Free HPE2-T37 sample questions

Correct answer: HPE OneView Global Dashboard

HPE OneView Global Dashboard is a separate virtual appliance specifically designed to provide a unified view of health, inventory, and compliance reporting across multiple HPE OneView appliances, which can be located in different data centers. It aggregates data to provide a single pane of glass for multi-site environments.

Correct answers: Interconnect Bay Mappings; Uplink Sets

The Interconnect Bay Mappings within a LIG define which type of interconnect module is expected in each bay of the frame. This is a fundamental step in defining the hardware topology of the logical interconnect.

Uplink Sets are a mandatory component of a LIG. They define the physical uplink ports to be used, their speed, and which networks are carried over them. In this scenario, an Uplink Set would be created for the two 100GbE ports.

Correct answer: False

The HPE OneView backup file contains the appliance configuration, settings, and database. It does NOT include the large firmware bundle files (SPPs) that are uploaded to the internal repository. After restoring an appliance from backup, the administrator must manually re-upload the same SPP versions that were previously in use.

Correct answer: The switches must support and be configured for Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG).

Standard LACP (802.3ad) operates between a single device and another single device. To create a LAG that spans two physically separate upstream switches, those switches must support a proprietary or standards-based technology that makes them appear as a single logical switch to the downstream device (HPE Virtual Connect). This technology is commonly known as Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG), Virtual PortChannel (vPC), or Virtual Switching System (VSS), depending on the vendor.

Correct answer: Server Profile

The Server Profile is the central construct in HPE OneView that encapsulates the entire server identity, including firmware, BIOS settings, network connections (MAC addresses), and SAN connections (WWNs). By abstracting this personality from the physical hardware, OneView allows the profile to be moved to any compatible compute module, which then assumes that identity. This is the essence of stateless computing.

Correct answer: Create a server profile with 'Manage but do not change settings' and apply it.

The correct approach for an existing server is to create a server profile from a template, but before applying it, use the option to import the server's current configuration into the profile. This allows OneView to 'Manage' the server for firmware and health monitoring while ensuring that the initial profile application does not alter the server's production settings. This effectively puts the server under management without being disruptive.

Correct answer: To provide a secure, cloud-based platform for unified server management, including firmware updates and server health monitoring, across a distributed environment.

HPE GreenLake for Compute Ops Management offers a cloud-based console that provides a unified management experience for HPE servers. When integrated with OneView, it allows administrators to perform tasks like firmware management and health monitoring across globally distributed sites from a single, secure web portal, simplifying management at scale.

Correct answer: Set the `Boot` property to enabled for the volume attachment.

Within the server profile's SAN storage section, each attached volume has a 'Boot' property. This must be explicitly enabled for the intended boot volume. This action ensures that the server's HBA is configured to see this LUN as a bootable target.

Correct answer: The entire multi-frame environment is still manageable, but it is no longer resilient to a second FLM or link failure.

The Synergy management ring is designed with redundancy. A single failure (e.g., a bad cable or a failed Frame Link Module) breaks the ring, triggering a 'Redundancy Lost' alert. The system automatically re-routes management traffic the other way around the ring. The environment remains fully manageable, but it is now operating in a non-redundant state, and a subsequent failure could isolate one or more frames from management.

Correct answer: Activation Policy: 'Orchestrated'

The 'Orchestrated' activation policy for interconnects tells HPE OneView to update redundant modules sequentially. It will update one Virtual Connect module, wait for it to come back online and for network paths to stabilize, and then proceed to update the second module. This ensures that at least one interconnect is always active, maintaining server connectivity throughout the update process.