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Course number HE646S
Length 3 days
Delivery method Remotely assisted instructional learning ( RAIL)
Instructor-led training ( ILT)
Onsite dedicated training ( OST)
Price

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

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