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Course number H1L51S
Length 3 days
Delivery method* Remotely assisted instructional learning ( RAIL)
Instructor-led training ( ILT)
Onsite dedicated training ( OST)
Price USD $2,100
CAD $2,310
*Courses are supported in the delivery formats above, but are not necessarily scheduled in every delivery format listed. Please click the schedule links at the top of the page to see which delivery formats are currently scheduled.

Course overview

HP Integrity vPars/HPVM v6.1 allows creating, managing, and administering either virtual partitions (vPars) or virtual machines (VMs) with the same software. This course provides experienced HP-UX 11i v3 administrators with the knowledge to develop the skills needed to manage this virtual server environment. The course is 50 percent lecture and 50 percent hands-on labs using HP Integrity c-Class i2 blade servers.


Prerequisites
  • HP-UX System and Network Administration I (H3064S) and
  • HP-UX System and Network Administration II (H3065S) or
  • HP-UX System and Network Administration for Experienced UNIX® System Administrators (H5875S) or
  • Equivalent HP-UX administration experience on Integrity servers

Audience

  • Experienced HP-UX system administrators Administrationresponsible for managing and monitoring Integrity i2 servers virtualized with vPars/HPVM v6.1

Important note
Students administering virtual machines using HPVM 4.3 should attend course HB506S. Students administering partitions on cell-based servers should attend course U5075S. Students partitioning Superdome 2 from the Onboard Administrator should attend course HK713S.

Ways to save

Benefits to you
  • Gain the skills to configure, monitor, and manage a virtual server environment using vPars/HPVM v6.1
  • Gain valuable hands-on experience using the server virtualization management tools

Next steps
  • HP Systems Insight Manager on HP-UX (HK712S)
  • HP Capacity Advisor and Global Workload Manager (HF869S)

Course outline

HP Integrity VM v6 and HP-UX vPars Introduction

  • Identify distinguishing features
  • vPars/HPVM v6.1 terminology
  • How CPU, memory, network devices and storage devices are virtualized
  • Supported hardware and software revisions

Preparing the VSP

  • Components of a c-Class enclosure, Integrity i2/i4 blades and Superdome 2
  • Install vPars/HPVM v6.1 and related software and reboot
  • Access vPars/HPVM v6.1 manpages
  • Physical disk backing stores
  • Virtual switches
  • Manage the VSP CPU resource pool

Administration Basics with vPars/HPVM v6.1

  • Create a virtual partition and virtual machine
  • Assign virtual network devices
  • Assign virtual storage devices
  • Modify virtual partition and virtual machine configurations
  • Display the virtual partition and virtual machine configuration
  • Manually boot a virtual partition and a virtual machine from its console
  • Power down and remove a virtual partition and a virtual machine

Administering vPars/HPVM v6.1 Beyond the Basics

  • VSP resources
  • Configure vPar/VM console and viLO options
  • Backing store options
  • Add a virtual DVD device to a vPar/VM
  • Install HP-UX on a vPar/VM boot disk
  • Configure the vEFI boot manager menu
  • Manage virtual switch VLAN settings
  • Suspend/resume a virtual machine
  • Configure dynamic memory and cores
  • Clone a virtual server
  • Monitor vPar/VM resource utilization

Migrating Integrity Virtual Servers with vPars/HPVM v6.1

  • Define a virtual server with resources compatible with offline vPar or VM migration
  • Define a VM to be migrated online
  • Configure two VSPs as current and target hosts
  • Migrate a virtual server offline
  • Migrate a VM online to another VSP

vPars/HPVM v6.1 with GUIDmgr v1.0 and NPIV

  • Define SAN LUN zoning with NPIV
  • Initialize the Global Unique Identifier manager (GUIDmgr) on a server and client
  • Use the GUID to assign a vHBA to a virtual server

Using HP Serviceguard with vPars/HPVM v6.1

  • Different scenarios for involving virtual servers in Serviceguard clusters
  • Benefits of different scenarios for involving virtual servers in Serviceguard clusters

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