HP Insight Control Suite: Deploying and Updating with RDP

Course overview

This 3-day course provides students with the skills needed to effectively deploy and update ProLiant servers using the Insight Control Environment ICE). This course is also applicable to ProLiant Essentials customers using the Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) product.

Prerequisites

• HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem (HE643S)

Audience

• HP ProLiant System Administrators
• System Integrators

Ways to save

Course objectives

• Perform an installation of Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) and HP System Insight Manager (SIM) using Insight Control Environment Edition
• Perform scripted installations of operating systems and applications
• Capture and deploy images of ProLiant servers
• Deploy Microsoft Updates using RDP and HP SIM
• Use Microsoft's Sysprep with RDP imaging
• Script NIC teaming
• Demonstrate how to use the web console to deploy Red Hat RPMs
• Create virtual computers
• Use conditions and events to control jobs

Next steps

• Select from our ProLiant Essentials, Insight Control Environment (ICE) and HP BladeSystem curriculum path

Benefits to you

• Comprehend the role of PXE and DHCP in the deployment solution
• Understand the features and functions of RDP
• Understand the role of deployment agents
• Understand RDP's role in an enterprise deployment solution
• Master advanced RDP topics
• Practical hands-on lab exercises

Course outline

Touring the Rapid Deployment Software (RDP)

• Introducing RDP
• What's new in RDP 3.8?
• Components
• Licensing and updates
• RDP and HP SIM
• Insight Control Management suites
• Other HP server deployment tools

Planning for RDP in the Enterprise

• Designing and implementing a deployment infrastructure for RDP
• Implementation environments

PXE Technology

• Introduction to PXE
• Configuring HP Servers for PXE deployment

Installing and Configuring RDP 3.80

• Installation and system requirements
• Installing RDP
• Configuration tasks

Using the RDP Deployment Console

• Deployment console features
• Deployment Console tools
• Remote operations

Scripted Installation and Imaging Jobs

• Jobs and tasks
• Scripting
• Imaging
• Imaging and scripting
• Linux scripted deployments

Altiris Deployment Solution Agents

• Deployment agent versions
• Deployment agent overview
• DAgent
• ADLagent
• Comparing the DAgent and ADLagent

Using the Deployment Web Console

• Deployment Web Console requirements
• Installing Deployment Web Console
• Using Deployment Web Console

Appendix A: Advanced Deployment Techniques

• Advanced imaging techniques
• Advanced scripting techniques
• Multicast technology
• Security
• Automation environment
• Additional techniques

Appendix B: RDP 3.8 Support

• Resources
• HP Support and Services
• Known issues
• PXE error codes