Duration: 5 Days
In this course, you will focus on the initial installation and startup tasks
required to bring a customer's BladeSystem Solution online and prepared for the
deployment of applications. The course delivers the technical information
necessary to successfully install and configure HP BladeSystem components,
including enclosure, server blades, interconnect modules, storage blades, and
management devices. You will install multiple operating systems using deployment
tools and also use HP management software.
Certification:
- HP ATP - BladeSystem
Solution Integrator V8
- HP0-S35 - Implementing
HP BladeSystem Solutions
What You Will Learn
- Components of the
BladeSystem portfolio
- Available server and
technologies in the BladeSystem portfolio
- Power architecture
used in HP BladeSystem systems
- Thermal Logic
technology
- Cooling technologies
designed for the BladeSystem systems
- Use a DVD-ROM drive in
the enclosures
- Use and configure
Onboard Administrator, Insight Display ,and iLO Management Engine
- Features and functions
of HP: Storage blades, Tape blades and Expansion blades
- Features and functions
of other storage technologiesused in HP BladeSystem
- BladeSystem Ethernet
interconnect modules for HP ProLiant server blades
- HP BladeSystem Fibre
Channel interconnect modules available for HP BladeSystem
- Serial-Attached SCSI
(SAS) switches available for BladeSystem
- 4X InfiniBand Switch
Modules available for BladeSystem
- HP Virtual Connect
portfolio and technology concept
- Plan and implement a
Virtual Connect environment
- Basic features of
Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
- Basic features of the
HP P2000 Modular Smart Array family and the basic features of the HP
StoreVirtual 4000 Storage solution
- Virtualization with
VMware and virtualization with Microsoft products
- Basic features of HP
System Management Homepage and the basic features of HP Systems Insight
Manager (HP SIM)
- HP Insight Control
components and its hardware and software requirements
- Features and
components of Insight Control server deployment, scripted and imaged
installation and Insight Control Server Provisioning
- Increase availability
through power protection
- Diagnostic tools
available for HP BladeSystem solutions, maintain the drivers and firmware
for a BladeSystem solution and identify the HP Services available for
BladeSystem
- Configure Ethernet
Connectivity Options
- Configure Storage
Connectivity Options
Audience
- HP solution architects
- HP authorized reseller partners
- HP technical client consultants
- HP field presales and competency center solution architects
- Anyone applying for certification exam: HP0-S35
Prerequistes
ATP - Server Administrator V8 or equivalent experience
Course Outline
1. Portfolio Introduction
- HP BladeSystem portfolio
- Server blade portfolio
2. HP BladeSystem Enclosures
- BladeSystem enclosure family
- BladeSystem power and cooling
- Attaching a DVD-ROM drive to a BladeSystem enclosure
3. Managing HP BladeSystem
- Using the Onboard Administrator
- iLO Management Engine
4. Storage and Expansion Blades
- HP BladeSystem storage and expansion blades
- Placement rules and installation guidelines
- Other storage solutions for HP BladeSystem
5. Ethernet Connectivity Options for HP BladeSystem
- Available Ethernet interconnect modules
6. Storage Connectivity Options for HP BladeSystems
- Fibre Channel interconnect options
- SAS storage solutions for BladeSystem servers
- 4X InfiniBand switch modules
7. Virtual Connect Installation and Configuration
- HP Virtual Connect portfolio and technology concept
- Planning and implementing Virtual Connect
- Configuring Virtual Connect
- Flex-10 and FlexFabric technology
- Multi-enclosure configuration
- Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager
8. Introduction to HP SAN Solutions
- HP P2000 portfolio
- HP StoreVirtual 4000 Storage portfolio
9. Virtualization Basics
- Virtualization with Microsoft
10. HP Management Software
- HP System Management Homepage
- HP Systems Insight Manager
- Insight Control
11. HP Blade Server Deployment
- Insight Control server deployment
- Scripted and imaged installation
- Insight Control Server Provisioning
12. Data Availability and Protection for Server Blades
- Increasing availability through power protection
13. HP BladeSystem Support
BladeSystem diagnostics Firmware update tools and options HP Services for
BladeSystem
14. Insight Control Server Deployment
- Features and components of Insight Control server deployment
- Scripted and imaged installation
- Special functionality of Insight Control server deployment for HP
BladeSystem
15. Data Availability and Protection for a Server Blade
- Increasing availability through power protection
- Data protection software products available from HP and describe their
key features
16. HP BladeSystem Support
- Diagnostic tools available for HP BladeSystem solutions
- Maintaining the drivers and firmware for a BladeSystem solution
- HP Services available for BladeSystem
Course Labs
