HPE0-S56 Exam - Building HPE Hybrid IT Solutions

NEW QUESTION 1
A customer requires a high level of network bandwidth and reliability. You are installing a pair of HPE switches that can provide redundancy with multiple connections between them for high availability and faster throughput.
Which technology should you configure on the switches to enable the capability the customer requires?

• A. Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
• B. Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VxLAN)
• C. Multichassis Link Aggregation (MLAG)
• D. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 2
You are installing HPE ProLiant servers into a rack that will be fully loaded. You also need to install four power distribution units (PDUs) in the rack.
How should you install the PDUs to maximize power distribution and space efficiency?

• A. at the top of the rack with the cables running between the RETMA rails
• B. horizontally on extension bars mounted directly to the frame for improved clearance
• C. in the bottom bay of the rack with the outlets facing the front
• D. vertically, side by side on both sides of the rack with the outlets facing the center

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 3
You are installing a data center switch.
Which methods are recommended to configure the switch? (Choose two.)

• A. Use out-of-band management with a dedicated management connection
• B. Use in-band management with an IP address and subnet mask that is reachable on the management network
• C. Use out-of-band management and keep the default settings
• D. Use in-band management and configure the AUX0 interface for scheme authentication

Answer: AB

NEW QUESTION 4
You are designing a solution to run a Citrix XenDesktop workload.
Which HPE planning and designing resource contains a detailed example of this type of solution, including a list of all the hardware and software components?

• A. Sales Builder for Windows
• B. Product Bulletin
• C. Smart Selling Tool
• D. Reference Architecture

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 5
You are installing an HPE ProLiant server that has a shared network port for iLO and NIC teaming. You need to ensure that you can still access iLO after configuring the NIC team.
Which teaming technology should you configure?

• A. round robin
• B. switch-assisted load balancing
• C. receive load balancing
• D. network fault tolerance

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 6
A customer is building out their rack of servers and storage systems. They need a high-performance network with a simple centralized management capability and deep buffer support for iSCSI. They expect high growth in their virtualization environment.
Which solution will best meet the customer’s needs?

• A. Aruba
• B. Altoline
• C. Arista
• D. FlexFabric

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 7
Why is RAID 6 the best option for a large RAID set for archive storage on large-capacity drives?

• A. to reduce risk during volume rebuild
• B. to increase write performance on the volume
• C. to maximize capacity of the volume
• D. to reduce drive wear

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 8
A customer needs to improve throughput performance of iSCSI traffic on their Layer 2 switch. Which feature should the customer implement at the switch level?

• A. Jumbo frames
• B. Oversubscription
• C. SMB Direct
• D. Remote Data Memory Access

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 9
You need to update the firmware on an MSL2024 to version 26.43.51. Which HPE utility do you need to use?

• A. OneView Standard
• B. Smart Storage Administrator
• C. Central Management Console
• D. Library & Tape Tools

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 10
You are troubleshooting a HPE ProLiant rack-mount server. All installed server fans constantly run at 100%. Which action should you take first?

• A. Update all system firmware
• B. Replace all cooling fans
• C. Reseat drive blanks
• D. Unplug all but one cooling fan

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 11
A customer is upgrading their network infrastructure to provide the best performance for IP storage.
Which technologies in a network switch meet the customer’s needs? (Choose three.)

• A. Jumbo Frames
• B. Deep Packet Buffers
• C. LLDP Support
• D. MLAG Support
• E. Fibre Channel Support
• F. Static Routing

Answer: ABD

NEW QUESTION 12
A customer wants to decrease problem resolution time on their HPE infrastructure. Why would this customer benefit from Insight Remote Support?

• A. It provides event diagnosis and automatic, secure submission of hardware event notifications to HPE.
• B. It provides health monitoring and alerting and suggests resolutions for common issues.
• C. It monitors 1600 system parameters and applies analytics to predict problems before they can lead to system or component failure.
• D. It maintains an up-to-date change log by recording hardware and system changes in real-time.

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 13
A customer needs a solution that supports rapid provisioning changes on physical bare-metal servers and on a virtualization hypervisor. They are considering migrating to a new solution that supports software-defined storage.
Which HPE compute platform should the customer implement?

• A. ProLiant DL
• B. BladeSystem
• C. Synergy
• D. SimpliVity

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 14
A customer has an existing environment that contains a mixture of network vendors. The customer wants to manage all devices using a single interface.
What should the customer use to manage the devices?

• A. Central Management Console
• B. Intelligent Management Center
• C. Aruba Central
• D. OneView

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 15
A customer needs to replace an existing storage array. The new array must be suitable for remote office deployment and support the following:
Multi-protocol connectivity
Flash-accelerated storage
Low-cost midline SAS drives
Which HPE storage platform will meet these requirements?

• A. StoreVirtual VSA
• B. MSA
• C. SimpliVity
• D. StoreEasy

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 16
You are configuring a FlexFabric switch for a customer environment. The customer has requested specific SFP+ transceivers, power options, and cables.
Which HPE tool enables you to select and configure a switch according to precise specifications?

• A. Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK)
• B. Networking Online Configurator
• C. One Config Simple (OCS)
• D. Switch Selector

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 17
You are troubleshooting a POST error on a HPE ProLiant rack-mount server. HPE support has directed you to test a minimum hardware configuration.
Which components should you remove? (Choose two.)

• A. CMOS battery
• B. all cooling fans
• C. all expansion boards
• D. all external storage media
• E. redundant processors

Answer: DE

NEW QUESTION 18
While troubleshooting a HPE ProLiant Gen10 rack-mount server, you determine that the current and backup system ROMs are corrupt.
What should be the next step to fix the server?

• A. Restore the system firmware from a USB drive
• B. Restore the system firmware from a UEFI shell prompt
• C. Replace the CMOS battery
• D. Restore the system firmware from the iLO repository
• E. Replace the system board

Answer: E

NEW QUESTION 19
A customer needs to purchase a redundant pair of SAN switches for their virtualization environment. The customer requires a total of eight 16 Gbps FC storage ports and eighteen 8 Gbps FC host attachments.
Which switch meets the customer’s needs at the lowest cost?

• A. HPE StoreFabric SN6010C 48-port Switch
• B. HPE StoreFabric SN6010C 12-port Switch with an On Demand Port Activation License
• C. HPE 8/24 SAN Switch 16-port Switch with an 8-port Upgrade License
• D. HPE 8/24 SAN Switch 16-port Switch

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 20
You are installing a HPE MSA storage system and need to connect the power cooling module (PCM). What should you do to ensure power redundancy?

• A. Ensure that a physical service processor is properly connected to each PCM
• B. Verify that each cooling fan is cabled to a separate controller
• C. Connect each PCM within a shelf to a different power distribution unit (PDU)
• D. Connect redundant power cords from the PCM controller to independent power supplies

Answer: C

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