Which vendors ally with HP to create a complete client virilization solution?

Question

Options

• ASun Microsystem, VMware, and Cisco
• BVMware, Microsoft, and Citrix
• CUbuntu. Citrix. and Sun Microsystems
• DMicrosoft, Ubuntu. and Cisco

• A
  94% (16)
• D
  6% (1)

Explanation

Option A (Sun Microsystems, VMware, and Cisco) reflects HP's established alliance for its complete client virtualization solution, where each partner fills a distinct role: VMware provides the hypervisor and virtualization layer, Cisco handles the networking and infrastructure backbone, and Sun Microsystems contributes server and thin-client technologies.

Option B is incorrect because Microsoft and Citrix, while major virtualization players in their own right, are not the vendors in HP's specific client virtualization alliance - Citrix competes directly in the VDI space rather than partnering here. Option C is wrong because Ubuntu is an open-source Linux distribution, not a corporate alliance partner in this HP solution, and the grouping is inaccurate. Option D fails because neither Microsoft nor Ubuntu fits HP's partner model for this solution - Microsoft's virtualization stack (Hyper-V) is a separate ecosystem.

Memory tip: Think "HP's VCS = Sun-VMware-Cisco" - Sun (servers), VMware (virtual machines), Cisco (connectivity). The three together cover the full hardware-to-hypervisor-to-network chain that a complete solution requires.

Note: The question contains a typo - "virilization" should read "virtualization." Don't let that distract you on exam day.

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