HP Server & Data Center Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which HP ProLiant feature allows administrators to update firmware on multiple servers simultaneously without requiring a reboot during business hours?
- HP Smart Update Manager (SUM)
- HP Intelligent Provisioning
- HP OneView Firmware Bundle
- HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) online flash (Correct answer)
Correct answer: HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) online flash
HP Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) supports online flash mode, allowing firmware updates to be staged and applied without immediate reboot disruption.
Question 2: In an HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure, what is the primary role of the Virtual Connect module?
- Providing KVM access to blade servers
- Abstracting server identity from network and storage infrastructure (Correct answer)
- Managing power distribution across blades
- Aggregating storage I/O from all blades into a single SAN port
Correct answer: Abstracting server identity from network and storage infrastructure
HP Virtual Connect abstracts server identity (MAC addresses, WWNs) from the physical network and SAN infrastructure, simplifying server replacement and moves.
Question 3: A data center administrator notices that an HP ProLiant server's iLO reports a 'Degraded' power supply status. What is the FIRST action to take?
- Immediately power off the server to prevent damage
- Check iLO event logs to identify the specific PSU fault and verify redundancy status (Correct answer)
- Replace both power supplies simultaneously
- Increase the server's power cap threshold in iLO
Correct answer: Check iLO event logs to identify the specific PSU fault and verify redundancy status
Reviewing iLO event logs first identifies whether it's a failure or warning, and confirms if the remaining PSU maintains full redundancy before planning replacement.
Question 4: Which HP data center technology uses software-defined networking to automate and orchestrate compute, storage, and networking resources as a unified pool?
- HP FlexFabric
- HP Composable Infrastructure (Synergy) (Correct answer)
- HP BladeSystem Matrix
- HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric
Correct answer: HP Composable Infrastructure (Synergy)
HP Synergy implements Composable Infrastructure, enabling fluid pools of compute, storage, and fabric to be defined and redefined via software through the Composer.
Question 5: What does the HP ProLiant DL380 Gen10's 'Persistent Memory' (NVDIMM) feature primarily enable?
- Higher ECC correction rates for standard DRAM
- Non-volatile storage in the DIMM slot with near-DRAM speeds for data persistence across reboots (Correct answer)
- Faster memory mirroring between DIMM channels
- Remote memory access across server nodes
Correct answer: Non-volatile storage in the DIMM slot with near-DRAM speeds for data persistence across reboots
NVDIMMs provide byte-addressable persistent storage at near-DRAM latency, preserving data through power loss while sitting in standard memory slots.
Question 6: In HP OneView, what is a 'Server Profile Template' used for?
- Defining a baseline OS image for deployment
- Creating a reusable configuration blueprint that can be applied to multiple server hardware instances (Correct answer)
- Storing historical health metrics for a server class
- Configuring VLAN assignments on Virtual Connect uplinks
Correct answer: Creating a reusable configuration blueprint that can be applied to multiple server hardware instances
Server Profile Templates in OneView define a standardized configuration (firmware, BIOS, networking, storage) that can be rapidly applied to new server hardware.
Question 7: Which RAID level, commonly used in HP SmartArray configurations, provides both striping and mirroring with a minimum of 4 drives and tolerates up to 2 simultaneous drive failures?
- RAID 5
- RAID 6 (Correct answer)
- RAID 10
- RAID 50
Correct answer: RAID 6
RAID 6 uses dual distributed parity across all drives, allowing any two drives to fail simultaneously while maintaining data integrity.
HP Server & Data Center Management 2
Which HP ProLiant feature allows administrators to update firmware on multiple servers simultaneously without requiring a reboot during business hours?