HPE Power Advisor is a specialized, pre-deployment planning tool designed specifically for estimating power consumption and thermal output for HPE equipment. It enables users to build virtual racks with specific server, storage, and networking components to calculate accurate power (wattage) and cooling (BTU/hr) requirements. This functionality is essential during the design phase of a new server environment to ensure the data center's power and cooling infrastructure can support the planned hardware at both the individual chassis and full rack level.

A. HPE InfoSight is an AI-driven predictive analytics and monitoring platform for optimizing existing, deployed infrastructure; it is not a pre-deployment design tool.

B. HPE Smart Storage Administrator is a post-install utility used to configure, manage, and diagnose HPE Smart Array controllers and attached storage devices within a server.

D. HPE OneView is an infrastructure automation and management platform for deployed systems. While it monitors power in real-time, it does not perform pre-deployment design calculations.

1. HPE Power Advisor Online Tool: The official tool's description states

"The HPE Power Advisor is a tool that provides you with the ability to estimate power consumption and proper equipment selection for your data center." This confirms its purpose as a planning and estimation utility.

Source: HPE Power Advisor. (Accessed 2023). Retrieved from https://paonline.hpe.com/

2. HPE ProLiant Server QuickSpecs: Official server specification documents consistently refer to the HPE Power Advisor for power planning. For example

under the "Power Specifications" section

it states

"To review typical system power ratings use the HPE Power Advisor which is available online."

Source: HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus server QuickSpecs

Page 51

"Power Specifications" section.

3. HPE Infrastructure Management White Paper: Documentation differentiating HPE's management tools clarifies their distinct roles. HPE OneView is positioned for infrastructure lifecycle management and automation

while HPE InfoSight is for AI-powered operations

distinguishing them from a planning tool like Power Advisor.

Source: HPE. (2022). HPE ProLiant Gen10/Gen10 Plus servers Management overview. White Paper

Document ID: a00094420enw

Pages 4-5.