The HPE storage platform that should be included to complete the VDI solution is HPE Alletra 6000.

This is because HPE Alletra 6000 is a high-performance, low-latency, and scalable storage array that

can support the demanding workloads of VDI environments. HPE Alletra 6000 offers the following

benefits for VDI solutions:

It delivers consistent sub-millisecond response times for thousands of concurrent users and virtual

machines, ensuring a smooth and responsive user experience12.

It provides flexible connectivity options, including iSCSI and FC, that can integrate with HPE Synergy

compute modules and HPE Virtual Connect technology13.

It supports VMware vVols, which simplifies storage management and provisioning, enables granular

data protection and quality of service, and optimizes storage utilization for VDI deployments14.

It leverages HPE InfoSight, an AI-powered platform that provides predictive analytics, proactive

recommendations, and automated actions to prevent issues, optimize performance, and reduce

costs for VDI environments15.

The other options are not suitable for the VDI solution because:

B) HPE StoreEasy is a file and application storage solution that is designed for small and medium

businesses, branch offices, and workgroups. It is not optimized for high-performance, low-latency,

and scalable VDI workloads6.

C) HPE Qumulo is a file data platform that is designed for unstructured data, such as media and

entertainment, life sciences, and research. It is not optimized for high-performance, low-latency, and

scalable VDI workloads7.

D) HPE SimpliVity is a hyperconverged infrastructure solution that combines compute, storage, and

networking in a single appliance. It is not compatible with HPE Synergy compute modules, which are

blade servers that require a separate storage array8 .

Reference:

HPE Alletra 6000 | HPE Store US

HPE Alletra 6000 Data Sheet

HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Compute Module - Overview

HPE Alletra 6000 and VMware vVols

HPE InfoSight for HPE Alletra 6000

HPE StoreEasy Storage

HPE Qumulo

HPE SimpliVity

[HPE Synergy 12000 Frame]

To add HPE GreenLake for Block Storage to an existing HPE GreenLake account, you need to provide

some basic information to the wizard-driven application in HPE GreenLake Central. According to the

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage Getting Started Guide1, you need to enter the following

information:

Site contact info: This includes the name, email, and phone number of the person who will be the

primary contact for the site where the block storage service will be deployed. This is required to

ensure smooth communication and coordination between HPE and the customer.

Subscription term: This is the duration of the contract for the block storage service, which can range

from 12 to 60 months. This is required to calculate the monthly billing and the minimum committed

capacity for the service.

The other options are not required for the wizard. Reserved capacity is the amount of storage

capacity that the customer wants to reserve for future use, which can be adjusted later. HPE

customer ID is a unique identifier for the customer, which is already associated with the existing HPE

GreenLake account. Datacenter address is the physical location of the datacenter where the block

storage service will be deployed, which is already known to HPE from the previous HPE GreenLake

service. Reference:

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage Getting Started Guide

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage planning overview

To present the power consumption of a proposed datacenter solution to a customer, you can use the

following tools:

Product Bulletin: This is a web-based tool that provides technical specifications, features, benefits,

and compatibility information for HPE products. You can use it to compare different products and

configurations, and to generate customized reports that include power and cooling data for the

selected products. You can also access the Product Bulletin from the HPE Sizer tool1.

Power Advisor: This is a web-based tool that helps you estimate the power consumption and cooling

requirements of HPE servers, storage, and networking devices. You can use it to create a

configuration based on the customer’s requirements, and to generate a power summary report that

shows the power input, output, heat dissipation, and airflow data for the configuration. You can also

export the configuration to the HPE Sizer tool2.

The other options are not suitable for presenting the power consumption of a proposed solution.

OCA is an online tool that helps you assess the customer’s current environment and identify

opportunities for optimization and transformation. NinjaSTARS is a web-based tool that helps you

compare the performance and cost of HPE storage solutions with competitors’ products. SSET is a

web-based tool that helps you design and validate HPE solutions based on customer requirements

and industry workloads. Reference:

HPE Product Bulletin

HPE Power Advisor

HPE Sizer

When generating a customer HPE GreenLake proposal, you need to submit the following mandatory

items to HPE for quoting:

Start Bill of Materials: This is a document that lists the initial hardware and software components,

quantities, and prices that are required for the HPE GreenLake solution. It also includes the service

level, the billing unit, the minimum and maximum capacity, and the buffer size. The Start Bill of

Materials helps HPE to calculate the monthly fee and the buffer charge for the customer.

Completed Order Checklist: This is a document that contains the essential information and

documents that are needed to process the HPE GreenLake order. It includes the customer name,

address, contact details, legal entity, billing frequency, payment method, contract term, start date,

end date, and signature. It also includes the attachments such as the Start Bill of Materials, the End

Bill of Materials, the Statement of Work, the Credit Check Form, and the Customer Acceptance Form.

The other items are not mandatory for the initial proposal, but they may be required later in the

order process:

End Bill of Materials: This is a document that lists the final hardware and software components,

quantities, and prices that are delivered and installed for the HPE GreenLake solution. It may differ

from the Start Bill of Materials due to changes in the customer requirements, availability, or pricing.

The End Bill of Materials helps HPE to reconcile the actual usage and billing with the customer.

Signed Statement of Work: This is a document that defines the scope, deliverables, responsibilities,

and terms and conditions of the HPE GreenLake service. It also includes the service level agreement,

the service description, the service activation, the service management, the service reporting, and

the service termination. The Statement of Work must be signed by both HPE and the customer

before the service can start.

Credit Check Form: This is a document that authorizes HPE to perform a credit check on the customer

to assess their financial stability and creditworthiness. The credit check helps HPE to determine the

payment terms and conditions for the HPE GreenLake service.

Reference: HPE GreenLake Central User Guide, HPE GreenLake for Block Storage MP, HPE GreenLake

Edge-to-Cloud Platform User Guide

HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise is a fully managed cloud service that delivers a unified self-

service infrastructure provisioning experience to IT and application administrators and

developers1. It supports the deployment of bare metal, containers, and virtual machines workloads

across datacenters, colocation facilities, or edge locations1. It also provides a consistent cloud

experience across any application or workload, whether traditional or cloud-native1.

One of the workload services offered as part of HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise is VMware

ESXi virtual machines. VMware ESXi is a hypervisor that enables the creation and management of

virtual machines on a physical server2. VMware ESXi virtual machines can run various operating

systems and applications, and can be migrated, cloned, or backed up using VMware tools2. HPE

GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise integrates with VMware vCenter Server to provide a seamless

user interface for provisioning and managing VMware ESXi virtual machines3. Users can also

leverage VMware vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations for advanced automation and

orchestration capabilities3.

Another workload service offered as part of HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise is Bare Metal

servers. Bare Metal servers are physical servers that are dedicated to a single tenant and do not run

any hypervisor or virtualization layer4. Bare Metal servers can offer higher performance, security,

and customization than virtual machines, as they eliminate the overhead and complexity of

virtualization4. HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise enables users to provision and manage Bare

Metal servers using a self-service portal or an API5. Users can also choose from various server

models, configurations, and operating systems to suit their workload needs5.

The other options, such as Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines, Google

Distributed Cloud Hosted, and serverless functions, are not workload services offered as part of HPE

GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise. Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual

machines are alternative virtualization solutions that are not supported by HPE GreenLake Private

Cloud Enterprise1. Google Distributed Cloud Hosted is a cloud service that extends Google Cloud

Platform to customer premises or edge locations, but it is not integrated with HPE GreenLake Private

Cloud Enterprise. Serverless functions are a cloud computing model that executes code without

requiring users to provision or manage servers, but they are not available as a workload service in

HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise1.

Reference:

1: HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise

2: What is VMware ESXi? - Definition from WhatIs.com

3: HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise: Scaling and orchestrating modern applications for the

enterprise

4: What is a bare metal server? | IBM

5: HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise

: Google Distributed Cloud | Google Cloud

According to the HPE Edge-to-Cloud Adoption Framework, page 5, the following matches are correct: The cloud infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization comprising multiple consumers (e.g., business units). = Private Cloud The cloud infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use case specific group of consumers from organizations that have shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations). = Community Cloud The cloud infrastructure is provisioned for open use by everyone. It may be owned, managed, and operated by a business, academic, or government organization, or some combination of them. = Public Cloud The cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more distinct cloud infrastructures that remain unique entities, but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability. = Hybrid Cloud Explanation: Private Cloud: A private cloud is a cloud deployment model where the cloud infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization comprising multiple consumers (e.g., business units). It may be owned, managed, and operated by the organization, a third party, or some combination of them, and it may exist on or off premises. A private cloud offers the organization more control, security, and customization over their cloud resources, but it also requires more investment, maintenance, and expertise1. Community Cloud: A community cloud is a cloud deployment model where the cloud infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use by a specific group of consumers from organizations that have shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations). It may be owned, managed, and operated by one or more of the organizations, a third party, or some combination of them, and it may exist on or off premises. A community cloud offers the group of consumers more collaboration, cost-sharing, and alignment over their cloud resources, but it also requires more coordination, governance, and trust1. Public Cloud: A public cloud is a cloud deployment model where the cloud infrastructure is provisioned for open use by everyone. It may be owned, managed, and operated by a business, academic, or government organization, or some combination of them, and it exists on the premises of the cloud provider. A public cloud offers the consumers more scalability, flexibility, and affordability over their cloud resources, but it also requires more dependency, compliance, and security1. Hybrid Cloud: A hybrid cloud is a cloud deployment model where the cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more distinct cloud infrastructures (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities, but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability (e.g., cloud bursting for load balancing between clouds). A hybrid cloud offers the consumers more choice, agility, and innovation over their cloud resources, but it also requires more integration, management, and complexity1.

Cloud-based Automated Infrastructure Operations (AIOps) platform that applies advanced machine learning to transform how infrastructure is managed and supported. = InfoSight Designed to seamlessly work with ethernet switches by optimizing interoperability and improving the performance across a wide variety of virtualized, hyperconverged (HCI), and HPE compute and storage environments. = Aruba Fabric Composer Network management platform for all NX-OS-enabled deployments, spanning new fabric architectures, and storage networking deployments of the HPE C-Series switches. = DCNM Provides insight across the storage network through diagnostic, monitoring, and management technology of the HPE B-Series switches. = Fabric Vision Explanation: InfoSight: InfoSight is a cloud-based Automated Infrastructure Operations (AIOps) platform that applies advanced machine learning to transform how infrastructure is managed and supported. It can monitor and optimize the performance, health, and utilization of HPE’s storage, servers, and networking solutions, and provide insights and recommendations to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the infrastructure12. Aruba Fabric Composer: Aruba Fabric Composer is a software-defined networking solution that is designed to seamlessly work with ethernet switches by optimizing interoperability and improving the performance across a wide variety of virtualized, hyperconverged (HCI), and HPE compute and storage environments. It can simplify and automate the network configuration, management, and troubleshooting, and provide visibility and analytics to optimize the network performance and availability3 . DCNM: Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) is a network management platform for all NX-OS- enabled deployments, spanning new fabric architectures, and storage networking deployments of the HPE C-Series switches. It can provide centralized control, automation, and visibility for the data center network, and support various features, such as fabric discovery, provisioning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and backup and restore . Fabric Vision: Fabric Vision is a technology that provides insight across the storage network through diagnostic, monitoring, and management technology of the HPE B-Series switches. It can enhance the network performance, availability, and security, and reduce the operational costs and complexity. It can also support various features, such as Fabric Performance Impact (FPI) Monitoring, ClearLink Diagnostics, Flow Vision, and Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS) .

Customers looking to unlock agility and collapse data management silos. = Alletra Customers looking to run apps and collapse infrastructure management silos. = SimpliVity Customers looking to run apps and build a resilient enterprise. = Zerto Explanation: Alletra: Alletra is a data services platform that offers cloud-native data management and storage solutions for various workloads and applications. It can help customers unlock agility and collapse data management silos, by enabling them to provision, monitor, and optimize their data services from a single cloud console, and to integrate with various cloud providers and services12. SimpliVity: SimpliVity is a hyperconverged infrastructure solution that combines compute, storage, networking, and data protection in a single appliance. It can help customers run apps and collapse infrastructure management silos, by simplifying and streamlining their IT operations, reducing costs and complexity, and improving efficiency and performance34. Zerto: Zerto is a data protection and disaster recovery solution that offers continuous data replication, backup, and recovery for various workloads and applications. It can help customers run apps and build a resilient enterprise, by enhancing their data availability, security, and compliance, and by enabling them to recover from any disruption or failure in minutes5 .

Statement 1: IT generalist looking for the most affordable approach to boost performance Option: MSA Explanation: MSA is an entry-level storage solution that offers high performance, scalability, and simplicity at a low cost. It is ideal for IT generalists who need to support a variety of workloads and applications without breaking the budget. MSA supports both flash and hybrid configurations, and can deliver up to 325,000 IOPS with sub-millisecond latency1. Statement 2: Line of business or virtual machine admin looking for a new approach to consolidate infrastructure and lower operating expenses Option: SimpliVity Explanation: SimpliVity is a hyperconverged infrastructure solution that combines compute, storage, networking, and data protection in a single appliance. It is designed for line of business or virtual machine admins who want to simplify and streamline their IT operations, reduce costs, and improve efficiency. SimpliVity offers built-in backup and disaster recovery, data deduplication and compression, and global VM- centric management2. Statement 3: Storage savvy buyer that wants to replace legacy storage for flexibility and tier 0 capabilities Option: Alletra 9000 Explanation: Alletra 9000 is a high-end storage solution that delivers consistent performance, availability, and agility for mission-critical workloads. It is suitable for storage savvy buyers who demand the best from their storage infrastructure, and who want to modernize their legacy storage with cloud-native capabilities. Alletra 9000 supports NVMe and SCM technologies, and can deliver up to 1.5M IOPS with sub-100 microseconds latency3. Statement 4: Application centric buyer that needs dedicated storage performance and cloud hooks with a non-traditional approach Option: Alletra 6000 Explanation: Alletra 6000 is a mid-range storage solution that offers flexible performance, scalability, and resiliency for business-critical workloads. It is aimed at application centric buyers who need to optimize their storage for specific applications, and who want to leverage cloud services and APIs for automation and orchestration. Alletra 6000 supports NVMe and SAS technologies, and can deliver up to 900K IOPS with sub-300 microseconds latency4. Reference: HPE MSA Storage HPE SimpliVity HPE Alletra 9000 HPE Alletra 6000

According to the HPE Edge-to-Cloud Solutions - Self-Directed Lab, page 14, the following terms match the statements: Customer has significant one-time budget available = Purchase Customer owns the assets = Purchase Customer requires best TCO = HPE GreenLake Services HPE owns the assets = HPE GreenLake Services Customer wants a fixed cost per month for a pre-defined set of resources = HPE GreenLake Services Explanation: Purchase: This is a traditional acquisition model where the customer pays upfront for the hardware, software, and services they need. The customer owns the assets and is responsible for their maintenance, management, and upgrade. This model is suitable for customers who have a large one- time budget available and who want to have full control over their assets. HPE GreenLake Services: This is a consumption-based model where the customer pays only for the resources they use, on a monthly basis. HPE owns the assets and provides them as a service to the customer, along with the necessary support, management, and optimization. This model is suitable for customers who want to reduce their capital expenditure, improve their TCO, and have a fixed cost per month for a pre-defined set of resources.