You have a cluster of nodes available to run DataStage jobs. The network
configuration between the servers is a private network with a 1 GB connection between
each node. The public name is on a 100 MB network, which is what each hostname is
identified with. In order to use the private network for communications between each
node you need to use an alias for each node in the cluster. The Information Server Engine
node (conductor node) is where the DataStage job starts.

Which environment variable must be used to identify the hostname for the Engine node?

A. $APT_SERVER_ENGINE
B. $APT_ENGINE_NODE
C. $APT_PM_CONDUCTOR_HOSTNAME
D. $APT_PM_NETWORK_NAME

Question # 2
When reading a delimited Sequential File, you are instructed to interpret two
contiguous field delimiters as NULL for the corresponding field regardless of data type.

Which three actions must you take? (Choose three.)

A. Set the data type to Varchar.
B. Set the field to nullable.
C. Set the "NULL Field Value" to two field delimiters (e.g., "||" for pipes).
D. Set the "NULL Field Value" to ''.
E. Set the environment variable
$APT_IMPEXP_ALLOW_ZERO_LENGTH_FIXED_NULL.

Question # 3
Which two attributes are found in a Data Set descriptor file? (Choose two.)
A. A copy of the job score.
B. The schema of the Data Set.
C. A copy of the partitioned data.
D. A copy of the configuration file used when Data Set was created.
Question # 4 Test
A parallel job reads from a DB2 table containing 15 million records, and uses a
Sparse Lookup against an Oracle table containing 30 million records. Both tables are
indexed on their join key columns. The Oracle reference table is larger than available
shared memory. Only those records whose key values have matching reference data are
sent to the target DB2 table.

Which redesign change would improve performance while still meeting

functional requirements?

A. Replace the Sparse Lookup with custom SQL to join the two source tables.
B. Change the Sparse Lookup to a Normal Lookup.
C. Replace the Sparse Lookup with an Inner Join stage.
D. Replace the Sparse Lookup and Oracle read with custom SQL and a DB2
stored procedure to access the remote Oracle table.

Question # 5
A DataStage job contains a parallel Transformer with a single input link and a
single output link. The Transformer has a constraint that should produce 1000 records,
however only 900 came out through the output link.
What should be done to identify the missing records?

A. Turn trace on using DataStage Administrator.

B. Add a Reject link to the Transformer stage.
C. Scan generated osh script for possible errors.
D. Remove the constraint on the output link.

Question # 6
You are assigned to write a job which reads a DB2 database, applies business
logic, and writes the results to an Oracle database. However, the table name and layout
may change from one run to another. You are guaranteed that a core set of columns
required to perform the business logic will always be present, though not necessarily in
the same order.

Which three features would you use to build this job? (Choose three.)

A. Table read method

B. Partition Table option
C. Load method
D. Partition Column option
E. Runtime Column Propagation
Question # 7
You are using the Change Capture stage in your job design to identify changes
made to the input link (before image) to obtain the results in the output link. This job will
be using a multi-node configuration file when executed.

The Change Capture stage produces an output change link with which two
characteristics? (Choose two.)

A. Table Definition based on the keys of the input link

B. Table Definition based on the after input link
C. added column named Change_Code
D. added column named Difference_Value

Question # 8
What are three characteristics of containers? (Choose three.)
A. Containers are used to execute jobs.
B. Containers are a group of stages and links.
C. Containers allow you to simplify complex job designs.
D. Containers allow you to provide pre-configured job design logic.
E. Containers allow multiple users to access a single job.

Question # 9
In the Repository Advanced Find interface, which three properties can be used to
constrain the results of impact analysis? (Choose three.)
A. Type
B. Export category
C. Owner name
D. Dependencies of
E. Creation
Question # 10
You are building a job which uses Runtime Column Propagation throughout.
However, at run-time, the job aborts with an error message indicating that one of the key
columns for a sort is not present on the record when it arrives at the sort.

What would help debug the run-time environment?

A. $OSH_PRINT_DROPPED_COLUMNS
B. $OSH_PRINT_SCHEMAS
C. $OSH_SHOW_COMPONENT_CALLS
D. $OSH_SHOW_STARTUP_STATUS

ANSWER KEY:

Question # 1: C
Question # 2: BDE
Question # 3: BD
Question # 4: C
Question # 5: B
Question # 6: ACE
Question # 7: BC
Question # 8: BCD
Question # 9: ADE
Question # 10: B