Which storage array feature allows replication between the data center and AWS and Microsoft Azure?
- A . Fully Provisioned Virtual Volume
- B . Catalyst Copy
- C . Cloud volumes
- D . Thin Provisioned Virtual Volume
A Network administrator connects two switches together with multiple links of the same speed, duplex, and media type. The administrator expected the links to be aggregated, but they are not. The administrator confirmed that the ports are part of the appropriate link aggregation groups and that the permitted VLANs match.
Switch A has the lower LACP System Priority.
Which LACP operation states describe the failure above?
- A . Switch A: Active; Switch B: Active
- B . Switch A: Active; Switch B: Passive
- C . Switch A: Passive; Switch B: Passive
- D . Switch A: Passive; Switch B: Active
A customer wants to optimize the performance of its storage array by moving data residing in one class of disks to a more appropriate class of disks based on data access patterns without manual intervention.
Which HPE storage technology/feature will meet the customer requirement when the data is stored on an HPE Primera storage?
- A . Nothing needs to be done since this is part of the OS
- B . Activate SSD read cache on volume level
- C . This is not supported
- D . Enable Automated Tiering on the Storage Pool level
C
Explanation:
https://experistg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HPE-Primera-Technical-Whitepaper.pdf
A customer acquires an HPE 3PAR Storeserv 8200 Solution for a data center environment with the following configuration:
✑ 2 Controllers Nodes
✑ Physical Service Processor
✑ 2-tier configuration using 16 SSD and 12 NL HDD
✑ 2 SN3000 San Switch each with 24 FC ports
After installation and configuration, the storage is put in production. When tiering with the Adaptive Optimization SW is being performed, the customer encountered performance differential issue.
What could be the cause of this issue?
- A . Disk enclosure are insufficient.
- B . File Controllers is missing.
- C . All-inclusive Multi-system software is missing.
- D . Solid State Drives and Nearline Drives are mixed.
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://d8tadude.com/2015/03/10/3par-adaptive-optimization-design/
Which feature in a block storage array is effective in decreasing the size of blocks?
- A . thin provisioning
- B . thick provisioning
- C . compression
- D . deduplication
What is a feature of the MSA 1050 that will help your Storage Customer better utilize storage resources?
- A . block, file, and object access
- B . Triple+ parity RAID
- C . Automated Tiering
- D . 99.9999% guaranteed availability
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/A00015961ENW.pdf?
An administrator has two switches connected with a single link. The administrator observes that, during hours of peak activity, the storage traffic tends to consume the link. The link is shared with other types of traffic that is time sensitive.
What technology can the administrator use to help alleviate the situation while they are working towards a long-term solution?
- A . Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- B . Priority-based Flow Control (PFC)
- C . RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)
- D . Multi Active Discriminator (MAD)
DRAG DROP
Refer to the exhibit.
A customer purchased a server/storage environment shown in the exhibit with 1 Gb networking connectivity.
The customer is now experiencing performance issues.
Identify the correct components to upgade the network connections and improve performance on the left.
Then drag those components to the answer area on the right. (Choose three.)
Explanation:
Answer 5710,10,535T
What should you configure to limit the scope of broadcast domains in an Ethernet network?
- A . Trunks
- B . VSAN
- C . Static ARP
- D . VLAN
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://assets.ext.hpe.com/is/content/hpedam/documents/a00069000-9999/a00069468/a00069468enw.pdf
DRAG DROP
You need to create a dynamic bridge-aggregation group on a FlexFabric switch to ensure the ports are automatically configured with the applicable bridge-aggregation interface configuration.
Drag the steps on the left Into their appropriate order in the answer area on the right.
A solution integrator is installing new data center components including an HPE G2 Advanced Rack with two Standard Series G2 PDUs A customer observing the installation process questions whether there will be sufficient power for additional equipment that may be added in the future.
How should the solution integrator respond?
- A . HPE G2 Advanced racks allow additional PDUs to be added if additional equipment requires more outlets or more available power
- B . HPE Standard Series G2 PDUs allow additional inlet power cords to support additional equipment in the future.
- C . HPE PDUs support elevated temperatures up to 75°C (1673F), in case the additional equipment power draw results in increased heat generation.
- D . Two HPE Standard G2 PDUs will support 42U of racked equipment, so any equipment added in the future will be accommodated by the current PDU configuration
A customer needs to share files cost-effectively among their Microsoft Windows server over a local network.
Which storage solution meets this requirement?
- A . Storage Area Network (SAN)
- B . Network File System (NFS)
- C . Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
- D . Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Which series of internal checks will an HPE ProLiant server use to validate that the base hardware components are working correctly before booting the operating system?
- A . CMOS
- B . EDO
- C . POST
- D . BIOS
A customer needs to verify inbound packet statistics for interface Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/10 on an HPE FlexFabric 5900 series switch used by an iSCSI storage array.
Which command can be used in the CLI to perform this operation?
- A . show inbound counters port 1/0/10
- B . display counters inbound interface Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/10
- C . display all statistics from port 1/0/10
- D . interface Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/10 show counters
B
Explanation:
https://techhub.hpe.com/eginfolib/networking/docs/switches/5950/5200-4013a_l2-lan_cr/content/504039110.htm
Which HPE solution brings together CPU, Memory, and Disk with an unpredictable workload into a single management infrastructure?
- A . dHCI
- B . SimpliVity
- C . Nimble
- D . Primera
B
Explanation:
Reference: https://community.hpe.com/t5/Around-the-Storage-Block/Accelerating-hyperconvergence-with-end- to-end-25GbE-storage/ba-p/7001560
A customer requires an entry-level, all-flash system with predictable performance at the lowest possible price. They have performance-sensitive workloads that require speed and efficiency.
Which HPE storage system needs the customer’s requirements?
- A . Nimble CS1000
- B . Nimble SFA
- C . Nimble AF1000
- D . Nimble AF5000
A customer needs to deploy an application on a newly-installed HPE ProLiant server, but they report that the server is not online. They call you for remote support. The IP address on the production network cannot be reached. You are evaluating the probable root causes of this issue.
According to the troubleshooting methodology, what are next two steps? (Select two)
- A . Remote console into the ToR switch to check the server’s port configuration.
- B . Log in to iLO to see if the server hardware and NIC are online and configured correctly.
- C . Use OneView to see f the server firmware is up-to-date
- D . Run insight Diagnostics on the Server
- E . Use Microsoft Remote Desktop or VNC to check the server’s NIC and IP address configuration
A customer needs a video archive repository initially starting at 30TB internal storage. The repository is expected to grow at 20% annually and should have a lifespan of 3 years.
Which HPE ProLiant server solution meets the customer’s requirements?
- A . HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen10 with LFF SAS drives
- B . HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 with LFF SAS drives
- C . HPE ProLiant ML110 with SFF SAS drives
- D . HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen9 with SFF SAS drives
Which factors are used to determine RAM configuration maximum memory capacity? (Choose two.)
- A . number and model of qualified processors
- B . largest DIMM capacity qualified on the server
- C . speed of the DIMMs being used
- D . number of cores in the processor
- E . number of PCIe slots
A,B
Explanation:
Reference: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-a00027959en_us
A customer wants to install an HPE Proliant server that has a single dual port 10Gb NIC.
Which NIC feature should you introduce to allow each 10Gb port to be seen as four individual adapters in the operating system?
- A . NPAR
- B . RoCE
- C . FCoE
- D . RDMA
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/V2/getpdf.aspx/c04312719.pdf?ver=12
What does the term composable mean when applied to HPE infrastructure?
- A . pay-per-use consumption models
- B . hardware-defined infrastructure
- C . to provide all-flash like performance, but at a hybrid price point
- D . to simplify and accelerate DevOps and business innovation
D
Explanation:
Infrastructure that can be provisioned on the fly with software-defined intelligence allows for optimal application performance. Logically pooling resources reduces both underutilization and overprovisioning to create a more agile, cost-effective data center. A unified management interface integrates formerly siloed infrastructure and operations and allows IT to be offered as a service, enabling modern DevOps practices to be adopted by organizations with critical legacy applications that need to remain on premises.
A customer needs a storage solution to host a new virtualization platform that will host a database application. The customer is considering an HPE Nimble array.
What features would lead you to propose an HPE Nimble array over an HPE 3PAR array (Select two.)
- A . inline deduplication and compression
- B . future proof design
- C . hyperconverged solution
- D . lower operating costs
- E . cloud Native
A customer is planning to deploy a new Top of Rack solution.
They plan to use a stacking technology that meets the following requirements:
✑ Support for Multi Chassis Link Aggregation in an active-active mode.
✑ The control plane must not be a single point of failure.
✑ Rapid Fail-over. Unified Management.
✑ They require a maximum of two switches per stack.
Which stacking technology meets the customer’s requirements?
- A . HPE Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF)
- B . HPE Distributed Trunking
- C . Aruba Virtual Switching Extension (VSX)
- D . Aruba Virtual Switching Framework (VSF)
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/tg/AVD_Midsize-Campus-Design-Deploy.pdf
Which HPE MSA storage feature enables tuning the tier-migration algorithm for a virtual volume when creating or modifying the volume?
- A . Automated Tiered Storage
- B . Volume Tier Affinity
- C . Wide Striping
- D . HDD drive geometry
You are reviewing a series of MSA2052 storage designs for a customer’s remote locations. Their largest remote site requires the highest possible level of internal data protection with at least 20 TB of storage.
Which disk drive design is adequate for this site?
- A . 14 HPE MSA 2 TB drives, configured with RAID1
- B . 8 HPE MSA 2 TB drives, configured with RAID5
- C . 10 HPE MSA 2 TB drives, configured with RAID0
- D . 12 HPE MSA 2 TB drives, configured with RAID6
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/V2/getpdf.aspx/a00008277enw.pdf
HPE support asks you to provide the Active Health System log from HPE StoreEasy 1660 Storage to expedite a troubleshooting process.
Which procedures will generate the AHS log for HPE Support? (Choose two.)
- A . Download the AHS log from Server Manager dashboard
- B . Download the AHS log from Federation dashboard in StoreEasy Management Console
- C . Log in to the StoreEasy system with SSH and use the hpessacli command
- D . Boot to Intelligent Provisioning and download the AHS log from maintenance section
- E . Configure Remote Support on the iLO to send the log to HPE
A customer is moving a server from a co-location facility back into their existing data center to comply with new internal policies on data management Due to budget constraints, the customer cannot purchase any additional switches and will need to use an existing end-of-row design with HPE FlexFabric switches While the server will be installed six racks away from the switches, the total cable run with cable management Is expected to be 35 m.
Which component should be selected when designing the 10 Gbps connectivity option for the server?
- A . QSFP28 Active Optical Cable
- B . SFP+ 10G LC SR Transceiver
- C . SFP+ Active Optical Cable
- D . SFP+ Direct Attach Copper Cable
- E . QSFP+ Active Optical Cable
A local state college is implementing a new VDI cluster to support computer and testing labs.
They have the following requirements:
✑ Three VMware ESXi Hosts, each with one AMD processor, 1 TB of RAM, 16 Gbps FC Dual Port HBA.
✑ HPE Nimble AF20 with 17 TB usable capacity.
✑ Integration into an existing HPE FlexFabric 5710 and HPE SN3000B Fibre Channel SAN switches.
✑ The solution must fit in 7U of rack space.
If the customer needs more capacity in the future, they will use scale-out growth.
Which server model should you recommend to this client?
- A . HPE DL385
- B . HPE DL380
- C . HPE DL360
- D . HPE DL325
DRAG DROP
Match the feature to the lowest iLO5 license in which it is available
Explanation:
Last – last
3-2
1-1
3-3
Which HPE feature enables the customer to achieve this A customer has a new virtual environment. They selected HPE servers for the environment in order to achieve better performance for their applications.
server performance improvement?
- A . embedded application
- B . workload performance advisor
- C . workload profile
- D . Active Health System
For which virtualization management products does HPE OneView offer integration plug-ins1? (Select two.)
- A . Nutanix Prism infrastructure Manager
- B . Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager
- C . Microsoft System Center
- D . VMware vCenter
- E . Citrix XenCenter
A customer requires a management solution that will provide email notifications if hardware errors occur on their servers.
Which management solution provides this functionality?
- A . UEFI System Configuration
- B . iLO Advanced Edition
- C . HPE SUM
- D . HPE SUT
B
Explanation:
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-a00026111en_us#N11E72
iLO AlertMail enables user to configure iLO to send alert conditions detected independently of the host operating system to one or more email addresses. iLO AlertMail messages include major host system events that appear in the IML. For example, if a fan failure occurs, an event is recorded in the IML and an email message with the details is sent to the configured email addresses.
Reference: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-a00026111en_us
A customer has the following requirements:
✑ two or more 10Gb SFP+ uplinks
✑ downlink ports capable of 1Gb or 10Gb operation over CAT6a or CAT7 cables.
✑ 24 downlink ports
Which HPE tool would you use to help choose an HPE network solution that meets the customer requirements?
- A . HPE Switch Selector
- B . HPE NinjaSTARS
- C . HPE SAF
- D . HPE SPOCK
Why is SNMPv2c considered to be insecure?
- A . SNMPv2c agents only accept GET requests which match their read-only community string
- B . SNMPv2c community strings are transmitted in clear text
- C . SNMPv2c only allows the signing of the message payload
- D . SNMPv2c agents only encrypt WRITE messages.
Which HPE remote management tool offers simplified warranty and contract case management?
- A . HPE InfoSight
- B . HPE Insight Online
- C . HPE iLO Advanced
- D . HPE Smart Update Manager
B
Explanation:
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/c04123234.pdf
What is the correct cable type to use when connecting a server to a switch using 10 Gbps Short Range (SR) SFP+ optical connections?
- A . Direct Attach Cable (DAC)
- B . Twin-Ax
- C . Single Mode Fiber
- D . Multi-mode Fiber
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c02705558
DRAG DROP
Match each ProLiant solution to its ideal use case
Explanation:
4, 3, 2, 1
Which storage array feature records only changes made to the base volume and keeps an earlier state of the original volume?
- A . snapshot
- B . clone
- C . virtual volume
- D . volume mirror
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://assets.ext.hpe.com/is/content/hpedam/a00093683enw (10)
DRAG DROP
A customer needs a new VMware environment for a critical stock trading application and will need high performance compute and low latency storage.
Identify the correct component configurations on the left and drag them to the answer area on the right. (Choose two.)
Explanation:
ANS – Xeon-platinum, af20
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compare.html?productIds=123546,192482
What is a benefit of a NAS device?
- A . SAS connectivity to hosts
- B . dedicated file services
- C . iSCSl Protocol services
- D . shared Block Level access
What is the process or writing data to two locations within a single array in real time?
- A . replication
- B . business continuity
- C . data mirroring
- D . clustering
A customer has a single ProLiant DL580 Gen10 running ESXI 7.0. They want to remotely power on the server.
Which locally available management tool should they use to complete this task?
- A . HPE Composer
- B . ILO Advanced
- C . ILO Amplifier Pack
- D . HPE Oneview standard
You are creating a configuration for a new Nimble HF40 array.
Which tool should you use to ensure that you include adequate cache in the configuration?
- A . HPE NinjaSTARS
- B . HPE Storage Sizer
- C . HPE OneView
- D . HPE SPOCK
A
Explanation:
NinjaSTARS is an interactive storage-sizing tool for HPE’s Primera, Nimble, 3PAR and StoreOnce product lines. https://saf.hpe.com/safdesktop/info/findit/index.php https://community.hpe.com/t5/Array-Performance-and-Data/Nimble-Storage-Sizing-Tool/td-p/7008101#.YXcCsZpBzr
A customer wants to optimize the performance or its storage array by moving data residing in one class or disks to a more appropriate class of disks based on data access patterns without manual intervention.
Which HPE storage techno logy/feature will meet the customer requirement when the data is stored on an HPE 3PAR storage?
- A . Configure Adaptive Optimization with a minimum of 2 CPG’s
- B . Use Wide striping on the Storage Pool level
- C . Activate SSD read cache on volume level
- D . Enable Automated Tiering on the Storage Pool level
A system administrator’s performing the BIOS/Platform configuration of a DL380 Gen10 server. You notice the amber health LED.
The health status of which solution components can be verified with embedded UEFI Diagnostics? (Choose two.)
- A . UEFI shell
- B . Memory
- C . Fans
- D . Nimble controller
- E . iSCSI HBA
DRAG DROP
Match the stacking technology to the switch series.
Explanation:
VSX, IRF, VSF and IRF
https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/AOS-CX/10.04/HTML/5200-6728/index.html#GUID-2E425DAE-EC54-4313-9DEA-A61817F903C0.html
A customer has a single ProLiant DL560 Gen 10 running a virtualization system. They want to validate installed firmware components at the hardware level.
Which built-in management tool should they use to complete this task?
- A . HPE OneView Advanced
- B . ILO 5 Advanced
- C . UEFI
- D . HPE intelligent Provisioning
Refer to the exhibit.
You are asked to review a server configuration for a customer before it is quoted. The server will be used in a business-critical environment and high availability is required. The server configuration is shown in the exhibit.
What should be added to the configuration to ensure availability?
- A . HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 12 G SAS Modular Controller
- B . HPE DL380 Gen10 Intel Xeon-Gold 6143 (2.8 GHz/16-core/205 W) Processor Kit
- C . HPE 800W Flex Slot Platinum Hot Plug Low Halogen Power Supply Kit
- D . HPE DL38X Gen10 12 Gb SAS Expander Card Kit
A customer ordered a pair of HPE SN3000B 16 Gb Fibre Channel Switches to provide Fibre Channel connectivity between VMware ESXi hosts and HPE 3PAR StoreServ 8200.
Which adapter i s required to support Fibre Channel connectivity from the VMware ESXi hosts to the new switches?
- A . HBA
- B . SAS
- C . CNA
- D . NIC
DRAG DROP
Match the speed and protocol with the appropriate component.
A customer needs a server memory subsystem that meets the following requirements:
✑ approaches the speed of traditional DRAM
✑ ensures high capacity, high performance, and ongoing data safety in case of a power failure
Which HPE memory feature meets the customer needs?
- A . Load Reduced DIMMs
- B . Memory Mirroring
- C . Fast Fault Tolerance Memory
- D . Persistent Memory
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.hpe.com/emea_europe/en/servers/persistent-memory.html
DRAG DROP
Match each customer data center architecture to its network topology.
DRAG DROP
Match the customer requirement to the appropriate HPE storage solution.
A customer with limited IT administration resources needs a complete HPE server, storage, and networking solution. The solution must be able to be deployed in an hour or less through a simple, wizard-based setup. They want to manage the HPE solution through a simple, integrated plug-in to vCenter, since their IT staff members are already familiar with vCenter.
Which HPE solution best meets the customer requirements?
- A . HPE ConvergedSystem 750
- B . HPE Proliant for Microsoft Azure Stack
- C . HPE Nimble Storage dHCI
- D . HPE OneView for VMware vCenter
A
Explanation:
https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00105348en_us&docLocale=en_ US
A customer wants an HPE solution to expand a Big Data platform. The company is outgrowing its current setup and expects to consume 1 PB of data in a few months and up to 2 PB of data within a year.
Which HPE server platform is best suited for this use case?
- A . HPE Microserver
- B . HPE Edgeline
- C . HPE Apollo
- D . HPE Proliant ML
Which backup targets are available from an HPE StoreOnce backup system? (Choose two.)
- A . VTL
- B . Catalyst
- C . NVMe
- D . S3
- E . iSCSI
A,B
Explanation:
Reference: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03824941
HP StoreOnce Backup systems offer flexibility with virtual tape library (VTL), NAS and StoreOnce Catalyst targets for backup applications.
Which network protocol is used to build a loop-free logical topology for Ethernet networks?
- A . SCSP
- B . ECP
- C . VLAN
- D . STP
What is the correct cable type to use when connecting a pair of switches using Long Range (LR) Transceivers?
- A . Direct Attach Cable (DAC)
- B . Twin-Ax
- C . Single Mode Fiber
- D . Multi-mode Fiber
C
Explanation:
Single-mode uses a single relatively straight beam of light, transmitted directly through a core of glass (or occasionally plastic) that’s usually 50 microns across. Single-mode accommodates large power levels, and is almost exclusively used for Long Range (LR) applications.
Reference: https://info.hummingbirdnetworks.com/blog/answering-your-frequently-asked-QUESTION NO:s-about- different-types-of-10-gigabit-cisco-sfp-units
A customer needs a solution for a rack of servers. They need connectivity for 14 HPE DL380 servers, which each have two 10-GBASE-T Ethernet ports, and 10 HPE DL360 servers, which have two 10GBASE-X SFP+ Ethernet ports.
They need switch redundancy for each server and want to connect all servers to the same switch stack. The client also needs a 400 Gb backbone connection to the data center core switch from the solution you are creating.
Which architecture meets the customer requirements?
- A . One VSX stack of two Aruba 8320 48-port 1/10GBASE-X SFP+ switches with the following: 14 10GBASE-T transceivers in each switch 10 SFP+ to SFP+ DACs in each switch Two QSFP+ to Quad SFP+ adapters
- B . One IRF stack of wo HPE 5945 2-Slot switches each with the following: One 24-Port SFP28 + 2-Port QSFP28 module One 24-Port 1/10GBASE-T + 2-Port QSFP+ module 10 SFP+ to SFP+ DACs in each switch
- C . One IRF stack of two HPE 5945 48-port 1/10GBASE-X SFP+ switches with the following: 14 10GBASE-T transceivers in each switch 10 SFP+ to SFP+ DACs in each switch
- D . One VSX stack of two Aruba 8325 48-port 1/10GBASE-X SFP+ switches with the following: 14 10GBASE-T transceivers in each switch 10 SFP+ to SFP+ DACs in each switch
Where would a customer go to run the SSD wear Gauge report on an HPE ProLiant server?
- A . OneView Standard
- B . UEFI System Bios
- C . insight Diagnostics
- D . Smart Storage Administrator
Which disk technology provides the lowest latency for performing random reads?
- A . NVMe SSD
- B . SATA HDD
- C . SAS HDD
- D . SATA SSD
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://buy.hpe.com/us/en/options/solid-state-drives/hpe-nvme-high-performance-low-latency- write-intensive-solid-state-drives/p/1012742161
A customer needs NFS access on a fiber channel array.
What must be included in the solution to meet this requirement?
- A . StoreEver
- B . Storage File Controller
- C . Smart Array Controller
- D . StoreOnce RMC
B
Explanation:
StoreEver: Tape Library
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/storage/storeever-tape-storage.html
Storage File Controller: HPE Storage File Controllers are the fast and easy way to add High-Performance file services to the HPE array or SAN https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00056212en_us&docLocale=en_ US
Smart Array Controller: Physical RAID Controller https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-a00039156en_us
StoreOnce RMC: HPE Recovery Manager Centeral for backup and recovery https://www.hpe.com/us/en/storage/rmc-backup.html
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/gethtml.aspx?docname=a00047729enw
A nigh school is implementing a DHCP servers to support then production environment.
They have the following requirements
• six rack servers, each with 1 CPU from Intel, at least 256GB of RAM. FC Dual Port HBA
• HPE Nimble AF20 with 17TB useable capacity
• integration into their existing HPE FlexFabric 5710 and HPE SN30O0B Fibre Channel SAN switches if the customer needs more capacity in the future, they will use scale-out growth.
Which server model should you recommend to this client?
- A . ProLiant DL 20 Gen10
- B . ProLiant DL 325 Gen10
- C . ProLiant DL 160 Gen10
- D . ProLiant DL 560 Gem10
A system administrator is performing the BIOS/Platform configuration of a DL380 Gen10 servers You notice the amber health LED.
The health status of which solution components can be verified with embedded UEFI Diagnostics? {Select two.)
- A . Primera node
- B . iLONAND
- C . FC HBA
- D . Processor
- E . Power Supplies
DRAG DROP
Match the characteristic to the correct HPE ProLiant family.
Explanation:
ML, DL, DL, ML
You configured a port on an HPE FiexFabric 5900 series switch that is connected to a VMware ESXi server to support multiple VLANs
interface Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/11 description server ESXiOl-ethl port link-type trunk port trunk permit vlan 50 port trunk permit vlan 2 port trunk pvid vlan 50
Given the configuration above, what should happen to any untagged traffic coming from the VMware ESXI host?
- A . It will be transmitted in vlan 1.
- B . It will be dropped
- C . It will be transmitted in vlan 2
- D . It will be transmitted in vlan 50.
In which protocol are REST API requests transported?
- A . HTTP
- B . CRUD
- C . SOAP
- D . SSH
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://techhub.hpe.com/eginfolib/servers/docs/HPRestfultool/iLo4/data_model_reference.h tml
A customer needs a low cost block storage array for targeted workloads. The array needs to provide automated tiering, thin provisioning, and snapshot capabilities.
Which HPE storage solution meets the customer requirements?
- A . HPE MSA
- B . HPE D3000
- C . HPE Nimble
- D . HPE StoreEasy
A
Explanation:
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/A00015961ENW.pdf
A customer needs to add storage capacity to a host In a remote branch office. They have limited IT resources, so the solution requires ease of integration at a low price point
Which HPE Storage family best meets these needs?
- A . HPE D3000 Enclosure
- B . HPE 3PAR StoreServ
- C . HPE MSA Storage Array
- D . HPE NimbIe Storage
A customer needs to integrate a new digital video surveillance solution into their existing environment and available network ports. The solution needs to include redundant hypervisor servers and a redundant SAN with a shared Fibre Channel attached storage array.
You plan to propose the following configuration:
✑ 2 HPE DL380 Gen10 servers with dual processors, 384 GB of memory, dual port 10 Gb NIC, and High Performance Fan Kit
✑ 1 HPE MSA 2050 Dual Controller Storage Array with 24x 1.8 TB 10 K SAS drives and 96x 7.2K NL drives
✑ 4 VMware vSphere Standard licenses
✑ 1 VMware vCenter Server Foundation licenses
✑ 5 year 24x7x4 support for all equipment
What must be added to the configuration to provide a complete solution? (Choose two.)
- A . 2 HPE 10/25 Gb 2-port 622FLR-SFP28 CNA
- B . 2 HPE FlexFabric 5710 switches
- C . 2 Aruba 8320 switches
- D . 2 HPE SN3000B switches
- E . 2 HPE StoreFabric SN1200E 16 Gb Dual Port FC HBAs
A customer has a VMware environment with HPE ProLiant servers and Nimble storage.
They have been using a Windows VM to provide file services for their employees.
The customer is experiencing performance issues with the solution due to memory constraints on the virtual environment.
What could be added to the existing environment that will provide dedicated file services with better performance that would still utilize the existing storage and backup solutions?
- A . HPE StoreEver 30750
- B . HPE Storage Performance File Controller
- C . HPE StoreEasy 1460 Storage
- D . HPE StoreEasy 1650 Expanded Storage
B
Explanation:
"The HPE Storage Performance File Controller (Q9D44A) is designed to connect to HPE 3PAR StoreServ and Nimble Storage arrays and other larger SAN environments"
A security client needs a surveillance solution to support 239 Cameras. They expect to generate 2PB of data and require a 10Gb network infrastructure in a single rack.
Which solution should you recommend to meet the customer requirements?
- A . HPE Moonshot
- B . HPE MSA
- C . HPE Apollo Servers
- D . HPE SimplVity 380
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA0-6064ENW.pdf
A customer needs to update a server’s firmware using the latest Support Pack for ProLiant (SPP). They use a bootable USB flash drive to do so, and they select Interactive Mode on boot. Once the device boots, they are unsure how to proceed and ask for your assistance.
What can you tell them to do to easily update the firmware?
- A . Download a new version of Smart Update Manager.
- B . From Interactive mode, select the “Force Firmware” option.
- C . Reboot the server with the flash drive and leave in default mode.
- D . Run interactive mode from the Operating System instead.
A customer Has a data center with third-party routers and firewalls You are designing a new data center network switch architecture consisting of FlexFabric switching for the data network and ArubaOS-Switch switching for the out-of-band management network.
The customer needs a network management platform with the capabilities to manage and monitor the entire environment
Which management platform meets the customer requirements?
- A . Aruba Central
- B . HPE OneView
- C . HPE IMC
- D . Aruba Airwave
A customer’s environment includes virtual machines and containers. They need an on-premises platform that allows them to easily and efficiently deploy cloud-native applications at rack-scale.
Which HPE solution meets the customer requirements?
- A . MPE ProLiant for Microsoft Azure Stack
- B . HPE Synergy with VMware vSAN
- C . HPE Nimble iSCSI
- D . HPE Apollo Server
C
Explanation:
Reference: https://assets.ext.hpe.com/is/content/hpedam/a00059749enw
A customer needs to move data residing in one class of disks to a more appropriate class of disks based on data access patterns without manual intervention.
Which HPE MSA storage technology/feature will meet the customer requirement?
- A . Wide striping
- B . Automated Tiering
- C . Volume Tier Affinity
- D . SSD read cache
B
Explanation:
Reference: https://assets.ext.hpe.com/is/content/hpedam/4aa4-6892enw (19)
You are installing an HPE Nimble HF20 into a customer’s existing rack.
Prior to installation, what should you consider?
- A . An HPE Nimble array has left-to-right airflow
- B . HPE recommends installing the HPE Nimble array at the top of the rack
- C . The HPE Nimble array will require 3-phase power
- D . HPE recommends racks with a depth of 1200 mm
D
Explanation:
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/a00008274enw.pdf
Which protocol should be used to access an exported directory on a network-attached storage device?
- A . RIP
- B . NFS
- C . BGP
- D . SNMP
A customer is facing high and unpredictable latency on an HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 server equipped with P408i-a controller
Which tool can display an Array Diagnostic Report?
- A . Smart Storage Administrator
- B . HPE OneView
- C . UEFl Embedded Diagnostics
- D . HPE InfoSight
A small, expanding law firm wants to replace its single Windows server
The server will be kept in their library without a rack. They want a server that allows for internal storage growth and is capable of adding PCI adapters.
Which HPE server model type should you recommend?
- A . HPE BL
- B . HPE XL
- C . HPE DL
- D . HPE ML
A customer environment is being managed and monitored with HPE OneView. A review of the OneView log shows that there have been several trap storm events.
Which series of events must take place for OneView to insert a Trap Storm event entry into the log of system events?
- A . SNMP traps from three or more identical hosts have been logged within the past 256 seconds.
- B . Four or more identical SNMP traps have been logged within the past 30 seconds.
- C . Three or more SNMP trap messages have been logged with increasingly critical variable string values.
- D . Four or more ports on the same network switch have reported sequential SNMP trap mesages
B
Explanation:
https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-oneview/snmp-trap-storm-handling/td-p/6763380#.XvfE_ChKiM8
A customer’s backup administrator is responsible for maintaining and coordinating all nightly backups of the company’s 30 servers.
Which HPE product can be used as the primary interface to orchestrate all backup targets and Catalyst copy functions?
- A . HPE StoreServ
- B . Smart Storage Administrator
- C . Intelligent Provisioning
- D . StoreOnce Management Console
DRAG DROP
Match each characteristic to the correct storage type.
Explanation:
ML /DL /DL /ML
Refer to the exhibit.
When performing a code upgrade on an HPE Nimble array, you noticed a connection failure on ESX1. Refer to the exhibit showing the complete zoning configuration of one of the HPE SN3000B switches.
What should you do to ensure storage access is not interrupted when doing the next update?
- A . Create and ISL between the two HPE SN3000B switches.
- B . Create a new zone for ESX1 and the second storage controller.
- C . Change the timeout values on the SN3000B switch.
- D . Configure the same zone on a second HPE SN3000B.
A customer has two HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers. They both require firmware installation.
Which HPE tool should you recommend to performing this task?
- A . OneView Advanced
- B . iLO Amplifier Pack
- C . Smart Update Manager
- D . OneView Standard
B
Explanation:
Reference: https://www.hpe.com/emea_europe/en/servers/smart-update.html
Read the question, and then refer to the exhibit.
<Switch-A>display interface Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Current state: Administratively DOWN Line protocol state: DOWN IP packet frame type: Ethernet II, hardware address: d894-03fb-793d Description: Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Interface Bandwidth: 10000000 kbps Loopback is not set Media type is stack wire, port hardware type is STACK_SFP_PLUS Unknown-speed mode, unknown-duplex mode Link speed type is autonegotiation, link duplex type is autonegotiation Flow-control is not enabled Maximum frame length: 10000 Allow jumbo frames to pass Broadcast max-ratio: 100% Multicast max-ratio: 100% Unicast max-ratio: 100% PVID: 1 MDI type: Automdix Port link-type: Trunk VLAN Passing: 10, 20 VLAN permitted: 10, 20 Trunk port encapsulation: IEEE 802.1q Port priority: 0 Last link flapping: 0 hours 0 minutes 18 seconds Last clearing of counters: Never Peak input rate: 78 bytes/sec, at 2011-03-31 04:55:57 Peak output rate: 15 bytes/sec, at 2011-03-30 23:00:57 Last 300 second input: 0 packets/sec 67 bytes/sec – % Last 300 second output: 0 packets/sec 14 bytes/sec – % Input (total): 62670 packets, 8565340 bytes 0 unicasts, 0 broadcasts, 62670 multicasts, 0 pauses Input (normal): 62670 packets, – bytes 0 unicasts, 0 broadcasts, 62670 multicasts, 0 pauses Input: 0 input errors, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles 0 CRC, 0 frame, – overruns, 0 aborts C ignored, – parity errors Output (total): 3707 packets, 1294835 bytes 0 unicasts, 0 broadcasts, 3707 multicasts, 0 pauses Output (normal): 3707 packets, – bytes 0 unicasts, 0 broadcasts, 3707 multicasts, 0 pauses Output: 0 output errors, – underruns, – buffer failures 0 aborts, 0 deferred, 0 collisions, 0 late collisions 0 lost carrier, – no carrier
A customer added a new switch to their network. They connected it using interface Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1. They are using VLAN 10 and 20 for the devices in their network.
The new switch was fully operational. Then, the customer experienced a power failure later that day and could not reach any device on the new switch after the power returned.
From the output in the exhibit, would could be the issue?
- A . The interface loopback is not set.
- B . The interface link-speed and duplex are unknown.
- C . The interface is administratively down.
- D . The interface is configured for a PVID of VLAN 1.
C
Explanation:
"<Switch-A>display interface Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Current state: Administratively DOWN Line protocol state: DOWN IP"
A customer requests a quote for an HPE storage solution that meets these requirements
• fully redundant dual-controller storage array with no single points of failure
• 1 Gb or 10 Gb ISCSI connectivity
• at least four host-facing ISCSI ports
• capable of expanding usable capacity in small increments of one-to-two disks
Which HPE storage solution should be proposed?
- A . D3000
- B . MSA 1050
- C . Nimble AF20Q
- D . Nimble HF20
A customer needs to provide inventory management, health monitoring, status alerting, and reporting for their ProLiant servers.
Which HPE management offering meets the customer’s needs?
- A . OneView
- B . Insight Remote Support
- C . InfoSight
- D . Insight Online
What is a primary benefit of DAS?
- A . It takes advantage of Common Internet File System (CIFS).
- B . It is presented as an iSCSI LUN to the attached server.
- C . It can be accessed by both server and non-server devices simultaneously.
- D . It is connected directly to a server.
DRAG DROP
Match the speed and protocol with the appropriate component.
Refer to the exhibit.
You are configuring a pair of HPE 5945 switches into an IRF stack.
You have cabled the switches as depicted in the exhibit Into which IRF Ports should you place each switch interface?
A)
B)
C)
D)
- A . Option A
- B . Option B
- C . Option C
- D . Option D
Refer to the exhibit.
An administrator connected a hypervisor to interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 in a switch. The administrator created virtual machines in VLAN 10 and 20 on the hypervisor. VLAN 10 is configured to be tagged, and VLAN 20 is configured to be untagged on the hypervisor.
The administrator found that all the virtual machines in VLAN 20 can communicate with each other, but not with any virtual machines on VLAN 20 external to the hypervisor.
Given the output in the exhibit, customer needs a new environment to support an ERP system. The sizing information you received shows the following
- A . Permit VLAN 1 on the interface.
- B . Configure the PVID of the interface to be VLAN 20.
- C . Configure the interface as an access port.
- D . Configure the interface as an IRF port.
check
A customer has a small business office and is concerned that the local storage in their current ProLiant Gen 10 server with a Linux OS Is reaching maximum capacity
Which solution should you recommend to expand the customer’s data storage capacity?
- A . StoreEver
- B . StoreOnce
- C . SimpliVity
- D . D3000
A customer requires a management solution that will provide email notifications if hardware errors occur on their servers.
Which management solution provides this functionality?
- A . Embedded UEFI diagnostics
- B . HPE Intelligent Provisioning
- C . HPE Oneview
- D . iLO Standard Edition
Refer to the exhibit.
A customer has two HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers running as an Oracle cluster. They are trying to reduce licensing costs and want to move to the best processor available from the list to minimize licensing costs while still providing a high level of performance for the Oracle database.
Which DL380 Gen10 processor would you recommend?
- A . Intel Xeon-Platinum 8280M
- B . Intel Xeon-Platinum 8280
- C . Intel Xeon-Platinum 8256
- D . Intel Xeon-Platinum 8253
Which web service uses baste CRUD operations performed on resources using HTTP Post, Get. Put. Delete, and Patch?
- A . cURL
- B . REST
- C . CORBA
- D . SOAP
Which protocol can be used to access a shared directory on a network-attached storage device?
- A . SNMP
- B . B.SMB
- C . FCP
- D . BGP
B
Explanation:
They typically provide access to files using network file sharing protocols such as NFS, SMB, or AFP.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage
When is it appropriate for a customer to implement HPE OneView Standard?
- A . To manage multiple servers
- B . To monitor their services
- C . To enable the Advanced iLO license
- D . To update firmware
B
Explanation:
Reference: https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c04111367.pdf