Duration: 3 Days
In this course, you will learn to successfully manage a HP BladeSystem with Integrity servers. You will focus on system administration components rather than hardware deployment. This course introduces you to the BladeSystem enclosure, Integrity pre-i2 server blades with iLO 2, EFI boot interface, Integrity i2 server blades with iLO 3, and UEFI boot interface. You will cover BladeStorage models, Interconnect modules, HP Onboard Administrator, HP Virtual Connect, and HP BladeSystem c-Class server management using HP Systems Insight Manager. You will spend 40 percent of class in hands-on labs.
What You Will Learn
- Configure a c-Class BladeSystem based on the functionality of available
components
- Access administrative features of the Integrity integrated Lights Out
(iLO) 2 and 3 on Integrity pre-i2 and i2 server blades
- Configure and display enclosure-level parameters and operational status
of the HP BladeSystem through the Onboard Administrator web-based and
command line interfaces
- Use the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot interfaces
- Display c-Class BladeSystem component configuration and status with HP
SIM
Audience
Experienced software administrators responsible for managing and monitoring HP BladeSystem with Integrity c-Class blade servers
Prerequistes
Operating system administration experience
Course Outline
1. HP c-Class BladeSystems
- Features and Components
of an HP c-Class Integrity BladeSystem
- Locating Blades, Interconnects, Fans,
and Power Supplies by Bay Number
- Using HP-UX Administration Commands to
Identify Hardware-Specific Information
- Using System Management Homepage to
Identify Blade-Specific Configuration and Status
- Accessing Online Sites for
Additional BladeSystem Tools and Information
2.
Using the HP Integrity BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
- Using the Insight
Display for Basic Enclosure Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Configuring the
Onboard Administrator (OA) from the Insight Display
- Accessing the OA from a
Web Browser
- Exercising the Features of the OA as an Operator
- OA Features
Only Available to the Administrator
3. Using the HP
Integrity EFI and UEFI
- Major Components of the Integrity Firmware Boot
Architecture
- Sections and Partitions of an Integrity Boot Disk
- Following
the Integrity Boot Process from the Virtual Front Panel of the MP
- Configuring the EFI Boot Manager Menu
- Displaying Mapped Media
- Differentiating between Bootable Sections and Other Disk Sections
- Traversing
the EFI Directory Trees
- Selecting and Configuring the Console
- Invoking
and Interacting with a Boot Loader
4. c-Class
BladeSystem Interconnects and Virtual Connect
- Functions of Different Types of
Interconnect Modules in an Integrity BladeSystem
- Correlating Integrity
Server Blade Embedded and Mezzanine Ports to Specific Interconnect Ports
- Displaying Port Mapping between Server Blade Ports and Interconnect Ports
- Functionality of the Virtual Connect Manager
5.
Using the BladeSystem Integrated Manager Plug-In for HP Systems Insight Manager
(SIM)
- Verifying HP Systems Insight Manager Software Installation
- Performing Initial Database Configuration
- Starting, Stopping, and Verifying
Run Status of the HP SIM Daemons
- Configuring Basic Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) and Secure Shell (SSH) Security for HP SIM
- Accessing HP SIM from a Web
Browser
- Using the BladeSystem Integrated Manager Plug-In to Display Status
and Configuration Information about Integrity BladeSystem Enclosures, Blades,
and Interconnects
Course Labs
