HP Server Automation 10.x Software Sample Questions:

1. You attach a Software Policy to a managed server, and the job that performs the software install lists one of the steps as "Skipped". What is the correct description of a Skipped step?

A) The step is not applicable to this operating system.
B) The job failed to perform a prior step.
C) The job is in process of ending.
D) The step did not get executed on this managed server.

2. What are the necessary and sufficient requirements to allow a user to execute an Ad-Hoc script on all the servers managed by HPSA?

A) The user has the "Run Ad-Hoc scripts: Yes" and "Managed Servers and Groups: Yes" permissions and is allowed access to "Opsware" Customer servers.
B) The user has the "Run Ad-Hoc scripts: Yes" and "Managed Servers and Groups: Yes" permissions and is allowed access to all the Customer servers.
C) The user has the "Run Ad-Hoc scripts: Yes" and "Managed Servers and Groups: Yes" permissions and is allowed access to all the Customer, Facilities, and Device Group servers.
D) The user has the "Run Ad-Hoc scripts: Yes" and "Managed Servers and Groups: Yes" permissions.

3. Microsoft posts patches on its website on the second Tuesday of each month, unless a special circumstance requires an immediate release.
As a software administrator, which steps are recurring and mandatory to take so that the newly released patches are available for installation/remediation via HPSA? (Select two.)

A) Import the Platform installer for each OS version from HPLN, which in turn, will get the latest patches.
B) Import Microsoft's latest detection engine (MBSA).
C) Nothing to be done since HPSA will automatically get the latest patches.
D) Apply the latest HPSA rollup.
E) Download and import patches by using the HPSA Client or by running a script.

4. Which statements accurately reflect the actions that the HPSA Server agent can perform on a managed server? (Select two.)

A) can only make changes on the managed server when explicitly instructed to do so by
the SA Core
B) can run scripts against itself and others servers
C) can only discover information about its own managed server.
D) can discover information about its own managed server and other servers on the same subject.
E) can install software stored in the Model Repository onto the managed server

5. What is he general Patch Management Workflow?

A) 1. Download patches from vendor in HPSA Library.
2.Test patches.
3.Add patches to HPSA policies.
4.Attach policies to servers or attach servers to policies.
5.Remediate servers to install patches.
6.Run compliance scans to determine which servers are out of compliance.
7.Remediate servers to bring them back into compliance.
8.Execute a bs_software to register all patches into HPSA.
B) 1. Download patches from vendor in HPSA Library.
2.Test patches.
3.Add patches to SA policies.
4.Attach policies to servers or attach servers to policies.
5.Remediate servers to install patches.
6.Run compliance scans to determine which servers are out of compliance.
7.Remediate servers to bring them back into compliance.
C) 1. Download patches from vendor in HPSA Library.
2.Test the patches.
3.Attach policies to servers or attach servers to policies.
4.Remediate servers to install patches.
5.Run compliance to determine which servers are out of compliance.
6.Remediate servers to bring them back into compliance.
D) 1. Add patches to HPSA policies.
2.Attach policies to servers or attach servers to policies.
3.Remediate servers to install patches.
4.Run compliance scans to determine which servers are out of compliance.
5.Remediate servers to bring them back into compliance.

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