Implementing the Boot-from-SAN Technologies

Course overview

This 2-day course provides students with the opportunity to review and implement SAN Boot configurations with ProLiant servers. This course also provides an overview of technologies including to support SAN Boot: ProLiant Server, BIOS configuration, Host Bus Adapter, Array, SAN fabric configuration, Array configuration and OS deployment. Labs provide documentation to support deployment to SAN of: Windows 2003, Windows 2008, RedHat EL 5, SuSE 10, MS Hyper-V and VMware ESX 3.5.

Prerequisites

• 3day HP BladeSystem: c-class Administration (HE646S) course or equivalent knowledge
• 3day HP Insight Control Suite: Deploying and Updating with RDP(HE645S) Course or equivalent knowledge

Other Recommendations:

• Working foundation knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2008 Hyper-V (HG790S) or equivalent
• Working foundation knowledge of VMware ESX (HB513S or HH627S) or equivalent
• Basic understanding of SAN fundamentals (UC420S) or equivalent

Audience

• The target audience for this course is ProLiant System Administrator performing the Boot-from-SAN installation and configuration

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Course objective

• Describe the Boot-from-SAN solution and explain how the solution works
• List the benefits of implementing the Boot-from-SAN solution
• Describe the Boot-from-SAN configuration
• Identify the prerequisites for setting up a Boot-from-SAN solution
• Describe the cabling configurations in a Boot-from-SAN solution
• Identify the methods of firmware upgrade
• Configure SAN switches using zoning
• Configure server HBAs in a Boot-from-SAN solution
• Create LUNs on a storage array
• Deploy an operating system on the target server
• Configure multipathing on the target server
• Identify the tasks that verify if a Boot-from-SAN setup is configured correctly
• List the HP BladeSystem c-Class components commonly used in a Boot-from-SAN solution
• Troubleshoot a Boot-from-SAN configuration
• List the HP service offerings from Boot-from-SAN configurations

Course Outline

Tour the Product

• What is Boot-from-SAN
• Boot-from-SAN configurations
• Multipath configuration
• Clustered-server configuration

Install, setup, and configure

• Pre-installation considerations
• Required hardware and software
• Installation prerequisites
• Cabling
• Straight and cross-cable configuration
• Firmware upgrades
• Configuring SAN switches
• Zoning overview
• Configuring server HBAs
• Setting up servers
• Setting up HBAs
• Configuring storage array
• Creating LUNs on storage devices
• Creating LUNs on EVAs
• Creating LUNs on MSAs
• Creating LUNs on XP
• Deploying operating systems
• Deployment methods
• Multipathing
• Testing the environment
• Verifying server settings
• Verifying boot from SAN storage device
• Verifying multipath configuration
• HP BladeSystem c-Class Boot-from-SAN enabling components

Service and Repair

• Troubleshooting Boot-from-SAN configurations
• Troubleshooting server BIOS
• Troubleshooting HBAs
• Troubleshooting operating system deployment
• Troubleshooting SAN switches
• Troubleshooting routing issues
• Troubleshooting multipathing issues
• Service offerings
• HP Care Pack
• HP Factory Express
• HP Boot-from-SAN Installation and Startup Service
• HP consulting and integration services

Labs

• HP Insight Control pre-installation requirements
• Validating Boot-from-SAN environment prerequisites
• Installing HP Insight Control suite, Configuring HP Rapid Deployment
• Configuring target server
• Installing HP Insight Control suite, Configuring HP Rapid Deployment
• Configuring target server

Operating System Installation Labs

• Installing Windows Server 2003 Boot-from-SAN, Configuring Multipathing
• Installing Windows Server 2008 Boot-from-SAN, Configuring Multipathing
• Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Boot-from-SAN, Configuring Multipathing
• Installing VMware ESX 3.5 Boot-from-SAN, Configuring Multipathing
• Troubleshooting Boot-from-SAN configurations

Appendix

• Installing SuSE Linux 10 SP2, Configuring Multipathing
• Installing Windows 2008 Hyper-V Boot-from-SAN, Configuring Multipathing