Refer to the exhibit. You are installing three Synergy frames for a customer PoC in the configuration shown. The composer is unable to discover the frames. What is the most likely cause of the…

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Options

• AAnother composer is needed Frame 3
• BComposer 2 is in the wrong frame
• CThe management network should be connected to the top and bottom frames
• DThe management ring should be connected using the FLM link ports

• A
  48% (10)
• B
  14% (3)
• C
  10% (2)
• D
  29% (6)

Explanation

In an HPE Synergy 3-frame logical enclosure, each frame requires a Composer module to participate in frame discovery via the management ring; with only two Composers present (in frames 1 and 2), Frame 3 has no local management presence, so the Composer cannot discover or enumerate it. This is a hard architectural requirement - the management ring alone does not substitute for a Composer in each frame.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is wrong because placing Composer 2 in Frame 2 is correct; the issue is a missing Composer in Frame 3, not a misplaced one.
• C is wrong because the management network does not require a special top-and-bottom connection scheme; frames link in a ring through FLM ports regardless of position.
• D is wrong because the FLM (Frame Link Module) link ports are the correct way to build the management ring - if they were already being used correctly, this would not be the root cause.

Memory tip: Think "1 frame, 1 Composer" - in a Synergy multi-frame PoC, every frame in the logical enclosure must house a Composer module before discovery can complete. If your frame count exceeds your Composer count, a frame will always be invisible to management.

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