HPE Designing HPE Edge-to-Cloud Solutions — Question 4

Your customer plans to deploy a VMware ESXi with HPE Synergy platform. They also plan a vSAN deployment leveraging HPE D3940 Storage Modules and SSD drives.
The customer requested the following components:
- HPE Synergy frame with ten HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Plus compute modules
- Two HPE Virtual Connect SE 100Gb F32 Modules for Synergy
- An appropriate number of vSAN Standard licenses for each compute node
- One HPE D3940 Storage Module with 40 SSDs – All required cables and options
Which statement about this request is true?

Answer options

• A. vSphere licenses should be added, as vSAN licenses do not replace vSphere licenses.
• B. vSphere Standard licenses should be replaced with Enterprise Plus licenses to enable vSAN.
• C. 20 SSD drives should be removed from this setup, as D3940 supports only 20 SSD or SAS drives.
• D. One HPE Virtual Connect SE 100Gb F32 Module for Synergy should be replaced with 50Gb/s ILM.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because vSAN requires vSphere licenses to function, and obtaining vSAN licenses does not negate the need for vSphere licenses. Option B is incorrect as Enterprise Plus is not a requirement to enable vSAN. Option C is false because the HPE D3940 supports up to 40 SSDs, and option D is incorrect because the setup does not require a switch replacement with a 50Gb/s ILM.