HP Cloud Solutions & Hybrid Infrastructure 3

Question 1

Which HPE networking product family is purpose-built for cloud-native data centers and supports EVPN-VXLAN as its primary underlay/overlay fabric?

Accepted Answer

HPE Aruba CX Series

Answer

HPE Aruba CX switches are designed for modern data centers and natively support EVPN-VXLAN fabrics for scalable multi-tenant overlay networking.

Question 2

A hybrid cloud design uses HPE Composable Fabric. What is the primary architectural benefit of this technology?

Accepted Answer

It creates software-defined, point-to-point connections between any endpoints without manual recabling

Answer

HPE Composable Fabric uses software-defined networking to dynamically create direct connections between compute, storage, and networking resources without physical recabling.

Question 3

In HPE GreenLake, what does the 'buffer capacity' concept mean for a customer?

Accepted Answer

Pre-provisioned on-site hardware headroom that is metered only when consumed

Answer

HPE GreenLake pre-installs buffer capacity on-site so customers can scale instantly; they are only billed when they actually consume that capacity.

Question 4

Which HP tool automates firmware and driver updates across heterogeneous HPE server fleets in a hybrid environment?

Accepted Answer

HPE Smart Update Manager (SUM)

Answer

HPE Smart Update Manager orchestrates firmware and driver updates across HPE servers, ensuring consistency and minimizing manual intervention in large hybrid fleets.

Question 5

When deploying HPE Primera storage in an active-active stretched cluster, what technology synchronizes data between sites with zero RPO?

Accepted Answer

HPE Peer Persistence with Quorum Witness

Answer

HPE Peer Persistence provides synchronous replication between two Primera arrays with a Quorum Witness server, enabling transparent failover with zero data loss (RPO=0).

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HP Cloud Solutions & Hybrid Infrastructure 3