HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise is a fully managed cloud service that delivers a unified self-service infrastructure provisioning experience to IT and application administrators and developers1.It supports the deployment of bare metal, containers, and virtual machines workloads across datacenters, colocation facilities, or edge locations1.It also provides a consistent cloud experience across any application or workload, whether traditional or cloud-native1.

One of the workload services offered as part of HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise is VMware ESXi virtual machines.VMware ESXi is a hypervisor that enables the creation and management of virtual machines on a physical server2.VMware ESXi virtual machines can run various operating systems and applications, and can be migrated, cloned, or backed up using VMware tools2.HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise integrates with VMware vCenter Server to provide a seamless user interface for provisioning and managing VMware ESXi virtual machines3.Users can also leverage VMware vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations for advanced automation and orchestration capabilities3.

Another workload service offered as part of HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise is Bare Metal servers.Bare Metal servers are physical servers that are dedicated to a single tenant and do not run any hypervisor or virtualization layer4.Bare Metal servers can offer higher performance, security, and customization than virtual machines, as they eliminate the overhead and complexity of virtualization4.HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise enables users to provision and manage Bare Metal servers using a self-service portal or an API5.Users can also choose from various server models, configurations, and operating systems to suit their workload needs5.

The other options, such as Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines, Google Distributed Cloud Hosted, and serverless functions, are not workload services offered as part of HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise.Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines are alternative virtualization solutions that are not supported by HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise1. Google Distributed Cloud Hosted is a cloud service that extends Google Cloud Platform to customer premises or edge locations, but it is not integrated with HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise.Serverless functions are a cloud computing model that executes code without requiring users to provision or manage servers, but they are not available as a workload service in HPE GreenLake Private Cloud Enterprise1.

1:HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise

2: What is VMware ESXi? - Definition from WhatIs.com

3:HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise: Scaling and orchestrating modern applications for the enterprise

4: What is a bare metal server? | IBM

5:HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise

: Google Distributed Cloud | Google Cloud

HPE GreenLake Data Protection is a cloud service that provides backup and recovery solutions for hybrid cloud environments. It enables customers to protect their data from edge to cloud, with rapid recovery on premises or low-cost archiving in the cloud.It also offers ransomware protection, data mobility, and data analytics capabilities1.

Two of the components that are part of HPE GreenLake Data Protection are:

Disaster recovery: HPE GreenLake Data Protection offers disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) based on Zerto, a leading platform for cloud data management and protection2. DRaaS enables customers to replicate and recover their data and applications across different sites, regions, or clouds in minutes, with minimal data loss and downtime.DRaaS also provides orchestration, automation, and testing tools to simplify and streamline the disaster recovery process2.

Azure blob backup: HPE GreenLake Data Protection supports Azure blob backup, which allows customers to backup their data to Azure Blob Storage, a scalable and cost-effective cloud storage service3. Azure blob backup can be used for long-term retention, compliance, or archival purposes, as well as for restoring data to Azure or on-premises environments.Azure blob backup also leverages deduplication, compression, and encryption technologies to optimize the backup performance and security3.

The other options, such as application mobility, CSI plugin, and object gateway, are not components of HPE GreenLake Data Protection.Application mobility is a feature of Zerto that enables customers to migrate their applications across different platforms, such as VMware, Hyper-V, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, without disruption or data loss4. CSI plugin is a container storage interface plugin that enables customers to provision and manage persistent storage for their containerized applications using HPE storage solutions. Object gateway is a component of HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric, a data platform that provides a unified and secure data layer for analytics, AI, and cloud-native applications.

1:HPE GreenLake for Data Protection

2:HPE GreenLake for Disaster Recovery

3:HPE StoreOnce Cloud Bank Storage

4:Zerto Application Mobility

: [HPE CSI Driver for Kubernetes]

: [HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric]

The HPE Demonstration Portal is a web-based platform that provides access to live and simulated demonstrations of HPE solutions, products, and services1.

The HPE Demonstration Portal allows you to search, schedule, and launch demonstrations of various HPE offerings, including HPE GreenLake Data Services Cloud Console1.

The HPE Demonstration Portal also provides resources such as scripts, videos, and guides to help you prepare and deliver effective demonstrations to your customers1.

The HPE GreenLake Data Services Cloud Console is a cloud-based platform that enables you to manage and operate your storage infrastructure and data services from edge to cloud2.

The HPE GreenLake Data Services Cloud Console provides a unified and simplified user experience, cloud operational agility, and data management across clouds2.

The HPE GreenLake Data Services Cloud Console supports HPE Alletra, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble Storage, and HPE Cloud Volumes2.

The references are:

1:HPE Demonstration Portal2:HPE GreenLake Data Services Cloud Console

HPE SimpliVity is a hyperconverged infrastructure solution that combines compute, storage, networking, and data services in a single appliance1.HPE SimpliVity clusters are groups of HPE SimpliVity nodes that share the same federation and data center2.HPE SimpliVity clusters can be expanded by adding new nodes to increase the capacity and performance of the cluster3.

However, adding new nodes with newer generation Intel CPUs to an existing HPE SimpliVity cluster may cause compatibility issues for vMotion, the VMware technology that enables live migration of virtual machines between hosts4.vMotion requires that the source and destination hosts have compatible CPUs, meaning that they support the same set of CPU features4.If the new nodes have different or additional CPU features than the existing nodes, vMotion may fail or be restricted4.

To facilitate adding the new hosts to the cluster, one possible solution is to enable Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) on the cluster5.EVC is a feature of VMware vSphere that ensures vMotion compatibility for the hosts in a cluster that are running different CPU generations5.EVC masks the CPU features that are not common among all hosts in the cluster, so that all hosts present the same CPU feature set to the virtual machines5.This way, vMotion can be performed without CPU compatibility errors5.

To enable EVC on the cluster, the following steps are required5:

Power off all virtual machines in the cluster, or migrate them to another cluster.

Edit the cluster settings and select the EVC mode that corresponds to the baseline CPU feature set for the cluster. The EVC mode must be equivalent to or a subset of the feature set of the host with the smallest feature set in the cluster.

Add the new hosts to the cluster and verify that they are compatible with the EVC mode.

Power on the virtual machines in the cluster, or migrate them back from another cluster.

By enabling EVC, the cluster can benefit from the improved vMotion compatibility and flexibility of adding new hosts with newer generation Intel CPUs.However, enabling EVC also has some limitations and trade-offs, such as5:

EVC does not allow vMotion between hosts with different CPU vendors, such as AMD and Intel.

EVC does not prevent vMotion from failing for other reasons, such as network or storage incompatibility.

EVC may prevent virtual machines from accessing some CPU features that are available on newer hosts, but not on older hosts.

EVC may not work with some applications that do not follow the CPU vendor recommended methods of feature detection.

Therefore, enabling EVC should be carefully planned and tested before adding the new hosts to the cluster.

1:HPE SimpliVity

2:HPE SimpliVity User Guide

3:HPE SimpliVity Expansion Installation and Startup Service

4:VMware EVC and CPU Compatibility FAQ

5:About Enhanced vMotion Compatibility

HPE GreenLake is a pay-per-use IT model that delivers on-demand capacity and planning, combining the agility and economics of public cloud with the security and performance of on-premises IT. It helps customers improve their liquidity by avoiding large upfront capital expenditures and paying only for what they use. This frees up cash flow and enables them to invest in other strategic initiatives.According to an IDC study, customers using HPE GreenLake Management Services reported a 27% lower three-year cost of operations and a 287% five-year return on investment1.Reference:

HPE GreenLake cloud platform

The Business Value of HPE GreenLake Management Services

HPE Expands Pay-Per-Use IT to Key Business Workloads

Three Financial Benefits of Using HPE Greenlake