You need to respond to a request for a new VMware visualization platform. The customer is 100% virtualized and wants a solution that provides integrated backup along with an online monitoring…

Question

Options

• AHPE Nimble dHCI
• BHPE Alletra 6000
• CHPE SimpliVity
• DHPE MSA Gen7

• A
  19% (5)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  70% (19)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

HPE SimpliVity is the correct answer because it is a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solution purpose-built for VMware environments, offering native integrated backup (with near-zero RPO) and built-in monitoring through its OmniStack management integrated directly into vCenter - satisfying all three customer requirements in a single platform.

HPE Nimble dHCI (A) is a disaggregated HCI that separates compute and storage nodes and lacks SimpliVity's native backup engine. HPE Alletra 6000 (B) is a high-performance storage array with HPE InfoSight monitoring, but it is not an HCI solution and has no built-in backup. HPE MSA Gen7 (D) is an entry-level SAN array with no integrated backup or advanced monitoring, making it the least suitable for a fully virtualized enterprise environment.

Memory tip: Think of SimpliVity = Simplify Virtualization - it's the only option that collapses compute, storage, backup, and monitoring into one VMware-native HCI stack, making complexity disappear for 100% virtualized customers.

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