HP BladeSystem Administration

Special Note

1. HP also strongly recommends the 2 day HE643S Essentials for HP ProLiant course to help you gain comprehensive skills for using the HP Insight products and tools that simplify the installation, deployment, configuration, firmware updates and maintenance of HP ISS/ProLiant servers and HP BladeSystem c-class Enclosures.
2. This HE646S course (along with the 2 day HE643S Essentials for ProLiant course and 3 day HK756S HP Insight Control: Management Fundamentals  course) provides skills and preparation path for the HP Expert One BladeSystem AIS and ASE Certification Exams
3. The Open-Enrollment RAIL and ILT course formats use the same remote hands-on lab access to the HP Virtual Labs c-class Blades equipment
4. Depending on availability/need, there will be a HP BladeSystem Enclosure system available in some HP Education Centers/locations - as a demo only system -for students  to see a HP BladeSystem enclosure in the classroom. The students will still perform all their hands-on labs using the standard remote access to the HP Virtual Labs c-class Blades and Enclosures

To purchase, use one of the following method of payments or contact your HP sales or HP reseller representative:

• Credit card or Purchase Order
• HP Care Pack Total Education One (U5466#4NK/UC818E)– quantity 24 units –purchase standalone or with services quote
• HP Services Support Contract Attach (HA167AC) - $2400 USD/$2640 CAD
• HP Care Pack for ProLiant Training (Day Rate CarePack) (HF385E/HF385A1) - quantity 3 units – when attached with HP product quote
• This Course version includes HP Gen8 features and hands-on labs

Course overview

This 3-day course provides instruction on HP BladeSystem administration and management. Discussion of the portfolio overview ensures an understanding of components, configurations, and solutions.

Audience

• System administrators, engineers and consultants who will manage and monitor the HP ProLiant BladeSystem c-Class environment

Prerequisites

HP recommends that students have attained the following credentials or levels of experience before taking this course:

• Essentials for HP ProLiant (HE643S) or similar experience is recommended

Ways to save

Course objectives

• Explore the functional architecture of the ProLiant BL c-Class environment, including management infrastructure (Insight Display, Onboard Administrator and iLO Management Engine), power and cooling and servers.
• Review the HP c-Class BladeSystem Portfolio and equipment capabilities.
• Introduce Virtual Connect (basic concepts)

Benefits to you

• Gain the ability to perform successful site planning and infrastructure design needed to deploy an HP c-Class BladeSystem solution
• Understand the various management tools and tasks required in the solution
• Be able to perform effective local and remote administration using HP Onboard Administrator

Next steps

• HP Virtual Connect (HK758S)
• HP Insight Control: Management Fundamentals (HK756S) and HP Insight Control: Management Master (HK757S)

Course outline

Module 1: HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures

• Identify the c-Class enclosures
• Understand the c-Class enclosure structure
• Install mezzanines and interconnects in the correct locations
• Identify components by numbering

Module 2: HP BladeSystem c-Class Management

• Setup and manage a c-Class enclosure
• Configure out-of-band-management

Module 3: HP BladeSystem Power and Cooling

• Understand and configure c-Class Power
• Describe the structural cooling components and features
• Determine best-practice temperature thresholds

Module 4: HP Intelligent Provisioning

• Configure Intelligent Provisioning
• Implement Agentless Management
• Understand and use the Active Health System
• Describe the difference between Agentless Management Service and the traditional System Management Homepage
• Appreciate the advantages of Insight Remote Support

Module 5: HP Integrated Lights-Out Management Engine

• Understand the changes to the Gen8 iLO structure and functionality
• Understand the changes to the iLO interface
• Configure and script iLO
• Understand iLO 4 licensing

Module 6: HP BladeSystem c-Class Firmware

• Access HP Service Pack for ProLiant download and documentation
• Deploy firmware using the Enclosure Firmware Manager (EFM)
• Update servers using Intelligent Provisioning
• Know what firmware is embedded in the Onboard Administrator and how to implement it

Module 7: HP BladeSystem c-Class Servers

• Identify the distinctions between the G6, G7 and Gen8 servers
• Understand and identify the technologies on the ProLiant system board
• Identify c-Class Integrity servers and their requirements

Module 8: HP Virtual Connect Overview

• Understand the benefits of HP BladeSystem with Virtual Connect
• Describe function of Virtual Connect in a datacenter
• Compare the differences between Virtual Connect and an Ethernet switch
• Describe the key Virtual Connect components