HP BladeSystem Administration: c-Class

USD $2,100
CAD $2,730

Special notes

• Both the HE646S RAIL and ILT (HP Education Center classroom) students will perform all their hands-on labs by remotely accessing the HP BladeSystem c-class. The c-class HP BladeSystem hardware is located in the HP Virtual Lab Datacenter and not located physically in the classroom itself.
• This 3-day HE646S HP BladeSystem c-class administration course has some content overlap with the 2-day HP BladeSystem Hardware Install and Configure (HG813S) course. The 2-day HG813S (hardware) course uses local hands-on equipment in the classroom and focuses on audiences who perform the blades hardware installation themselves, whereas the 3-day HE646S c-class BladeSystem administration course focuses on the day-to-day blades administration tasks - once the c-class blades hardware is deployed by the HP Field Support team at the customer site

Course overview

This 3-day course teaches students how to manage HP BladeSystem components. An architecture overview will ensure understanding of the components of HP BladeSystem solutions. The course will provide coverage of the: HP Onboard Administrator, HP Virtual Connect, Blade Servers, Storage Blades, and Interconnects. Virtual Connect and Flex-10 are discussed with examples of configuration and simple network setups. The HE646S course will help you prep for HP BladeSystem certification.

Note: This course uses remote access to HP Virtual Lab equipment for the hands-on labs. If you prefer to "see" the equipment physically in the classroom, please review our HG813S HP BladeSystem Hardware course description first.

Prerequisites

• HP Insight Control Suite: Introduction (HE643S)

Audience

• Administrators, engineers and consultants who will plan and manage the deployment of HP ProLiant BladeSystem c-Class and p-Class blade servers

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Course objectives

• Review the HP c-Class BladeSystem Portfolio and equipment capabilities
• Discuss the architecture of ProLiant BL c-Class enclosures, Power and Cooling requirements for BladeSystem implementations.
• Discuss solutions/uses for: BladeServers, Storage Blades, Tape Blades, and the Expansion Blade.
• Identify enclosure Interconnect options for Network and SAN connectivity and supporting mezzanine cards for the BladeServers.
• Discuss/complete initial configuration of Virtual Connect to support Network and SAN connectivity.
• Review and configure BladeServer Boot-from-SAN environments.
• Discuss HP Support and Troubleshooting for BladeSystems
• Review Certification and Services options available from HP.

Next steps

• HP Virtual Connect and Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) (HF837S)

Benefits to you

• Gain the ability to perform successful site planning and infrastructure design needed to deploy an HP Bladesystem solution
• Understand the various servers and management tools which will be required in the solution
• Build a simplified server environment utilizing HP Virtual Connect
• Be able to perform effective local and remote administration using HP Onboard Administrator
• Understand the support processes for the HP BladeSystem components, enclosures and software

Course outline

Portfolio Overview

• Describe the features of the BladeSystem c-Class server blades
• Identify the products in the BladeSystem portfolio
• Explain the storage blade options available for the BladeSystem c-Class
• Name the tools that you can use to manage the BladeSystem c-Class
• Identify the server blade solutions and scenarios pertinent to the BladeSystem c-Class
• List the HP services and warranties that apply to BladeSystem c-Class components

HP BladeSystem Enclosures

• Describe the features and components of the BladeSystem c-Class enclosures
• Explain the numbering schemes for device bays, interconnect bays, and fans
• Explain how to cable Onboard Administrator modules
• Describe the power architecture used in BladeSystem c-Class systems, including Power modes, supplies and modules
• PDU
• Describe Thermal Logic technology
• Dynamic Power Capping
• Describe the cooling technologies designed for the HP BladeSystem c-Class systems

HP BladeSystem c-Class Blades

• List the features and benefits of BladeSystem c-Class server blades
• Identify the BladeSystem c-Class blades and resources

HP Lights Out Management

• Identify capabilities of HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO 2), featuring iLO Advanced
• Review video record and playback capabilities
• Discuss Linux text console capabilities
• Identify virtual team capabilities and multiple user access
• Review Directory Services and Terminal Services integration

Connectivity Options

• Explain how the BladeSystem c-Class architecture supports fabric convergence
• Describe the BladeSystem c-Class switch module architecture
• Name the BladeSystem c-Class interconnect modules
• Identify the mezzanine cards available for BladeSystem server blades

HP BladeSystem c-Class Port Mapping

• Determine the server blade port mapping within the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure using the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrat

Virtual Connect Overview

• Describe the benefits of Virtual Connect
• Discuss Virtual Connect fundamentals
• Review the Virtual Connect options
• Introduce Virtual Connect stacking
• Review Virtual Connect firmware

Virtual Connect Firmware 2.0 and Flex-10

• Outline Virtual Connect Enclosure Stacking
• Introduce HP BladeSystem Virtual Connect Flex-10 Technology
• Describe GUI changes to support Flex-10
• Outline Flex-10 System Configurations

Boot-from-SAN

• Describe the BladeSystem c-Class boot from SAN model
• Connect the server blade to a Storage Array
• Cable and configure the appropriate Fibre Channel interconnect to the Array
• Configure the Array (MSA) for booting from SAN
• Configure the Boot-from-SAN server blade BIOS
• Configure the Boot-from-SAN server blade HBA
• Install an operating system to the Boot-from-SAN LUN

HP BladeSystem c-Class Services, Certification and Support

• Identify the available BladeSystem Certifications
• Identify the server blade solutions and scenarios pertinent to the BladeSystem c-Class
• List the HP services and warranties that apply to BladeSystem c-Class components>

Appendix A — Ethernet Connectivity Options

• Name the HP BladeSystem c-Class interconnect modules
• Ethernet interconnect modules
• Fibre Channel interconnect modules
• InfiniBand Switch Module
• Identify the mezzanine cards available for BladeSystem server blades

Appendix B — Fibre Channel Connectivity Options

• Describe the BladeSystem c-Class Fibre Channel interconnect modules available for HP ProLiant server blades
• Identify the Fibre Channel mezzanine card options available for c-Class BladeSystem

Appendix C — Infiniband

• Describe InfiniBand technology as it applies to the BladeSystem c-Class
• Explain how to install an HP 4X DDR IB Mezzanine HCA
• Troubleshoot the HP 4X DDR InfiniBand Switch Module

Appendix D — Support and Troubleshooting

• BladeSystem c-Class support services
• Identify the diagnostic tools available for the BladeSystem c-Class
• Maintain the BladeSystem c-Class firmware
• Troubleshoot the components of a BladeSystem