QuestionQ6

Describe the HPE Storage portfolio as it relates to enterprise infrastructure.

You are meeting a customer who wants to replace its current file-storage system. You plan to recommend HPE GreenLake for File Storage MP.

The customer asks whether the solution can provide simultaneous cross-protocol access to the same data through both NFS and SMB. What is the impact on your design?

  • A This is perfectly possible with HPE GreenLake for File Storage by creating two file shares (one for each protocol) and setting up replication.
  • B A 3rd-party SDS solution such as Qumulo or Scality should be discussed since the HPE GreenLake for File Storage does not support this.
  • C Two different IP pools are required, one for each access protocol. The virtual IP pool address enables cross-protocol functionality.
  • D HPE GreenLake for File Storage supports native cross-protocol access with NFS, and SMB. You must enable both protocols per share.
Explanation

HPE GreenLake for File Storage provides native multiprotocol shares, so the same storage path can be concurrently exposed through NFS and SMB. Both protocols must be enabled on the share, with an appropriate security flavor configured for the required permission behavior.

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