A customer is purchasing an HPE MSA 2050 for a branch office. They will use it for critical data services. The customer is concerned that 64 snapshots will not be adequate as they grow.
What can be added to the array to address the customer’s concerns?
- A . Advanced Data Services Suite license
- B . All-inclusive Multi-system license
- C . Virtual Copy license
- D . Adaptive Optimization license
DRAG DROP
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You create two snapshots of a thin provisioned base volume in an HPE Primera. One snapshot is read only and the other is read-write. A write occurs at the location shown in in the diagram.
Place the actions on the left into the order they are taken on the right.
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HOTSPOT
You are handing over the installed array to customer. The customer wants to review the amount of HDDs and SSDs in the system.
Click the relevant menu option where the front panel of the head shelf can be visualized.
A customer purchased a StoreOnce 3620 earlier in the year and has decided to add a 10G Base-adapter to it, which the customer sourced elsewhere and installed themselves. They complain that the new adapter is not configurable.
What is the most likely reason for this issue?
- A . The StoreOnce software requires updating
- B . Secure boot must be enabled in the BIOS to securely enable HBAs
- C . The customer failed to install a License to Use (LTU) for it
- D . The StoreOnce needs to connect to InfoSight to validate the adapter authenticity
You deployed and configured an all-flash Nimble array. The customer wants to attach their Windows-based server to the array.
Which HPE tool can you use on the host server to make the integration easier?
- A . StorServe Management Console
- B . Channel bonding
- C . Connection Manager
- D . Centralized Management Console
A customer has a VMware environment running vSphere 6.5. They are running DL380 Gen10 servers with HPE 82Q adapters connected through a HPE SN3000B switch to a Nimble HF40. They plan to
upgrade the hypervisor.
What should they use to identify the latest firmware and compatibility information?
- A . SAN Health Diagnostics
- B . SPOCK
- C . OneView
- D . SAN Design Reference Guide
What is the typical protocol used to access data from object storage?
- A . FC
- B . NVMe
- C . HTTP
- D . iSCSI
DRAG DROP
Match each HPE storage solution to its use case.
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HOTSPOT
A customer has a Nimble HF40 and needs to create a support ticket.
Click the option in the InfoSight portal where the customer can perform this task.
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Which feature allows HPE Primera, HPE Nimble, and HPE XP arrays to work with third-party management tools?
- A . REST API
- B . Data Protection Manager (DPM)
- C . Store Serve Management Console (SSMC)
- D . Service Processor
A small company has recently purchased an MSA and two B-series SN3000B switches. In an effort save money, they installed the solution themselves. They call you complaining they can now see the multiple volumes on the MSA after creating just a single volume.
What should you advise them to do?
- A . Enable Smart SAN on the MSA 2052
- B . Set volume’s tier affinity to Performance
- C . Enable zoning on the SN3000B switches
- D . Enable MPIO on their host
You are installing an HPE 3PAR StoreServ solution and need to integrate the array with the 3rd party monitoring application customer is using.
Which technology can be configured at 3PAR to support forwarding events from the array to the customer’s monitoring application?
- A . IPMI
- B . NTP
- C . SNMPv3
- D . DMI
You are asked to review an installation plan for a new Primera storage array. The array will go into an existing environment that has been in production for over 4 years.
It includes:
✑ C7000s with Gen8 blades
✑ 8Gb Brocade switches
✑ a 3PAR 7400
✑ an MSA that is used as a backup target
What should you use to find appropriate installation and planning guides?
- A . SAF Analyze and Collector
- B . Information Library
- C . Ninja STARS
- D . SPOCK
HOTSPOT
You are configuring a new HPE 3PAR solution and need to create a new disk group with a defined RAID level.
Click the appropriate option where the RAID can be selected.
DRAG DROP
A customer wants to implement a new storage network, but wants to retain the ability to connect with legacy fiber channel-based components.
Drag the appropriate component to each box on the diagram to design a new storage network.
You are designing a new storage environment for a customer. They need good performance, but need to keep costs to a minimum.
They have a very limited staff, and staff is concerned about learning new technologies. You plan to recommend a Nimble HF20 solution.
Which storage connectivity components should you recommend?
- A . FlexFabric switches, Nimble iSCSI card. FC adapters for servers
- B . FC switches, Nimble FC card, FC adapters for servers
- C . Ethernet switches, Nimble iSCSI card, dedicated NICs for servers
- D . Ethernet switches, Nimble FC card, dedicated FC for servers
A customer has completely virtualized their datacenter with VMware. You propose a SimpliVity solution to replace their aging hardware.
Which SimpliVity features should you emphasize in your presentation? (Choose two.)
- A . It uses native hypervisor management tools for management
- B . It utilizes the Storage Management Utility for management and monitoring
- C . It utilizes a unified ASIC for performance
- D . It includes deduplication and backup capabilities
- E . It provides S3 file access
You have proposed a Primera array to a customer for primary storage. The customer currently has an older HPE 3PAR array and will continue to use it moving forward. The customer would like high availability configured.
Which RMC Peer Copy pre-requisites do you need to point out to the customer? (Choose two.)
- A . 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet Adapter (NIC) is required in each array
- B . Target drive type must match source drive type
- C . 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter (NIC) is required in each array
- D . Check that the 3PAR OS version is supported
- E . Required license must be provided
- F . RMC 6.2
A customer is planning to replace their existing LTO-6 tape library with a new HPE StoreEver MSL2024 tape library. They want to reuse their existing LTO-6 tape cartridges for reads and writes.
What is the latest tape drive technology that will provide backward compatibility?
- A . LTO8
- B . LTO5
- C . LTO6
- D . LTO7
Which actions can be done within InfoSight Cross-Stack Analytics for VMware and Hyper-V? (Choose two.)
- A . View replication policies
- B . Find noisy neighbors
- C . Locate inactive VMs
- D . Modify administrative privileges
- E . Review backup schedules
A customer asks you for a recommendation on setting up their new StoreOnce appliance. They plan to use NetBackup and need the highest performance setup they can get. Their local hosts are connected
via FC and the rest are connected via a WAN.
Which backup target type should you recommend?
- A . VTL
- B . S3
- C . CIFS
- D . Catalyst
A customer successfully implemented an HPE Primera solution.
Which tool can be used to verify achieved savings from deduplication and compression in the customer solution?
- A . NinjaSTARS
- B . 3PAR Service Processor
- C . NinjaCrawler
- D . StoreServ System Management Console
DRAG DROP
Select the correct initiation option for each HPE Primera function.
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A customer is implementing an SAP HANA environment and is looking for an alternative to an entirely in-memory database.
Which storage technology should you recommend?
- A . SAS SSD
- B . NVMe SSD
- C . NVMe SCM
- D . Intel Optane
DRAG DROP
Match the MSA architecture components with their descriptions.
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Which tool is used to determine current compaction ratios on Primera arrays?
- A . WebUI
- B . Storage Management Utility (SMU)
- C . NinjaStars
- D . SSMC System Reporter
A customer is planning to upgrade their HF40 controllers to support additional I/O requirements.
To which model can they upgrade to meet their new requirements?
- A . AF60
- B . AF40
- C . HF60
- D . HF40C
A customer environment includes:
10 DL380 Gen8 servers in a VMware Cluster
2 MSA storage arrays
2 8GB b-series fibre channel switches
The customer needs to replace their environment because it is end of life. They have limited budget. The customer is primarily concerned with management because they have limited IT staff, and they want to move away from fibre channel.
Which HPE Storage should you recommend?
- A . HPE Primera
- B . HPE XP8
- C . HPE Nimble dHCI
- D . HPE StoreOnce
A customer needs a centralized solution for storing departmental data to be accessed by Windows-based laptops and other personal devices.
Which solution should you recommend?
- A . Block storage, directly accessed over FC
- B . Block storage, directly accessed over SAS
- C . Object storage, accessed over S3 connector
- D . File-oriented storage, accessed over SMB
You are designing a new enterprise array solution. The customer is interested in a caching tier that provides extremely low-latency and persistent storage at the same time. They also need to support more
than 500GB.
Which technology should you recommend?
- A . DRAM
- B . SRAM
- C . NVMe SCM
- D . NAND SSD
What is the purpose of WWN in FC SAN? (Choose two.)
- A . Identification of zone members
- B . Identification of entities denied access to a volume
- C . Identification of entities via Storage Name Server (SNS)
- D . Load balanced frame delivery
- E . Forward translation of DNS entries
Which StoreOnce Gen4 features are included with the system software without additional licenses? (Choose two.)
- A . Encryption
- B . Cloud Bank
- C . Catalyst
- D . VTL/NAS replication
- E . Flexible I/O HBAs
Refer to the exhibit.
A customer purchased a Primera C6S0 array to replace several older 3PAR arrays. They
plan to upgrade the system as each 3PAP reaches the end of its lease. The initial sizing included 100TB effective capacity for an Oracle database environment.
The first 3PAR to come off lease has 100TB of VDI boot images that support thousands of users.
Which addition to the Primera should you recommend?
A)
B)
C)
D)
- A . Option A
- B . Option B
- C . Option C
- D . Option D
HOTSPOT
You need to create an N:M relationship between VMware hypervisors and virtual volumes with the least amount of administrative overhead.
Click the option where you can create a group of VMware hypervisors for volumes provisioning.
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A customer wants to make a full copy replica of a database to use for performance testing.
Which technology should they use to create the copy?
- A . deduplication
- B . snapshot
- C . clone
- D . synthetic full
You are proposing a StoreOnce solution to a customer that has always used tape for a backup target.
What should you suggest to ensure that the StoreOnce deduplication is correctly sized?
- A . StoreOnce timeless storage
- B . DDAnalyzer
- C . proof of concept with StoreOnce VSA
- D . OCA
Which tool is used to provide centralized management of 3PAR and Primera arrays?
- A . SMU
- B . Primera UI
- C . WebUI
- D . SSMC
You are proposing a new Nimble solution to a customer that recently experienced data loss in their existing storage array.
Which features of the Nimble array should you emphasize to your customer to address their concerns? (Choose two.)
- A . quick RAID rebuild
- B . deduplication
- C . compression
- D . encryption
- E . triple party
A customer uses Veeam to backup their entire datacenter.
Which Veeam feature allows them to recover a single email from their Exchange server?
- A . Changed block tracking
- B . Explorer for Storage Snapshots
- C . Data Mover Service
- D . SureBackup
Refer to the exhibit.
You are configuring a new HPE array and verifying properties of a set of volumes.
Which RAID level is used on the VMwareDatastores-GF volume?
- A . RAID 0
- B . RAID 6
- C . Triple Parity+
- D . RAID 5
Which protocol can be used for accessing StoreOnce VTL target from Veeam?
- A . FC
- B . NFSv4
- C . iSCSI
- D . SMBv3
DRAG DROP
Match each address with the associated address type.
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You need to deploy a Recovery Manager Central appliance and integrate it with a customer’s 3PAR system.
Which information must be collected from the customer in order to proceed with the installer? (Choose two.)
- A . StoreOnce store name
- B . vCenter IP address or hostname
- C . HPE 3PAR used capacity
- D . IP address of the RMC
- E . NFS path
A customer implemented the HPE StoreEver MSL6480 Tape Library.
Which HPE Software can the system administrator use to check the health of the library and monitor its utilization?
- A . OneView
- B . StoreServe TapeAssure Advanced
- C . StoreEver Data Verification
- D . InfoSight
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You are designing a new Primera solution and demonstrating performance numbers to the customer. The customer reviews the configuration and requests a change to the configuration that will increase Random Write IOPS.
Which action will satisfy the customer request?
- A . Add more disks of smaller capacity
- B . Upgrade the HPE Primera base model
- C . Change to larger SSDs
- D . Add more FC Ports
Which tool is used to configure an HPE MSA 2052?
- A . InfoSight
- B . SMU
- C . CMC
- D . SSMC
A customer is implementing a new high performance database environment.
What type of storage should you recommend?
- A . scale-out storage
- B . object store
- C . system-defined storage
- D . network-attached storage
You are designing an HPE MSA iSCSI for a customer.
Which components are typically part of the solution? (Choose two.)
- A . Drives
- B . SFPs
- C . Service Processor
- D . All-inclusive Multi-system software
- E . Switch zones
You have proposed a Primera array to a customer for new primary storage. The customer currently has an older 3PAR array that they will continue to use moving forward. The customer would like high
availability configured.
Which RMC Peer Copy pre-requisites do you need to point out to the customer? (Choose two.)
- A . No license is required
- B . 2-port 10 Gb Ethernet Adapter (NIC) is required
- C . 4-port 1 Gb Ethernet Adapter (NIC) is required in each array
- D . RMC 6.2 is required
- E . Target drive type must match source drive type
A customer is deploying a new StoreOnce VSA solution.
How can the necessary storage capacity be added to the VSA? (Choose two.)
- A . Verify sufficient capacity LTUs are available
- B . Add a new virtual hard disk to the virtual machine
- C . The Cloud bank container needs to be configured once the VSA boots
- D . The Cloud bank container needs to be configured from the vCenter client
DRAG DROP
Match the feature to the appropriate C-Series DCNM license type.
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You want to deploy Recovery Manager Central to a customer environment.
How can you accomplish this? (Choose two.)
- A . Install RMC on top of the virtual or physical RHEL system using the GUI wizard
- B . Deploy an RMC virtual appliance to Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor
- C . Deploy RMC on top of the virtual CentOS system using the CLI
- D . Deploy RMC on top of the virtual CentOS system using the GUI wizard
- E . Install RMC on the top of the virtual or physical RHEL system using the CLI
- F . Deploy an RMC virtual appliance to VMware ESXi hypervisor
A customer currently runs MSA 2040 SAS storage system with SFF drives. They are planning a hardware refresh. The customer is using virtual pools only, and is concerned about problematic data migration to the new platform.
How can the update to MSA2050 be performed?
- A . Peer migration license must be purchased for the online migration
- B . Peer migration license must be purchased for the offline migration
- C . Existing drives can be moved to the new system; both systems need to be online
- D . Existing drives can be moved to the new system; both systems need to be offline
A customer has the following requirements for a storage solution:
VMware environment
20 of standard business data
400 TB of video archive files
10 GB iSCSI connectivity
They are most concerned with the cost of the solution.
Which HPE storage solution offers the lowest cost while meeting the customer requirements?
- A . HPE Nimble
- B . HPE SimpliVity
- C . HPE Primera
- D . HPE MSA
A customer runs their core application on an aging HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20000 Storage array. The application requires 100% availability.
Which HPE storage solution should you recommend?
- A . Nimble
- B . Nimble dHCI
- C . Primera
- D . MSA
Which of the following are part of the SimpliVity Data Virtualization Platform architecture? (Choose two.)
- A . Presentation Layer
- B . User Management Layer
- C . Security Layer
- D . Data Management Layer
You are designing a new HPE 3PAR StoreServ solution.
Which HPE tool allows editing the Customer Intent Document and adding specific instructions for packing?
- A . One Config Advanced
- B . SAF Collect
- C . NinjaSTARS
- D . Storage Sizing Tool
You have proposed that a customer replace their legacy SAN switches with new? -Series switches. They are concerned about the management of all the devices, so you have included SANnav in the proposal.
What are the benefits of SANnav that you should emphasize to this customer? (Choose two.)
- A . It runs in a dedicated JVM
- B . It offers automated SPOCK validation
- C . It runs in a browser
- D . It provides a global View
- E . It provides fine-grain visibility into Storage Fabrics (FC + Ethernet)
A customer successfully implemented an HPE Primera solution.
Which tool can be used to verify performance counters, such as IOPS, match customer requirements?
- A . NinjaCrawler
- B . OneView
- C . Recovery Manager Central
- D . Primera on-node management GUI
A customer is concerned about the business risks of non-compliance for long-term data protection, retention, immutability, and encryption on petabytes of data consisting of millions of objects in a global namespace across multiple geographic locations.
Which products should you recommend to the customer to address their concern? (Choose two.)
- A . HPE StoreOnce Systems
- B . HPE Complete Veeam
- C . HPE Complete iTernity iCAS
- D . HPE Scality RING on HPE Apollo Servers
- E . HPE 3PAR StoreServ 9000