Hardware
If the CPU were a body part, what part would it be?
Brain
How is HPE VM Essentials Software Licensed?
Per socket
This SaaS application is used to manage the majority of HPE
HPE Compute Ops Management
This server is HPE's only blade offering
Synergy
What infrastructure type combines storage, compute and networking into a single software defined system?
Hyper Converged Infrastructure
What is a NIC?
Network Interface Card, this allows the server to connect to network switches
What is the difference between a VM and Hypervisor?
The hypervisor is the base layer that manages and provisions resources to the VMs
What is the difference between COM and OneView?
COM is a cloud based offering that allows you to manage multiple servers across multiple sites from a single plane of glass. OneView allows you to manage your resources on prem and is used primarily for dark sites.
What is HPE's only true Hyperconverged server offering?
SimpliVity
What type of infrastructure methodology does HPE Synergy follow?
Composable Infrastructure
What is the difference between core count and clock speed in a processor?
Core count refers to the number of processing units within a CPU, whereas clock speed is how quickly the cores can execute instructions
What are 3 benefits of virtualization
Cost reduction, reduced downtime, increased productivity
What piece of hardware powers all of our management software?
iLO
What is the difference between the ProLiant DL360 and DL380?
The DL360 is a 1U, 2P solution, and the DL380 is a 2U,2P solution
What is a drawback to HCI solutions?
It is more difficult to independently scale storage and compute.
Explain the difference between an SSD and HDD?
A SSD has no moving parts and is often times much faster than a HDD which contains a spinning disk.
What are two alternatives to VMware?
HPE VM Essentials, Hyper-V, Nutanix, ProxMox
When was compute ops management first introduced?
4 years ago
What is the name of the DL Edge server that HPE sells
DL145 or Dl20
What are 3 type of infrastructures?
Cloud, Three tier architecture, Hybrid-Cloud, HCI, Bare Metal, dHCI
What are the names of the two slots you can place NICs in within a server?
OCP and PCIe
What two things should you ask as a seller when a customer tells you they are virtualized.
How many Physical Servers and VM do you have?
What hypervisor are you running?
Which management platform does Synergy use to manage the blades.
OneView through the composer 2
How many GPUs can you fit in a Gen12 DL380a?
8-10DW/16 SW
What infrastructure type is HPE's PC3000/PCBE?
Disaggregated Hyperconverged Infrastructure or Hybrid Cloud