HPE6-A87 · Question #70
What is the primary purpose of the Pensando Policy Services Manager (PSM)?
The correct answer is C. Security Policy Management. C is correct because the Pensando PSM is the centralized control plane for defining, distributing, and enforcing security policies (microsegmentation, firewall rules, encryption policies) across Pensando's distributed services infrastructure - security policy management is its…
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What is the primary purpose of the Pensando Policy Services Manager (PSM)?
Options
- ANetwork Monitoring
- BStorage Provisioning
- CSecurity Policy Management
- DIP Address Allocation
How the community answered
(17 responses)- A6% (1)
- B6% (1)
- C88% (15)
Explanation
C is correct because the Pensando PSM is the centralized control plane for defining, distributing, and enforcing security policies (microsegmentation, firewall rules, encryption policies) across Pensando's distributed services infrastructure - security policy management is its core function.
A (Network Monitoring) is wrong because PSM's role is policy enforcement, not observability; monitoring is a secondary capability at best, not the primary purpose. B (Storage Provisioning) is unrelated - Pensando is a network/security platform, not a storage management solution. D (IP Address Allocation) describes IPAM, which is a DHCP/DNS concern handled by dedicated tools like Infoblox, not PSM.
Memory tip: Think "PSM = Policy Security Manager" - the middle word anchors it to security, and the outer words (Policy + Manager) confirm it's about defining and managing those policies centrally.
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