HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service expands on HPE Proactive Care Service and is designed to help you maximize the benefits of IT investments, maintain IT infrastructure stability, achieve business and IT project objectives, reduce operational costs, and free your IT staff for other priority tasks. Your assigned HPE account support manager (ASM) provides personalized technical and operational advice, including HPE best practices gleaned from HPE’s broad support experience. HPE Proactive Care Advanced can help to save you time with real-time monitoring and analysis of your devices that are connected to Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Your ASM can also arrange specialist technical advice and assistance to complement your IT skills to assist with specific projects, performance improvements, or other technical needs.
Should an incident occur, reducing business impact requires a swift and comprehensive response. An HPE technical solution specialist (TSS) delivers an enhanced call experience intended to provide fast incident resolution. For severity 1 incidents, a critical event manager (CEM) is assigned to drive the case and provide you with regular status and progress updates.
HPE Proactive Care Advanced uses HPE Remote Support Technology
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Service benefits
HPE Proactive Care Advanced can help you to manage your infrastructure with features designed to provide:
- Increased accountability and personalization through an assigned ASM, who will work with your IT team to share HPE best practices and specific technical advice relevant to your IT needs and projects
- Faster incident resolution from specially trained, solution-oriented advanced resources who manage the case from start to finish
- A CEM assigned to severity 1 incidents to drive faster resolution and provide regular progress updates to keep you informed
- Recommendations for firmware version and software patching on supported products to help prevent problems
Requires%20the%20Customer%20to%20install%20and%20operate%20HPE%20Remote%20Support%20Technology%20with%20the%20data%20collection%20function%20enabled%20for%20delivery. - Identification of risks and issues through regular device-based proactive scans that help ensure that configurations are consistent with HPE best practices
Requires%20the%20Customer%20to%20install%20and%20operate%20HPE%20Remote%20Support%20Technology%20with%20the%20data%20collection%20function%20enabled%20for%20delivery. - Access to technical advice and services from HPE specialists to augment your team with specific skills and capabilities
HPE Proactive Care Advanced includes annualized credits that you can use to select and fund the specialized service assistance you need, when you need it. You can choose from a range of predefined technical services on the HPE Service Credit menu, or your ASM can work with you to define the specific advice or assistance you need. For more information on service credits, see the HPE Service Credit menu.
Table 1. Service features overview
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Specifications
Table 2. HPE support resources
| Feature | Delivery specifications |
| Support resources | The Customer has access to the following trained technical specialists. |
| ASM | The ASM is an account assigned resource who collaborates with the Customer to understand their specific needs and tailor their support experience accordingly. The ASM can draw on specialist resources as required to help address the Customer’s needs. HPE Remote Support Technology is used to provide the Customer with product-based dashboards. The ASM will discuss these dashboards and recommendations with the Customer during local HPE business days and hours excluding HPE holidays. The ASM may deliver services on-site or remotely, at HPE’s discretion. |
| TSS | TSSs provide remote incident support and handle cases from call receipt to call closure. A TSS may engage additional specialist resources, as required, to help achieve resolution. The TSS will remain engaged from case creation through to closure to help ensure a consistent end-to-end support experience for the Customer. |
| CEM | CEMs are assigned to severity 1 cases, as defined in the “General provisions / other exclusions” section. A CEM is a call center resource who is responsible for managing the incident process, organizing additional resources as required, managing the escalation process, and providing regular updates to the Customer. The assignment of a CEM is intended to accelerate incident resolution and improve Customer communication. |
| CE | CEs provide on-site hardware repair when required to resolve an incident. For next business day and 24x7 HPE Proactive Care Advanced service-level Customers, the next available CE will respond. 6-hour call-to-repair HPE Proactive Care Advanced service-level Customers will have an assigned CE who will respond to incidents if they are available. If they are not available, the incident will be directed to the next available CE. |
Table 3. Problem prevention and personalized technical expertise
| Feature | Delivery specifications |
| General | HPE will publish a set of dashboards covering the devices under the HPE Proactive Care Advanced support agreement. These dashboards will be published to the HPESC for the Customer to access. HPE Remote Support Technology is used to capture the necessary revision and configuration data. The ASM will review the dashboards with the Customer at an agreed time during HPE local business hours to help ensure that there is a clear understanding of the implications of any detected issues. |
| Software dashboard | HPE provides the Customer access to dynamic device information that contains our analysis and recommendations (where appropriate) covering the devices under the HPE Proactive Care Advanced service agreement. HPE Remote Support Technology may be used to capture necessary configuration data and adding or linking your products and HPE Proactive Care Advanced service agreements to an HPESC account is required. For more information, visit hpe.com/us/en/services/proactive-care-central.html. Software dashboard The software dashboard contains a personalized summary of available software and firmware updates for devices covered by the HPE Proactive Care Advanced service agreement. The software dashboard provides easy access to the latest available firmware and software revision downloads. HPE can provide remote support for firmware defined as Customer-installable during the related hardware device support coverage window. The Customer can purchase additional services to install Customer-installable firmware. For firmware defined by HPE as non-Customer installable, installation is provided. HPE will install these firmware updates, if requested by the Customer, during the related hardware device support coverage window at no additional charge to the Customer. If HPE determines that the firmware update is designed for remote installation, then additional charges may be applied for on-site installation of the non-Customer–installable firmware updates. HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service provides the Customer with HPE general latest-update recommendations for all covered operating systems, virtualization software, or software required to operate storage devices that are covered under HPE Proactive Care Advanced support, which are intended to address critical gaps with individual devices or products. The Customer is responsible for installing all software patches and updates. HPE can provide remote assistance, if requested, to help the Customer with the installation of software patches for supported software. The Customer can purchase additional services to have HPE install supported software revisions and patches. For select operating systems or virtualization software that is not directly covered by an HPE Proactive Care Advanced agreement but is running on an underlying server covered by HPE Proactive Care Advanced support, HPE can provide the latest software revisions available. Certain third-party products may not be covered under this service feature. A list of HPE Proactive Care Advanced supported products with selected operating system and virtualization software can be found at hpe.com/services/proactivecareadvancedsupportedproducts. Consult an authorized HPE representative for more details. |
| Summary dashboard | View a summary of your registered products, contracts, and cases. Drill into additional dashboards and details to optimize your IT environment. Note: Accessible upon registration of HPE support services contract |
| Incident dashboard | Access interactive and information-rich insights about your cases, including incident trends and historical data. ASM will discuss the dashboard content, incident detail, resolution, and longer-term trends with the Customer. Note: Accessible upon registration of HPE support services contract |
| Contract and warranty dashboard | Provides dynamic, interactive summaries of your contracts, warranties, and the related products to help ensure optimal HPE service coverage |
| Credits for technical advice and services | HPE Proactive Care Advanced provides access to specialist skills on an as-needed basis. This augments and complements the Customer’s own IT team with skills and capacity on a flexible basis. To facilitate this access, 10 credits are included each year of the Customer’s support agreement for each configured device. These credits are used to fund technical services, advice, and assistance. A configured device is defined as a chassis device configured with components and software. A list of the categories of configured devices that include credits can be found at hpe.com/services/proactivecareadvancedsupportedproducts. Additional credits can readily be purchased, with or during the life of the support agreement, through HPE Proactive Select by Customers who find they need more than what is included in the standard offer. Credits included in the HPE Proactive Care Advanced agreement are to be used on an annual basis for technical services and assistance on HPE Proactive Care Advanced supported products and systems. The ASM will work with the Customer to determine the Customer’s preferred use for their credits. These annual credits expire at the end of each year, on the anniversary date of the Customer’s HPE Proactive Care Advanced support agreement. Any unused credits cannot be rolled over to the next year of the support agreement and are not refundable. |
| Support planning and reviews | The ASM and Customer will work together to develop and document a support plan. The ASM will consult with the Customer about upcoming IT priorities and map out how the HPE deliverables and credit-based services can be used to help provide maximum benefit. Because needs and pressures on the IT department are constantly changing, this process is repeated every six months to help ensure continual alignment and to review what has been achieved. During the semiannual review meetings, the ASM may share HPE best practices and provide IT operational and technical advice to help with the support planning. |
| HPE Remote Support Technology | HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service uses HPE proprietary service tools, which are referred to in this data sheet as HPE Remote Support Technology. Remote support is the principal method for delivering event monitoring, automated case creation, and a variety of proactive reports. The current version of HPE Remote Support Technology, with the data collection function enabled, is a prerequisite for the delivery of HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service. If the Customer does not install and operate the current version of HPE Remote Support Technology, HPE will not provide the previously described dashboards, hardware call-to-repair time commitment, remote monitoring, and automated call logging deliverables of HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service. HPE Remote Support Technology installation assistance HPE Remote Support Technology is made available to HPE Support Customers as a feature of HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service. The Customer is responsible for installing HPE Remote Support Technology. To help ensure a successful installation of HPE Remote Support Technology, HPE will provide up to eight hours of remote technical advice on the installation and configuration of the initial HPE Remote Support Technology installation upon the Customer’s request. The ASM will discuss this with the Customer at the commencement of the contract to determine if assistance is required and will then help to organize the assistance if it is needed. As part of this activity, HPE will explain the features and benefits of HPE Remote Support Technology and recommend the appropriate configuration based on the type and number of devices supported in the Customer’s HPE Proactive Care Advanced environment. To maintain ongoing eligibility for this service, the Customer is responsible for enabling data transfer to HPE, correctly adding devices to the configuration, installing future upgrades, and maintaining the Customer contact details configured in the HPE Remote Support Technology solution. The Customer acknowledges and agrees to install HPE Remote Support Technology during the service startup process. |
Table 4. Incident management
| Feature | Delivery specifications |
| Enhanced call handling | The Customer can contact HPE 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When the Customer calls with a critical incident, HPE aims to either connect the Customer to a TSS or call the Customer back within 15 minutes. The TSS is trained to address issues in complex computing environments and has access to HPE’s full array of technical knowledge and resources employed with the goal to help rapidly diagnose and resolve issues. In the event that there is a hardware issue requiring on-site service, a CE is dispatched to the Customer’s site in accordance with the purchased hardware on-site reactive service level for that affected device. In addition to providing troubleshooting, the TSS employs rigorous case management and escalation procedures and engages additional technical specialists as needed. Hardware support on-site response times and call-to-repair time commitments, as well as software support remote response times, differ depending on incident severity and the purchased on-site coverage level. The Customer determines the incident severity level when logging or confirming a case with HPE. Incident severity levels are defined in the “General provisions / other exclusions” section. Once a service request has been placed and HPE has acknowledged Incident cases for HPE connected products using HPE Remote Support Technology can be automatically created 24x7. Customers may also report problems to HPE through a special access phone number or electronically through HPESC. HPE retains the right to determine the final resolution of all reported problems. |
| Enhanced critical incident management | HPE employs integrated case management tools and enhanced escalation procedures to help resolve complex support incidents. For severity 1 incidents, HPE will engage a CEM to internally monitor and coordinate the end-to-end process and provide prompt and effective engagement of additional expertise to help accelerate resolution of an incident. The CEM will provide regular progress updates directly to the Customer. For severity 1 incidents, HPE may provide a post-incident review at its discretion. This activity helps to identify any suggested improvements that could be made by the Customer or HPE and is intended to help prevent the occurrence of similar incidents, or improve incident handling, in the future. Incident severity levels are defined in the “General provisions / other exclusions” section. |
| Automatic call logging capability | For supported devices, automatic call logging capabilities are enabled so that devices will submit service incidents directly to HPE using HPE Remote Support Technology |
| Basic software support and collaborative call management for selected third-party software on eligible HPE hardware products | In cases where the Customer has not purchased HPE Proactive Care Advanced support on selected third-party software products that reside on eligible hardware equipment covered by HPE Proactive Care Advanced support, HPE will provide the basic software support and collaborative call management features as described previously, instead of HPE Proactive Care Advanced Software support as described in the “Hardware and software incident support” section in Table 4. Basic software support on selected third-party software products is limited to the following: HPE will attempt to resolve problems on these products by applying or asking the Customer to apply fixes that have been made available or known to HPE. In some cases, support may be limited to communication of a known fix available through the installation of a software update or patch, and the Customer will be directed to available sources for the applicable updates or patches because access to the known fix requires additional service contracts with the respective software vendor. If the problem is still not resolved, then collaborative call management can be initiated at the Customer’s request. Basic software support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. If HPE determines that a problem is caused by a selected independent software vendor’s (ISV’s) product and the problem is not resolved by the Customer applying known available fixes, HPE will, at the Customer’s request, initiate collaborative call management with the ISV. Collaborative call management can be provided only in cases where Customers have appropriate active support agreements in place with selected ISVs and the Customer has taken the steps necessary to help ensure that HPE can submit calls on the Customer’s behalf for the limited purpose of placing a support call with the vendor. HPE will engage the ISV and provide information about the Customer’s issue, as obtained during the basic software support service call. HPE will make the TSS available for a telephone conference with the ISV as the preferred engagement method, but the process is subject to vendor participation and may vary by ISV. Once the call has transitioned to the ISV, it is then the responsibility of the ISV to resolve the Customer issue. Once the call is transitioned to the ISV, the call will be subject to the support levels of the agreement between the Customer and that ISV. Once the ISV is engaged, HPE will close the HPE call, but the Customer or ISV can resume the service issue with HPE if needed by referencing the original call identification number. |
| Knowledge database and HPESC access | HPE provides access to HPESC as part of HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service. HPESC is our next-generation support portal that provides a helpful online resource. Key features of this personalized portal include support forums, support case submittal, drivers, patch management, product pages, guided troubleshooting, top issues, warranty and contract details, and software updates. Service credits can also be managed through HPESC. HPESC access and functionality are enabled through the registering of the Customer’s HPE Passport with service agreements and must be done to enable all available features. For more information, visit hpe.com/support/hpesc. Through HPESC, the Customer has access to:
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| Replacement parts and materials | HPE will provide replacement parts and materials necessary to maintain the covered hardware product in operating condition, including parts and materials for available and recommended engineering improvements. Replacement parts provided by HPE shall be new or functionally equivalent to new in performance. All replaced parts become the property of HPE unless optional DMR or CDMR options have been purchased. Customers who wish to retain, degauss, or otherwise physically destroy replaced parts will be billed and required to pay the list price for the replacement part. Supplies and consumable parts are not supported and will not be provided as part of this service; standard warranty terms and conditions apply to supplies and consumable parts. The repair or replacement of any supplies or consumable parts is the responsibility of the Customer. Some exceptions may apply; contact HPE for more information. If a consumable part is eligible for coverage, as determined by HPE, call-to-repair time commitments and on-site response times do not apply to repair or replacement of the covered consumable part. Maximum supported lifetime/maximum usage Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage limit as set forth in the manufacturer’s operating manual, product QuickSpecs, or the technical product data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of this service. |
| Firmware updates for eligible products | As HPE releases entitled firmware updates to HPE hardware products, these updates are only made available to Customers with an active agreement that entitles them to access these updates. HPE Proactive Care Advanced Customers will have the right to download, install, and use firmware updates for hardware products covered by this service, subject to all applicable license restrictions in HPE current standard sales terms. HPE will verify entitlement to updates by reasonable means (such as an access code or other identifier), and the Customer is responsible for using any such access tools in accordance with the terms of this data sheet and other applicable agreements with HPE. HPE may take additional reasonable steps, including audits, to verify the Customer’s adherence to the terms of their agreements with HPE, including this data sheet. For Customers with licenses to firmware-based software products (features implemented in firmware activated by the purchase of a separate software license product), the Customer must also have, if available, an active HPE Software Support agreement to receive, download, install, and use related firmware updates. HPE will provide, install, or assist the Customer with the installation of firmware updates as previously described in this document only if the Customer has the license to use the related software updates for each system, socket, processor, processor core, or end-user software license as allowed by the original HPE or original manufacturer software license terms. |
| Incident management service-level choices | |
| Hardware and software incident support | Each HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service level includes problem prevention and incident management support for hardware and software products. For each HPE Proactive Care Advanced service level, HPE provides all the core problem prevention service features noted in Table 2 and Table 3, as well as the related core incident management service features noted in Table 4. For hardware products, the HPE Proactive Care Advanced portfolio offers three distinct hardware service levels.
The HPE Proactive Care Advanced portfolio also offers the same three service levels with the inclusion of hardware DMR and CDMR as additional optional features that the Customer may elect to purchase based on their requirements. For eligible products, the DMR service feature option, if purchased, allows the Customer to retain a defective hard disk or eligible SSD / flash drive that the Customer does not want to relinquish due to sensitive data contained within the disk (disk or SSD/ flash drive) covered under this service. All Disk or eligible SSD / flash drives on a covered system must participate in the DMR. In addition to DMR, the CDMR service feature option, if purchased, allows the Customer to retain additional components that have been designated by HPE as having data retentive capabilities, such as memory modules. All eligible data retentive components on a covered system must participate in the CDMR. The components that can be retained under this service feature are outlined in the document located at hpe.com/services/cdmr. For software products, HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service provides software support 24 hours per day, 7 days per week including HPE holidays. Once a noncritical software service request (severity 3 or 4) is received, HPE will respond to the call within two hours after the service request has been logged. HPE provides corrective support to resolve identifiable and Customer-reproducible software product problems. HPE also provides support to help the Customer identify problems that are difficult to reproduce. The Customer receives assistance with troubleshooting incidents and resolving configuration parameters. For critical software response (severity 1 or 2) situations, see the “Enhanced call handling” feature described earlier in this document. The variations in the HPE Proactive Care Advanced reactive hardware service levels are outlined in the section that follows. All coverage windows are subject to local availability. Contact a local HPE sales office for detailed information on service availability. |
| Hardware incident support options | |
| HPE Next Business Day Proactive Care Advanced Service | HPE provides the following reactive service levels for the specific devices covered under this option: Hardware support coverage window
Hardware on-site support response time
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| HPE 4–hour 24x7 Proactive Care Advanced Service | Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides the following reactive service levels for the specific devices covered under this option: Hardware support coverage window:
Hardware on-site support response time:
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| HPE 6-Hour Call to Repair Proactive Care Advanced Service | HPE provides the following reactive service levels for the specific devices covered under this option: Hardware support coverage window
Hardware call-to-repair time commitment For critical incidents (severity 1 and 2), HPE will use commercially reasonable efforts to return the covered hardware to operating condition within six hours after the call has been received and acknowledged by HPE. Service features are defined in the “Hardware on-site support” and “Hardware call-to-repair commitment” of the General limitations section. Availability of response times and call-to-repair times are dependent on the proximity of the Customer site to an HPE designated support hub. See Table 6 for more details. Contact HPE for further information. For noncritical incidents (severity 3 and 4) or at the Customer’s request, HPE will work with the Customer to schedule an agreed-upon time for the remedial action to begin, and the call-to-repair time commitment will then start at that time. Incident severity levels are defined in the “General provisions / other exclusions” section. Call-to-repair time refers to the period of time that begins when the initial call has been received and acknowledged by HPE or at the start time for work scheduled in agreement with the Customer, as specified in the “General provisions / other exclusions” section. Call-to-repair time ends with HPE’s determination that the hardware is repaired or when the reported event is closed with the explanation that HPE has determined that it does not currently require on-site intervention. Repair is considered complete upon HPE verification that the hardware malfunction has been corrected or that the hardware has been replaced. HPE is not liable for any lost data, and the Customer is responsible for implementing appropriate backup procedures. Verification by HPE may be accomplished by the completion of a power-on self‑test, stand-alone diagnostic, or visual verification of proper operation. At its sole discretion, HPE will determine the level of testing necessary to verify that the hardware is repaired. At its sole discretion, HPE may temporarily or permanently replace the product to meet the call-to-repair time commitment. Replacement products are new or functionally equivalent to new in performance. Replaced products become the property of HPE. It will take 30 days from the time this service is purchased to set up and perform necessary audits and processes so that the hardware call-to-repair time commitment can be put into effect. During this initial 30-day period and for up to five additional business days after the audit is completed, HPE will provide a 4-hour on-site response time. Enhanced parts inventory management (call-to-repair time commitment only) To support HPE call-to-repair time commitments, an inventory of critical replacement parts is maintained for Customers who have selected the call-to-repair option. This inventory is stored at an HPE designated facility. These parts are managed to allow for increased inventory availability and are accessible to HPE authorized representatives responding to eligible calls. |
| Software product and documentation updates | As HPE releases updates to HPE software, the latest revisions of the software and reference manuals are made available to the Customer. For selected third-party software, HPE will provide software updates as such updates are made available from the third party, or HPE may provide instructions on how the Customer can obtain any software updates directly from the third party. A license key or access code, or instructions for obtaining a license key or access code, will also be provided to the Customer when they are required to download, install, or run the latest software revision. For most HPE software and selected HPE supported third-party software, updates will be made available through the Software Updates and Licensing portal through the HPESC. The Software Updates and Licensing portal provides the Customer with electronic access to receive and proactively manage software product and documentation updates. For other HPE supported third-party software, the Customer may be required to download updates directly from the vendor’s website. |
| License-to-use software updates | The Customer receives the license-to-use software updates to HPE or HPE supported third-party software for each system, socket, processor, processor core, or end-user software license covered by this service, as allowed by the HPE or original manufacturer software license terms. The license terms shall be as described in the HPE software licensing terms corresponding to the Customer’s prerequisite underlying software license, or in accordance with the current licensing terms of the third-party software manufacturer, if applicable, including any additional software licensing terms that may accompany such software updates provided under this service. |
| HPE recommended software and documentation updates method | For HPE or HPE supported third-party software and documentation updates, the recommended delivery method will be determined by HPE. The primary delivery method for software updates and documentation updates will be through download from the Software Updates and Licensing portal or a third-party hosted website. |
Table 5. Optional additional access to technical expertise
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| HPE Service Credits | HPE Service Credits gives the Customer the flexibility to choose from a variety of specialized service activities. These include assessments, performance analysis, firmware management, professional services, and operational best practices to supplement the services provided under the active warranty or support services coverage with HPE. The service activities are designed to span a broad spectrum of IT technology domains including traditional in-house IT, Big Data, converged infrastructures, and hybrid cloud infrastructures. The credit approach allows the Customer to select the specific services they need, when they need them, to help them maximize their IT performance and achieve their business goals. |
Specifications (continued)
Table 6. Service travel zones
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| Geographic locations | Travel zones and charges, if applicable, may vary in some geographic locations. | | |
| Travel zone table for hardware on-site response time | Distance from HPE-designated support hub | 4-hour hardware on-site response time | Next-day hardware on-site response time |
| | 0–100 miles (0–160 km) | 4 hours | Next coverage day |
| | 101–200 miles (161–320 km) | 8 hours | 1 additional coverage day |
| | 201–300 miles (321–480 km) | Established at time of order and subject to availability | 2 additional coverage days |
| | More than 300 miles (480+ km) | Established at time of order and subject to availability | Established at time of order and subject to availability |
| Hardware call-to-repair time commitment | A hardware call-to-repair time commitment is available for sites located within 50 miles (80 km) of an HPE-designated support hub. Travel zones and charges may vary in some geographic locations. The hardware call-to-repair time commitment is not available for sites located more than 100 miles (160 km) from an HPE-designated support hub. For sites that are located from 51 to 100 miles (81 to 160 km) of an HPE-designated support hub, an adjusted hardware call-to-repair time commitment applies, as shown in the table that follows. | | |
| Travel zone table for hardware call‑to-repair time commitment | Distance from HPE-designated support hub | 6-hour hardware call-to-repair time | |
| | 0–50 miles (0–80 km) | 6 hours | |
| | 51–100 miles (81–160 km) | 8 hours | |
| | More than 100 miles (160+ km) | Not available | |
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Service limitations
Services provided within the scope of one HPE Proactive Care Advanced support contract are restricted to the IT environment under the direct day-to-day management of one IT manager in one country. Unless otherwise specified or arranged, proactive and consultative services are performed during standard local HPE business hours and days excluding HPE holidays. Except as otherwise noted in this document, the scope of HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service is limited to the products under the HPE Proactive Care Advanced support contract.
In cases where the Customer purchases additional HPE Proactive Care Advanced support, the proactive service deliverables for the additional devices will be delivered with the existing devices under contract.
The software and summary dashboards require the installation of the current version of HPE Remote Support Technology with the data collection function enabled. Should HPE Remote Support Technology not currently support a device, the Customer will be provided with an analysis of the latest published versions available for their devices.
The current supported devices list is available as part of the release notes for HPE Insight Remote Support, which can be found at hpe.com/services/getconnected.
Scope of products covered
This service is available for selected servers, software, storage devices, storage arrays, network devices, and storage area networks only, as noted in the HPE Proactive Care Advanced Supported products list.
The features of this service may differ, or be limited, based on specific devices or software. Check with an HPE sales office or HPE sales representative for specific limitations and local availability.
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General limitations
HPE delivery staff will provide the required proactive deliverables defined in Table 3 during standard local HPE business hours excluding HPE holidays, either remotely or on-site at the discretion of HPE. If these deliverables are required outside of standard business hours, additional charges may apply and are subject to local availability.
HPE retains the right to determine the final resolution of all service requests.
Activities such as, but not limited to, the following are excluded from this service:
- Services required due to failure of the Customer to incorporate any system fix, repair, patch, or modification provided to the Customer by HPE
- Services that, in the opinion of HPE, are required due to unauthorized attempts by third-party personnel to install, repair, maintain, or modify hardware, firmware, or software
- Operational testing of applications or additional tests requested or required by the Customer
- Services that, in HPE’s opinion, are required due to improper treatment or use of the products or equipment
- Services required due to failure of the Customer to take avoidance action previously advised by HPE
- Backup and recovery of the operating system, other software, and data
- Implementation of any HPE recommendations provided as part of this service
- Installation of any Customer-installable firmware and/or software updates
Hardware call-to-repair commitment
If an up-front audit is required by HPE, the hardware call-to-repair time commitment will not take effect until five (5) business days after the audit has been completed. In addition, HPE reserves the right to downgrade service to an on-site response time or cancel the service contract if critical audit suggestions are not followed or the audit is not performed within the specified time frame.
Hardware call-to-repair time options are specified in the “HPE 6-Hour Call to Repair Proactive Care Advanced Service” section (see Table 4). All call-to-repair times are subject to local availability. Contact the local HPE sales office for detailed information on availability.
The hardware repair time commitment may vary for specific products.
A call-to-repair time commitment does not apply when the Customer chooses to have HPE prolong diagnosis rather than implement recommended server recovery procedures.
A call-to-repair time commitment does not apply if the Customer does not install and operate the current version of HPE Remote Support Technology on all devices. A call-to-repair time commitment is also not available for devices that are not supported by HPE Remote Support Technology. The Customer remains responsible for full payment of all fees associated with the provision of HPE Proactive Care Advanced Services.
Call-to-repair time commitments and on-site response times do not apply to the repair or replacement of defective or depleted batteries for selected enterprise storage arrays and enterprise tape products.
If the Customer requests scheduled service, the repair time frame begins from the agreed-upon scheduled time.
At the discretion of HPE, service will be provided using a combination of remote diagnosis and support, services delivered on-site, and other service delivery methods. Other service delivery methods may include the delivery through a courier of Customer-replaceable parts such as a keyboard, a mouse, certain hard disk drives, and other parts classified by HPE as Customer self-repair (CSR) parts, or an entire replacement product. HPE will determine the appropriate delivery method required to provide effective and timely Customer support and meet the call‑to-repair time commitment, if applicable.
If the Customer agrees to the recommended CSR and a CSR part is provided to return the system to operating condition, the on-site service level shall not apply. In such cases, HPE practice is to express ship to the Customer location the CSR parts that are critical to the product’s operation. For more information about CSR, visit hpe.com and search for the HPE Product User and Maintenance Guide for your product.
The following activities or situations will suspend the call-to-repair time calculation (if applicable) until they are completed or resolved:
- Any Customer or third-party action or inaction impacting the repair process
- Any automated recovery processes triggered by the hardware malfunction, such as disk mechanism rebuild or sparing procedures
- Any other activities not specific to the hardware repair but required to verify that the hardware malfunction has been corrected, such as rebooting the operating system
Hewlett Packard Enterprise reserves the right to modify the call-to-repair time commitment as it applies to the Customer’s specific product configuration, location, and environment. This is established at the time of the support agreement order and is subject to resource availability.
Hardware on-site support
At the discretion of HPE, service will be provided using a combination of remote diagnosis and support, services delivered on-site, and other service delivery methods. Other service delivery methods may include the delivery through a courier of Customer-replaceable parts such as a keyboard, a mouse, other parts classified as CSR parts, or an entire replacement product. HPE will determine the appropriate delivery method required to provide effective and timely Customer support.
An on-site response time will not apply if the service can be delivered using remote diagnosis, remote support, or other service delivery methods previously described.
Response times are dependent on the location of the Customer’s site in relation to a designated HPE support office. To check service availability, the Customer should contact their local HPE Services representative.
For technical hardware issues that cannot, in HPE’s judgment, be resolved remotely, an HPE authorized representative will provide on-site technical support on covered hardware products to return them to operating condition. For certain products, HPE may, at its sole discretion, elect to replace such products in lieu of repairing them. Replacement products are new or functionally equivalent to new in performance. Replaced products become the property of HPE.
Once an HPE authorized representative arrives at the Customer’s site, the representative will continue to deliver the service, either on-site or remotely, at the discretion of HPE, until the products are repaired. Work may be temporarily suspended if parts or additional resources are required, but work will resume when they become available. Work to completion may not apply to on-site support provided for desktop, mobile, and consumer products. Repair is considered complete upon HPE verification that the hardware malfunction has been corrected or that the hardware has been replaced.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this document or HPE current standard sales terms, HPE will, for selected enterprise storage arrays and enterprise tape products, cover and replace defective or depleted batteries that are critical to the proper operation of the covered product.
For incidents with covered hardware that cannot be resolved remotely, HPE will use commercially reasonable efforts to respond on-site in accordance with the purchased hardware on-site reactive coverage level of the affected device.
On-site response time specifies the period of time that begins when the initial call has been received and acknowledged by HPE, as described in the “General provisions / other exclusions” section. The on-site response time ends when the HPE authorized representative arrives at the Customer’s site, or when the reported event is closed with the explanation that HPE has determined it does not currently require on-site intervention.
Response times are measured during the coverage window only and may be carried over to the next day for which there exists a coverage window. Response time options available for eligible products are specified in the “Incident management service-level choices” section in Table 4. All response times are subject to local availability. Contact a local HPE sales office for detailed information on service availability.
In the event that a CSR part is provided to return the system to operating condition, the on-site response time, if any, shall not apply. In such cases, HPE practice is to express ship to the Customer location the CSR parts that are critical to the product’s operation.
Software
For a Customer with multiple systems at the same location, HPE may limit the number of physical media sets containing software product and documentation updates provided as part of this service.
Software updates are not available for all software products. When this service feature is not available, it will not be included in this service.
For some products, software updates include only minor improved features. New software versions must be purchased separately.
Limitations to the DMR and CDMR service feature options
The DMR and CDMR retention service feature options apply only to eligible data retentive components replaced by HPE due to malfunction. They do not apply to any exchange of data retentive components that have not failed.
Data retentive components that are specified by HPE as consumable parts and/or have reached the maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage limit as set forth in the manufacturer’s operating manual, the product QuickSpecs, or the technical data sheet are not covered by this service.
DMR service and CDMR service coverage for options designated by HPE as requiring separate coverage, if available, must be configured and purchased separately.
Failure rates on these components are constantly monitored, and HPE reserves the right to cancel this service with 30 days’ notice if HPE reasonably believes that the Customer is overusing the DMR or CDMR retention service feature option (such as when replacement of defective data retentive components materially exceeds the standard failure rates for the system involved).
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Service prerequisites
HPE, at its sole discretion, may require an audit on the covered products. If such an audit is required, an HPE authorized representative will contact the Customer, and the Customer will agree to arrange for an audit to be performed within the initial 30-day time frame. During the audit, key system configuration information is collected and an inventory of the covered products is performed. The information gathered in the audit enables HPE to plan and maintain replacement part inventories at the appropriate level and location, and allows HPE to survey and troubleshoot possible future hardware incidents so that repairs can be completed as quickly and efficiently as possible. At the sole discretion of HPE, the audit may be performed on-site, through remote system access, through remote audit tools, or over the phone.
If an audit is required by HPE, it will take 30 days from the time this service is purchased to set up and perform the audits and processes that must be completed before the hardware call-to-repair time commitment can be put into effect. The hardware call-to-repair time commitment will not take effect until five (5) business days after the audit has been completed. Until such a time, service for the covered hardware will be delivered at a 4-hour on-site response time service level.
In addition, HPE reserves the right to downgrade service to an on-site response time or cancel the service contract if critical audit suggestions are not followed or the audit is not performed within the specified time frame, unless the delay is caused by HPE.
For hardware call-to-repair time commitments, HPE requires that all devices and configurations must be supported by HPE Remote Support Technology and the Customer must install and operate the current version of HPE Remote Support Technology with a secure connection to HPE, to enable the delivery of the service.
The installation and use of HPE Remote Support Technology, including the installation and enabling of any agents and data transfer to HPE, is required to deliver the software dashboard, summary dashboard, hardware call-to-repair time commitment, remote monitoring, and automated call logging deliverables of the HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service. During any such time that the Customer has not deployed HPE Remote Support Technology, or if Customer configurations or devices are not supported by HPE Remote Support Technology and the Customer does not take the steps necessary to provide the data required to HPE, HPE is not obligated to provide any impacted deliverables, and the Customer remains responsible for full payment of all fees associated with the provision of the HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service.
Installation of Customer-installable firmware and software is the responsibility of the Customer. There will be additional charges if the Customer requests that HPE install Customer-installable firmware and software updates. Any additional charges to the Customer will be on a time-and-materials basis, unless otherwise previously agreed to in writing by HPE and the Customer. To be eligible to purchase this service, the Customer must be properly licensed to use the revision of the software product that is current at the beginning of the support agreement period; otherwise, an additional charge may be applied to bring the Customer into service eligibility.
The Customer must have rightfully acquired the license for any underlying firmware that will be covered under these services.
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Customer responsibilities
If the Customer does not act upon the specified Customer responsibilities, HPE or the HPE authorized service provider will, at HPE’s discretion i) not be obligated to deliver the services as described or ii) perform such service at the Customer’s expense at the prevailing time and materials rates.
The Customer must provide accurate and complete information in a timely manner as required for HPE to perform the services.
For the proactive services provided by HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service, the Customer will provide HPE with the appropriate system manager contact information (name, email, and phone number) for the primary person responsible for the operational viability of the HPE Proactive Care Advanced covered infrastructure. The Customer will identify a focal point and an internal Customer team to work collaboratively with the HPE assigned ASM.
The call-to-repair time commitment is subject to the Customer providing immediate and unrestricted access to the system, as requested by HPE. The call-to-repair time commitment does not apply when system access, including physical, remote troubleshooting, and hardware‑diagnostic assessments, is delayed or denied. If the Customer requests scheduled service, the call-to-repair time period begins at the agreed-upon scheduled time.
Upon HPE request, the Customer will be required to support HPE’s remote problem resolution efforts as well as proactive deliverables. The Customer will:
- Start self-tests and install and run other diagnostic tools and programs
- Install Customer-installable firmware updates and patches
- Run data collection scripts on behalf of Hewlett Packard Enterprise when they cannot be initiated from HPE Remote Support Technology
- Provide all information necessary for HPE to deliver timely and professional remote support and to enable HPE to determine the level of support eligibility
- Perform other reasonable activities to help HPE identify or resolve problems, as requested by HPE
The Customer is responsible for installing and configuring all supported devices and maintaining the appropriate HPE Remote Support Technology with a secure connection to HPE. The Customer is responsible for providing all necessary resources in accordance with the HPE Remote Support Technology release notes to enable the delivery of the service and options. The Customer must also provide any hardware required to host HPE Remote Support Technology. When an HPE remote support solution is installed, the Customer must also maintain the contact details configured in the version of HPE Remote Support Technology that HPE will use in responding to a device failure. The Customer should contact a local HPE representative for further details on requirements, specifications, and exclusions. For scheduled calls, the Customer shall promptly make the equipment available to HPE for remedial activities at the agreed-upon time.
In cases where CSR parts or replacement products are shipped to resolve a problem, the Customer is responsible for returning the defective part or product within a time period designated by HPE. In the event that HPE does not receive the defective part or product within the designated time period or if the part or product is degaussed or otherwise physically damaged upon receipt, the Customer will be required to pay the HPE list price for the defective part or product, as determined by HPE.
For HPE to provide collaborative call management, the Customer must have an active support agreement with the software vendor that includes the required service level and features that allow the Customer to place calls and receive support from the vendor. If the vendor requires it, the Customer will take any steps necessary to ensure that HPE can submit calls on the Customer’s behalf. In addition, the Customer must provide HPE with the appropriate information needed for HPE to initiate a service call with the software vendor on behalf of the Customer. If the Customer does not meet these requirements, HPE will not be able to transfer calls to the vendor and assumes no responsibility for failure to do so. HPE’s obligations are limited to the placement of support calls only. Purchase of collaborative call management does not assign the support agreement between the Customer and vendor to HPE. The Customer remains responsible for the performance of their obligations under such agreements, which include payment of all applicable fees, including any fees that may apply as a result of logging calls with the vendor. HPE is not liable for the performance or nonperformance of third-party vendors, their products, or their support services.
The Customer is responsible for installing, in a timely manner, critical Customer-installable firmware updates, as well as CSR parts and replacement products delivered to the Customer.
The Customer is responsible for testing any preventative recommendations prior to implementation into production to ensure and confirm interoperability within their IT environment. Prior to the implementation of any recommendations, the Customer should read and understand any prerequisites, procedures, or requirements as specified in the supporting documentation of the update.
The Customer shall work with HPE to schedule delivery of the HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service features identified for delivery for a specified number of times on an annual basis. Delivery shall be scheduled for each 12-month period of the annuity support agreement. No deliverables or entitlements shall be carried forward from one 12-month period to the next.
The Customer will:
- Take responsibility for registering to use the HPE or third-party vendor’s electronic facility to access knowledge databases and obtain product information; HPE will provide registration information to the Customer as required; additionally, for certain products, the Customer may be required to accept vendor-specific terms for use of the electronic facility
- Retain and provide to HPE upon request all original software licenses, license agreements, license keys, and subscription service registration information, as applicable for this service
- Take responsibility for acting upon any hardcopy or email notification the Customer may receive to download the software update or request the new software update on media, where this option is available
- Use all software products in accordance with current HPE software licensing terms corresponding to the Customer’s prerequisite underlying software license, or in accordance with the current licensing terms of the third-party software manufacturer, if applicable, including any additional software licensing terms that may accompany such software updates provided under this service
If required by HPE, the Customer or HPE authorized representative must activate the hardware product to be supported within 10 days of purchase of this service, using the registration instructions within the HPE Care Pack documentation or the email document provided by HPE, or as otherwise directed by HPE. In the event that a covered product changes location, activation and registration (or proper adjustment to existing HPE registration) are to occur within 10 days of the change.
The Customer is responsible for the security of the Customer’s proprietary and confidential information. The Customer is responsible for properly sanitizing or removing data from products that may be replaced and returned to HPE as part of the repair process to ensure the safeguarding of the Customer’s data. More information on Customer responsibilities, including those outlined in the HPE Media Sanitization Policy and Media Handling Policy for Healthcare Customers, can be found at hpe.com/mediahandling.
If the Customer chooses to retain repair parts covered under the DMR and/or CDMR service feature options, it is the Customer’s responsibility to:
- Retain covered data retentive components that are replaced during support delivery by HPE
- Ensure that any Customer sensitive data on the retained covered data retentive component is destroyed or remains secure
- Have an authorized representative present to retain the defective data retentive component, accept the replacement component, provide HPE with identification information such as the serial number for each data retentive component retained hereunder, and, upon HPE request, implement a document provided by HPE acknowledging the retention of the data retentive component
- Destroy the retained data retentive component and/or ensure that is not put into use again
- Dispose of all retained data retentive components in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations
For data retentive components supplied by HPE to the Customer as loaner, rental, or lease products, the Customer will promptly return the replacement components at the expiration or termination of support with HPE. The Customer will be solely responsible for removing all sensitive data before returning any such loaned, rented, or leased components or products to HPE, and HPE shall not be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality or privacy of any sensitive data that remains on such components.
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Smart Spares Box
The following terms apply only if Customer has an HPE owned and provided HPE Smart Spares Box installed at the Customer’s site. The HPE Smart Spares Box is configured to store a remotely manageable inventory of product spare parts (HPE Smart Spares Box content) in connection with the qualifying support services described in this data sheet.
Customer responsibilities:
- 1Allow HPE to deliver and timely install (including securing permission for placement and installation at Customer sites leased from or owned by a third party) the HPE Smart Spares Box on Customer’s premises at a location mutually determined by the parties for purpose described previously
- 2Allow HPE to have timely unrestricted access to the HPE Smart Spares Box to drop off and pick up HPE Smart Spares Box content, inspect, maintain, repair and de-install or replace the HPE Smart Spares Box as requested by HPE
- 3To not transfer the care or custody or remove the HPE Smart Spares Box
- 4Notify HPE as soon as reasonably possible of any unauthorized use or damage to or malfunction of the HPE Smart Spares Box, as soon as reasonably possible following discovery by Customer
- 5Take reasonable care (including taking reasonable measures to prevent loss or damage) of the HPE Smart Spares Box while installed at Customer’s site
- 6Upon termination or expiration of support coverage with HPE, or at HPE’s sole discretion, allow HPE to remove the HPE Smart Spares Box and HPE Smart Spares Box content. Customer can request removal of the HPE Smart Spares Box by providing HPE with 60 days advance notice
Additional limitations
The HPE Smart Spares Box is considered a proprietary service tool as defined in HPE’s support terms, including any supporting material.
The Customer expressly acknowledges that neither this provision nor the provisioning of the HPE Smart Spares Box constitutes a sale or rental of the HPE Smart Spares Box or the HPE Smart Spares Box content. The HPE Smart Spares Box is provided as is, without express or implied warranty of any kind, and to the extent permitted by law, HPE disclaims all warranties.
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General provisions/Other exclusions
Customer acknowledges and agrees that HPE may use resources outside the country of purchase for delivery of these services unless otherwise specified as part of a service feature description.
HPE will acknowledge a call by logging a case, communicating the case ID to the Customer, and confirming the Customer’s incident severity and time requirements for the start of remedial action.
Note: For events received through HPE electronic remote support solutions, HPE is required to contact the Customer, determine the incident severity with the Customer, and arrange access to the system before the hardware call-to-repair time or hardware on-site response time period can start.
On-site hardware support response times and call-to-repair time commitments, as well as software support remote response times, may differ depending on incident severity. The Customer determines the incident severity level.
Incident severity levels are defined as follows:
Table 7. Incident severity levels
| Severity 1 | Critical Down | Critical or Severe Business Impact: For example, production environment down; production system or production application down/at severe risk; data corruption/loss or risk; business severely affected; safety and security issues. |
| Severity 2 | Critically Degraded | Limited Business Impact or Business Risk: For example, critical non-production environment or system issue; production environment available but some functions limited or degraded; severely restricted use. |
| Severity 3 | Normal | No Business Impact: For example, non-production system (e.g., test system) or noncritical issue; work around in place, installations. |
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Ordering information
All units and options with individually sold support services must be ordered with the same service level as the product or enclosure that they are installed in if that service level is available on those units.
HPE Proactive Care Advanced is not designed to be purchased on software-only configurations due to the integrated nature of the service deliverables. Thus, the software and hardware should be purchased with the same HPE Proactive Care Advanced service level.
Local availability: The Customer may order support from HPE current support offerings. Some offerings, features, and coverage (and related products) may not be available in all countries or areas.
To order the service with the CDMR service feature, the DMR service feature must also be ordered.
To obtain further information or order HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service, contact a local HPE sales representative or authorized HPE reseller and reference the following product numbers (x denotes the service length in years; options are 3, 4, or 5 years).
Table 8. HPE Proactive Care Advanced configurable/flexible support services
| H8B33Ax | HPE Proactive Care ADV NBD SVC |
| H8B34Ax | HPE Proactive Care ADV NBD wDMR SVC |
| H8B35Ax | HPE Proactive Care ADV 24x7 SVC |
| H8B36Ax | HPE Proactive Care ADV 24x7 wDMR SVC |
| H8B37Ax | HPE Proactive Care ADV CTR SVC |
| H8B38Ax | HPE Proactive Care ADV CTR wDMR SVC |
Table 9. HPE Proactive Care Advanced Contractual services
| H8B33AC | HPE Proactive Care ADV NBD SVC |
| H8B34AC | HPE Proactive Care ADV NBD wDMR SVC |
| H8B35AC | HPE Proactive Care ADV 24x7 SVC |
| H8B36AC | HPE Proactive Care ADV 24x7 wDMR SVC |
| H8B37AC | HPE Proactive Care ADV CTR SVC |
| H8B38AC | HPE Proactive Care ADV CTR wDMR SVC |
For the complete list of HPE Proactive Care Advanced nonconfigurable/fixed support services, contact your local HPE sales representative or HPE reseller
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Resources
HPE Insight Remote Support release notes: hpe.com/services/getconnected
HPE Proactive Care Advanced Supported products list: hpe.com/psnow/doc/4aa5-3473enw?from=app§ion=search&isFutureVersion=true
Software Product List Collaborative Support provided by HPE: hpe.com/services/collaborativesupport
HPE Support Center: hpe.com/support/hpesc
HPE Media Sanitization Policy and Media Handling Policy: hpe.com/mediahandling
HPE CDMR: hpe.com/services/cdmr
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For more information
For more information on HPE Proactive Care Advanced Service or other support services, contact any of our worldwide sales offices.
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