Practice Free HPE0-S59 Exam Online Questions
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
A customer’s application workload has doubled in the past year. The system administrator provides the following performance data from the server.
Performance Data:
– CPU Utilization: 98% (Sustained)
– CPU Ready Time (%RDY): 20% (High)
– Memory Utilization: 50%
– Storage Latency: 4ms
What change in compute resource requirements does this data indicate?
- A . The server needs more physical RAM.
- B . The server needs a faster network adapter.
- C . The server needs a faster storage array (SSDs).
- D . The server needs more physical CPU cores.
A customer’s application workload has doubled in the past year. The system administrator provides the following performance data from the server.
Performance Data:
– CPU Utilization: 98% (Sustained)
– CPU Ready Time (%RDY): 20% (High)
– Memory Utilization: 50%
– Storage Latency: 4ms
What change in compute resource requirements does this data indicate?
- A . The server needs more physical RAM.
- B . The server needs a faster network adapter.
- C . The server needs a faster storage array (SSDs).
- D . The server needs more physical CPU cores.
Existing Hardware: The server currently has 4 x 1.2TB SAS HDD drives in a RAID 5 array, connected to an HPE Smart Array P408i-a controller. All 8 SFF drive bays in the front chassis are populated (4 with HDDs, 4 are empty bays with blanks).
To meet these requirements, the administrator proposes installing 4 new 3.84TB SAS SSD drives. The plan is to create a new, separate logical drive for the database using only these new SSDs.
Question 2 of 6 To meet the customer’s performance (highest IOPS) and resiliency (single drive failure) requirements for the new database, which RAID level should the administrator configure for the new 4-drive SSD array?
- A . RAID 0
- B . RAID 1
- C . RAID 5
- D . RAID 10
D
Explanation:
– D. Correct. RAID 10 (striping and mirroring) provides the best write performance for a 4-drive array while also providing single-drive-failure resiliency. For an OLTP workload, which is write-intensive, RAID 10 avoids the write penalty associated with parity-based RAID (like RAID 5 or 6).
– A. Incorrect. RAID 0 (striping) provides excellent performance but offers zero resiliency and cannot tolerate any drive failures.
– B. Incorrect. RAID 1 (mirroring) with 4 drives would typically be configured as a nested RAID 1+0 (RAID 10). A simple 4-drive mirror is not a standard configuration and would be inefficient.
– C. Incorrect. RAID 5 (distributed parity) meets the resiliency requirement but has a significant write penalty because the controller must calculate and write parity for every I/O. This does not meet the "highest possible… IOPS" requirement for an OLTP workload compared to RAID 10.
Knowledge Point: Plan and Design Server Solutions
Associated Topics (Primary): Given a set of customer requirements, plan and design a solution
Question_Type: SingleChoice
Keywords: RAID 10 | OLTP | performance | IOPS | resiliency | Smart Array
Persona: Storage Administrator
Persona_Modifier: expanding the storage capacity of a server
Target_Component: HPE Smart Array Controller
Data_Format_Used: Scenario-CustomerRequirements
Assessment_Focus: Configuration-SmartArrayRAID
Existing Hardware: The server currently has 4 x 1.2TB SAS HDD drives in a RAID 5 array, connected to an HPE Smart Array P408i-a controller. All 8 SFF drive bays in the front chassis are populated (4 with HDDs, 4 are empty bays with blanks).
To meet these requirements, the administrator proposes installing 4 new 3.84TB SAS SSD drives. The plan is to create a new, separate logical drive for the database using only these new SSDs.
Question 2 of 6 To meet the customer’s performance (highest IOPS) and resiliency (single drive failure) requirements for the new database, which RAID level should the administrator configure for the new 4-drive SSD array?
- A . RAID 0
- B . RAID 1
- C . RAID 5
- D . RAID 10
D
Explanation:
– D. Correct. RAID 10 (striping and mirroring) provides the best write performance for a 4-drive array while also providing single-drive-failure resiliency. For an OLTP workload, which is write-intensive, RAID 10 avoids the write penalty associated with parity-based RAID (like RAID 5 or 6).
– A. Incorrect. RAID 0 (striping) provides excellent performance but offers zero resiliency and cannot tolerate any drive failures.
– B. Incorrect. RAID 1 (mirroring) with 4 drives would typically be configured as a nested RAID 1+0 (RAID 10). A simple 4-drive mirror is not a standard configuration and would be inefficient.
– C. Incorrect. RAID 5 (distributed parity) meets the resiliency requirement but has a significant write penalty because the controller must calculate and write parity for every I/O. This does not meet the "highest possible… IOPS" requirement for an OLTP workload compared to RAID 10.
Knowledge Point: Plan and Design Server Solutions
Associated Topics (Primary): Given a set of customer requirements, plan and design a solution
Question_Type: SingleChoice
Keywords: RAID 10 | OLTP | performance | IOPS | resiliency | Smart Array
Persona: Storage Administrator
Persona_Modifier: expanding the storage capacity of a server
Target_Component: HPE Smart Array Controller
Data_Format_Used: Scenario-CustomerRequirements
Assessment_Focus: Configuration-SmartArrayRAID
An HPE Pre-sales Consultant is designing a solution for a customer who needs to manage their large, globally distributed fleet of HPE ProLiant servers from a single, *cloud-based* (SaaS) portal. The customer’s key requirement is to automate firmware updates based on a validated baseline.
Which HPE management solution is designed for this cloud-based, server lifecycle management task?
- A . HPE Compute Ops Management (via HPE GreenLake)
- B . HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP)
- C . HPE iLO Federation
- D . HPE OneView
A customer’s workload has changed, and they now require a dedicated, high-speed 10GbE network for storage traffic (iSCSI). The server currently has a 4-port 1GbE FlexibleLOM adapter.
What is the correct method to modify the server’s network configuration to meet this new requirement?
- A . Replace the 4-port 1GbE FlexibleLOM with a 2-port 10GbE FlexibleLOM adapter.
- B . Use iLO to configure one of the 1GbE ports to run at 10GbE speed.
- C . Bond all four 1GbE ports together to create a 4GbE link for iSCSI.
- D . Install a new 2-port 10GbE SFP+ PCIe adapter in an available expansion slot.
A customer’s workload has changed, and they now require a dedicated, high-speed 10GbE network for storage traffic (iSCSI). The server currently has a 4-port 1GbE FlexibleLOM adapter.
What is the correct method to modify the server’s network configuration to meet this new requirement?
- A . Replace the 4-port 1GbE FlexibleLOM with a 2-port 10GbE FlexibleLOM adapter.
- B . Use iLO to configure one of the 1GbE ports to run at 10GbE speed.
- C . Bond all four 1GbE ports together to create a 4GbE link for iSCSI.
- D . Install a new 2-port 10GbE SFP+ PCIe adapter in an available expansion slot.
A solution architect is validating a server design for compatibility. The design includes a new HPE ProLiant Gen10 server and a specific model of a third-party (non-HPE) PCIe network adapter.
What is the most significant risk of this design?
- A . The third-party adapter will consume more power than an HPE adapter.
- B . The server’s warranty will be voided.
- C . The third-party adapter will not fit in a standard PCIe slot.
- D . The third-party adapter may not be on the HPE support matrix, leading to firmware conflicts or "Unsupported Component" errors.
An HPE Pre-sales Consultant is designing a solution for a customer who needs the highest possible compute density for a High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster. The customer wants to fit the maximum number of dual-processor servers in a single 42U rack.
Which HPE ProLiant family is designed for this high-density, 1U rack-mount, dual-processor use case?
- A . HPE ProLiant DL360
- B . HPE ProLiant DL380
- C . HPE ProLiant DL160
- D . HPE ProLiant ML350