IBM 000-317 : IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V8.0, Core Administration Exam
The IBM 000-317 (IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V8.0, Core Administration) is a pass-fail, closed-book test that requires a score of 57% for success. Administered in English with an allotted time of 120 minutes, there are 61, multiple choice questions on the exam. Questions are formatted in two ways: single answer and multiple answers. Test takers are advised on the exam of how many multiple choice options are required for a correct answer on each question.
The 000-317 Exam contains 8 sections and the percentage of correct answers under each influences the overall percentage evaluation and the pass or fail status of the candidate. Exam sections cover: Architecture (7%), Installation, Configuration and Maintenance (13%), Application Assembly, Deployment and Configuration (18%), Administrative Tools (16%), Security (13%), Clustering and Workload Management (8%), Performance Monitoring and Tuning (13%), and Problem Determinations (11%). Additional details of exam question focus can be found under the Exam Topics below.
Questions for the 000-317 test may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Clustering and Workload Management
1.1 Cluster, server and plug-in configuration
1.2 Failover scenarios
1.3 SIBus members
2. Installation, Configuration and Maintenance
2.1 Assembly and Deployment Tools
2.2 Installation Manager
2.3 Node creation and management
3. Application Assembly, Deployment and Configuration
3.1 Assembly and Deployment Tools with EAR files
3.2 Enterprise Applications and environment
3.3 Scripting and tasks
3.4 Monitored Directory
4. Administrative Tools
4.1 Solutions Console
4.2 IADT script writing and testing
5. Performance Monitoring and Tuning
5.1 TPV
5.2 PMI metrics and MBeans
5.3 Caching



