Practice Free HPE0-S59 Exam Online Questions
A customer’s application team is complaining about poor performance on a newly deployed application. The System Administrator checks the server’s resource utilization.
Application Profile: High number of small, random I/O operations.
Server Configuration:
– CPU: 20% Utilization
– Memory: 35% Utilization
– Storage: 4 x 4TB 7.2K SATA HDDs in RAID 5
The administrator identifies a bottleneck.
What configuration change is required to meet the application’s resource demands?
- A . Add more RAM.
- B . Replace the 7.2K SATA HDDs with SAS or NVMe SSDs.
- C . Replace the 7.2K SATA HDDs with 10K SAS HDDs.
- D . Change the RAID 5 array to a RAID 0 array.
A Storage Administrator is analyzing a server with a write-intensive workload. Users report poor write performance.
Server Design:
– Controller: HPE Smart Array P408i-a
– Logical Drive: RAID 5 (8 x 7.2K SATA HDDs)
– Smart Storage Battery: Not Installed (Missing)
iLO Status:
– Controller Write Cache: Disabled
What is the primary cause of this performance bottleneck?
- A . The RAID 5 parity calculation is consuming all the server’s CPU.
- B . The 7.2K SATA HDDs are too slow for the workload.
- C . The P408i-a controller is not designed for write-intensive workloads.
- D . The Smart Storage Battery is missing, forcing the controller to disable the write cache.
An HPE Pre-sales Consultant is explaining the HPE management portfolio to a customer. The customer needs a single, on-premises management platform that can provide template-based provisioning (infrastructure-as-code) for their HPE Synergy, HPE BladeSystem, and HPE ProLiant DL servers.
Which HPE solution meets this specific requirement?
- A . HPE InfoSight
- B . HPE iLO Federation
- C . HPE OneView
- D . HPE Compute Ops Management
A system administrator is configuring an HPE ProLiant Gen10 server for a high-frequency trading (HFT) application. The primary requirement is the absolute lowest CPU and memory latency.
Which "Workload Profile" setting in the System Utilities (F9) is the advanced configuration designed to meet this specific requirement?
- A . HPC (High Performance Computing)
- B . General Power Efficient
- C . Low Latency
- D . Virtualization – Max Performance
A Storage Administrator is planning to apply an SPP (Service Pack for ProLiant) to a server running VMware ESXi. The SPP contains an updated firmware for the Smart Array controller.
Scenario:
– Current Driver: smartpqi.sys version 1.0.0
– SPP Firmware: Version 3.0
– SPP Support Matrix: Requires smartpqi.sys version 2.0.0 or later.
– Action: Administrator applies the SPP (firmware) but does *not* update the ESXi driver (VIB).
What is the potential impact of this change after the server reboots?
- A . The ESXi host may fail to boot, or it may boot but be unable to see its datastores (logical drives).
- B . The server will boot normally, and the new firmware will work with the old driver.
- C . The server will automatically downgrade the firmware to match the old driver.
- D . The server’s iLO will report a "CPU Failed" error.
A customer reports a "System Overheat" shutdown. A support technician accesses the iLO IML and confirms the critical thermal event.
Severity: Critical
Class: Thermal
Description: 361-System Overheat. The system has shut down.
What is the correct action plan to investigate the root cause? (Choose 2.)
- A . Ask the customer to update the iLO firmware.
- B . Ask the customer to replace the power supplies.
- C . Ask the customer to reseat all the processors.
- D . Ask the customer to verify that all system fans are present and spinning.
- E . Ask the customer to check the ambient temperature of the data center’s cold aisle.
A system administrator is investigating slow VM performance on an ESXi host.
Host Performance Data:
– Host CPU Usage: 88%
– Host Memory Usage: 60%
– Host Storage Latency: < 2ms
– VM CPU Ready Time (%RDY): High (average 15%)
What is the bottleneck in this solution?
- A . The host has insufficient physical CPU resources.
- B . The storage datastore is too slow.
- C . The host’s network adapter is saturated.
- D . The host has insufficient RAM.
A system administrator is investigating slow VM performance on an ESXi host.
Host Performance Data:
– Host CPU Usage: 88%
– Host Memory Usage: 60%
– Host Storage Latency: < 2ms
– VM CPU Ready Time (%RDY): High (average 15%)
What is the bottleneck in this solution?
- A . The host has insufficient physical CPU resources.
- B . The storage datastore is too slow.
- C . The host’s network adapter is saturated.
- D . The host has insufficient RAM.
A Solution Architect is analyzing a customer’s design for a new VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment. The customer is concerned about "boot storms" (high I/O when all VMs boot simultaneously).
Solution Design:
– 200 VDI Desktops (Linked Clones)
– Storage: 1 x HPE ProLiant DL380 with 24 x 10K SAS HDDs in a single RAID 6 array.
– Controller: HPE Smart Array P408i-a with 4GB Cache + Battery
Expected Workload:
– High-volume, small, random-read I/O during boot storms.
What is the primary performance bottleneck in this design?
- A . The network connection to the server will be saturated.
- B . The RAID 6 configuration has a severe read penalty.
- C . The 10K SAS HDD array cannot service the high-volume, random-read I/O of a boot storm.
- D . The P408i-a controller cache is too small at 4GB.
Reboot again.
Explanation:
– B. Correct. The standard "recipe" for storage component updates is to install the OS driver first. The new driver is backward-compatible with the old firmware (3.10). Then, *before rebooting*, the new firmware (4.20) is staged. This way, when the system reboots a single time, the OS loads the new driver, and the controller starts with the new firmware, ensuring they are matched on the first boot.
– A. Incorrect. If the new 4.20 firmware is installed and the server is rebooted *before* the new driver is installed, the server will boot with new firmware and an old, incompatible driver, which can cause instability or boot failure.
– C. Incorrect. A controller firmware update almost always requires a server reboot to be activated.
– D. Incorrect. This sequence is less efficient and carries the same risk as A. Rebooting after the driver install (step 2) means the server is running with a new driver and old firmware, which is supported. But step 3 then requires a *second* reboot, extending the maintenance window. Plan B is the most efficient and safest method.
Knowledge Point: Manage, Monitor, and Maintain Solutions
Associated Topics (Primary): Given a customer scenario, identify potential impacts of a change
Question_Type: SingleChoice
Keywords: firmware | driver | update | sequence | procedure | Smart Array
Persona: Storage Administrator
Persona_Modifier: evaluating the impact of a proposed firmware update
Target_Component: HPE Smart Array Controller
Data_Format_Used: Scenario-TextDescription
Assessment_Focus: Procedure-FirmwareUpdate