HPE2-T37 Using HPE OneView Questions and Answers

HPE GreenLake for Compute Ops Management - OneView Edition can be used free of charge for the HPE Synergy platform because the licenses are included. This means that customers using HPE Synergy systems receive the benefits of HPE OneView management capabilities without additional licensing costs.

Option A is incorrect because HPE OneView versions do not align with version 8.40; as of the knowledge cutoff in 2023, HPE OneView versions are up to 6.x.

Option C is incorrect because the availability of the service is not restricted to customers with more than three HPE Synergy frames.

Option D is incorrect because HPE ProLiant G6 servers are not supported by HPE OneView; support typically begins from Gen8 servers onward.

The server profile template feature available only for HPE Synergy compute nodes is the Firmware and drivers update options integrated with the HPE Image Streamer. This allows for:

Stateless Computing: Deploy both firmware and operating system images rapidly.

Driver Management: Simultaneous management of firmware and drivers through server profiles.

Unique to HPE Synergy:

HPE Image Streamer: Exclusive to HPE Synergy, enabling deployment of OS images along with firmware updates.

Enhanced Server Profiles: Include the ability to define the complete software stack in the server profile template.

In a server profile for HPE Superdome Flex, you can define the nPartition configuration. HPE OneView allows administrators to manage nPartitions (nPars), which are hardware-based partitions providing electrical isolation between different partitions of the Superdome Flex server. This includes defining partition boundaries, assigning resources like CPUs and memory, and configuring boot options.

Option B: While BMC settings are important, nPartition configurations are more specific to Superdome Flex profiles.

Option C: Firmware baselines can be applied but are not unique to Superdome Flex server profiles.

Option D: Ethernet connections are typically defined for standard servers, but nPartitioning is a key feature for Superdome Flex.

To update firmware for a compute node without a server profile, you need to have HPE Gen10 and later HPE ProLiant servers or Synergy compute nodes. These systems support firmware updates directly through HPE OneView without requiring an assigned server profile.

Key Points:

Firmware-Only Updates: Gen10 and newer hardware allow firmware updates using the Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced features managed by HPE OneView.

No Server Profile Needed: This feature is particularly useful for hardware that is not yet deployed or does not have an operating system installed.

The network is unavailable for selection because the customer defined more than 1,024 VLANs, and some of them are unavailable. HPE OneView has a limit of 1,024 networks (VLANs) that can be managed within a single instance. If this limit is exceeded, additional networks become unavailable for use in server profiles or network sets.

Option B: Networks that are part of a network set can still be used by compute nodes.

Option C: If a network is not defined in an uplink set within a Logical Interconnect Group, it wouldn't be available at all, not just unavailable for selection.

Option D: Physical connectivity issues would not make the network unavailable for selection within HPE OneView.

Connections

https://techlibrary.hpe.com/docs/iss/proliant_uefi/UEFI_TM_030617/s_configure_secure_boot.html

If the desired CPG (Common Provisioning Group) is not available when creating a volume in HPE OneView, you should verify that the CPG was imported as a managed storage pool. In HPE OneView:

Managed Storage Pools: Only storage pools (CPGs) that have been imported and are managed by HPE OneView will be available for provisioning volumes.

Importing Storage Pools: You need to manually import the specific CPG as a managed storage pool within HPE OneView to make it selectable during volume creation.

Steps to Resolve:

Navigate to Storage Systems in HPE OneView.

Select the HPE Primera array in question.

Go to Storage Pools and verify if the CPG is listed.

If not, use the Add Storage Pool option to import the CPG as a managed pool.

Only an Infrastructure administrator can restore an appliance from a backup file.

Licenses were not purchased in the original order for the modules and were ordered separately.

During the HPE Synergy hardware discovery process in HPE OneView, the trap destination to HPE OneView is configured on the iLO management processor. This setting ensures that the iLO sends SNMP traps and alerts directly to HPE OneView, enabling centralized monitoring and alerting.

Option D (Correct): The iLO is configured to send traps to HPE OneView during discovery.

Option A: HPE Remote Support is not configured automatically during hardware discovery.

Option B: Active Directory integration is set up separately and is not part of the discovery process.

Option C: Security modes are not configured during the initial discovery.

Management - OneView Edition. This offering integrates HPE OneView's management capabilities with the HPE GreenLake cloud platform, providing advanced compute management for modern ProLiant servers.

Option C (Correct): HPE ProLiant Gen10 and newer systems are compatible with this service.

Option A: ProLiant G6 servers are legacy systems and are not supported.

Option B: While HPE Synergy compute nodes are managed by HPE OneView, this specific edition focuses on ProLiant servers.

Option D: HPE Superdome Flex servers are not included under this particular management edition.

HPE recommends creating backups before and after upgrading HPE OneView to a new version. Backing up before an upgrade ensures you have a restore point in case the upgrade encounters issues. Creating a backup after a successful upgrade captures the current state of the appliance with the new version, allowing for future recovery if needed.

Option D (Correct): Backups should be created both before and after upgrading.

Option A/B/C: While backups are important, these actions do not typically necessitate an immediate backup of HPE OneView.

Before moving a server profile to another server in HPE OneView, the target system must be powered off. This is required to ensure that the profile settings, including firmware, BIOS settings, and connectivity configurations, are applied correctly without any conflicts. Powering off the target server prevents any operational disruptions and ensures a smooth transition of the server profile.