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Module 1: Virtual Connect overview
- Access Virtual Connect documents and support
- Explain the differences between Virtual Connect and an Ethernet switch
- Describe how Virtual Connect configures the server
- Understand how NIC teams and bonds relate to Virtual Connect
- Review recent firmware releases and advances
Module 2: HP Virtual Connect Ethernet
- Determine primary/secondary module placement
- Identify Virtual Connect Ethernet modules, ports, and connectors
- Stack multiple Ethernet modules within a single enclosure
- Describe Virtual Connect manager redundancy
Module 3: HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel
- Identify Virtual Connect Fibre Channel modules, and ports
- Select VC Fibre Channel connector options
- Understand Server Side NPIV
- Understand Virtual Connect Fibre Channel login distribution and re-distribution
- Introduce the FlexFabric to 3PAR connectivity
Module 4: The Virtual Connect Manager
- List basic requirements for Virtual Connect
- Explain Virtual Connect Logical Flow for an Initial Setup
- Navigate the GUI and CLI
- Describe Virtual Connect Failover and Configuration Backup
Lab 1: Accessing the Virtual Connect Manager
Module 5: The HP Virtual Connect Domain
- Understand VLAN Tagging
- Describe Modes, Tunneling and Mapping
- Explain Virtual Connect Networking Definitions and Terminology
- Describe Dynamic Link Aggregation
- List VC Ethernet Best Practices
Module 6: HP Virtual Connect Flex-Technology
- Explain, in general terms, how HP VC Flex Technology works
- Describe the Flex Technology port assignment process
- Describe the function of VCM and the Onboard Administrator
- Identify the advantages offered by Device Control Channel, SmartLink, and VMware
- Recognize preferred and maximum Bandwidth allocation
- Explain how oversubscriptions are resolved
- Describe best practices for Network Configurations and Teaming
- Describe Teaming (NIC bonding) options within Flex
Lab 2: Basic Virtual Connect Manager Setup
Module 7: The Virtual Connect Profile
- Configure VC profiles using the GUI and scripting
Module 8: HP Virtual Connect Manager Advanced Features
- Describe major VC Firmware Enhancements
- Explain the role of SmartLink
- Identify key technologies such as VLANs and VCM 3.30
Module 9: HP Virtual Advanced Networking
- Describe how FlexFabric can replace legacy Ethernet and FC interconnects
- Recognize FlexFabric Definitions and Terminology
- Explain the HP VC FlexFabric module structure
- List the different HP VC FlexFabric adapters: AMD – NC551, Intel – NC553
- Explain VC FlexFabric Fibre
- Describe FlexFabric iSCSI
Module 10: HP Firmware Best Practices
- Deploy Virtual Connect firmware
Lab 3: Advanced VC Setup
Lab 4: Using the Virtual Connect Manager CLI
Lab 5: Tunneled VLANs and Shared Uplink Sets
Appendix: The HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
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