HPE0-V18 HPE Edge-to-Cloud Fundamentals Practice Questions
Prepare for HPE0-V18 with more than an answer.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Questions on the exam
- 50
- Passing score
- 65%
- Level
- Associate (HPE Accredited Technical Professional)
- Valid for
- 3 years (HPE certifications are typically valid for three years)
Domains covered on the exam 9
- Gather and analyze customer business and technical requirements5%
- Recommend and position HPE Edge-to-Cloud offerings (solutions, products, and services) for customer use cases25%
- Review an HPE Edge-to-Cloud solution based on customer needs10%
- Identify and position key HPE Edge-to-Cloud solutions and workload offerings with the key alliance partner20%
- Given a customer's requirements, prepare an HPE Edge-to-Cloud proposal to grow an installed solution10%
- Describe HPE Edge-to-Cloud Solutions Management5%
- Explain HPE Private Cloud Solutions15%
- Describe HPE Services5%
- Display an ability to build an HPE Edge-to-Cloud solution5%
- 1
A customer is hesitant about adopting HPE GreenLake because they believe it will result in "vendor lock-in" compared to purchasing hardware outright. How should you position the as-a-service value proposition to address this concern?
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Correct answer: B
HPE GreenLake actually increases flexibility by preventing capital lock-in (sunk costs of overprovisioned hardware). It allows scaling up and down, freeing up capital, and it can manage multi-vendor and hybrid cloud environments.
- 2
An energy company needs to process seismic data locally on an oil rig where connectivity is intermittent, space is highly restricted, and environmental conditions (temperature/vibration) are harsh. Which HPE compute platform is specifically designed for this edge scenario?
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Correct answer: B
HPE Edgeline systems are ruggedized, converged edge systems designed specifically for harsh environments with extreme temperatures, shock, and vibration, making them ideal for oil rigs and factory floors.
graph LR Sensors[IoT Sensors] --> Edgeline[HPE Edgeline EL4000] Edgeline -->|Intermittent Link| Cloud[HPE GreenLake / Cloud] - 3
A customer is implementing a 3-2-1 data protection strategy and needs an on-premises, disk-based backup target that integrates directly with their backup software to provide high deduplication ratios. Which HPE storage solution is best suited for this tier?
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Correct answer: D
HPE StoreOnce is a purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) that provides highly efficient deduplication and acts as an ideal disk-based backup target for data protection strategies.
- 4
True or False: Network as a Service (NaaS) via HPE GreenLake allows customers to consume HPE Aruba Networking hardware, software, and services through a monthly subscription rather than an upfront capital expense.
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Correct answer: B
True. Network as a Service (NaaS) delivered via HPE GreenLake provides the entire HPE Aruba Networking portfolio (hardware, software, and lifecycle services) under a flexible, consumption-based subscription model.
- 5
During an initial discovery meeting, a healthcare customer expresses a strong desire to shift their IT infrastructure spending from a CapEx model to an OpEx model. However, strict data sovereignty regulations require that all patient records remain on-premises. Which approach should the presales architect take to gather further requirements?
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Correct answer: C
HPE GreenLake is uniquely positioned to deliver a cloud-like, consumption-based (OpEx) experience while allowing the physical infrastructure and data to remain on-premises, thereby satisfying strict data sovereignty regulations.
- 6
When gathering and analyzing customer business and technical requirements for an edge-to-cloud solution, which TWO common pitfalls should a presales solution architect actively avoid? (Select TWO)
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Correct answer: A, D
Ignoring financial constraints is a critical error. A technically perfect solution that drastically exceeds the customer's budget or ignores their preferred consumption model (e.g., CapEx vs OpEx) will fail.
Leading with product SKUs before understanding the business outcomes is a major pitfall. Solutions should be driven by qualified requirements, not predefined hardware lists.
