HPE ASE HPE0-J68 Book

For a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment where rapid provisioning of new desktops is a key requirement, HPE StoreVirtual VSA's SmartClone technology is an ideal solution. SmartClone allows for the creation of space-efficient clones of existing volumes, which can significantly reduce the time and storage space needed to provision new desktops. This technology creates clones that only use additional space for changes made to the cloned data, making it highly efficient in environments with many similar or identical data sets, like VDI.

For more details, refer to the following HPE Storage references:

HPE StoreVirtual VSA

HPE Synergy is a composable infrastructure platform that provides fluid resource pools, enabling IT to compose, decompose, and recompose infrastructure for any workload on demand. The key benefits are:

Composing and Reclaiming DAS Storage: HPE Synergy allows you to compose and reclaim direct-attached storage (DAS). This capability provides flexibility in allocating storage resources to different workloads dynamically and efficiently, helping optimize resource utilization.

Support for HPE BladeSystem c-class FlexFabric Interconnect Modules: HPE Synergy is designed with backward compatibility, allowing it to support existing HPE BladeSystem c-class infrastructure, including FlexFabric interconnect modules. This helps organizations leverage their existing investments while adopting the Synergy platform.

References:

HPE Synergy Overview

HPE Composable Infrastructure

In a B-Series trunk group, the maximum number of Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) that can be combined to enhance the performance and availability of switch connections is 8. By aggregating up to 8 ISLs into a single trunk group, the system increases bandwidth and provides redundancy, ensuring that the loss of a single ISL does not impact the overall connectivity or performance.

References:

HPE B-Series Switches Overview

HPE Networking Solutions