HPE2-K45 Exam Dumps : Using HPE SimpliVity

• Register External Store …1

This option allows you to register an HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Store as an external backup target for HPE SimpliVity. This enables you to store VM backups on an HPEStoreOnce system, which is a disk-based backup solution that offers deduplication, compression, encryption, remote replication, and direct application-managed integration2.

To use this option, you need to have an HPE StoreOnce appliance connected to your HPE SimpliVity cluster, and configure a Catalyst Store on it. Then, you can select the All HPE SimpliVity Actions menu, and click Register External Store. You will be prompted to enter the following information:

• The name of the external store
• The IP address or hostname of the HPE StoreOnce appliance
• The name of the Catalyst Store
• The credentials of the Catalyst Store

After you enter the required information, click OK to register the external store1.

• HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen10 LFF H and HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen10 SFF H nodes are two types of HPE SimpliVity nodes that differ in their form factor, storage capacity, and performance. LFF stands for large form factor, which means that the node has 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) and can support up to 40 TB of raw storage capacity. SFF stands for small form factor, which means that the node has 2.5-inch solid state drives (SSDs) and can support up to 23.4 TB of raw storage capacity12.
• HPE SimpliVity nodes can be grouped into clusters, which are logical units of compute and storage resources that share the same configuration and policies. HPE SimpliVity clusters can be further grouped into federations, which are collections of clusters that span across different physical locations and provide unified management and data protection34.
• For this setup, the recommended design is to put SFF and LFF nodes in separate clusters, but within the same federation. According to the HPE SimpliVity Federation Design and Scaling Guide document, the following reasons support this recommendation:

References:

1: HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen10 LFF H Node Data sheet 2: HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen10 SFF H Node Data sheet 3: HPE SimpliVity Data Virtualization Platform 4: HPE SimpliVity Federation Design and Scaling Guide : [HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen10 Node Data sheet - PSNow] : [HPE SimpliVity 380 Gen10 Node | HPE Store US] : [HPE SimpliVity Intelligent Workload Optimizer] : [HPE SimpliVity with HPE StoreOnce Reference Architecture] : [HPE SimpliVity Stretched Cluster Guide] : [HPE SimpliVity Remote RapidDR Software Installation and Startup Service]

• A stretched cluster is a configuration that allows two or more HPE SimpliVity clusters to span across different physical locations, while maintaining a single logical cluster and asingle management interface. A stretched cluster provides high availability, disaster recovery, and workload mobility for the virtual machines (VMs) running on the HPE SimpliVity platform12.
• A VDI infrastructure is a virtualization solution that delivers desktops and applications to end users from a centralized data center. VDI infrastructure can use different types of VMs, such as linked clones or full clones, to provide the desktops and applications to the end users. Linked clones are VMs that share a common base image and consume less storage space, while full clones are VMs that have their own independent copies of the base image and consume more storage space34.
• According to the HPE Reference Architecture for VMware Horizon on HPE SimpliVity document, both linked clones and full clones are supported on a stretched cluster. The document states that "HPE SimpliVity supports both linked clones and full clones on a stretched cluster. Linked clones are recommended for better storage efficiency and performance. Full clones can be used for persistent desktops that require more customization and personalization."5 The document also provides the design considerations and best practices for deploying VDI infrastructure on HPE SimpliVity stretched cluster, such as the network requirements, the VM placement, the backup and restore policies, and the failover and failback scenarios.

References:

1: HPE SimpliVity Stretched Cluster Guide 2: HPE SimpliVity Stretched Cluster 3: What is VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)? - VMware 4: What is a Linked Clone? - Definition from Techopedia 5: HPE Reference Architecture for VMware Horizon on HPE SimpliVity : [HPE SimpliVity Data Virtualization Platform] : [HPE SimpliVity Intelligent Workload Optimizer] : [HPE SimpliVity Federation Design and Scaling Guide]