HP Exam Questions

What should you do to improve the proposal TCO?

Refer to the exhibit:

You are presenting a converged infrastructure proposal to the director of IT and the infrastructure
administration team. The configuration is to refresh the infrastructure at a wholly-owned subsidiary
company.
They plan to have a SQL standby server in their main data center for recovery. The director
informs you that the subsidiary IT staff has been laid off and that the configuration needs to be as
easy to manage as possible because it will be done remotely.
What should you do to improve the proposal TCO?

A.
Add an HP StoreEasy 3000 Gateway

B.
Recommend an HP Flat SAN

C.
Change HP 3PAR StoreServ 7400 to StoreVirtual 4530

D.
Fibre Channel connect the HP StoreOnce 4420

Explanation:

HP Virtual Connect for 3PAR with Flat SAN technology
To address this problem HP announces HP Virtual Connect for 3PAR with Flat SAN technology.
The industry’s first direct connection to fibre channel-based storage that doesn’t require dedicated
switches, enabling a simplified architecture with best-in-class storage, servers and network
innovations — BladeSystem, Virtual Connect and 3PAR.
Customer benefits include:
– Single layer Fibre Channel storage network – Eliminate SAN switches and HBAs
– Massive simplification of your fabric management
– 2.5x faster Fibre Channel storage provisioning
– Automated zoning capabilities to set up zones with one-click vs. hours
– Up to 55% less latency by removing SAN fabric layer