HP ExpertOne exam preparation guide

Architecting HP Server Solutions

Exam description

This certification attests that you can:
gather and analyze business and technical requirements and
then plan and design enterprise-class solutions based on HP
Integrity and HP ProLiant Servers including the new HP ProLiant
Generation 8 (Gen8) Server technologies and solutions
use your knowledge of HP server line technologies, including HP
BladeSystem, connectivity, high-availability, integration, and
management considerations for building comprehensive server
solution designs
you can architect solutions that bring reliable intelligence to the
core of a converged infrastructure, optimizing application
performance, proactively securing uptime and providing insight
into every aspect of an IT infrastructure

This certification exam is designed for candidates with on the job
experience. The associated training course, which usually include labs,
provide a foundation, but you are expected to have experience in the real
world as well.

Who should take this exam?

All candidates for HP ASE Server Solutions Architect V8 certification
must take the Architecting HP Server Solutions (HP0-S36) exam.

Although anyone can take the exam, most successful candidates have
one year experience designing and planning HP ProLiant Server or HP
Integrity Server solutions. It is also expected that you will have industry-
standard server technology knowledge from training, hands-on
experience or participation in other technical events. This guide describes
some of these ways and provides references to materials for further
preparation.

Exam contents

This exam has 60 questions. Here are the types of questions to expect:
Multiple choice (single response)
Multiple choice (multiple responses)
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Objectives
This exam validates that you can successfully perform the following:
HP0-S36 Sections/Objectives
10% Fundamental server architectures and technologies
Compare and contrast memory subsystem architecture
and components
Identify, recognize, and differentiate storage
technologies

Exam ID HP0-S36
Exam type Proctored
Exam time 1.75 hours
Exam length 60 questions
Passing score 65%
Delivery
languages
English, Chinese Simplified
Related
certifications
HP ASE Server Solutions Architect V8
Supporting
courses
These recommended courses help you prepare for
the exam:
00433808 Architecting HP Server Solutions - Rev
13.21
Additional
study
materials


Register for this exam
You will need an HP Learner ID.

During the exam, you can make specific comments about the exam
and items. HP welcomes these comments as part of our continuous
improvement process.

No online or hard copy reference material will be allowed at the testing
site. This exam may contain beta test items for experimental purposes.




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HP0-S36 Sections/Objectives
Compare and contrast HA concepts and technologies
33% HP Server products, solutions and warranty/service offerings
Differentiate HP server products, technologies, processes
Describe health and fault technologies
Identify and define HP datacenter and rack infrastructure
solutions
Compare and contrast I/O connectivity options
Compare and contrast HP storage options
Identify HP high-availability and HPC solutions
Identify HP management tools & solutions
18% Competitive positioning (recognizing opportunity)
Describe the HP Server solution marketplace
llustrate how HP server solutions provide competitive
advantage and value
32% Solution planning and design
Gather and analyze customer requirements and
infrastructure
Design, size, and validate the solution
Create an implementation plan
7% Solution management (administrative and operational tasks)
Configure HP Systems Insight Manager
Manage/maintain components using appropriate tools


Tips for taking this exam
This exam assesses whether you have the knowledge and skills that a Server Architect requires on the job. Therefore, many test
items present a scenario, which outlines a particular environment or problem. You may also need to use exhibits to complete the
test items successfully.

Take the time to read the entire question and consider all of the options carefully before you answer. If the question indicates that
it features an exhibit, study the exhibit and reread the question. Make sure to select the answer that correctly responds to the
question that is asked, not simply an answer that includes some correct information.

If the question asks for more than one answer, remember to select each correct answer. You will not receive partial credit for a
partially correct answer.





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Sample questions
Use the following questions to help assess whether you are ready to take the exam. Answers to these sample questions are
provided at the end of this guide.

Use the following questions to help to assess whether you are ready to take the exam. An appendix at the end of this
guide provides answers and explanations.
1. You are working on an infrastructure project for a multisite company. The customer recently
experienced downtime at the central site and is considering a disaster recovery plan for key business
systems that need to be running in a 30 minute window. The customer does not like sharing equipment
among departments, because of concerns about the security of sensitive company information.

Which option best fits these requirements?
o (a) Outsource processing in a virtualized infrastructure.
o (b) Virtualize key business systems on one server at the remote site.
(c) Duplicate servers for key business systems at the remote site.
o (d) Back up key business systems daily to be restored as needed at the remote site.
2. Which tool can an HP partner use to create a validated complex solutions configuration including all HP
servers, storage, networking, software, and services?
(a) HP Sales Builder for Windows
o (b) HP Systems Selling Guide
o (c) HP Enterprise Configurator
o (d) HP Active Answers
3. A customer's business is critical and requires short repair time for hardware issues and software support as
well as firmware revision and update.

Which HP Service Carepack offering satisfies these requirements? (Select two.)

(a) HP Critical Advantage L2
(b) HP Hardware Support onsite 6-hour Call-To-Repair Service, Software Support, and Proactive Select
(c) HP Hardware Support onsite 6-hour Call-To-Repair Service and Proactive Select
(d) HP Critical Advantage L3
(e) HP Support Plus 24 and HP Proactive Select
4. After checking settings on a Red Hat server in single-user mode, which command will return the system
to multi-user mode without rebooting the server?
o (a) init 0
o (b) init 1
(c) init 3
o (d) init 6


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5. For HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosures, which components are required to make full use of Dynamic
Power Capping (that can be purchased together as part of HP Insight Control suite)? (Select four.)

(a) Insight Power Manager
(b) HP Power Assistant
(c) N+N Redundant AC power configuration
(d) iLO Select license
(e) Redundant Onboard Administrator (OA)
(f) Power Cap Manager
6. What must you do first in order to update the firmware on a server blade that is running VMware ESX or
ESXi?
o (a) Download the latest deployment tool.
o (b) Shut down all primary hosts.
(c) Evacuate the VM guest to an alternate host.
o (d) Update the OA with the SmartStart Update Firmware DVD ISO.
7. A server in the computer room has a 2.5 146GB hot-pluggable SAS disk with flashing LEDs. It has a
green LED that is flashing intermittently and an amber LED flashing at a regular interval (1Hz). What
does the status of these LEDs indicate?
(a) The drive is active, but a predictive failure alert was received for this drive. Replace the drive as soon as
possible.
o (b) The drive is active, and it is operating normally.
o (c) A critical fault condition was identified for this drive, and the controller placed it offline. Replace the drive
as soon as possible.
o (d) The drive is offline, a spare, or not configured as part of an array.
8. A customer consolidated several departmental computer rooms to one newly designed data center
using HP 10000 G2 series racks. There is a mix of Blade c7000 enclosures, ProLiant Gen8 servers,
storage arrays, and back-up devices. Each of the departments needs to be charged for the power
usage of their racks. What needs to be advised to this customer?
o (a) install two iPDUs in each rack and use the web interface of the iPDU to record the power usage per iPDU
per month.
o (b) install two HP modular PDUs per rack and use HP Insight Control to report the power consumption
o (c) use HP modular PDU to monitor the power usage per rack
o (d) use the iLO to read out the power use of each ProLiant server and Blade server
(e) install two iPDUs in each rack and use HP Insight Control to report the power consumption

9. A DL380 Gen8 server occupied with two SSD drives in mirror mode reports I/O errors of local disks.
How can you increase data redundancy for local storage?
o (a) Perform backup and restore for data consistency.
(b) Add an additional SSD drive and use Advanced Data Mirroring.
o (c) Migrate from hardware RAID 1 to software RAID 1+0.
o (d) Switch Smart Array into battery backed write cache (BBWC) mode.


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10. Which HP management tool does this graphic show?

o (a) HP Insight Control Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM).
(b) HP Insight Cluster Management Utility (CMU).
o (c) HP Insight Dynamics - Virtual Server Environment (VSE).
o (d) HP Insight Data Center Smart Grid (DC Smart Grid).

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Updated March 2014