HPE Competency Exam January 2025

What is the maximum core count supported by the Intel® Xeon® 6 processors in the DL380a Gen 12?

• • a) 128 cores

• • b) 144 cores

• • c) 160 cores

• • d) 180 cores

How many double-wide GPUs can the DL380a Gen 12 support?

• • a) Four

• • a) Eight

• • c) Six

• • d) Ten

What is the maximum total memory capacity supported by the DL380a Gen 12?

• • a) 2 TB

• • a) 8 TB

• • c) 4 TB

• • d) 16 TB

True or False: NVIDIA's 4-way NVLink Bridge can significantly boost inference speeds by connecting four neighboring GPUs.

• • TRUE

• FALSE

True or False: DL380a Gen12 utilizes HPE Silicon Root of Trust, a fundamental security approach that ensures all server essential firmware is free from malware.

• • TRUE

• FALSE

True or False:

HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers continuously protect healthy servers by providing rapid detection of security-compromised servers, even to the point of not allowing them to boot if they identify and contain malicious code.

• • TRUE

• FALSE

True or False:

HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 is engineered with a fundamental security approach to defend against increasingly complex threats through an uncompromising commitment to constant security advancements.

• • TRUE

• FALSE

True or False:

• HPE ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 server is an excellent choice for AI, compute, and graphics-intense workloads requiring maximum core count, GPU capabilities, and network and I/O bandwidth.

• • TRUE

• FALSE

True or False:

• HPE ProLiant DL380a Gen12 provides advanced data transfer rates and higher network speeds from the PCIe Gen5 serial expansion bus, with up to 6 x16 PCIe Gen5 and 2 OCP slots to improve I/O throughput and reduce latency.

• • TRUE

• FALSE

True or False:

• HPE ProLiant DL380a Gen12 provides real-time operational feedback on server performance plus recommendations for fine-tuning BIOS settings to customize for changing business needs.

• • TRUE

• FALSE