HE646: HP BladeSystem Administration

$2,400.00


  • classroom

  • virtual

  • Onsite

← Continue Searching

Duration: 3 Days

In this course, you will learn HP BladeSystem administration and management. You will cover the portfolio and gain an understanding of components, configurations, and solutions.

What You Will Learn

 

  • Explore the functional architecture of the ProLiant BL c-Class environment, including management infrastructure (Insight Display, Onboard Administrator and iLO Management Engine), power and cooling, and servers
  • HP c-Class BladeSystem Portfolio and equipment capabilities
  • Virtual Connect

Audience

 

System administrators, engineers, and consultants who will manage and monitor of HP ProLiant BladeSystem c-Class blade servers

Prerequistes

 

Essentials for HP ProLiant (HE643S) or equivalent experience

Course Outline

 

1. HP BladeSystem Portfolio Introduction

  • Resources for information about the current HP c-Class BladeSystem portfolio
  • Two types of HP BladeSystem enclosures
  • HP BladeSystem ProLiant servers
  • HP Integrity server blades
  • Other components in the c-Class portfolio:
    • HP BladeSystem adapters and mezzanines
    • HP BladeSystem interconnects
  • Warranty and support options for HP BladeSystem solutions
    • HP BladeSystem c-Class options

2. HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures

  • c-Class enclosure structure
  • c-Class enclosure signal pathing for installing mezzanines and interconnects in the correct locations
  • Enclosure numbering scheme
  • Access the HP Onboard Administrator

3. HP BladeSystem Power and Cooling

  • Configure power for an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure
  • Control power in a c-Class enclosure
  • HP intelligent location and power discovery services
  • Structural cooling components and features

4. HP BladeSystem c-Class Servers

  • Distinctions between the HP ProLiant G7 and Gen8 servers
  • Technologies on the ProLiant system board
    • Mezzanines
    • USB and SD cards
    • Embedded LOM and FlexibleLOM
  • c-Class Integrity servers and their requirements

5. HP BladeSystem c-Class Storage, Tape, and Expansion Blades

  • How the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure architecture enables partnering of server blades with storage or expansion blades
  • Placement rules and installation guidelines for storage and expansion blades
  • Features and components of:
    • Storage blades
    • Tape blades
    • Expansion blades

6. HP BladeSystem c-Class Connectivity Options

  • HP BladeSystem c-Class interconnect module architecture
  • BladeSystem c-Class interconnect modules:
    • Ethernet
    • Fibre Channel
    • InfiniBand
    • SAS
  • Mezzanine cards and slots available in the BladeSystem c-Class server blades
  • HP BladeSystem c7000 and c3000 enclosure port mapping

7. HP Virtual Connect Overview

  • Benefits of HP BladeSystem solutions with HP Virtual Connect technology
  • Virtual Connect technology and its main components
  • Ways to use Virtual Connect technology in a data center
  • VC Flex technology
  • VC FlexFabric Fibre Channel storage with 3PAR solution

8. HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure and Infrastructure Installation and Management

  • Planning an HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure installation
  • Installing the c7000 enclosure components
  • Setting up the c7000 enclosure using the:
    • HP Insight Display Initial Setup Wizard
    • HP Onboard Administrator (OA) First Time Setup Wizard
  • OA management features
  • HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure power and thermal monitoring

9. HP BladeSystem c-Class Firmware

  • Determine what firmware is embedded in various components in the enclosure and how to update it
  • Access the HP SPP download and documentation
  • Update firmware for the HP OA using:
    • HP SUM
    • EFM
  • Implement HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure firmware
  • Update firmware embedded in the OA for a blade enclosure

Course Labs