Duration: 3 Days
This course trains you to install, configure, and manage the HP Moonshot. You will also learn to install a Linux operating system on the Moonshot via PXE and the Cluster Management Utility (CMU). The course consists of a series of labs that will be completed on Moonshot systems from the HP Virtual Labs.
What You Will Learn
- Primary components and features of HP Moonshot
- Install, configure, and
manage Moonshot
- Service and support
- Use CMU to deploy Linux on the HP
ProLiant Moonshot Server cartridges
Audience
Administrators, engineers, and consultants who maintain and manage Moonshot's technical aspects
Prerequistes
- General networking terminology
- Basic network security
concepts
- A general
understanding of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 or higher
Course Outline
1. Course Overview
2. Tour
of the Product
- Key components of the
Moonshot program
- Benefits of Moonshot
- Primary Moonshot components
- Locate, remove, and replace the primary Moonshot components
- Determine if Moonshot is operating properly
3.
Installation and Configuration
- Remove
and replace the various Moonshot components
- Access the Moonshot CM Module CLI from the serial and network ports
- Common Moonshot CM CLI commands
- Access
the Moonshot-45G Switch Module from the CLI
- Use PXE to install Linux on a Moonshot Server Cartridge
- Stack Moonshot through the uplink module ports
4. Use
and Maintain
- Moonshot-related software
and firmware
- Moonshot firmware
- Moonshot IPMI functionality
5. Support
- Services and Support Strategy Moonshot product
6.
Service and Repair
- CSR Moonshot
components
- Common Linux diagnostic
commands
- Moonshot-related log files
- Moonshot troubleshooting features
7.
Insight CMU
- HP Insight CMU reference
materials
- Functions and features of CMU
- Using the CMU GUI to accomplish common
management tasks
- Adding nodes to the
CMU database and group into logical groups
- Generate a 'Golden Image' of an OS image that exists on a ProLiant Moonshot
Server Cartridge
- Clone the Golden Image
to other ProLiant Moonshot Server Cartridges in the same logical group
Course Labs
Lab 1: HP Virtual Room and Lab Fundamentals
Lab 2: Moonshot Chassis
Management Module CLI
Lab 3: Moonshot-45G Switch Module CLI
Lab 4: Using
PXE to load an OS to a Moonshot Server Cartridge
Lab 5: Updating Moonshot
Firmware
Lab 6: CMU Node Management
Lab 7: Backing up and Cloning a
Moonshot Node