Your customer has an MSA2070 that requires 512 Snapshots per system. Which license is required to provide this feature?

Question

Options

• AHPE iLO Advanced
• BHPE Catalyst license
• CHPE OneView Advanced
• DHPE Advanced Data Services

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  8% (3)
• D
  86% (32)

Explanation

HPE Advanced Data Services is the license required for the MSA2070 because it unlocks premium storage features specifically for the MSA platform, including expanded snapshot capacity (up to 512 snapshots per system), remote replication, and volume copy - capabilities not included in the base MSA license.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. HPE iLO Advanced - iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) is a server management/remote access technology for ProLiant servers, completely unrelated to storage array features.
• B. HPE Catalyst license - Catalyst is associated with HPE StoreOnce backup appliances for deduplication and replication, not MSA storage arrays.
• C. HPE OneView Advanced - OneView is an infrastructure management and automation platform; it doesn't unlock storage-level features like snapshots on the MSA.

Memory tip: Associate "Advanced Data Services" with "advanced data protection services on MSA storage" - any time an MSA exam question mentions snapshots, replication, or volume copy, the answer will point to this license. Think: MSA + Snapshots = Advanced Data Services.

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