You plan to update HPE OneView to the latest version. What should you do before starting HPE OneView update?

Question

Options

• ACreate a support dump for the appliance and for all managed logical interconnects.
• BPut all servers managed through HPE OneView to maintenance state.
• CRun the Update Readiness Checker tool to evaluate HPE OneView health status.
• DDisable HPE Remote Support at the HPE OneView appliance level.

• A
  7% (2)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  89% (25)

Explanation

Running the Update Readiness Checker is the mandatory pre-update step because it validates the appliance's health, compatibility, and configuration state before the upgrade begins - catching issues that could cause the update to fail or corrupt the environment. HPE explicitly requires this tool to assess whether the OneView appliance is in a supportable state for the target version.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Support dump): Creating a support dump is a troubleshooting action, not a pre-update prerequisite. Backups are recommended, but a support dump is not the defined first step in the update workflow.
• B (Maintenance state): HPE OneView updates are designed to be non-disruptive; servers do not need to be placed in maintenance mode before updating the management appliance itself.
• D (Disable Remote Support): Remote Support does not need to be disabled before an update - it continues to function through the upgrade process and is not a listed pre-update requirement.

Memory tip: Think of the Update Readiness Checker as the "health check before surgery" - you wouldn't operate without a pre-op assessment. The word Readiness in the tool's name is your direct clue: it exists specifically to confirm you're ready to update.

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