HP BladeSystem Administration: c-Class

  • Course overview

This 3-day course provides instruction on HP BladeSystem administration and management. Discussion of the portfolio overview will ensure understanding of components and solutions. Students will configure HP Insight Control tools featuring HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Rapid Deployment tools. Labs engage students in configuring management and monitoring components for: HP Onboard Administrator,HP Integrated Lights-Out 2,HP BladeSystem instrumentation, Performance Monitoring and Blade Server deployment. Virtual Connect discussion includes examples of configuration with simple network setups.

 Course objectives

  • Review the HP c-Class BladeSystem Portfolio and equipment capabilities
  • Discuss the functional architecture of the ProLiant BL c-Class environment, including the servers, management infrastructure (Insight Display, Onboard Administrator and iLO), and power
  • Introduce Virtual Connect (basic concepts)

Course outline

Module 1: HP BladeSystem Portfolio Introduction

  • HP BladeSystem Portfolio Introduction
  • HP BladeSystem Enclosures
  • HP BladeSystem ProLiant Servers
  • HP Integrity Server Blades
  • HP BladeSystem Adapters and Mezzanines
  • HP BladeSystem Interconnects
  • HP BladeSystem c-Class Options
  • HP Insight Control

Module 2: HP BladeSystem c-Class Server Blades

  • HP BladeSystem Technologies on the ProLiant System Board
  • HP BladeSystem I/O Technologies
  • Intel Processor Technology
  • HP ProLiant Server Blades
  • HP Integrity Server Blades

Module 3: HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures

  • HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures
  • HP BladeSystem Initial Setup
  • HP BladeSystem Infrastructure
  • HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator
  • c-Class Enclosure Management and Reporting
  • c-Class Numbering Schemes

Module 4: HP Integrated Lights-Out

  • iLO2
  • iLO3
  • Configuring iLO

Module 5: HP BladeSystem Power and Cooling

  • c-Class Power
  • c-Class Cooling

Module 6: HP BladeSystem c-Class Port Mapping

  • c7000 Port Mapping
  • c3000 Port Mapping

Module 7: HP BladeSystem c-Class Firmware

  • HP Smart Update Manager
  • Additional Firmware Update Tools
  • Firmware Embedded in the Onboard Administrator
  • Deploying Virtual Connect Firmware

 

Module 8: HP Virtual Connect Overview

  • Introducing HP BladeSystem Virtual Connect
  • What is Virtual Connect?

Lab Guides:

Companion labs to the student guides that engage students in configuring management and monitoring components for the BladeSystem c-Class environment:

  • ProLiant G7 Converged Network Adapter
  • BladeSystem Insight Display
  • HP Onboard Administrator (GUI and CLI)
  • HP Integrated Lights-Out (GUI and CLI)
  • HP Onboard Administrator (GUI and CLI)
  • Using the HP Power Advisor
  • Using the HP Smart Update Manager
  • Mounting an ISO in the Onboard Administrator using the CLI