HP HPE7-J02 Dumps

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HPE SimpliVity RapidDR simplifies and automates DR failover processes, but execution requires an authorized operator to trigger a pre-configured recovery plan. This balances automation with compliance and security requirements (important for healthcare). It does not guarantee zero RTO, but it does minimize RTO through automation.

Distractors:

A: RTO of 0 is not possible; RapidDR reduces but does not eliminate recovery time.

B: Domain admin credentials for re-IP are not required; automation handles reconfiguration.

C: Auto-commit/rollback require administrator validation; no “silent” automation is allowed for compliance.

Key Concept: RapidDR = automation of failover/failback but requires authorized trigger.

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For competitive or 3rd-party (non-HPE) environments like Dell + VMware, HPE CloudPhysics is the correct tool. The Observer VM is deployed into vCenter to gather real-world workload metrics (CPU, memory, storage I/O). These analytics can then be used for SimpliVity HCI sizing.

Distractors:

A: NinjaOnline SimpliVity Sizer requires input metrics, but it cannot directly collect from 3rd-party environments.

B: InfoSight sizing applies to HPE arrays, not competitive storage.

D: InfoSight for SimpliVity only monitors existing HPE SimpliVity clusters.

Key Concept: CloudPhysics Observer → gathers competitive workload metrics → feeds into SimpliVity sizing.

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The exhibit shows the use of 32Gb FC HBAs and 100GbE switches (Aruba 100G). However, the customer specifically requires 25GbE top-of-rack switches. Therefore, the configuration needs to be corrected to 25GbE networking. The HPE Alletra MP B10000 guarantees 100% data availability SLA, so the primary correction is networking alignment, not drives or financial model.

Distractors:

B: Reducing drives reduces raw capacity below 80TB requirement.

C: GreenLake is a consumption model but not the technical correction required.

D: Aruba 8325 is a core switch option; customer only asked for ToR 25GbE.

Key Concept: Networking alignment with requirements.

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HPE GreenLake for File Storage (powered by VAST Data) delivers scale-out NAS capabilities with native data protection, snapshots, and disaster recovery integration. It is designed for enterprises that need both scalability and integrated protection in a single consumption or CapEx model.

Distractors:

A (Qumulo): Excellent scale-out file, but lacks deep HPE ecosystem integration.

B (Scality): Primarily focused on object storage, not file workloads.

D (Cohesity): Strong in backup and secondary storage, but not primary enterprise file services.

Key Concept: HPE GreenLake for File Storage = enterprise-grade file storage + integrated protection.

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For HPC and AI/ML workloads, NFS over RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) provides significantly lower latency and reduced CPU overhead compared to standard NFS over TCP. This allows direct memory-to-memory data transfers between storage and compute nodes, bypassing the kernel network stack. In VAST Data (underpinning GreenLake for File Storage), NFS over RDMA is explicitly supported to accelerate shared dataset access in HPC and AI environments.

Distractors:

A: Standard NFS introduces more latency due to kernel TCP/IP stack overhead.

C: RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) is a transport layer technology — useful, but the protocol chosen for the file system must be NFS over RDMA, not just RoCE.

D: iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA) enhances iSCSI block storage, not NFS file workloads.

Key Concept: NFS over RDMA for HPC/AI shared datasets.

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HPE Alletra 6000 is a scale-out architecture array. Adding more arrays to a single scale-out group increases both performance (IOPS, throughput) and capacity, while maintaining single-pane management via HPE Data Services Cloud Console. This is the most efficient way to address both capacity growth and latency reduction for SQL workloads.

Distractors:

B: Adding NICs may help with throughput but not backend latency or capacity scaling.

C: Flash-to-cache ratios can optimize read caching but don’t fundamentally increase system-wide performance.

D: Timeless storage is a procurement/licensing option, not a performance/capacity scaling method.

Key Concept: Alletra 6000 scale-out clustering for balanced growth of capacity and performance.

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The exhibit shows a system delivering ~2.3 GB/s sequential read. For large-block sequential workloads, aggregate host link bandwidth (number × speed of front-end ports) is the primary limiter. Increasing the count of 10/25 Gb iSCSI NICs adds parallel lanes, raising sustained read GB/s to the hosts. This is a recommended first step in HPE sizing before changing protocols.

Analysis of Incorrect Options (Distractors):

A: Adding an expansion shelf increases capacity, not front-end bandwidth.

C: Moving to 32 Gb FC can help, but simply adding more existing 10/25 Gb ports achieves the same goal without a protocol/adapter change and is the straightforward, supported scale-out path.

D: SCM (Storage Class Memory) targets latency/IOPS; it doesn’t materially lift sequential GB/s if the link budget is the bottleneck.

Key Concept: Scale front-end connectivity to increase sequential throughput; capacity or media class changes won’t fix a link-limited system.

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In Alletra 6000 Peer Persistence environments, operations like resizing Peer Persistence volumes must be performed via the HPE Data Services Cloud Console (DSCC), which manages volume collections and replication consistency groups. Attempting to grow the upstream volume locally will fail because the changes need to propagate across both sites consistently.

Distractors:

A/B: Removing upstream or downstream volumes would break replication and is not required.

D: Expanding in VMware only extends the VMFS datastore, not the underlying replicated volume.

Key Concept: Peer Persistence volume resizing is done in DSCC, not local web GUI.

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With Alletra and Primera Peer Persistence, the Quorum Witness is no longer a self-hosted VM. It is delivered as a cloud-based SaaS service managed by HPE. This eliminates customer responsibility for patching and ensures HPE automatically applies updates and security fixes. This resolves the audit concern.

Distractors:

A: Applies to older 3PAR environments, not Alletra/Primera.

C/D: Quorum Witness is no longer an appliance — it is SaaS managed, so these don’t apply.

Key Concept: Alletra Quorum Witness is SaaS-managed, removing patching responsibility.

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Frequent cache misses occur when the working dataset does not fit effectively in cache. Increasing the flash-to-disk ratio ensures a higher portion of hot data is served from flash media rather than backend disk, reducing cache miss penalties. This is the standard HPE recommendation for read-intensive workloads where cache is insufficient.

Distractors:

A: Adding shelves adds capacity, not cache-to-data efficiency.

B: Upgrading controllers increases CPU, but not necessarily cache efficiency.

C: Pinned cache is intended for metadata or specific workloads, not large-scale read caching.

Key Concept: Flash-to-disk ratio optimization reduces cache misses.

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In an HPE Peer Persistence configuration (supported on HPE Alletra MP, Primera, and 3PAR), hosts see volumes presented from arrays at both sites. For optimal load balancing and transparent failover, the local array paths are shown as “Active Optimized” while the remote array paths are marked “Active Non-optimized”. The “Non-optimized” label indicates these paths are functional but involve remote access with higher latency. This design ensures automatic transparent failover if the local site becomes unavailable.

Distractors:

A: “Active Optimized” applies only to local array paths, not remote ones.

B: Passive paths are typical of ALUA implementations without Peer Persistence, not here.

D: “Standby” is not the term used in Peer Persistence multipathing.

Key Concept: MPIO with Peer Persistence (ALUA Active/Active configuration).

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Zerto, now part of HPE, provides continuous data protection (CDP) with near-zero RPOs and very low RTOs. It supports VMware workloads, as well as hybrid cloud deployments with AWS and Azure. Zerto is specifically designed for disaster recovery orchestration, enabling automated failover, failback, and application-consistent protection across sites and cloud environments.

Distractors:

B (CommVault): Primarily a backup/recovery and data management platform — RPOs are not near-zero.

C (Cohesity): Strong in backup, secondary storage, and ransomware recovery, but not near-zero RPO DR orchestration.

D (SimpliVity): Hyperconverged infrastructure with built-in backup, but not optimized for large-scale multi-cloud DR.

Key Concept: Continuous Data Protection (Zerto) for hybrid/multi-cloud disaster recovery.

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HPE GreenLake for File Storage, powered by VAST Data software, natively supports cross-protocol access (NFS, SMB, and S3) to the same dataset. This means a file written via NFS can be accessed via SMB or S3 without replication. For cross-protocol access, both protocols must be enabled at the share/bucket level. This is a core differentiator of HPE’s GreenLake for File Storage solution.

Distractors:

A: Wrong, because GreenLake for File Storage already has native multi-protocol support — no need for 3rd party SDS.

C: Incorrect, as replication between separate shares is not required; it is a native capability.

D: Misleading — IP pools are used for load balancing and client connectivity, but not required to enable cross-protocol access.

Key Concept: Multi-protocol access in HPE GreenLake for File Storage (NFS/SMB/S3).