Question: 45 I During setup ofHPE Private Cloud AI, which two components must be configured for data fabric support?

HPE Private Cloud AI's architecture is designed to support the entire AI lifecycle, which requires a high-performance, scalable data layer. This is achieved through the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric, which provides a global namespace and a persistent data store for AI/ML workloads. During the solution's setup, two key configurations are mandatory for this data fabric support:
1. HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric: This software component itself must be deployed and configured as the core of the data fabric.
2. Persistent storage integration: The Ezmeral Data Fabric requires an underlying, high-performance persistent storage backend, like HPE GreenLake for File Storage, to be integrated to physically store the data. These two components work together to create the unified data layer.

C. BIOS secure boot: This is a server-level security feature that ensures boot integrity. While a recommended practice for security, it is not a direct configuration component for enabling data fabric functionality.
D. DHCP relay: This is a network infrastructure service for managing IP address allocation across subnets. While the cluster requires proper networking, DHCP relay is a specific network design choice, not a mandatory component of the data fabric itself.

1. HPE Private Cloud AI Architecture White Paper (Document ID: a50009213enw

Published: May 2024).

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Figure 1 "HPE Private Cloud AI solution stack": This diagram explicitly shows "HPE Ezmeral software platform" (which includes the Data Fabric) layered directly on top of "HPE accelerated storage" (the persistent storage layer)

illustrating their direct integration and necessity.

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Section "HPE Ezmeral software platform": "The HPE Ezmeral software platform provides a hybrid cloud software foundation... It includes the HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric..." This confirms that the Ezmeral Data Fabric is the specific software component.

2. HPE Private Cloud AI Solution Brief (Document ID: a00138128enw

Published: May 2024).

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Section "A full-stack

AI-native solution": "The solution includes HPE Ezmeral software

which provides a unified data fabric... and is integrated with HPE GreenLake for File Storage..." This statement directly links the configuration of the Ezmeral Data Fabric with the integration of persistent storage as core parts of the solution.