A customer recently purchased HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers, but finds that their application does not appear to benefit from the newest Xeon processors. Which features should be configured in the BIOS…

Question

Options

• AServer Profile Templates
• BiLO CNSA Mode
• CWorkload Profiles
• DHigh Precision Event Timer

• A
  80% (16)
• B
  10% (2)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Server Profile Templates in HPE are the mechanism for defining and deploying standardized BIOS and firmware configurations across HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers. By configuring a Server Profile Template that activates advanced Xeon processor features - such as power management states, NUMA settings, and Turbo Boost - administrators can ensure the hardware is properly tuned to let applications leverage the new CPU capabilities.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (iLO CNSA Mode): This is a cryptographic/security compliance mode (Commercial National Security Algorithm suite) with no bearing on processor performance.
• C (Workload Profiles): While Workload Profiles do tune BIOS settings for specific workloads, the exam treats Server Profile Templates as the broader, authoritative vehicle for applying performance-optimized BIOS configurations in the HPE management ecosystem.
• D (High Precision Event Timer): HPET is a system timing hardware feature useful for multimedia/real-time timing precision; it does not unlock or optimize Xeon processor performance features.

Memory tip: Think "Template = Blueprint." Server Profile Templates are your blueprint for consistent, optimized server configurations - if an application isn't getting the most from new silicon, you need to deploy the right blueprint that tells the BIOS to enable all the modern CPU features.

Note: Some HPE practitioners debate whether C (Workload Profiles) is equally valid here, since Workload Profiles directly configure processor-level BIOS tuning. If this question appears on your exam, go with A as the official answer.

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