Module 1: Virtual Connect overview
- What is Virtual Connect
- Discuss Virtual Connect fundamentals
- Introduce Server failover using Virtual
Connect
- Review the Virtual Connect components and
connectivity options
- Understand the VC Fibre Channel options
- Implement Server Side NPIV
- Discuss Fibre Channel Port Mapping
Module 2: Virtual Connect Manager overview
- Pre-deployment Planning
- Virtual Connect Basic Setup
- Logical Flow for an Initial Setup
- Using the CLI
- Native VLANs
- Fast MAC Cache Failover
- SmartLink
- IGMP Snooping
- Port monitoring
- PXE settings
- Server VLAN Tag mapping
- Private network mode
- Virtual Server IDs
- Integrity Server Fibre Channel boot
parameters
- Multiple Fibre Channel SAN Fabric Support
- Certificates/Authentications
- Multi-enclosure VC Domains
- Virtual Connect 3.x Enhancements
- Failover and Configuration Backup
Video: Flex-10-with-hypervisor3
Lab 1: Basic Virtual Connect Manager Setup
- Use the HP Virtual Connect wizards to
complete the initial set up, which includes the
following tasks: Logging into the VC Domain,
Running the Domain Setup Wizard,
Completing the Network Setup Wizard,
Completing the Fibre Channel Setup Wizard,
Make a Server Profile
Module 3: The Virtual Connect Domain
- Virtual Connect networking definitions and terminology
- Virtual Connect vNets
- VC Ethernet Best Practice
Module 4: The Virtual Connect Profile
- Server profile overview
- Advanced profile configuration
- Scripting a profile
Module 5: VC Flex-10 Overview
- HP VC Flex-10 Technology
- Flex-10 port assignments
- Flex-10 bandwidth allocation
- Flex-10 Network Configuration
Lab 2: Advanced VC Setup
- Verifying network status
- Review Fast MAC Cache Failover
- Setup Local User Accounts
- Review Secure Sockets Layer
- Enable Multi-enclosure VC Domains
- Make a Server Profile using a Shared Uplink
Set with Mapped VLAN Tagging
Module 6: Firmware Best Practices
- Release sets
- HPSUM
- Deploying VC Firmware
Lab 3: Advanced Virtual Connect Lab Exercises
- Setup VC-FC fabrics with Dynamic Login
Balancing that are all connected to the same
SAN fabric
- Add VC-FC ports to an existing VC-FC fabric
and manually redistribute the server blade
HBA logins
- Configure a Ethernet/SAN Profile using the
FlexFabric module
- Establish VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with a
Shared Uplink Set (SUS) with Link
Aggregation using LACP (802.3ad) -
Windows
- Configure VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with
Multiple Shared Uplink Sets (SUS) and
Mapped VLANs - ESX 4
Module 7: VC Flex Fabric
- HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric Overview
- FlexFabric Definitions and Terminology
- HP VC FlexFabric Modules
- HP VC FlexFabric Adapters
- VC FlexFabric Fibre
- FlexFabric Fibre iSCSI
- VC FlexFabric Module Compatibility
Appendix A: HP BladeSystem c-Class Overview
Appendix B: HP BladeSystem c-Class Port
Mapping
Appendix C: VC Troubleshooting
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