HPE Storage Solutions HPE7-J02 Passing Score

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Rationale for Correct Answer:

For competitive or 3rd-party (non-HPE) environments like Dell + VMware, HPE CloudPhysics is the correct tool. The Observer VM is deployed into vCenter to gather real-world workload metrics (CPU, memory, storage I/O). These analytics can then be used for SimpliVity HCI sizing.

Distractors:

A: NinjaOnline SimpliVity Sizer requires input metrics, but it cannot directly collect from 3rd-party environments.

B: InfoSight sizing applies to HPE arrays, not competitive storage.

D: InfoSight for SimpliVity only monitors existing HPE SimpliVity clusters.

Key Concept: CloudPhysics Observer → gathers competitive workload metrics → feeds into SimpliVity sizing.

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Rationale for Correct Answer:

Changing HA from Drive Level to Enclosure Level means the system must reserve additional capacity to tolerate the loss of an entire disk enclosure. This decreases usable capacity, as more parity/spare space is required. Performance remains similar, but capacity overhead increases.

Distractors:

A: Multiple enclosures exist in the config; option is valid.

B: Switched vs direct-connect is unrelated to HA settings.

C: Performance estimates are not directly reduced by HA level change; capacity is.

Key Concept: Enclosure HA = more reserve overhead → less usable capacity.

Detailed Explanation:

Rationale for Correct Answer:

In Brocade (HPE B-Series) SAN switches, FCIP trunking allows multiple IP circuits to be aggregated. This increases bandwidth and provides resiliency (if one link fails, traffic continues over remaining paths). It is the correct statement regarding HPE’s FCIP feature set.

Distractors:

B: High availability still requires redundant fabrics; FCIP trunking alone doesn’t replace fabric design best practices.

C: FCIP can run over shared IP WANs; no need for dedicated links.

D: Encryption adds overhead; performance impact exists (although minimal with hardware offload).

Key Concept: FCIP trunking = bandwidth + availability for multisite SAN.