HP Virtual Connect and Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM)

Course overview

This 2-day instructor led training course covers how Virtual Connect integrates with c-Class BladeSystem technology. It covers the configuration and use of Virtual Connect (VC) Ethernet and Fibre Channel technology. Each topic will involve lab scenarios that will reflect real-world scenarios. Students will configure the Virtual Connect Ethernet and Virtual Connect Fiber channel modules.

Prerequisites

• Completion of HP BladeSystem Administration (HE646S)(or equivalent knowledge)
• Basic Windows Server 2003 knowledge

Audience

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Course objectives

• Discuss the deployment and management tools available for HP Virtual Connect solutions
• Discuss the architecture of the HP Virtual Connect components and their benefits
• Choose the appropriate options for HP Virtual Connect
• Deploy HP Virtual connect
• Explain how to connect HP Virtual Connect to Ethernet Networks and Storage Area Network

Benefits to you

• Gain the ability to perform successful site planning and infrastructure design needed to deploy an HP Virtual Connect solution
• Understand the various product and firmware versions which will be required in the solution
• Configure simple and complex HP Virtual Connect environments
• Be able to perform effective local and remote administration using HP Virtual Connect Manager
• Gain experience using the management tools to deploy and monitor HP Virtual Connect configuration
• Understand the support processes for HP Virtual Connect within the HP c_Class environment

Detailed Course Outline

Overview of the HP Virtual Connect Technology

• HP Virtual Connect Overview
• Performance and management benefits of Virtual Connect
• Connectivity options
• Scalability and stacking of Virtual Connect modules
• Virtual Connect firmware best practices
• Failover and Configuration Backup

HP BladeSystem Overview

• Components of the enclosures
• Numbering schemes for device bays, interconnect bays, and fans
• Port Mapping for the c3000 and c7000

Virtual Connect Deployment

• Definitions of Virtual Connect terms
• Virtual Connect Manager
• Onboard Administrator and Virtual Connect Failover and Recovery
• Best practices -- VC-Ethernet Uplinks

Virtual Connect Firmware 1.3 Enhancements

• Virtual Connect 1.3 firmware features
• Server VLAN Tag mapping
• Private network mode
• Virtual Server IDs
• Integrity Server Fibre Channel boot parameters
• Multiple Fibre Channel SAN Fabric Support
• VC-FC Login Load Balancing and Fail-over

Virtual Connect 2.0 Enhancements

• HP BladeSystem Virtual Connect Flex-10 Technology
• Flex-10 Port Assignments
• GUI changes to support Flex-10
• CLI changes to support Flex-10
• Flex-10 Network Configurations

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Technical Overview

• Managing Virtual Connect Infrastructures
• Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
• VCEM Database, Ideal Environments and Releases
• VCEM Ideal Environments
• VCEM v1.20 new feature and platform support
• Delivery and License Options
• VCEM v1.20 Architecture
• VCEM GUID Server Changes
• VCEM Compatibility Mode
• Logical (Virtual) Serial Numbers
• Updates to Domain Maintenance Mode
• Virtual Connect Domain Grouping -- key features
• VCEM Server Profile Movement -- key features
• VC Profile Failover
• VCEM Server Profile Management and Failover
• How Spare Pools Work
• Failover -- VCEM Bays tab
• Failover functionality from the VCEM Homepage
• Failover -- Command Line Invocation
• VCEM Domain Maintenance Mode
• Troubleshooting