Question 1

A customer plans to expand in the future to an HPE Synergy installation with SAS connectivity. What should you explain to the customer regarding SAS connectivity?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 2

Refer to the exhibit.  You are installing three Synergy frames for a customer PoC in the configuration shown. The composer is unable to discover the frames. What is the most likely cause of the problem?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

You have a customer who has thousands of ProLiant servers spanning Gen8, Gen9, and Gen10 across multiple server models (Rack, Tower, Blade, Apollo), all licensed with iLO Advanced. The customer needs an effective way to inventory and update the firmware across the environment. Which tool should you recommend?

Accepted Answer

iLO Amplifier Pack is designed for large-scale environments to inventory and update firmware across multiple ProLiant servers efficiently.

Question 4

A customer has a ProLiant DL based Gen10 server solution hosting an I/O intensive 2TB database. The customer needs to dramatically increase the performance of their existing system. Which solution will provide the maximum performance possible for their application?

Accepted Answer

HPE Scalable Persistent Memory is designed to provide high-speed, low-latency memory access, which can significantly boost the performance of I/O intensive applications like databases.

Question 5

Your customer is building out their own object-based storage solution. They initially developed the object store using DL380 Gen9 servers but are now looking for a solution that is purpose built to provide the additional storage. Which solution should you recommend?

Accepted Answer

The Apollo 4510 Gen10 is a purpose-built solution for object storage, offering high-density storage capabilities ideal for large-scale data storage needs.

Question 6

What are features of the HPE Synergy Planning Tool? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

A customer has 10 HPE BladeSystem enclosures managed by HPE OneView. They want to add three HPE Synergy frames. What is a proper procedure to manage a new HPE Synergy installation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Your customer boots to the HPE Smart Scripting toolkit via PXE to automatically configure their new systems. They are moving to a new data center which has a policy that PXE boot will not be allowed in the environment. What is the closest alternative to use when deploying Gen10 in their new data center?

Accepted Answer

HTTP/HTTPS Boot is a suitable alternative to PXE boot for deploying systems, as it allows booting over the network without using PXE.

Question 9

Your customer is interested in Synergy and composable infrastructure. They are concerned that operational savings may not meet expectations since operating system installation consumes a great deal of time. Which feature should you highlight to overcome the objection?

Accepted Answer

The Synergy Image Streamer is designed to rapidly provision operating systems, which addresses the concern about time-consuming OS installations and aligns with the customer's interest in operational savings.

Question 10

A retail customer's real-time analytics application requires the fastest possible data access and over 768GB of database capacity. Their current HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 servers are not meeting the performance requirements. What should you recommend? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 servers offer improved performance and capacity over the Gen9 servers, meeting the customer's requirements. PCle Workload Accelerator can further enhance performance by offloading certain tasks from the CPU.

Question 11

During a presentation on Synergy fabric technology, a customer states that they would not purchase Virtual Connect modules because they would be paying for Fibre Channel technology that they have no intention of using. How should you handle this objection?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

A customer needs a VDI solution. The amount of compute per U of rack space will be a key point in their solution selection. Which HPE product would be an ideal solution as part of your RFP response?

Accepted Answer

HPE Apollo 4510 Gen10 is a high-density server that provides the highest compute per U of rack space.

Question 13

A customer needs a Synergy Proof of Concept (PoC) using Image Streamer. What is the minimum number of Synergy frames needed for this PoC?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

A customer is considering installing a Synergy frame in an existing rack where their c7000 chassis is currently installed. Which question should you ask to ensure the new frame will be supported in the rack?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

A customer has thousands of ProLiant and Apollo servers in their datacenter. The customer needs a tool that will help them with firmware and driver updates. Which iLO Amplifier Pack feature should you emphasize during a conversation with this customer?

Accepted Answer

The iLO Amplifier Pack's support for iLO Federation is crucial for managing firmware and driver updates across a large number of servers, as it allows for streamlined and centralized management of multiple servers.

Question 16

A customer received their three frame Synergy system. However, they are missing a link cable that connects the frame link module between the frames. Which type of cable do they need?

Accepted Answer

DAC is a Direct Attach Cable, which is used to connect the frame link module between the frames in a Synergy system.

Question 17

A customer is expanding their blade based infrastructure managed by HPE OneView with an HPE Synergy platform. The customer is familiar with HPE OneView and wants to know if the same management can be used to manage HPE Synergy platform. How should you respond to this question?

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Question 18

A customer needs a new high frequency trading cluster. Their current cluster has non-deterministic performance and undesirable latency. Because high frequency trades are extremely time-sensitive transactions, the customer cannot tolerate the microseconds of delay that can randomly occur on their current cluster. Which iLO 5 Gen 10 feature can you propose to address this technical requirement?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A customer needs a new high frequency...

Question 19

A c7000 customer wants to expand their server environment. You want to encourage them to move to Synergy to prepare them for the future. Which question should you ask?

Accepted Answer

Enhanced security on the management network is a key benefit of Synergy.

Question 20

Which iLO 5 feature allows a customer to directly, physically connect to a ProLiant server to troubleshoot issues?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 4: Architecting Advanced HPE Server Solutions