HP BladeSystem administration: c-Class

USD $2,100
CAD $2,160

Special notes

• Students  access  HP Virtual Labs equipment remotely  to perform c-Class Blades hands-on labs
• Both  HP RAIL online hands-on format and  the HP Education Center ILT training delivery format students  access c-class Blades remotely for hands-on labs

Special Note:

Both RAIL and ILT (HP Education Center classroom) students will perform all their hands-on labs by remotely accessing the HP BladeSystem c-class. The c-class HP BladeSystem hardware is located in the HP Virtual Lab Datacenter and not located physically in the classroom itself.

Course overview

This 3-day course teaches students how to manage HP BladeSystem components. An architecture overview will ensure understanding of the components of HP BladeSystem solutions. The components will provide coverage of the HP Onboard Administrator, HP Virtual Connect, Blade Servers, Storage Blades, and Interconnects. Virtual Connect is discussed with examples of configuration and simple network setups. This course will help you prepare for BladeSystem certification.

Note: This course uses HP Virtual Lab for equipment.

Prerequisites

• HP BladeSystem Hardware: Install and Configure (HG813S) or similar experience

Audience

• Administrators, engineers and consultants who will plan and manage the deployment of HP ProLiant BladeSystem c-Class and p-Class blade servers

Ways to save

Course objectives

• Review the HP c-Class BladeSystem Portfolio and become familiar with equipment capabilities
• Discuss the architecture of the ProLiant BL c-Class enclosures, Power and Cooling requirements for HP BladeSystem implementations
• Discuss solutions and uses for: BladeServers, Storage Blades, Tape Blades, and the Expansion Blade
• Identify enclosure Interconnect options for Network and SAN connectivity, as well as supporting mezzanine cards for the BladeServers
• Discuss and complete initial configuration of Virtual Connect to support Network and SAN connectivity
• Review and configure BladeServer Boot-from-SAN environments
• Discuss HP Support and Troubleshooting for BladeSystems
• Review Certification and Services options available from HP

Next steps

• Insight Control Environment Foundation (HE643S)
• Managing and Monitoring Insight Control Environment using HP SIM (HE644S)
• Deploying and Updating Insight Control Environment using RDP (HE645S)
• Virtual Connect for HP BladeSystem (HF837S)

Benefits to you

• Gain the ability to perform successful site planning and infrastructure design needed to deploy an HP BladeSystem solution
• Understand the various servers and management tools which will be required in the solution
• Build a simplified server environment utilizing HP Virtual Connect
• Be able to perform effective local and remote administration using HP Onboard Administrator
• Understand the support processes for the HP BladeSystem components, enclosures and software

Course outline

Module 1: HP BladeSystem Portfolio

• Features of the BladeSystem c-Class server blades
• Products in the BladeSystem portfolio
• Storage blade options available for the BladeSystem c-Class
• Tools that you can use to manage the BladeSystem c-Class
• Server blade solutions and scenarios pertinent to the BladeSystem c-Class
• HP services and warranties that apply to BladeSystem c-Class components

Module 2: HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures

• Features and components of the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures
• The numbering schemes for device bays, interconnect bays, and fans
• How to cable Onboard Administrator modules

Module 2 Lab

• Identify current version of the Onboard Administrator firmware
• Identify existing enclosure settings
• Perform configuration management
• Locate parts information

Module 3: HP BladeSystem c-Class Power and Cooling

• Power architecture used in HP BladeSystem c-Class systems
• Thermal Logic technology
• Cooling technologies designed for the HP BladeSystem c-Class systems

Module 3 Lab

• Access the HP BladeSystem Sizer
• Use the sizer to Configure the interconnect modules and the server blades, review the Power Summary, save the configuration and obtain the Bill of Material (BOM)

Module 4: HP BladeSystem c-Class Server Blades

• Features and benefits of BladeSystem c-Class blades
• Members of the BladeSystem c-Class blade families

Module 4 Lab

• Access the HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) component of your HP BladeSystem server blade
• Review version of the iLO 2 firmware
• Set the BladeServer boot order from the Onboard Administrator
• Reboot and replay the boot sequence to identify issues for troubleshooting

Module 5: HP BladeSystem c-Class Storage Blades

• Features and components of the SB40c and SB600c storage blade
• Enclosure zones for installation of the SB40c storage blade
• HP StorageWorks All-in-One SB600c Storage Blade
• Features and components of the HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448c and SB920c Tape Blades
• Features and components of the PCI expansion blade

Module 6: HP BladeSystem c-Class Mezzanine and Interconnect Options

• Architecture of BladeSystem c-Class switch modules
• HP BladeSystem c-Class interconnect modules
• Ethernet interconnect modules
• Fibre Channel interconnect modules
• InfiBand Switch Module
• Mezzanine cards available for BladeSystem server blades

Module 6 Lab

• Determine the server blade port mapping within the HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure using the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator

Module 7: HP BladeSystem c-Class Virtual Connect

• Virtual Connect technology and how it works with a HP BladeSystem c-Class c7000 enclosure
• Plan and implement a Virtual Connect environment
• How to use an HP 1/10Gb Virtual Connect Ethernet module for c-Class BladeSystem (VC-Enet module)
• How to use an HP 4Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel module for c-Class BladeSystem (VC-FC module)
• Implement VC-FC module N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
• How to map Fibre Channel signals when using an oversubscribed VC-FC module
• How to use the HP Virtual Connect Manager (VC Manager)

Module 7 Lab

• Use the HP Virtual Connect Manager (VC Manager) to set up the system
• Verify data center connections
• Configure and demonstrate Fast MAC Cache Failove
• Configure shared uplink sets and virtual LAN (VLAN) tagging
• Define and deploy server profiles

Module 8: HP BladeSystem c-Class Boot-from-SAN Support

• BladeSystem c-Class boot from SAN model
• Connect the server blade to a Storage Array
• Cable and configure the appropriate Fibre Channel interconnect to the Array
• Configure the Array (MSA) for booting from SAN
• Configure the Boot-from-SAN server blade BIOS and HBA
• Install an operating system to the Boot-from-SAN LUN

Module 8 Lab

• Connect the server blade to an MSA
• Cable and configure the appropriate Fibre Channel interconnect to the MSA
• Configure the MSA for booting from SAN
• Configure the Boot-from-SAN server blade BIOS and HBA
• Install the operating system to the Boot-from-SAN LUN

Module 9: HP BladeSystem c-Class Support and Troubleshooting

• BladeSystem c-Class support services
• Diagnostic tools available for the BladeSystem c-Class
• Maintain the BladeSystem c-Class firmware
• Troubleshoot the components of a BladeSystem c-Class

Module 10: HP BladeSystem c-Class Services, Certification and Support

• Available BladeSystem Certifications
• Server blade solutions and scenarios pertinent to the BladeSystem c-Class
• Services and warranties that apply to BladeSystem c-Class components