HPE ASE Edge-to-Cloud flashcards

32 cards. Read the term and the definition here. The deck at the top of this page is optional.

Edge computing

An architecture that places compute and data processing near the data source, reducing latency and WAN backhaul while keeping regulated data local. Typical drivers are sub-10 ms response and bandwidth cost.

HPE Aruba Networking Central

Cloud-based management plane for Aruba access points and switches. It handles onboarding, configuration templates, and AIOps insights, replacing an on-premises controller for day-to-day operations.

VSX versus VSF

VSX pairs two Aruba CX switches with a multichassis LAG for chassis-class redundancy. VSF stacks up to ten switches into one logical device, suiting simpler wiring-closet designs.

Aruba ClearPass

Network access control platform that authenticates users and devices, profiles endpoints, and enforces role-based policy before granting network access, a core building block for Zero Trust at the edge.

SD-WAN local breakout

A design that sends branch SaaS and internet traffic directly to the internet through encrypted overlay tunnels instead of backhauling it to the data center, improving application latency and reducing WAN cost.

Wi-Fi 6E

An extension of 802.11ax that opens the 6 GHz band, adding clean spectrum and more channels for dense environments. Clients must support 6 GHz to benefit from it.

Edge site segmentation

Separating OT/IoT, guest, and corporate traffic into distinct VLANs or VRFs, with east-west policy enforced at the firewall or fabric and flows logged. Flat networks are a common audit finding.

HPE Edgeline

Rugged, short-depth server series designed for space-constrained and harsh edge locations. Validate operating temperature, shock, vibration, and DC power before specifying it.

HPE iLO 6

Embedded management controller on ProLiant Gen11 servers providing out-of-band KVM, virtual media, firmware updates, and health monitoring. Features depend on the Standard, Advanced, or Essential license tier.

HPE Synergy

Composable infrastructure that pools compute, storage, and fabric modules. OneView server profiles define identity so workloads can be re-imaged onto different physical hardware without re-cabling.

HPE OneView

Infrastructure automation and lifecycle management platform for ProLiant, Synergy, and supported storage. It supplies configuration templates, firmware compliance baselines, and a REST API for automation.

HPE Compute Ops Management

Cloud-native console for managing ProLiant fleets, delivering firmware compliance, health alerting, and remote remediation without requiring an on-premises OneView instance at each site.

ProLiant DL, ML, BL

DL is rack-mount, ML is tower, and BL is blade. Choose DL for data-center density, ML for offices or remote sites, and Synergy composable modules for scale-out replacing traditional blades.

DIMM population rules

DDR5 bandwidth depends on DIMMs per channel and population order. Mixing capacities within a channel can force single-rank operation or lower speed, so follow the HPE memory population guide before ordering.

iLO Amplifier Pack

Tool that aggregates many iLO instances for firmware baselining, inventory, and update orchestration across large server fleets, avoiding manual logins to individual management controllers.

HPE Apollo and Cray

HPC and AI system families. When sizing GPU-dense nodes, verify power delivery, cooling capacity, and PCIe or NVLink topology, since these often constrain performance before CPU does.

HPE Alletra

Primary HPE storage family. Alletra 6000 and 9000 serve mission-critical NVMe block workloads, Alletra 5000 is hybrid block, and Alletra MP is a disaggregated scale-out architecture.

HPE Primera and Nimble

Earlier storage families still widely deployed. Nimble uses CASL with adaptive flash caching; Primera adds peer persistence and an availability guarantee. Confirm support status before proposing new designs.

HPE MSA

Entry-level SAN for SMB and edge deployments. It supports FC, iSCSI, and SAS hosts with snapshots, replication, and thin provisioning, but lacks the AI-driven operations of Alletra.

HPE StoreOnce

Deduplicating backup appliance family. It is the target for StoreOnce Catalyst and supports replication between sites plus integration with backup software such as Veeam and Commvault.

HPE InfoSight

Telemetry and analytics capability, now delivered through HPE GreenLake cloud operations, that collects array data to predict and prevent issues and provide cross-array insight rather than simple dashboards.

RAID level selection

RAID 1 or 10 suits write-heavy small random I/O. RAID 5 favors read-heavy capacity but carries rebuild risk. RAID 6 tolerates double-disk failure for large capacity; avoid RAID 5 on large HDDs.

Snapshot versus backup

Snapshots are point-in-time copies sharing blocks with the source and are not backups. A backup needs an independent copy on separate media or site, protecting against deletion and logical corruption.

Block storage sizing

Calculate usable capacity after RAID overhead and reserve, then confirm IOPS and latency at the target workload. NVMe arrays shift the bottleneck to network and host bandwidth, so validate FC or iSCSI too.

HPE GreenLake

Cloud operating model delivered as a service with a unified console, metered consumption, and managed infrastructure across edge, data center, and colocation, while the customer retains data sovereignty.

HPE Private Cloud Enterprise

Private cloud offering with a self-service portal, virtual machine and container support, and consumption-based economics. It targets customers wanting public-cloud operations on owned infrastructure.

HPE Ezmeral

Software portfolio for data and analytics workloads, including container platform and data fabric capabilities. Position it for Kubernetes-based analytics and AI, not as a general hypervisor replacement.

HPE Morpheus Enterprise

Multicloud orchestration platform providing self-service provisioning, cost governance, and policy across on-premises and public clouds. It governs hybrid cloud operations rather than hosting hypervisors itself.

GreenLake metering

Consumption is measured against a committed contract, with overage billed at an agreed rate. A well-scoped contract sizes the commitment from historical utilization plus expected growth, so baseline first.

GreenLake Backup and Recovery

SaaS-delivered data protection service for virtual machines and workloads, provisioned from the GreenLake console, with backups stored in HPE-managed cloud storage rather than on local media.

Hybrid placement decision rule

Keep latency-sensitive, regulated, or data-gravity-heavy workloads on-premises or at the edge. Burst elastic workloads to public cloud, and use a consistent management plane to avoid operational silos.

GreenLake cloud services

Subscription services managed from the GreenLake console, including Compute Ops Management, Aruba Central, Data Services for backup and disaster recovery, and Private Cloud Enterprise, all consumed by subscription.