A customer is looking to add StoreVirtual VSA to their HPE Synergy environment. Which questions should you ask to ensure success?

Question

Options

• AIs there adequate rack space for expansion?
• BWhich servers are currently being utilized?
• CIs fiber channel or iSCSI being utilized?
• DWhich applications are running?

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  13% (6)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  77% (36)

Explanation

Option D is correct because understanding which applications are running determines the storage performance requirements - IOPS, throughput, latency, and capacity - that StoreVirtual VSA must meet. Without knowing the workload, you cannot confirm whether VSA is the right fit or how to size and configure it for success.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (rack space): StoreVirtual VSA is a software appliance that runs as a VM inside the Synergy frame - it has no physical footprint requiring rack space.
• B (which servers): HPE Synergy uses defined compute modules, so the server question is already answered by the platform itself; this isn't the critical gap.
• C (FC vs. iSCSI): StoreVirtual VSA is iSCSI-only by design, so this isn't a variable to discover - it's a known constraint of the product.

Memory tip: Think "Virtual = no rack, no fiber - just apps." VSA is virtual (eliminates A), iSCSI-only (eliminates C), and Synergy defines the servers (eliminates B) - leaving only the application workload (D) as the unknown you must uncover to ensure a successful deployment.

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